Grant demystifies the black art of Tire Changing and Repair to help you STAY on the road! "Very informative and practical." See the trailer 
Cotton or synth sweat-wicking t-shirts with the Horizons Unlimited logo on the front and a snappy slogan (changing every year) on the back.
Show your route on your panniers. Great conversation starter when you meet people on the road!
Motorcycle and travel books to inspire and inform you!
ll 5 DVDs with a custom printed slip case. "The series is 'free' because the tips and advice will save much more than you spend on buying the DVD's."
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Beer Talk: The perfect RTW Bike
During the Consumption of several cases of finest cruzcampo I got talking to a couple of bike mechanics who like to build bikes from whatever they have laying around, and the talk turned to "If you had to build a bike from scratch to ride RTW what bikes components would you use".
After an hour of arguing we settled on an SuperTenere engine. Other engines considered were TDM 850- too liable to oil starvation Africa twin.. Parallel twins were thought to be easier to work on and slightly less to go wrong. Frame wise we got bogged down a bit and couldn't decide between a modified KTM 640 adventure frame or for some reason I forget an XR650 frame. At this point we were asked to leave the bar as the owner wanted to get to bed...(wimp!) An interesting way to spend an evening so i thought I'd extend the opportunity to everyone here to contribute. You never know it might get built... 
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Sounds pretty good, although i don't know too much about the engine. Personally, i would go with an old R100 airhead engine, but you would need to give me some time to adress the transmition problems to make it more reliable. How about suspension? I like the idea of using WP4860 forks due to their availability on all KTM's, and the awesome bolt-on brake options you have. Ohlins, WP or Wilburs on the back, not sure which one would provide the most convenient serviceability for around the world. Wheels...Beahr cross-spoke for convenient tubeless operation. They can also take a severe beating. Both Acerbis and Pro-Taper make bullet-proof handelbars, and Japanese switchgear.
Last edited by Mr. Ron; 3 Dec 2007 at 15:52. Reason: bad spelling
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