Bikes

We took off with 2 Yamaha XT600, model 2000.

XT600

The following modifications are done on both motorcycles:

Front luggage rack (self made)
Rear luggage rack (self made)
1x side boxes with petrol can rack (thanks to Ebay)
1x side boxes + 2 top cases by Zarges
A car power socket each to use hair cutting machine and MP3 player

Larger tanks where ordered, but even after a two months waiting time we couldn't change our money into these tanks. Now we are using each three extra petrol cans (additional volume: 20 litres). Tyres: Metzler Kangoo.

The following inspections/repairs were necessary so far:

km-Stand	XT600(Lo)	XT600(Mo)
3500	Starter relay defect, build in of a new one
3600	Start of the LoMo-Expedition
5000	New rear tyre: change from Dunlop TrialMax to Metzler Kangoo
5700		Starter relay defect, from now on relay will be bridged to start (russian technology)
6800	Inspection: oil change, cleaning of air filter, carburetor, valves and brakes are checked
10300	Nail in rear tyre, tube completely destroyed, build in of a new one
12500		Change of rear brake pads
15900	Inspection: oil and filter change, air filter change, carburetor and brakes are checked, valves adjusted
17000	Chain bend and broken by run off, assembly of a new one
18500	Hole in the rear tube, after two times repair finally change into a new one
21300	Pinion changed	Complete chain set changed
22000	Change of front brake pads
25500	Inspection: oil change, cleaning of oil filter, valves adjusted, brakes checked, spark plugs changed
25500		Change of airfilter, rear and front brake pads, russian starter technology revised
25600		Flat rear tyre, twice repaired
26000		Change of rear brake pads again, chinese ones broke
30012	speedometer shaft broken, now a malay one is doing the job
33300	Inspection: oil and filter change, carburetor and brakes checked, valves adjusted
33300		change of front wheel (finally it was time), rear wheel: hole in tube repaired
34300	speedometer shaft broken again, now an indian one is doing the job
35000		Nail in rear tyre, hole in tube repaired
37600	hole in tube of rear wheel because of a fissure in profile, hole patched and tyre changed (Pirelli MT21)
40600		Kupplungsbowdenzug gerissen, repariert
44700	Inspection: oil and filter change, cleaning of air filter, sparking plug changed, brakes checked, valves adjusted
44700	New front tyre, change from Dunlop TrialMax to Metzler Kangoo	New rear tyre (Vee Rubber V163)
47600	Arrival of the LoMo-Expedition Conclusion: The XT 600 is a very reliable motorcycle, easy to maintain and we can only recommend it for this kind of travelling.