Crash bars and tyres
[QUOTE=hobospy;154657]I'm thinking of getting a set of crash bars / skid plate for a DL650 and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions (or even ones to avoid).
Hi, I fitted the Suzuki crash bars and plate. I also fitted a front mud guard extender. this helps with stones into the radiators. With this I did the Motorcycle Diaries (Che) and the Ruta 3 & 40 in Argentina and a survey project the covering all of Chile. 65,000 miles in South America.
The crash plate has to be removed for oil change but it was not a problem.
(Off Post) Tyres. The last trip in Chile was started on Tourance but I got a big hole on the rear tyre in Patagonia. Fortunately I had had a set of Heidenau K60 shipped in just in case. They were great, got 10,000 miles on them (5000km on the Ruta 40). I had Ultraseal in the tyres as I always have a spare bottle on trips like this.
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