Hi Squily
Thanks for the information. The restricted airflow that you mention through the radiators concerns me a bit. Does it mean that the bike will run hotter? If so, anything to be worried about?
You are quite correct about the fuel situation in some of the Southern African countries although it has improved substantially in the last few years. Unfortunately it also means that there are a lot of big trucks on those roads. So much so that I have on occasion felt very uncomfortable driving there in a big 4X4.... The moment that you go of the main roads the road surfaces are much worse but the traffic situation a lot better.
Wow!! Your bike seems to be very heavily laden! How did you mount the jerry cans to the crash bars? Can the caps on your jerry cans lock? It seems as if they can. I won't be able to attend to my bike and luggage the whole time so theft is a concern.
I am also toying with the old "tubeless tires" issue. Do you have any thoughts about that? I would love to be able to go tubeless if I safely can do so.
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