The Bike

Here are some pics of the bike BEFORE the trip.

Also I added some info on some of the modifications I made in preparation.

Here is a pic of the bike ready to go:

You will notice I am carrying lots of extra gas cans. This is because I do not believe that there are any gas stops on the new stretch of road from Goosebay to Cartwright. I have 5 Gallons in the big can, then 1.25 Gallons in each of the smaller cans, and about 2 liters in the rear behind the license plate.

I Strapped my bead Breaker kit from BestRest on my front fender. Which was solidified by the aluminum bar I installed to mount the off-road PIAA  lights.

I also installed a new taller windshield to go with the taller seat.

For added confort and agility when driving standing up whern off-road I replaced the stock pegs with these 1″lower ones from Precision Engineering. I liked them so much I also changed the passenger pegs, brake pedal, and shifter pedals.

You might have noticed that my Top case is larger than the stock cases. That is because I found out that the Stock cases are actually made by Hepco-Beckar and that all products from their journey series will fit on our mounts. So I purchase their largest Journey case the 50 liter top-case. Works like a charm. 2 full-face helmets and room for Martine’s jacket too.

Tank bag is from Wolfman, and it is a beauty! Tons of room and fits great.

I liked the wolfman products so much I bought 3 of thier largest expedition dry bags. In the end I didn’t really need any of them bu I am bringing 1 just in case and plus it works great to secure the gas cans. You can see it in the pics, it is under the gas cans.

I added a LED battery voltage indicator as per the instructions I found on Badweb. You can see it in the pic below it is the white dot in my dash. When the motorcycle is on it is colour coded depending on battery voltage.

My GPS mount is from RAM and it really does work very well, thx to all that recommended it from Badweb.

I use a Touratech handlebar bag to carry earplugs, gloves, and the like. useful.

I Changed the stock hand guards for these from Barkbuster in Australia. They are very sturdy and the aluminum crossbar should protect my lever in the event of a fall.

I also installed an oil radiator cooler guard from Touratech.

In the front I am running a Pirelli MT60r corsa. It is a great rain tire and I am hoping that it will be ok in the rough gravel and mud.

In the back I mounted so TKC-80. These are 150 width tires and my rim is 190 width so they are a rather imperfect fit. But so far they have been working great under 120km/h. Over that speed they start to get wobbly. and passed 150km/h it feels like you are getting ready for a tank slapper. Not perfect but it will do. I will but my metzlers back on went I get back though, and change them for a Dunlop D616 rear in the spring. If the MT-60r performs well I may keep those on in the front.

You might have notice that I am also packing a spare Belt. Better have a backup just in case when riding in gravel;Without a belt 1 sharp stone can end a trip.