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Originally Posted by Terrafirma
Hi there.
I dont have any knowledge about ION battery.
But i did Denmark - Cape town - Denmark 55.000 km on a XT600E in 2011/2012 and like to share my electrical experience.
I build my XT with reinforced subframe, MX wheels and dual electrical system + kickstart. Only ekstra electrical equipment on the bike was my GPS.
Coming down west africa was hard on the bike and first i lost the starter relay / solenoid - my battery died in Angola (left home with 1.5 year old Yuasa)
On the back up east africa i lost a second starter relay / solenoid but my new battery from Cape town took me all the way home.
Total damage was 2 solenoid and 1 batteri 3 fork seals and a broken frame.
Have a great trip
best regards
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Thanks Terrafirma for the info it's always great to hear from people who have in fact done it! 
I already had an eye on the starter relay /solenoid cos I know they normally give trouble. I'll probably take a spare just in case.
When you say dual electrical system is that electric and kick start? Or did you do any more preparation on the electrical side?
And if you don't mind but what type of reinforcement did you make on the subframe and where exactly did the frame break...
Thanks again and cheers 
Rui Nuno
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