Bikes

Pile #1

2009 Kawasaki KLR650

Modifications:

  • Bored out to 685cc (more wheelies)
  • Happy Trails Center-stand
  • Happy Trails Engine Guard
  • Happy Trails Dakar Nerf bars/highway pegs
  • LED Indicators
  • 68 LED headlight (low beam only)
  • Driving lights
  • 12V car cigarette accessory outlet
  • Wolfman Luggage tankbag
  • Caribou panniers/racks
  • E-M doohickey
  • 1″ raised rear suspension
  • Grade 10 subframe bolts
  • 16T Front Sprocket
  • Knightrider Flashing LED brake light
  • Removed Smog
  • 46l Givi Rear trunk
  • Bark Busters
  • Ram GPS mount – hardwired
  • Tool Tube
  • 22c Carb mod
  • Uni Filter
  • Zerogravity Sport Touring screen
  • Reground valve seats (yay for no compression loss!)
  • Thermobob
  • Vista Cruze Cruise Control
  • Removed rear sub-fender
  • Removed kick-stand kill switch
  • Hard-wired power for laptop, 4xUSB outlets and blue tooth headset
  • Odyssey Battery

Pile #2

2008 Kawasaki KLR650

Modifications:

  • Bored out to 685cc
  • Happy Trails Engine Guard
  • Happy Trails Nerf bars/highway pegs
  • BMW Luggage tankbag
  • Happy Trails soft bag racks
  • Andy Strapz soft panniers
  • E-M doohickey
  • 16T Front Sprocket
  • Removed Smog
  • 22c Carb mod
  • Uni Filter
  • 1″ raised rear suspension
  • Grade 10 subframe bolts
  • Dirt bike style foot pegs
  • Thermobob
  • Homemade tool tube

Gear

Adrian’s riding kit

  • Cortech Accelerator 2 Jacket (integrated backpack with Camelbak)
  • Cortech Water Resistant Cargo Pants
  • BMW Pro Race gloves (warm weather)
  • Scott racing Descent gloves (cold weather-w/glove liners)
  • Shoei Multitec Modular helmet
  • New Zealand wool socks (blasphemous, I know)
  • Low cut custom leather riding boots
  • Neck warmer

Gizmo’s

  • Nikon D70 DSLR (Nikkor 18-200mm VR with Hoya Circular Polarizer filter & Nikkor 35mm f1.8 with Hoya UV filter)
  • Lenovo Y550 ideapad
  • 2xGoPro HD motorsport pack
  • EPIRB
  • Garmin Zumo 660
  • Blackberry Curve
  • iPod shuffle
  • 2xCardo Scala G2 com headsets

Camping kit

  • REI Quarter Dome T2 Plus Tent
  • Thermarest sleeping pad
  • Silk Sleeping Bag liner
  • Jet boil 2 person stove

Tools

  • 3 x tire spoons
  • 10″ shifter
  • Allen keys
  • Tire repair kit
  • Screwdrivers
  • Headlamp
  • 1/4″ sockets
  • Quiksteel
  • Electrical connectors
  • Fuses
  • Spare electrical wire
  • Front and rear tubes

Other random stuff

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