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Originally Posted by Walkabout
It's a bit off your thread Nick, but how come a XR400 cannot make it there and back to Maroc? - what lessons if any?
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well, the key lesson is not to run the bike on the nasty cheap engine oil you get in morocco, no matter how much the guy in the bike shop insists it's ok! At least that's my theory at the moment, the clutch is knackered and i'm blaming it on the oil. Since i'm nearly at the end of the trip anyway i think it's easier to send the bike home now than to get a new clutch sent here to fix it
Other than this, the bike's been faultless during the 10,000km trip, but the fairly short oil change intervals are a bit of a problem when you're far from civilisation. It's my first trip to africa so guess i was a bit foolish - next time round I'll be stocking up on decent stuff wherever I can!
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