ADVGD's Ride Reports

**ADVGD** · 12th May 2013, 23:15

Ride Report Link > Diggers Ride

**ADVGD** · 12th May 2013, 23:16

Ride Report Link > 2012 Christmas Ride

**ADVGD** · 12th May 2013, 23:16

Ride Report Link > 2013 DB1K

**ADVGD** · 12th May 2013, 23:16

Ride Report Link > Exploring New Routes #319

**JimmyC** · 13th May 2013, 16:17

Originally Posted by ADVGD

Ride Report Link > 2013 DB1K

Some absolutely stunning pictures in there... colour me extremely jealous.

**Night Falcon** · 13th May 2013, 17:47

its rather depressing lookng at photo's like these on a work day; particularly on a Monday....I don't like Monday's

**ADVGD** · 30th June 2013, 21:46

A few pics from a recent return trip to Karamea

Ride Report Link > June 2013 return trip to Karamea

**BMWST?** · 30th June 2013, 22:36

Originally Posted by ADVGD

A few pics from a recent return trip to Karamea

Ride Report Link > June 2013 return trip to Karamea

do you just carry fuel in the bottles on the cases?

**ADVGD** · 2nd July 2013, 10:36

Originally Posted by BMWST?

do you just carry fuel in the bottles on the cases?

No fuel carried on the rear pannier cages as the 28 litre tank keeps me well fueled up. The cages hold the MSR fuel bottle/pump, fire extinguisher, snow chains (in winter), oil, etc.

Cheers mate

**ADVGD** · 16th July 2013, 20:30

A few pics from a trip down south to do an engine swap

Ride Report Link > New Engine Run

**clint640** · 17th July 2013, 10:21

Nice! Been ages since I've had a good snowy ride, fingers x'ed for the MMMMM! I think I've been to that spot where you camped in the 4x4.

You're a hard man on DRZ engines. How many kms did you get out of that motor?

Cheers
Clint

**ADVGD** · 17th July 2013, 11:03

Originally Posted by clint640

Nice! Been ages since I've had a good snowy ride, fingers x'ed for the MMMMM! I think I've been to that spot where you camped in the 4x4.

You're a hard man on DRZ engines. How many kms did you get out of that motor?

Hey ya Clint, don't ask that questions mate, you'll make me cringe! I only managed a little over 20k. To be fair I believe I caused this by installing a Rekluse clutch. While I should be on my 1st clutch pack at 20k I am on my 3rd (and went through two Rekluse units) so I believe it was clutch fiber oil contamination that was the cause of the running big end and oil consumption. The Rekluse clutch was/is such a nice system to ride with, but for strings of long days of fully laden riding in techy terrain there is just too much continual clutch slip no matter how the Rekluse is tuned. Needless to say I won't be installing one on this engine so should have a long trouble free run

Have a great MMMMM mate

**whatastoner** · 17th July 2013, 19:20

We all hope that will be the case. Carrying a spare motor with you on the DB would not be a good look.

**pete-blen** · 17th July 2013, 19:37

Originally Posted by ADVGD

Hey ya Clint, don't ask that questions mate, you'll make me cringe! I only managed a little over 20k. To be fair I believe I caused this by installing a Rekluse clutch. While I should be on my 1st clutch pack at 20k I am on my 3rd (and went through two Rekluse units) so I believe it was clutch fiber oil contamination that was the cause of the running big end and oil consumption. The Rekluse clutch was/is such a nice system to ride with, but for strings of long days of fully laden riding in techy terrain there is just too much continual clutch slip no matter how the Rekluse is tuned. Needless to say I won't be installing one on this engine so should have a long trouble free run

Have a great MMMMM mate

Interesting what yer say about the Rekluse.... Might pay to go to 1,500km oil/filter changes..
The XTR being a dry sump motor.... Wonder if that going to be a help or not....