FOR SALE – KTM640 Adventure LC4, 2002

KTM640 Adventure LC4 with pannier rack and Colombian papers, insurance until December for sale. Engine has just been remade by KTM in Bogota and a Buy-back guarantee can be made for buyers only wanting to use the bike for a shorter trip.

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JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP

To stay even more connected – join our FACEBOOK group.

We post future events and tours, pictures from tours and other handy motorcycle related info there.  The group is called:

Motolombia – Extreme Motorcycle Adventures in Colombia

You can also help us out by inviting your adventure motorcycle friends to join the group and feel free to post anything of interest. For example pictures of your own bike, tours, travel gear, sites to see or stuff about Colombia in general!

Cheers and see you in Colombia!
Mike

 

FOR SALE – 2 KLR 650’s, 2006, 2004

Danish couple selling two US registered (California) Kawasaki KLR650 bikes, both set up for traveling.
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FOR SALE – HONDA XL650L, 2007

A 2007, Honda XL650L set up for travel for sale in northern SA. Its a US registered bike (Texas) and only has about 12.000 miles. Goes for about u$3000. Read more…

 

SUZUKI V-STROM – NEW RENTAL BIKE

Introducing a new rental option: the Suzuki DL 650cc V-Strom. The most popular and reliable touring bike in Colombia. In fact its so popular that Suzuki has a factory here to assemble the bike. Can be fitted with Givi topbox, soft side-bags and can be lowered to fit the not so tall.

The rental price will be: $250.000 pesos per 24 hours with free millage and 3rd party liability insurance included.

 

FOLLOW THE DAKAR RALLY

Some of our colleagues in the bike business are offering an awesome 15 day “follow the Dakar Rally Tour 2010″ with three options for transport.

A 4×4 truck with 3 passengers, in a tourist van or on a BMW rental bike accompanied by a guide.

If you’re interested please download this information sheet with a lot of pictures and information:
TOUR DAKAR – ARGENTINA – CHILE 2010 ENGLISH

Tour prices start at U$3600,- and up with start and end in Buenos Aires.

Check it out if you have rally in your veins!

 

FOR SALE – BMW R1200GS, 2005

A 2005 US registered (North Carolina) Bmw R1200GS for sale in Colombia. The bike is in super great condition and loaded with extras. Even an original Bmw crate is included if you’d want it. The bike is set up for a long trip with panniers. top box, side and tank bags and GPS.
Price suggestion around U$ 10.000-11.000 or give serious offer. Read more here!

 

MOTO HALLOWEEN IN CALI

The third Moto Halloween that the Suzuki Superstore in Cali held where quite a success with some +200 bikes and quads dressed up in great costumes. Here’s a small video from the event. Do consider joining the fun next year:

 

KTM 640 ADVENTURE – NEW RENTAL BIKE

On Friday November 20 the first KTM will be added to the rental fleet. Its a KTM 640 Adventure, a tough double purpose bike which is perfect for exploring some of the less accessible back-roads, but its also very capable in the many mountains you’ll encounter everywhere in Colombia.

The rental price will be the same as the Kawasaki KLR 650: $200.000 pesos per 24 hours with free millage and 3rd party liability insurance included.
Pay 6 rental days and get the 7th for free.

 

FOR SALE – SUZUKI DR650, 2009

Another US registered travel bike is for sale in Colombia. It has all the extras you’d need to travel South or Central America. Its a 2009 Suzuki DR650. The bike still has over 1 year left on its 2 year warranty. All maintenance carried out on schedule, including oil and filter changes, valve checks, drive chain maintenance etc. Price $4.000 US. See more here…

 

BIKE EVENT / GROUP RIDE

The Asturias work shop had once again invited a big group of bikers on a ride to a bike expo in the south of Cali. Different brands of bike where represented – BMW, Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki and on top there was a “monster show” with some bike acrobatics. Harley Dan From England and his girlfriend Jackie came along on their huge Harley they rode down from Florida.

 

SOUTHERN COLOMBIA TOUR

Here’s a video from some of the sites we visit on the Discover Colombia Tour (Southern Circuit).
For information on the tour go here.

 

FOR SALE – SUZUKI DR650, 2008

US registered (California) Suzuki DR650 with full set up for travel for sale.
Available for viewing and purchase here at Motolombia’s storage in Cali. Price $3.800 US.
More information…

 

GROUP RIDE TO THE PACIFIC COAST

Sunday we went on a group tour to the Pacific coast arranged by the motorcycle shop Asturias. Some 50 bikers joined the tour. All sorts of bikes from Harleys to KTM’s, Kawasaki’s, suzuki’s and BMW GS bikes and of cause me on the Aprilia. This is a small video from the very scenic ride to Buenaventura. We ended up riding into a big shopping mall and became the main attraction for the families doing their Sunday shopping!

 

ATV TOUR LAGO CALIMA

Here’s a video from a two day off road round trip to Lago Calima. It took us through some amazing nature with coffee and tea plantations and even an eucalyptus forest among other great scenery. Lago Calima is an artificial lake made to create electricity, but it is also the only place in the world where the wind is perfect for kite- and wind surfing year round. Along on the trip came Juan Carlos from SuperMaquinasColombia.com and we where pleased to be testing a GPS SPOT device from www.interstorecolombia.com.

 

COLOMBIA LIBRE 2009 – INTERNATIONAL RIDERS RALLY

CANCELLATION!!!!

GUYS!!! DUE TO UNFORTUNATE EVENTS WE ARE FORCED TO POSTPONE THE COLOMBIA LIBRE EVENT TO A LATER DATE NEXT YEAR.

ALBERT OUR MAIN MAN IN MEDELLIN HAS CRASHED ON HIS KTM AND SERIOUSLY BROKEN HIS LEG AND WILL BE UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME TO TAKE CARE OF ORGANIZING THINGS IN MEDELLIN BEFORE THE EVENT.

I’M IN CALI IF ANYONE STILL WANT TO MEET UP. THERE ARE SEVERAL BIKE EVENTS DOWN HERE DURING NOVEMBER. AMONG OTHERS MOTOFESTIVAL DE ALTO CILINDRAJE NOVEMBER 13-14-15. THE ORGANIZERS EXPECT SOME 700 COLOMBIAN BIKERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

HOPE YOU RECOVER WELL ALBERT. AND SORRY TO THE REST, WE’LL BE BACK WITH NEW DATES!!

COLOMBIA LIBRE 2009!

Date: October 30th to November 2nd 2009

International bikers meeting in Medellin in the middle of Colombia.

4 days of nothing but fun and bikes. Event makers planning:

- Halloween Party

- Sign up for different tours and group rides around Medellin

- Big selection of accommodation

- Guided group rides to and from event from all major cities in Colombia (Cali, Cartagena, Bogota)

- And lots more…

MOTOLOMBIA will be guiding a group of bikers from Cali to the event in Medellin and back. Get in contact if you want to join us on the ride two day ride. Tour start at Casa Blanca Hostel 7:00 a.m. October 28th.

Follow the planning process on the Advrider.com Colombia Libre! thread.

ESPANOL

COLOMBIA LIBRE 2009!

Fecha: Octubre 30 al 02 de Noviembre de 2009

Encuentro internacional de Motociclistas en Medellin Colombiana

4 Dias de diversion en Motocicleta.

Actividades del Evento:

- Fiesta de Halloween

- Paseo y Exhibicion en diferentes puntos de la cuidad amurrallada

- Diversas opciones para tu estadia y descanso.

- Encuentro de grupos de Motociclistas provenientes de Cartagena, Bogota, Cali y grupos interacioanles entre otros.

- Y mucho mas……………………………………

Si deseas ser parte de este espectacular evento ingresa a Advrider.com Colombia Libre! y enterate.

 

DISCOVER COLOMBIA TOUR

Discover Colombia!
Colombia is a huge fantastic motorcycle perfect country. The roads are endlessly curvy and scenic and the tarmac on the main roads are mostly in good conditions.

Here you will find some of the most beautiful and dramatic scenery in South America and  routes will lead you across Andean peaks and descending into warm tropical valleys, across deserts and through old colonial villages.

It is finally, after decades of civil war, safe enough to travel in most areas of the country. The left-wing guerilla have been seriously weakened and the right-wing paramilitary are being disarmed. Colombian military and police are taking good care of cities and roads all over the country and tourism are booming.

The options are many. You can visit two oceans – the pacific and the caribbean, historic sites and cities, the andes mountain range, the amazon jungle, coffee- and sugarcane plantations, volcanos, beaches, lakes, indian ruins and lost ancient cities and finally the Colombians people are possibly the friendliest, most helpful you’ll ever meet.

The Discover Colombia tour is a one week adventure tour that is personalized in consideration to your wishes and riding skills. You can choose between riding the lighter, yet strong, Kawasaki KLR650 or the full blown enduro tourer, the Aprilia ETV1000 for this epic adventure. In addition our support truck can tag along to carry non-biker passengers and luggage.

Tour Details
Host: Motolombia
Start/ End: Cali, Southern Colombia
Terrain: Paved and dirt roads
Duration: 7 days (excluding arrival & departure)
Riding days: 7 days
Route Length: Approximately 300-500 km per riding day
Motorcycles: Kawasaki KLR 650, Aprilia ETV1000 or similar enduro
Group riding: Not required
Group size: 1-2 riders
Accommodations: Selected B&Bs and hotels (double occupancy)

Highlights: San Augustin’s ancient sculptors, La Tatacoa dessert, Andean peaks and curvy mountain roads, Valle de Cauca sugarcane plantation, Salento, Armenia and Chinchina in the scenic coffee zone, colonial Popayan, Medellin nightlife and many more options.

Tour Difficulty
(Scale 3-4)
All-weather motorcycling experience required
Ability to ride for long distances required
Ability to ride gravel and sand roads required

Tour Services

• Rental motorcycles & fuel
• Side panniers
• Accommodation & breakfast (double occupancy)
• Transfer to/from Cali airport
• First aid kit
• 3rd-party insurance SOAT
• Obligatory “license plate” west and helmet sticker
• Tour guide on motorcycle (or if required in support truck)

Not Included

• Riding gear & helmet
• Meals, except for breakfast
• Drinks, & snacks
• Individual activities & souvenirs
• Support truck for luggage, equipment and non-biker passengers
• Damage and theft deposit (damage deductible held on credit card, size depending on bike)

Tour Dates
This tour is available year-round, at your convenience. All year the days are equally long near equator and you should always be prepared for a quick 1 hour tropical rain pour, but riding in Colombia is fantastic year round!

Tour price

• Price for rider on Kawasaki KLR 650 = $2.000
• Price for rider on Aprilia ETV 1000 = $2.500
• Price for passenger = $1.250
• Price for support truck and driver/guide = $1.250
• Single room supplement = $300

Itinerary
Possible adventure itinerary for the experienced riders could look like this:

Day 1:
Cali – Salento (ride)
After breakfast and a short introduction briefing in Cali, we saddling up and ride through the Cauca Valley stopping to see a sugarcane plantation, before starting our climb up into the coffee zone. We pass by Armenia before reaching our destination for the night in the beautiful little traditional coffee making village of Salento.

Day 2:
Salento – Medellin (ride)
Its a technical but extremely scenic ride with many curves from the morning making our way up over a 2500 meter pass before we do a dramatic descend down to Colombia’s second largest city Medellin. Medellin is a trendy modern city that offers everything a tourists could want. It would be a shame not to take a look at the night life and restaurants around El Poblado and depending on our arrival time we’ll go on a Medellin city tour in the new metro system that connects to two cable cars for an awesome view of the city. We’ll also try and make time to see the fat people sculptures of Boltero.

Day 3:
Medellin – Ibague (ride)
We start early to make the long ride from Medellin to Ibague in one day. Ibague is a crossroad city between Bogota and Cali and situated between Medellin and the south east. So after a well deserved shower and dinner we’ll chill out or take a quick look at this busy transit hub before we hit the beds.

Day 4:
Ibague – Villa Vieja (ride)
Villa Vieja is the next destination and the Tatacoa desert across the Rio Magdalena. Its a spectacular landscape and in stark contrast to the lush vegetation which covers the rest of the region. Rippled, rusty colored slopes, cacti up to 7 meters tall and bizarre rock formations sticking out of the red soil. At El Cuzco there’s a observatory and after dark they’ll let us check out the clearest starriest sky.

Day 5:
Villa Vieja – San Agustin (ride)
San Agustin being Colombia’s most famous archaeological sight, it is home to ancient tombs, burial sights and over 500 interesting and bizarre stone figures of varying size and its a must see on our southern Colombia round trip. The road leading to the small village of San Agustin is part dirt and pot holes and can be quite demanding. We spend the afternoon in the archaeological park.

Day 6:
San Agustin – Popyan (ride)
Its about 5-6 hours of dirt and partly paved roads between lush valleys and scenic mountains. Roads might have been washed partly away by rain and depending on the weather there might be a river or two to cross. But we well take it easy and make our way to Popayan in one piece. A city that used to be the colonial capital of Grand Colombia, covering Southern Colombia and Ecuador, Popayan is still a colonial style city which nickname is The White City, because of the many well preserved colonial buildings – all painted white.

Day 7:
Popayan – Cali (ride)
On the last day of riding its a beautiful curvy road that flattens out upon entering the Cauca Valley once again. Its only a couple of hours ride before we’re back in Cali, the salsa capital of South America. Cali is the third largest city in Colombia and possibly the secret adventure sports capital of Colombia. Everything from paragliding, jet skies, go-cart racing, horse back riding, rafting, canoeing, ATV tours or kite surfing can be arranged, but most people come to dance salsa and meet some of the most beautiful women in the world.
We end our fantastic journey in the afternoon and return the bikes and finish paper works before its time for some farewell beer!

 

MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE

We now sell used bikes as well. So if you’re looking to buy a bike in Colombia contact us to hear what’s available.

At the moment we have a green 2008 Kawasaki KLR65o, 6.700miles with/without aluminium boxes for 17.500.000/16.500.000 COP, a black 2008 Suzuki V-strom 65o, 15.000 km with Giva topbox for 18.500.000 COP (SOLD!), a brown 2004 Aprilia ETV1000 (Caponord Rally Raid version), 39.000 km for 35.000.000 COP and a green 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX250, 12.000 km for 13.000.000 COP.

See more under Sale: motolombia.wordpress.com/sale

 

BOOK TOUR ON HOSTELWORLD.COM

Its now possible to book our Motolombia ATV/cuatri moto tours through the worlds busiest hostel booking site Hostelworld.com. When you’re booking your favorite hostel (Casa Blanca Hostel) in Cali you might as well make a reservation for an ATV tour while you’re there. Check it out!

 

CLIENT USES 1/9 OF HIS CAT LIFES

ATV tour client demonstrates how NOT to do a sharp curve on a mountain road. The ATV dropped 5-8 meters down the mountain side and he himself another 5-10 meters. Luckily both landed in soft grass so no injuries or damage and we all drove from the scene with a lesson learned!

 

SHIP BIKE BETWEEN COLOMBIA & PANAMA?

This short video shows how we helped American adventure rider Erika get her bike shipped to Panama from Cali, Colombia by cargo plane.

We can be of service with most parts of the transport between Colombia and Panama. Everything from contact with airlines, shipping agents and customs and we have document drafts in Spanish ready for customs when arriving or leaving Colombia. Please write or call ahead of time!

 

CLIENT VIDEO

Here’s a small video by Pete from his Around Colombia Trip on “Bella Donna” (Aprilia ETV1000 Rally Raid), which he rented 3 weeks from Motolombia.

 

ATV & PARAGLIDING TOUR

We now present a combined ATV and Paragliding tour experience. We load the ATV on to our pick-up truck in the morning and head out to Palmira, 40 minutes drive from Cali. Here we unload, get ready and ride the ATV in some amazing mountain terrain that until about 5 years ago where controlled by the FARC. Now its safe and a favorite weekend escape for many Cali citizens. There are miles of exciting mountain tracks and trails to explore. We eat a delicious lunch and when the wind is right we ride 7 km up to the mountain top and do a 30-40 minute paragliding flight down using the amazing thermal lift in the area. We arrive back in Cali for a sun downer beer or soda on the Patio around 17:00. Tour price $US 199 – including ATV rental, fuel and insurance, a lunch and drink, one paragliding flight (30-40 minutes), transport to and from Palmira in our pick-up and a Motolombia T-shirt!

 

NEW ATV VIDEO

Here’s a small video from one of our most popular two hour tours to Las Tres Cruces on a mountain top high above Cali city:

 

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