keeping the r80gs basic, basic
I have owned the bike from new and am planning a trans Russia trip in 2015. Having trawled various sites, including this one, it seems that the common cause for unreliabilty stems from an over dependence on so called adventure mods or upgrading standard parts with those favoured by rally inspired marketing. Call me naive but most of the people I know and the books I've read were people have made long and successful trips have done so on a bog standard machine without the fancy must have accessories. I don't want expensive forks, shocks etc that can't be repaired on the road. If its good enough for Ted Simon, Helge Pederson and the Mondo boys its good enough for me , I'd rather spend the extra cash on the trip. My bike and me , are and always will be, basic.
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