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Thanks backofbeyond, I know, it's going to be a very interesting trip to say the least!
I went to Mauritania on a Honda AT a few of years ago and found the W. Sahara stretch a little irritating at times, but that's what makes the destination all the better.
You're right about the breakdown scenario, my only real concern with my bike will be the heat, what with it being two-stroke and 55 years old! Still, it makes the trip a bit more interesting I guess. I'm actually trying to pick peoples brains about the petroil mix in hot weather, but you know how it is, people are all happy to give advice without actually having the knowledge or experience in the first place.
I head out this Sunday (10th) and the bike is all prepped and as ready as it'll ever be. I'm going to take some decent SAE50 with me for when it really hots up, and as for the two-stroke oil, i'm pretty sure it's in abundance down there. When I was in Morocco a couple of months ago (drove down in the car) I found it everywhere I went. Fingers crossed.
Will keep you posted.
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Christian
PS - my bike is the single 250....1 less problem to worry about!
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You're right about the breakdown scenario, my only real concern with my bike will be the heat, what with it being two-stroke and 55 years old! Still, it makes the trip a bit more interesting I guess. I'm actually trying to pick peoples brains about the petroil mix in hot weather, but you know how it is, people are all happy to give advice without actually having the knowledge or experience in the first place.
I'm going to take some decent SAE50 with me for when it really hots up, and as for the two-stroke oil, i'm pretty sure it's in abundance down there. When I was in Morocco a couple of months ago (drove down in the car) I found it everywhere I went. Fingers crossed.
Will keep you posted.
Regards
Christian
PS - my bike is the single 250....1 less problem to worry about!
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Just about all of my two stroke tourers have been oil injection (except for one MZ and a Lambretta best forgotten about) but the F-B must be pre mix so I can understand why you'll be wondering to add oil or take it away or use thicker or thinner or whatever when the temperature goes up. A month or two back I had pretty much the opposite - trying to buy injection oil that didn't thicken up so much in sub zero temperatures that it wouldn't flow into the pump .
As two strokes fall out of use the "database" of stuff like this - what works and what doesn't in unusual conditions seems to be vanishing. My worry over 2T oil availability wasn't so much about north of the Atlas Morocco but in WS, Mauri etc. It'll always be "available" if you ask around, it's just a case of what you'll actually get in the bottle. Last time I was down there by two stroke a bottle of oil we bought in a filling station stank of white spirit when we opened it.
Good luck with the trip. I really enjoyed my rides through W.S and I don't think I ever did more than about 45mph either time - I just wanted to be able to look around. Camping out in the desert is amazing and I'd be happy to go back just to be able to lie there and look at the stars.
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Best of luck to you. Really nice to hear someone doing a trip like this on something other than a modern so- called adventure bike. Hope it goes well and you'll keep us updated in your progress. All the best but most of all enjoy, Mark
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