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Dakar - what can I fix myself?
Hi, I'm planning a three month trip through the Middle East ans a couple of the Stans. I'm on a 650 Dakar and basically bought it because my lack of mechanic skills. BUT, what do you think I must be able to handle myself on a trip like this? For example change of tires, filters, cables, sparks - and then what?!
Like somebody else wrote on this forum:
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Hello,
Personally the more you can do the better, dont trust anyone working on your bike in Africa stay with it all the time. This may sound a bit harsh but it would be interesting to see if other travellers agree with me...
But I reckon you should be able to fix a puncture as a minimum, going to the higher scale would be changing oil, checking valve clearances etc generally an inqusitive mind when dealing with problems helps.
Grtz
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Hi,
Try looking at this thread in "Equipping The Bike" - What spares should I take? simonrjames 14 29 January 2004 11:51 PM
You'll find many points of view on this matter, all borne of experience.
Basically, what spares you take depends on your spannering ability & level of ingenuity.
Steve
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Thanks, that was a really useful conversation on that thread. And since I will be going through 75-octane-land, I'll bing some spark plugs!
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hi
try the chain gang website on the links page
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