Hi there,

I'm currently preparing for an RTW trip from Belgium to Australia (or any place before where I end up stuck due to bike issues or falling in love with the place ).

Since it's the first big venture of mine, I was hoping to maybe get some spare eyes on my preparation lists. If I forgot things, or take too many spares etc.
Feel free to criticise anything, as I certainly have a lot to learn!

Thanks for the help!! :-)

Bike Mods before leaving:
Centre stand
Crash bars
Auxiliary lights (2xLED SM4 OFF)
Extra horn (Hella Sharptones)
Oil cooler
Rack for rollbag
Oil dipstick thermometer
Tank cap (lockable)
Chain lube system (OSCO)
Air filter (washable - DNA/K&N)
Sheepskin Seat Cover
Oil drain system Stahlbus
Fuel filter (inline)
Heated grips Oxford Sports
Headlight guard
In tank: water/dirt fuel filter (Guglatech)
Suspension front & rear (Hyperpro)
Koso multifunctional tool (volt - temp - time)
Fork gaiters
Stahlbus brake bleeder valves
Pivot Pegz
Givi toolbox
Double take mirror set
Wind screen (MRA speed screen)
Tool Tube
Brake snakes (for brake & gear shift)
Maybe: Brake pedal extension
Maybe: Handlebar risers
Maybe: Tracker (Trackimo?)

Bike maintenance before leaving:
Replace oil filter & oil
New spark plug (iridium)
New spark plug cap
Replace cush drive dampers
Change sprockets & chain
Change tyres (Heidenau K60) and inner tubes + Slime
Change brake pads (front & rear)
Replace battery
Maybe: Lube cables?
Maybe: Headset bearings?
Maybe: Swingarm bearing?
Maybe: Wheel bearings?

Bike tools to take:
Work gloves
Siphoning tube & little hand pump
Leatherman Wave
Leatherman Crunch
Ratchet 1/4" with 3" and 6" extensions, sockets and bits
Allen key set
Motion Pro T6 drive adapter
Motion Pro Extra tyre iron with spanner (12-13mm)
Tyre iron set from Eastbound with beadbreaker
Spanner parts from Eastbound: 27mm, 17mm, 32mm
Eastbound WheelWedge
Air compressor Rocky Creek
Tyre pressure gauge Rocky Creek
Back up small bike hand pump
Motion Pro T6 travel chain breaker
Spokes tightener
Valve adjuster tool
Feeler gauges
Moose Valve stem
Motion Pro spark plug socket (18mm)
Motion Pro Trail bead buddy
Motion Pro Sealmate
Moose cable repair set
Telescopic magnet
Motion Pro T-handle spinner driver 1/4
Spanners (to select for bike, part open, part boxed)
Good flashlight
Fuel hose clamp tool
Digital Multimeter
Small tape measure 1m
Battery charger/powerbank
1/4 to 3/8 adapter
Ring nut wrench/Steering head wrench
Vise grip Knipex
Small flat chisel
Deadblow hammer – Peddinghaus (also to use for camping herrings)
Motion Pro cable luber
small handsaw + spare blade
Small files
Muc-off brush
Tooth brush for cleaning
small brass brush

Bike spare parts to take:
Inner tubes (front & rear)
Fuel hose
Chain clip master links (2)
Spare piece of chain?
Brake pads front & rear
Oil filter set (2)
Bolt for oil filter cover
Cable repair kit (throttle & clutch)
Clutch & brake levers
Clutch lever pivot bolt
Fork seals
Spark plug (NGK iridium)
Spark plug cap/resistor
Front sprocket 15T
Front sprocket 14T
Front sprocket locking tab
Fuel filter
Swingarm bearing kit
Headset / steering bearings
Oil seals front hub
Front wheel bearing set
Rear wheel bearing set
Bulbs for blinkers & taillight
Bulb for headlight
Inner tube valve cores
Fuses & spare fuse holder
Hose clamps of various sizes
Spring cotter pins (brake pads, clutch clips)
Posi locks and taps
Spare spokes & nipples
Spare tube for OSCO chain oiler
Rectifier
Nut for rear wheel
Bash plate rubber mounts
a 'Track Pack' specific for my bike: a selection of nut and bolts
Maybe: spare shift lever?
Maybe: clutch cable mounted next to original?

Consumables to take:
5 really small tubes of solution for tyre patches (dries out slower)
Motion Pro Nitro tape
Osco chain oil
Sand paper/Emery cloth
Rags/old t-shirt
Electrical/insulation tape
Fuse tape
Strong double sided tape - 3M VHB
Duct tape (good 3M brand & waterproof)
WD40 - small (100ml)
Tyre puncture patching kit (Rema Tip Top)
Assortment of hose-clamps
Assortment of rubber bands
Wire (bailing wire)
JB Weld - 2-component glue
Loctite 243 (blue)
Quicksteel
Siliconen tube silastic RTV 732
Super glue
Instant gasket tube
Electrical wire
Cable (zip) ties (various sizes:small, large)
PFTE Tape
Dielectric grease
Grease (NLGI 2)
grease (wheel bearing, copper slip, petroleum jelly)
Copper grease
Some latex gloves?
DOT4
electrical parts and bits
Engine oil: 0.5l
Maybe: Nylon/pantyhose for air filter or horns?
Maybe:Talc for tubes?

"Auxiliary lights (2xLED SM4 OFF)"

Hello

If I had to give only one advise for RTW riding a bike, it would be:
"Don't ride at night"

sushi

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+1 - don't ride at night if you can possibly avoid it.

Only take 1 oil filter. Oil changes can be done without replacing the filter.

Before you leave Europe - do an oil change with filter at a good shop that has them in stock. And this would be the point to put on new tyres too .. use your old ones to this point and go with fresh stuff into the places where things are harder to get.

You do not need

• a tape measure
• a battery charger
• a handsaw
• a hammer (use a rock)
• fuel hose clamp tool ... use fuel clamps that don't need some special tool .. mine need a slotted screw driver...
• small files .. at most 1
• brushes.. nup. Take a nail brush.. use it to clean everything! Hands, clothing, shoes, bike .. the lot.
• work gloves .. just accept that you will get dirty hands. Use the above nail brush to clean them. For hot work.. just use your motorcycle gloves.
  
• inner tube valves... your spare tube will have one in it. Don't take these they are too small and get damaged.
• rags/old tee shirt ... use the one your wearing and buy a new one at the next town - too easy!
  
• another torch - use the one that you use for camping.
• Either Siliconen tube silastic RTV 732 -or- Instant gasket tube .. not both
• Only take a small bit of one grease - it will do for everything untill you get to some HU community.
• PTTFE tape .. no
• Latex gloves - should be in your first aid kit.

I have probably missed a few things .. but you get the idea.

Will your bike run on 0.5l of engine oil? if not then no point in taking it... just buy what you need along the way .. even if you have to throw 3.5l out it is better than carrying 0.5l for 8,000kms.

Thanks for the input guys!

Not planning to ride at night, but since I'll be in remote areas, I feel safer with the added visibility just in case I end up in a situation where I can't avoid riding at night.

Some good tips to take into account here.

Only the oil is confusing a bit, I thought it's a good idea to take a bit of spare oil for top ups on the way, not for a full oil change. Is it really not necessary?

I usually end up with it all over the bottom of what ever bag it is in and having to do a clean up.

Should not be using much oil .. it usually settles at some level and stays there. You can always get a bit if you need it, as you check it only when your stopped somewhere I'd not bother carrying for 'top ups'.

Taking enough oil to get the bike going is for a major leak - hole in the sump type of thing. Most people don't bother with it.

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If you need to charge something .. charge it off the bike as you travel along. Saves adaptors for different electrical outlets around the world.

Hello

I did't say don't fit them on the bike, just don't ride at night.

For most of your things on the list, ask yourself: Can I fix it?
A "Digital Multimeter" is only good if you know how to use it.
Otherwise you have to find someone who does and then this person will have one themself.
This goes for many things.
Only take tools to change the weels and fix the tire, that is something you might get help along the road from someone who has the knowledge but not the tools at hand.
Look at the other screws on the bike and if you know what they are for and know how to fix them, take that nut.

That's what I do, I'm not a mechanic I just ride the bike.

Tubes, breaking pads, 1x oilfilter, 1x sparkingplug is nice to have along the way.
"Front sprocket 15T" (and rear) are hard to find depending on the bike, maybe send them ahead to a country with easy customs or take them with you, hard to say, both is a pain in the ass..

Seals, bearing etc, replace them at home, make the bike as new as possible.
If you take a spare you will not need them if you leave them at home... murphy's law.

Look at every thing on the list an ask yourself again, can I buy this within a week along the road?


have fun
sushi

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The most important part you have omitted in that whole list if you are taking all that is a trailer...... or a truck following behind you and carrying it all? I think you are just having a joke here arent you? If youre not then I suggest you load all of that crap on your bike and go for a ride and let us know how you go. Take a pic also as it would be a great laugh to see.

That's a very lomg list! There's no way you'll need all that shit, or be able to fit it on your bike.
Use the tools you plan to take with you to do all the prep beforehand. You'll soon work out what you need and what you don't. Add and remove stuff to your tool kit as you find you need it or not.
Change all your bearings before you go, wheels, swingarm, shock linkage, head stock. If it was me I'd probably take spare wheel bearings.
Same with clutch and throttle cables, set off with new ones. On my ttr I carry a spare clutch cable zip tied alongside the one that's working. Takes up no space and is easy to swap over if you need to. Don't forget to tape the ends up to keep the shit out of it.
Ride the bike alot before you go. You'll soon learn how much oil it uses, what wears out and what breaks, and how to service and repair the bits that do.

Whoah, thats a lot of stuff.
Replace bearings from home, and you shouldnt have to deal with them again.
If not present, add grease zerks to the swingarm/linkage.

Have someone ship some of the items, its silly to start with fresh front brakepads, and carry a spare set you might need months later, or not at all.

Youre taking a light agile bike, and making it into a 1200gs with all that stuff.

I wouldnt bother adding to much stuff to the bike, oil cooler isnt needed, and its just an extra thing to go wrong with all the hoses ect. I myself wouldnt bother with crash guards ect. A good bashplate and handguards will do.

K60 rear tires can be quite hard to set the bead on, just worth thinking about when choosing tires.

Make sure you do all you mods plenty of time in advance, so you can test it out. Use your trailtools when working on the bike, this lets you know what you need and dont need.

And remember: 90% of your maintenance is because of 90% of your maintenance