Rail bikes

I am afraid I'm past the age when this would be possible---but what a great ride.

Don't miss the bridge crossing at 10:40 :peace::pimpgrin:

Excellent find. I have long had an interest in Patagonia based on spectacular photography from the region. This adventure did not seem to get there, but I can see why the flat stretches required missing the beautiful and intriguing mountains. You have to admire the old guys’ spirit.

Twenty years ago I had a plan of driving the Pan-American Highway to Tierra del Fuego in my F-250 which had already been to the northern terminus in Prudhoe Bay.

At the time, the passage through parts of Columbia and Ecuador were a bit perilous. The road was, at places, only a trail passable by motor cycle or bike and infested with criminals. The safe alternative route was to use an ocean ferry to get around those areas.

In one of my trips on the Dalton Highway, which is an unofficial extension of the Alaskan Highway and the Pan-American Highway, I met a gentleman who was in his 60's. He was only a couple hundred miles south of Prudhoe Bay, the terminus. He was heading north---and had begun in Tierra del Fuego. I forget now how long he had been on his journey but he seemed almost sad that it was going to end soon. He had been robbed multiple times in Columbia by highway pirates but his spirit remained undaunted.

I also, on another trip, met two young men in Washington who had just picked up their custom Unimog in Seattle and were beginning their trip north to Prudhoe where they would begin their "official" trip to Terra del Fuego. They were both Swiss and in their mid twenties. Obviously, there was a rich Daddy in the mix! I was, frankly, envious of what they were about to do. I saw them again about a week latter as they started up the Dalton and they were even more excited than they had been in Seattle, I think the reality of their adventure was converting from a dream to reality---good for them. I am sure by this time they are telling their children of that trip :clap:

Apparently our visiting Bots have an interest in “rail bikes.”

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Originally Posted by wacojoe

Apparently our visiting Bots have an interest in “rail bikes.”

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How did you think they get from one site to another so quickly?...:zoom:...Ben

Why did I see the title of this thread and click on it expecting to see something around 1800 horsepower on 2 wheels????

Most excellent find..

I worked with a guy who was from Argentina.. had an uncle who owned a “farm” in Patagonia, friend would visit in late 40s-early 50s.. uncles farm truck was a half track.. Uncle made his fortune selling diesel fuel to German submarines, had a fuel barge and a tug boat, would meet the submarine in international waters..

On edit: friend says that in 1950 there were towns in Patagonia that spoke German and flew the swastika.. some ready made sets for Ben’s videos