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**MEZ** · #76 7 Dec 2018

Wheels on to balance the Orange.…!!! Slow but positive progress....

**chasbmw** · #77 7 Dec 2018

Back in the day

Almost standard R70/6, tank bag, simple panniers, rear rack and rack over cylinders. 2 up.

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**havakj** · #78 11 Dec 2018

The unnecessary absolute badassery of this is inspiring! Can't wait to see the final result.

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**Jay_Benson** · #79 11 Dec 2018

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Back in the day

Almost standard R70/6, tank bag, simple panniers, rear rack and rack over cylinders. 2 up.

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What was effect of the panniers / frame over the engine on the riding position or didn’t it affect it particularly?

**MEZ** · #80 11 Dec 2018

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The unnecessary absolute badassery of this is inspiring! Can't wait to see the final result.

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**chasbmw** · #81 11 Dec 2018

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What was effect of the panniers / frame over the engine on the riding position or didn’t it affect it particularly?

The bags over the cylinders were filled with sleeping bags so were quite soft and kept my knees warm! Helped get a bit more weight back into the center of the bike. Obviously 2 up with everything you need the bike could be a bit of a handful in deep sand or mud. But this configuration took us round the world on 3 different BMWs.

One pannier had cooking stuff, the other had spare parts, bags on the back had clothes/ tent. Cameras and papers in the tank bag, travellers cheques in the central frame tube.

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**MEZ** · #82 19 Dec 2018

Been busy, put the big bits back on for a test look...….

**MEZ** · #83 18 Jan 2019

Some more big bits added for a preview......

**MEZ** · #84 18 Jan 2019

Side shot

**chasbmw** · #85 18 Jan 2019

What is the tube that runs from the tank to the windscreen?

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**Jay_Benson** · #86 18 Jan 2019

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What is the tube that runs from the tank to the windscreen?

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Forced air induction inlet?

**Threewheelbonnie** · #87 18 Jan 2019

Snorkel. The wade line will be tank height so long as the electrics are waterproof and you keep moving.

Andy

**chasbmw** · #88 18 Jan 2019

It looks like a Landrover dust snorkel, but all the ones I have seen have the openings pointing backwards.

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**MEZ** · #89 18 Jan 2019

Well your about spot on fellas, it’s a high level air intake with a diversion butterfly valve that allows air to be taken from the screen or from behind the screen if its lashing down or sand storm ( not that you’d be continuing in a flippin sand storm like..!!). Nothing like a bit of Ram Air going on for the old induction system

**MEZ** · #90 1 Mar 2019

The rad that came with the donar bike was peppered with holes found after a pressure test was performed so for the same cost of a standard one from BMW I had this custom alloy one made. The core is almost double thickness at 64mm and will come into it's own in the hotter climates along with the fan override....