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MOTOBRICK RIDING => Photographic Ride Reports => Topic started by: pinhead on July 09, 2016, 03:16:45 PM
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I am thinking about going on a long tour from Sacramento, CA up to Washington and maybe Canada. I was wondering if anyone has ever composed service and repair shops for people who tour if they get into mechanical trouble. I like touring long distance but the question of what I would do if I ever broke down nags me. It would be nice to have a list of shops that work on these bikes in case I had trouble and no tools to do repairs. Anyone know of anything like that?
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I like touring long distance but the question of what I would do if I ever broke down nags me.
Since I have never broken down in a quarter of a million kms,my concerns focus on not crashing.This is the most likely failure mode after you've done your due dilligence.Get breakdown insurance with a transport home policy,maybe?Take puncture repair system and a way of securing the bike whilst you go off for "help".Wing the rest as part of the adventure.Nagging like yours takes the freedom away.Enjoy the ride. :riding:
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Anyone know of anything like that?
The Dude's breakdown insurance policy suggestion is a good one, pinhead. Also, this benefit of BMW MOA (http://www.bmwmoa.org/?page=abook) may interest you. Maybe someone here has an anecdote to offer about that benefit.
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Emergency essentials beside breakdown insurance and a tyre kit and some spares, a credit/debit card & cash hidden on the bike. A good mate with a trailer who will recover you. And the best one is a friendly polite attitude . I've had a farm couple keep a mates bike in a shed for a week while he chased parts. Another mate had an over night stay with a farmer, help repair his car with parts supplied from a wreck the farmer had. And was told to come back and help himself to the whole wreck. This is just a couple of incidents of many. By the same token be prepared to help others, what goes around comes around. :clap:
Regards Martin.
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By the same token be prepared to help others, what goes around comes around.
Regards Martin.
For sure.The adventure can really take off with this approach.Just be alert.
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Be a lert the world needs lerts.
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Emergency essentials beside breakdown insurance and a tyre kit and some spares, a credit/debit card & cash hidden on the bike. A good mate with a trailer who will recover you. And the best one is a friendly polite attitude . I've had a farm couple keep a mates bike in a shed for a week while he chased parts. Another mate had an over night stay with a farmer, help repair his car with parts supplied from a wreck the farmer had. And was told to come back and help himself to the whole wreck. This is just a couple of incidents of many. By the same token be prepared to help others, what goes around comes around. :clap:
Regards Martin.
Good advice from our mate across the ditch !!
we have found people to generally be extremely helpful. One tour that we did last year a couple loaned us their car to go get groceries in town because the weather was so bad and we were on a bike (and we are not fair weather bikers - we have all the wet weather gear) - there are just a lot of great people out there!
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I pulled this off of a Riders Warehouse ad because of the K LT. :2thumbup:
Get the idea?
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I am thinking about going on a long tour from Sacramento, CA up to Washington and maybe Canada. I was wondering if anyone has ever composed service and repair shops for people who tour if they get into mechanical trouble. I like touring long distance but the question of what I would do if I ever broke down nags me. It would be nice to have a list of shops that work on these bikes in case I had trouble and no tools to do repairs. Anyone know of anything like that?
I've taken a couple of summer trips on my K-75S without incident... well, except for one. The clutch cable broke on me not but 10 miles from the house after a 4500 mile trip. I had one with me and was back on the road in less than an hour. I carry along with the factory tool kit; a jump pack, spare clutch cable, light bulb kit, tire plugger with inflator, tie-down straps, numbers for AMA towing and my MOA Anonymous Book along with the Airhead directory.
I've found that knowing how my brick works and keeping it well-maintained has given me many thousands of mile of trouble-free travel.