The big trip wasn't as long as I had hoped or intended due to my mother's passing, so I have things to go back and do ... but the bike was fabulous for 8000 miles of abuse by a middle-aged, off-road novice who really should know better. As anticipated, I was by far the limiting factor. The majority of the story is on FaceAche if you're interested:
https://www.facebook.com/SpudzAfricanAdventure/
Cheers, Stephen aka SilverSurferToo aka Spud.