Bike Prep
My bike (2009 BMW F800GS):
Accessories fitted so far:
- Adventure-Spec crashbars
- Adventure-Spec bashplate
- Barkbusters Handguards
- BMW Adventure screen
- Famsa Tankbag
- BMW Aluminium Panniers and Top Box
- TouraTech Headlight Guard
- TouraTech Fog Lights
- Wunderlich Brake Reservoir covers
- SW-Motech centre stand
- TouraTech Water bottle brackets
- TouraTech 2L Canister brackets
- Leo Vince SBK exhaust can
- MITAS E10 Enduro Rear Tyre
- MITAS T-644 Army Special Front Tyre
Equipment I think we need (this is an ongoing list) :
- Slime for the tubes.
- Spare tubes
- Puncture repair kit(s)
- Compact Air compressor
- Obviously a toolkit
- Spare chain (or spares to fix the chain)
- Some chain lube
- Spare Sprockets
- Spare brake pads (front and rear)
- Extra petrol containers (maybe 2 x 5L containers strapped to the back of the panniers)
- First aid kit
- Kidney belt
- Insect spray
- Hayfever stuff (lately I have been suffering from hayfever for some reason)
- Tent
- Sleeping Bag
- Cooking stuff (pots, pans, gas stove, etc ..)
- Headlight (torch)
- iPod/iPhone with chargers
- SatNav (although not sure if this will help much in Africa, lack of available maps)
- Maps of all countries (Tracks4Africa Garmin Maps)
- Camera and Charger
- Camera tripod
- Maybe a small laptop (.. got an Asus EEEPC, 16GB Solid State)
- 12V to 240V inverter (to charge and power things, etc…)
- Ducktape / Cable ties (this can fix a lot of things)
- Clothes (ah duh ..)
- …… and still thinking ……
Bike Mods we need or at least what I would like:
- Panniers – BMW Aluminium Panniers (more info .. )
- Centre Stand – SW Motech stand (more info ..)
- Bigger touring screen (BMW Adv Screen)
- NippyNormans winglets – Ordered (more info ..)
- Airhawk comfort seating (for the ass)
- Bashplate – Adventure-Spec
- Headlight guard – Ordered the TouraTech Mesh guard (more info ..)
- Fork Seals – Kriega
- New tires (will be Mitas I think)
- Spotlights – TouraTech Fog Lights
- Akrapovic Exhaust (Can) (Got a Leo Vince SBK instead)
- Rear and Front Brake Fluid Reservoir protectors. – Ordered (more info ..)
Comments
My African Expedition 
jesus how much would this trip cost nice bike by the way
Yeah quite a bit, but most of the stuff was I got over time, not everything especially for this trip 😉
are you going to have like a support jeep or something to bring spares or are you bring it your self?
Hi,
I wonder if you used or tested the winglets?
If yes, what is your experience with them?
Hi … i have had the winglets, but they didn’t make any difference for me, so I took them off, they also don’t look so good 😉
Hey, i’m planning an Africa trip myself, same bike.
One thing that worries me is the availability of unleaded fuel. Did you have any problems? Or did you remove the catalytic converter?