Loctite is the brand name of an adhesives company that has become synonymous with chemical threadlocker. Anti-seize is also a common chemical compound added to threads during assembly, for a different, yet equally important purpose.
One week till departure, roof starts leaking, ruins downstairs bathroom door. Had to fix the roof, and take care of the water damage, as well as replace the door. Two days later, a huge wind storm blows down our fence.
At Touratech, we ride. Street bikes, dirt bikes and of course, adventure bikes.
Yesterday at EICMA they unveiled the 2015 Tiger 800’s…. All 4 of them: The Tiger XR and XRX for the street, and the XC and XCX for dual-sport riding.
This week in Archambault’s Angle, Eric shares the contents of his tool kit and his tool philosophy.
From the primitive, but effective ammo cans, to the sleek, modern, boxes of today that look like they belong at the space station, the pannier has always been as important to the adventure motorcycle traveller as dice are to Vegas.
In 2008 Rintz climbed on his bike, affectionately named Marianne, and began the journey from his home in Germany. Over the next three years he had a truly amazing adventure.
I have always liked the concept of a mummy bag, but would normally end up waking up many times throughout the night tangled up in my sleeping bag.
The boy scout in me really enjoyed this part of the trip prep and planning process: Building a tool kit that would get both our bikes through four months on the road in South America.
In preparing for our trip to Mexico last March, Matt and I tried to set the rear sag on my 2007 BMW F650GS with a light load of luggage. Even with the shock preload turned all the way up, there was still too much sag.