Southern Exposure

Just over a week to go before our scheduled departure, and I still have all of these bits and pieces to work with. The Red Star needs new handlebars, heated grips, a center stand, and Acerbis handguards. Both bikes get new, sealed batteries. The rest pictured is the to-be-mounted tool tubes, medical kits, a mosquito […]

Welcome to the blog of Matthew Thorn and Inna Shmelyova.  Here we intend to document our motorcycle adventure trip from Seattle, WA, USA to the southern most tip of the world, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.  Leaving our dear Seattle home and friends behind, we depart the day following the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, and head […]