Post #2
The last few days have been hectic to say the least, getting all my gear ready and tying up business ends so that my two sons can take over one side of the business and my wife the other. So then of course like clock work Murphy's law did take over and the wife ends up in the hospital.
Luckily all is well now and she will be release on July 2. Departure will be a little later then planned but hopefully on July 3 if all goes well, I will make sure all is really good before I go because I don't need any bad karma to go along.
And as promised the bike and gear list;
I decided to go for a 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere XT1200 this after a lot of research and some test rides, I guess time will tell if this choice was good, so far after 14000km's I'm very satisfied with it, and as for the additions I have modded the windshield (made it longer), added heated grips, Givi crash-bar and side racks, Garmin AMPS rugged mount, tool tube, hatchet tube, cup holder (great for holding all kinds of little shit), ABS off switch, riding lights, highway pegs, 2 water bottle holders, Dirt-Skins on front shocks, Mitas E-07 Dakar tires, home made rear fender splash guard and bash plate, also set the stock seat position to front side high and rear low plus a sheep skin to make this somewhat bearable, and 2 Pelican storm 2600 side cases with modded attach plates for more strength (found out it was to weak during dump test).
Riding gear: Shark Evoline 2 helmet, Tour Master transition 2 jacket, Rev-It Cheyenne pants, Triumph Tri-Tex boots, Tour Master Dri-Mesh gloves, long leather gloves, light leather jacket, Icebreaker under garments.
Electronics: Samsung phone, Garmin Montana 600 GPS, Acer netbook, Polaroid action camera, and a HP camera (don't laugh it was free).
Camping stuff: Tarp, hammock, jetboil, and 2 sleeping bags.
Two 60 litre dry sacks, back pack.Spare parts:
Rear brake pads
Spark plugs (4)
1ltr deferential oil
Couple of mini fuses.
Tool List:
Monkey wrench Channelock 8WCB WideAzz
Lightweight Pass-Thru Socket Set with SEA and Metric socket rings M10-M19, 3/8-3/4 and adaptor with extension for Torx, Screw, and Hex bits.
Tough, Double side screw driver
Small Needle Nose Vise Grip with wire cutter
OEM sparkplug wrench
Leatherman
3/4 inch rood connector nut (for S10 axel)
M5-M8 Allen keys
M10-M19 Offset Box Wrenches
Electrical tape
Large Zip Ties
Small tube Axel grease
Loctite blue
JB Weld
Tire plug kit
12V Tire pump with pressure gauge
The above is just a short list, there are lots of other little things and I will try to make a complete list towards the end of the trip and let you know what worked and what not.
Many thanks to all of you coming along.