{"id":8627,"date":"2020-12-15T05:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=8627"},"modified":"2020-12-15T05:10:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:10:42","slug":"akt-motos-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/akt-motos-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"AKT Motos in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After zipping through the Andes Mountains in Colombia for a week on RS3 motorcycles with my good buddies Juan and Carlos (the RS3 is the carbureted version of the RX3), I spent a day in the AKT Motos plant.\u00a0 AKT Motos is the importer and assembler of Zongshen motorcycles in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>The AKT factory was impressive, and not just because of the fact that they make motorcycles there. I\u2019ve been in and around factories for most of my life. There are good ones and there are bad ones. I can tell the difference as soon as I walk in just by looking at the people who work there and the condition of the facilities.\u00a0 The vibes were all good\u2026AKT is a good place to work and the people there love what they do.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the AKT Moto assembly line:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11373\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2860-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2860-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2860-650-300x97.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11374\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2875-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2875-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2875-650-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11375\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2908-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2908-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2908-650-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Juan Carlos grabbed the photo below of yours truly with Enrique Vargas, AKT Moto\u2019s General Manager.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11376\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2950-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2950-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/151222_2950-650-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video showing the AKT Motos plant in action:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jNE-nIRGisY\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Enrique is a genuine nice guy and he\u2019s the real deal. He rides a different AKT Motos motorcycle to work every day (in Medellin traffic, that\u2019s no small feat), and he races motocross on the weekends. Enrique is the guy who invited me on the Colombia trip, and I had a wonderful time on that ride.\u00a0 You can read about the adventure in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moto-Colombia-Joe-Berk\/dp\/1530039347\/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=exhaustnotes-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=abfcae9a56c2ad74db87dd332df3d116&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moto Colombia<\/a><\/em><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=exhaustnotes-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, our book about the ride through Colombia.\u00a0 It was the ride of a lifetime, and the book makes a great gift.<\/p>\n<p>That photo at the top of this blog?\u00a0 It&#8217;s yours truly leaving the ferry that had carried us down the Magdalena River to Mompox, one of my favorite places in the world and unquestionably one of the more exotic spots I ever visited on a motorcycle.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a video I did on that ferry ride with a few scenes in Mompox at night, and another riding through the Andes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2SEONdgsAwo\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q63TvjKMpW8\" width=\"716\" height=\"403\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Subscribe to ExNotes for free!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After zipping through the Andes Mountains in Colombia for a week on RS3 motorcycles with my good buddies Juan and Carlos (the RS3 is the carbureted version of the RX3), I spent a day in the AKT Motos plant.\u00a0 AKT Motos is the importer and assembler of Zongshen motorcycles in Colombia. 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