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Originally Posted by dc lindberg
You can -never- carry too much petrol...
You can never carry too much water...
Get the largest panniers you can get!
You will need extra bulbs for the drivinglamp, perhaps install extra driving lights.
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Following this advice you will end up with too much stuff!!!! Or a very large truck.
Less is more. Keep It Simple S.
Changing an EFI bike to carbs is not easy .. much easier to just buy another bike!!!!!! I'd not consider changing any oilhead to carbs .. way too much work. Consider that the EFI brain provides the spark .. so you are still going to have the EFI brain, hall effect sensors, temperature sensors, knock sensors ...
EFI systems are reliable. They are not as easy to field fix. The key is understanding what goes on with the EFI system. HPN did that carby swap for rapid field fixes .. under racing conditions. A tourer has a LOT more time.
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Modern bikes run alternators .. not generators. On the oilhead bms the reg is a bosch regulator .. I'd bet a car one can be substituted ... and they are reliable ..
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Don't ride at night ... then you will not need the driving lights ... and saves some weight, money. You got to sleep some time .. may as well be at night!
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Specific to the R12 .. well oilheads -
Put on a new alternator belt and run it for at least a month before you take off. These belts have been known to fail.
Read up on the R12 canbuss sytem. Read up on the R12 EFI system. In particular the fuel pump controller failure work around - see
UKGSer :::: For BMW GS Enthusiasts for a write up. Read and understand the systems on the bike .. that will help is anything does go wrong.
Albert - ... don't know what to say .. You can carry too much - overload the bike and you have a very bad trip. Big panniers just encorage more gear = more weight .... remember less is more.
The original post was about what spare parts to carry .. not equiping the bike ... General Guide = take only those spares that you know will fail or a high probablity of failure. Any part that will ware out during the trip should be replaced at least a month before starting out. And that is it ...