Spares for long trip

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I am off to South America in Jan for 8 - 9 months travelling upto Alaska eventually. I will be taking some spares with me but what would you recommend as a 'must carry' Its a 1200 GSA and yes I know I should be doing it on an 1150 (yawn)
Obvious ones are
Spare EWS Ring
Spare FPC
Spare Oil Filter
 
IMO that would be enough, i might not even bother with the oil filter I would make sure I could fix a puncture and have a little 'on board' compressor. A few different credit cards all who have been informed i'm travelling and where to, and i'd keep a list of BM dealers somewhere handy.

What will happen will happen, have a great trip:thumb2

Shep
 
Hi Shep,
Cool I think you're probably right, I am a hopeless mechanic anyway and if I take too much stuff it will only sit there until someone comes along and shows me what to do with it :) I think you can get bogged down in 'what if's' and lets face it theres plenty of people who do this trip so I will stick with the minimum, may take a few spokes along ' just in case' :)
 
Spare brake x 2, clutch and gear levers?

Tie wraps, bodge tape and can of WD40.

Spare air filter and engine / gearbox / FD oil drain / fill seals in case you have to do somw deep river fording and the engine / gearbox gets a bit wet inside, so a spare filter might be usefull.
 
Shep said:
IMO that would be enough, i might not even bother with the oil filter I would make sure I could fix a puncture and have a little 'on board' compressor. A few different credit cards all who have been informed i'm travelling and where to, and i'd keep a list of BM dealers somewhere handy.

What will happen will happen, have a great trip:thumb2

Shep
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+1

+ make sure consumables are new when starting off. Tyres, brake pads etc etc. That way you shouldn't need to replace anything for quite a few miles. Might be a good idea to have a list of courier company offices along the route (UPS, FedEx etc etc.) so stuff can be shipped out quickly if you need it.
 
With Shep on this plus, maybe, spare levers :nenau

Oh, and knowing how to isolate the brake light swithch incase you damage it:

Seperate the plug from the switch

  • 3 wires go into the plug: RED, BLUE, WHITE

  • Pull through the RED & WHITE connecters

  • Isolate the blue connector/wire

  • Join the RED/WHITE connectors together

Andres
 
Rather then take gaffer tap I reccommend aluminium tape - its stronger and can be used in hotter areas as well as cold areas.
Lock wire would be good - you don't need the pliers, just the wire should be useful.
A tube, for siphoning fuel into an empty water bottle.

As for the credit cards - consider an O2 money card. Its a VISA credit card but you can only spend what's on it - so if someone nicks it they can only spend what you've added to it and not a penny more - its also printed 'flat' so it is not allowed to be used in the back end of beyond in a dodgy triplicate counterfoil slip machine. If you need more money on it then someone back home can do that for you online.
 
Chris Terry said:
Trouser press :aidan
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Slightly more seriously, make sure your tool kit is "large" enough to do what you want to do at the roadside eg have you considered the minimum number of torx keys required to change both tyres? And what other tools are required to achieve this seemingly simple task?
So my suggestion is to work through the simple R & M things that you can do and set out the tools that you need to carry out the actions. :rob
 
I never take much because quite frankly, you can get 95% of what you need out on the road.

This is my list:

FPC
EWS ring
Oil filter and tool (it's good to keep the oil clean especially if it's hot and dusty)
Good tool kit
Puncture repair kit
Duct tape
Cable ties
Haynes manual (for reference by any mechanic if it goes horribly wrong, which it won't)
Clutch cable (cable tied to the original so it's simple to change in an emergency)
Good first aid kit

As already said, make sure the bike is fully serviced and things like brake pads are in good condition.

There are plenty of BMW shops in the states where you can everything you need and a good service when you get there. They don't tend to rip you off either :augie

I wouldn't bother with anything else TBH as in my experience, the 1200 will take a fearful hammering and will get you where you want to go:thumb
 
Toyota land cruiser, spare engine, gearbox, welding set to fix the frame.....
.....break down insurance, mobile phone, and a credit card, that'll do nicely
 
Of course you'll want the 7 passenger Troop Carrier Toyota Landcruiser with the extra high snorkel if it is going to follow you around. Sounds like good advice above. Maybe add a seal for the final drive (the one under the black plastic ring). It is small and easy to pack. Also, you never know you just might blow a seal in Patagonia:augie
BTW I will be riding south from Santiago to Ushuaia mid February. Maybe see you on the road.

BTW excellent free routable Garmin compatible maps for Chile Argentina & Uruguay at: http://www.proyectomapear.com.ar/ Site works in English or Spanish. Just sign up, they will send you an email with a link. Use it, go to Mapear v. 8.5 Works well and supports autorouting. Cheers!:beerjug:
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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