Bike modifications:
- Standard 1996 VFR750 FT
- 61738 miles before starting trip
- Owned since 2002? and 18k
- 2 previous owners prior to Paul
- Used for touring, 2 trackdays, commuting through
summer and winter
Prior mods:
- Hagon rear replacement shock
- Heated rider under grips
- Heated pillion wrap around grips
- DID gold chain
- Givi top box
- Scotoiler thumb rest
- Garmin GPS mounted through steering stem
- MRA adjustable touring screen
- Reconditioned exhuast down pipes and collector box
- Magic mushroom fairing protectors
- Endurance cargo tank bag
- Melvin braided brake hoses front and rear
Mods for this trip include:
- Fully recondition of front and rear suspension
- New Bridgestone BT020 tyres
- Reshaped and gel pad added to seat by Tony Archer
- Scotoiler high capacity resevoir added to existing Scotoiler RMV
- Givi E21 panniers on mark1 wingracks fitted to own design mounts
- New air and oil filters inc auxiliary air filter
- Silkoleen 10W40 oil
- Warm'n'safe heated jacket with permanent installed remote control
- 2 cigarette sockets (1 controlled by ignition key other live always)
- Mount for side stand foot plate
- RG racing crash bungs installed on owned designed system
- Kolpin water and fuel external resevoir tanks installed on own designed system
- Oregon scientific onboard camera (useless)
- Spare brake pad carrier in lower front fairing
- Overflow toolbox in lower front fairing
- Voltmeter added
- Air temp and humdity meters add but broke before trip started
- Ideas pen holder
- Wing mirror extenders
- Givi topbox top modified to allow carrying of light weight bike cover
- Maplin motorcycle tilt alarm
Total loaded weight with rider without pillion or auxiliary tanks
loaded: 350kg +/- 50kg (weighed on scales at stone quarry used for weighing 30T lorries)