What not to do, when preparing the XTR
 

Here's some tips at "what not to do" when preparing the XTR for travel.....

:smilies0966:

After a 20,000klm tour of Spain, Morocco (10k alone), Italy, Austria, Switzerland and France both on and off-road, below is a list of the *only* things to go wrong with the XTR! None being standard XTR parts, all are aftermarket items installed by me :eusa_whistle:

Do be careful when installing your front braided brake lines to ensure the bottom keeper holds the hose in place.... otherwise you will be stripping the front end in the middle of nowhere in 40 degree C heat! :rofl[1]:

The damage from the line rubbing on the rotor:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-v...Morocco-92.jpg

The front end strip in the middle of nowhere, Morocco:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V...Morocco-93.jpg

Don't forget to use Loctite on your exhaust shield!
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e...Morocco-85.jpg

Do make sure your pannier attachment (cheap army disposal bags) is up to the challenge of racing across the Sahara at 100k/hr+ enjoying a little air time on one too many drainage channels :evil
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0...Morocco-86.jpg

All of the above issues were resolved in typical "bodged" fashion with assistance of jubilee clips (hose clamps), zip ties, duct tape or borrowed bolts to keep the show on the road. The XTR otherwise proved faultless, despite a number of naps in the Sahara, in the Atlas and in the Alps... :hahaha[1]:

Example - hose clamp to rescue pannier that is still there 14,000k later:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a...Morocco-87.jpg

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Brilliant hehehehe thanks for the tips!!!!

Love travel ingenuity!!
Well done!

Thanks Guys - the underlying story is that in over 20,000klm, the XTR was incredibly reliable, with no issue or hint of an issue. Yet another vote for Yamaha. :eusa_dance:

Just be careful with what you install and how you install :smilies0979:

you can't beat a good bodge job.

Nice one Dale been there done that !!!

If you want to find weak points on ya bike Maroc will do it :023:

Phil

Totally agree - I am a firm believer of the age old adage; "if it moves but it shouldn't, use duct tape. If it doesn't move but it should, use WD40"

I'm also known for my liberal use of zip ties....

:seasaw:

Absolutely right Phil! I rode quite a fair chunk of Chris Scott's Morocco Overland trails and I also threw the bike down a couple of them :smilies0979: I should also mention that the the pattern mirrors from Wemoto are good value too :happy7:

I would say that I rode about 3-4,000k of piste that ranged from good graded gravel, corrugated, sandy (not deep sand), stony to rocky through to washed out and rutted pistes. I deliberately avoided some of the famous trails as I was concerned about finding fech fech solo, particularly the trail from Merzouga to Zagora :o

Fun and fast trail:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n...Morocco-41.jpg

Sand - near Erg Chigagga (notice the mirror) :incon_aargh[1]::
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h...0/Chigagga.jpg

Stony Trail:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u...s800/Stony.jpg

Lovely trail:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k...800/Stony2.jpg

Middle of nowhere:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9...00/nowhere.jpg

OUTSTANDING PLACE

Been twice and going back this Sept/Oct

I pushed a little harder as there were 2 of us !!! but know where you're coming from about some of the beond nowhere places !!!

There's a couple of pics of mine

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/p1...w268-h201-p-no

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Vd...w268-h201-p-no

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Yb...w261-h195-p-no

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rj...w285-h214-p-no

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/FS...w269-h201-p-no

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/1O...w268-h201-p-no

And to finnish with ...........fixing a broken BMW :pjrlaugh_61OD3G:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/WT...w261-h195-p-no

But just goes to show "they can fix anything in Africa"

Phil

Nice pics Phil. :respeck:

Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of mine napping in the dirt as it wanted to purge fuel out of the cap onto the tank bag which contained the camera. I was in two minds whether to right the bike or save the camera and take a photo. :115:

The deal breaker was that the tank bag came with me everywhere and I couldn't stand the smell of fuel :emoticons:

Cheers Dale, don't get me wrong ,i'd tried to pickit up once but was far to knackered so took some pics :043:

Fabulous contribution. Great pics of a top bike in wonderful scenery.