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My 1995 R1100Gs now has 128,000 kms. Still has the original M94, and clutch that still feels like new. I've had to replace the hall sensor, fork seals, head gaskets, one clutch cable, one speedo cable, and the usual brakes, tyres and shocks. Every 30,000 kms the splines get lubed. The trick for...

Thanks for the info. I'll give Schenker a call.

I've noticed how motorcycles in SA are pretty expensive, nearly double USA pices. Probably due to heavy import taxes. Anyway are used parts subject to much import duty? When I'm done with my ride in Argentina I was thinking of taking my USA registered KLR apart and mailing it in pieces to SA...

Yep perfectly normal. I had a nasty wreck out on the highway where a black scooter darted out of the shade of some trees on a bright sunny Saturday morning. It was one of those perfect days for riding, and I was in the groove and relaxed. Too relaxed I'm afraid. I wasn't riding with a finger on...

You guys are hard core.

So ya'll have good ale? I truly enjoy a good IPA. I'm resting my liver while in Thailand where good beer is near impossible to find I'm really looking forward to riding around SA.

Greetings from Ranong, Thailand: I'm a USA expat traveling around the world in stages on a 2006 KLR650. I'm based in Thailand were I keep the ugly old 1100gs. I just completed an 18,000 mile tour of the USA which ended in Alaska. Next September plans are to ride the KLR down to Argentina, then...