Just a quick one on the tyres.
We used Mitas in the North of Oz september 2003, on our R80GS models. The fronts were OK, but the rears fell to pieces due to the heat (42 degrees C in shade in Kunnanarra) on the tarmac. Whole blocks of tread seperated from the tyre carcas and flew off into the bush.Luckily we were carrying one spare tyre- a rear. Only place I saw TKC80 tyres on sale ( to suit R80GS models) was at Munich Motorcycles in Perth. There is a good tyre shop in the Honda dealer in Katherine. We found the sand to be not too bad on the tracks if you dont go so fast you have time to react to the bulldust. But going less than about 70 kph you will feel every corrugation--and theres millions of those.
Good Luck.
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