Chain Or Shaft!.
Good day to you all,
I'm planning a journey that will take from U.A.E to Thailand and hopefully down to Malaysia if time allows, the distance will be around 13 to 15 Thousand Kilometers one way as I'm planning on shipping the bike for the return journey ( Air Or Sea Whatever is cheaper) hopefully within the end of this year or the beginning of the next.
Today I opened the Motorcycle file ( Yes I don't have licence yet! ) and if everything goes well I should have it within this month, now on to the bike my main concern is can I depend on a chain driven bike like the KTM's and the 800 GS or do I have to go for a shaft driven bike such as the 1200 GS which which is BTW really expensive for my budget and I'd really have to save a lot in order to get and will push my schedule further which is something I don't want to do.
I've heard about the Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 and it looks like a good choice but it's impossible to find where i'm right now so I'm left with either the KTM or the BMW.
Bottom line is I just would like to know if a chain driven bike can make the journey safely or do I have to stop every 500 Kilometers and start cleaning, lubing and waxing the chain in the middle of the road in order to avoid damage, I've seen so many videos on YouTube about long distance journeys and they all show you the beauty of the scenery but non of them ( at least to my knowledge ) shows you the technical part of those journeys especially maintenance ( what to do and how to do it ), SO here I'm asking for your support and advice.
Below are links to local listings of few ADV Motorcycles that I've found Pls take a look at them advice.
Thank you all in advance.
https://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/mo...MTM%3D&pos=324
https://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/mo...g%3D%3D&pos=48
https://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/mo...%3D%3D&pos=119
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