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



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

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!

The damage from the line rubbing on the rotor:


The front end strip in the middle of nowhere, Morocco:


Don't forget to use Loctite on your exhaust shield!


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


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...

Example - hose clamp to rescue pannier that is still there 14,000k later:



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