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Joku bmw-hölmö on ajanut '07 GS adventurella Englannista Nepaliin Suomenkin kautta. Miksi ei valinnut jotain fiksumpaa/kevyempää/kestävempää pyörää, mitäs jos olisi hajonnut vaikka keskusmuisti Pakistanissa, niin mites sitten olisi suu pantu, häh? Ei taida olla Iranissakaan BMW huoltokeskusta. Ärsyttää, että me jotka tiedetään näistä asioista enemmän, niin meidän ääntä ei kuunnella. Lähdetään vaan reissuun hienolla ja uudella pyörällä, eikä vanhoilla, niin kuin ennen vanhaan, silloin kun pyörät vielä kesti.
Mitenkähän on mahdollista, että tuo pyörä ei muka mennyt rikki kertaakaan? Luin, että oli huollattanut pyöränsä kolme kertaa reissun aikana, eli taatusti joka 10tkm huollossa hirmuiset korjaukset. Tietäähän sen.
Kaveri oli näköjään paskat housussa mennyt vaihtamaan jotain osia pyörään.
sanoi:I did a trip from the UK to Nepal via the Arctic Circle last year on my '07 GSA. A few of the mods I did were:
Ohlins front shock - the bike handled better . The stock rear WP shock was great.
Fitted a set of Jesse panniers after ditching the BMW ones. I kept the original top box, and had a cordura bag made for it. They provided better storage and the mounting system works better if you have a minor spill like I did in the desert sands in Pakistan. The pannier just pops off instead of bending the mounting gear(and the pannier).
Fitted an aftermarket air filter, so was able to clean and re-oil it on the road.
I fitted a set of the new Michelin Anakee2 tyres whilst in Germany. They currently have 23 500 km on them with a fair bit of tread still left - especially on the front.
Fitted a lightweight exhaust to lessen the impact of the weight of all the crap I had in my panniers. I didn't do anything about the catalytic converter and it hasn't made any difference to the performance of the bike, although I suspect it probably doesn't work as well as it should after using all that dirty water they call petrol in Iran and Pakistan!
Fitted the loudest horn I could find - was invaluable for India. A German guy I met had fitted the horns from his earlier model VW Golf to his Transalp- They were awesome!
I also replaced the stock plastics for carbon fibre jobs - but that was mainly because I liked the looks. They did save a bit of weight but not much. Getting rid of that heavy rear "mudguard" and fitting a carbon hugger did make a difference.
Other than that, I had the bike serviced in Estonia, Germany and Turkey(Istanbul). It's one of the benefits of 10 000km service intervals. I did carry a spare set of brake pads but only had to replace the rear pads. The bike ran like a dream and will be a part of my life for many years to come.
Niin varmaan. Ja mitähän hukkerin vaihtaminen vaikuttaa asiaan? Ei taida tällä kaverilla olla mitään käsitystä miten näitä matkoja tehdään, väärin reissattu sanon minä. Vai mitä veljet?