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  • Which part of Honda CRF 250L did we change in 85.000 km in the world trip ?

    Which part of Honda CRF 250L did we change in 85.000 km in the world trip ?

    Both of us have been riding Honda CRF 250 L motorcycles and so far we made 85.000 km in 30 months to turn around Europe and Africa continent. We have been doing all maintenance of motorcycles so we would like to share with you which part of CRF 250 L did we change until now.

    Most people think 250 cc motorcycle is too small for a world trip especially for Africa continent.  We think that it is a good option but you can be right if you want to ride on desert you need more power to go through the loose sands.

    You can also check the article about;  why we did choose Honda CRF 250 L to travel around the world.

    World trip with motorcycle

    Which part of Honda CRF 250L did we change in 85.000 km in the world trip ?

    One is second hand, it was 2.500 km when we bought model 2014, which is from Turkey.

    Other Honda CRF 250 was new when we bought it, which is 2016 model and from Holland.

     

    2014 model 2016 model Which part has Changed Detail
    2.500 km 1.000 km Engine oil and filter We didn’t know when they changed last time for the second hand. (in TURKEY)
    6.500 km – Battery Battery dead for second hand motorcycle. (in HOLLAND)
    10.000 km 6.700 km Engine oil (in NORWAY)
    14.500 – Chain and Back sprocket (in POLAND)
    16.500 km 13.400 km Engine oil and filter (in HOLLAND)
    21.070 km 18.170 km All Tires, Heidenau K60, We used original tires, IRC, in Europe. (in TURKEY)
    21.070 km 18.170 km Engine oil (in TURKEY)
    – 18.170 km Chain (in TURKEY)
    29.300 km 26.200 km Air filter (in SENEGAL)
    29.300 km 26.200 km Engine oil and filter (in SENEGAL)
    29.300 km – Chain and sprockets (in SENEGAL)
    32.000 km 29.000 km Break fluid There was so much dust in it(in MALI)
    – 31.100 km One fork seal Nigerian roads are terrible (in NIGERIA)
    36.300 km 33.200 km Engine oil (in CAMEROON)
    38.300 km 35.400 km Rear tires, Michelin T63, (in GABON)
    41.500 km 38.700 km Engine oil (in ANGOLA)
    41.500 km 38.700 km Headlight bulb (in ANGOLA)
    – 38.700 km Sprockets (in ANGOLA)
    47.600 km 45.000 km All Tires, Mitas EO7, (in SOUTH AFRICA)
    47.600 km 45.000 km Engine oil and filter (in SOUTH AFRICA)
    47.600 km 45.000 km Break fluid There was so much dust in it (in SOUTH AFRICA)
    47.600 km 45.000 km Spark plug (in SOUTH AFRICA)
    53.400 km 50.900 km Engine oil (in BOTSWANA)
    58.250 km – Clutch pad, Engine oil and Engine filter (in TANZANIA)
    – 56.000 km Engine oil and filter (in TANZANIA)
    – 57.250 km Battery and Engine oil (in TANZANIA)
    62.500 km 60.300 km Engine oil we could find organic oil therefore we changed engine oil every 4.000 km.              (in KENYA)
    – 63.000 km Chain He used the chain total 44.250 km. 🙂           (in ETHIOPIA)
    67.100 km 65.100 km Engine oil It was organic motorcycle engine oil so we wanted to changed in 4.000 km but we couldn’t find good quality engine oil. (in ETHIOPIA)
    – 65.100 km Clutch pad (in ETHIOPIA)
    68.000 km 66.000 km We cleaned fuel pumps and fuel filter Our both motorcycle stopped and didn’t work well again after bought our first petrol in Sudan. We searched everything and than we had to clean pumps and filters.   (in SUDAN)
    69.000 km 67.000 km Sprockets, Engine oil and filter, Break fluid, fork oil and seals, Spark plug, air filter. And all tires, (Mitas EO7) (in TURKEY)
    69.00 km – Rear break, Chain Used the chain 40.000 km   (in TURKEY)
    – 67.000 km Valve clearance, Fuel pump (in TURKEY)
    – 73.000 km Rear break (in TURKEY)
    76.000 74.500 km Engine oil (in TURKEY)
    – 74.500 km Cam chain tensioner (in TURKEY) Free changed because of the fabric problem.
    83.500 – Engine oil and filter, Air filter (in TURKEY)
    – 85.100 km ????????? (in HOLLAND) Motorcycle is in Holland and we are in Turkey therefore we haven’t check yet but could be similar.

     

    *We filled in the km if we changed something on the motorcycle, if there is no number we only changed it on 1 motorcycle.

    What we have been learning on the road we always like to share. You can find playlist to watch from our maintenance here :

    When our motorcycles arrive Turkey from Sudan with air freight we went Ersoy Moto, where we can work ourselves on the motorcycles. We had checked-up our CRF 250 L motorcycles. Also we cleaned them, it took many hours to clean African dust and dirt because it was stuck every where. 🙂

    By the way, we went to Honda service in Cape Town to ask about valve clearance when motorcycles were 47.500 km. They told us everything sounds fine therefore they didn’t open the engine. We opened both motorcycles engine for valve clearance in Turkey.  Second hand motorcycle was 69.000 km we measured it but it was not necessary to do so we didn’t.

    We always check the mechanic/technical book of Honda CRF 250L to change everything on time but some parts of motorcycle lasted more long than the book is saying or we didn’t have the parts to change.

    We haven’t changed his breaks yet because we didn’t need to use our break on the road so much. 🙂 Generally, gas breaks is enough for us in Africa. We had to change mine because rear break had damage.

    If you plan a long motorcycle journey like us you should check our other articles about what we carry for fix motorcycles, how much knowledge you need about motorcycle before start to travel , what have been learning on the road to mechanic of motorcycle? …etc   for all articles just click 🙂

  • Which kind of mechanic detail we could learn on the road from motorcycle

    Which kind of mechanic detail we could learn on the road from motorcycle

    We have been learning a lot of things on the road about our motorcycles. Some is basic mechanic stuff some is hard job… Everything is so new for us because we never ride motorcycle before start our world trip. 🙂

    Must check one thing after change/repair your tire.

    We change tire many times but we didn’t know one detail for control until have problem.

    I had flat tire again in Mozambique and we repaired it. It was look like everything fine but when started to ride the feeling was no balance at all. It was hard to ride slow and I had hard time on the sand. Therefore we checked again to find the problem and we saw that tire didn’t fit well.

    We tried to get air out and put back again in a petrol station but didn’t work. So, we took out the tire, got air out and got the wheel lose of the tire, use a little WD40 after then gave air again.

    So, if you change your tire first time you should keep in your mind to look this detail. 😉

    Motorcycle was working automatically without use start button

    I turn on the engine and started to ride. It was rain and Ferry said that my in front light didn’t work. Must be a problem with the bulb or a fuse. After a while we had a break and than when I turn on my engine motorcycle work without using the start button. Still my light wasn’t working.

    Rain was like shower so we couldn’t do anything. Next day, the problem kept continue. The light didn’t work and motorcycle started before push the start button.

    We saw that a little stone got stuck in the start button. The button takes all electricity from the motorcycle when the engine goes on. So, if the button stuck the motorcycle can work automatically and still takes all power from the motorcycle. Of course, no electricity. We got out the stone and everything turned back normal.

    Now. After all gravel, sand, dirt..etc. road we always check the start button to make sure nothing stuck and sometime we use WD40 to make sure.

    Our air filter, we can’t clean it but we couldn’t find the same as our motorcycle air filter.

    Our motorcycle (Honda CRF 250L) air filter needs to change every 24.000 km. We changed first time when the motorcycle was 29.000 km. The air filter was clean so we wanted to use long because we were in Africa.

    After Congo, DRC, Gabon and Namibia We wanted to check the air filter. It was only 12.000 km but air filter was dirty. No way to put back like that but it was hard to find as well. We went to a mechanic service and use their brake cleaner to clean the filter. After it got dry we put it back again.

    When you start the motorcycle engine you need to open gas more and listen to the sound. Because in the beginning the sound is like somebody coughs.

    We heard from some people who use OMO to clean their air filter. We haven’t done that but keeping it in our mind if necessary we can do it.

    No chain oil and chain cleaner in West Africa 🙁

    When we were starting to our journey we had two chain oils and one chain cleaner. We were thinking to easy find this kind of stuff in Africa. But we didn’t. When we were in Senegal we found small chain oil that was so expensive. Can’t be like that we have no option to travel without oil the chain.

    We bought truck oil, which is thick, and not keeping dust. Just need a teeth brusher to put it on the chain 😉

    Sometimes, we must clean the chain of course. Can’t find chain cleaner but find break fluid everywhere. So we bought one small and clean the chain with it. It is really so easy to clean. 😉

    …will continue 🙂

    What we have been learning on the road we always like to share. You can find playlist to watch from our maintenance here :

     

  • When and which part do we change ourselves on the motorcycle.

    When and which part do we change ourselves on the motorcycle.

    Our plan makes 200.000 km with Honda CRF 250L. Therefore we must take care well. We made more than 52.000 km until now.

    Chain oil:

    We oil our chain by hand and do that every 250 km, when we can’t find real chain oil we used motor oil for trucks, this is very thick and a good alternative for the chain oil.

    Engine oil:

    We change our oil every 6.000 km, we try to find the best quality available. This is not easy in a lot of countries. We try to look for 10W 40 API SG or higher JASO MA. Unfortunately we can’t always find this, as we are in Africa we can also use 20W 50 what is more available this is because the temperature will not be lower then 10 degrees Celsius when we are riding.

    Oil filter:

    We change our oil filters every second time we change our oil. This means every 12.000 km for us.

    Air filter:

    We change our air filters every 25.000 km, this is a easy job on the CRF250L.

    Sprockets:

    We use the original sprockets for the motorcycle 12 front 44 back for us the speed and acceleration is enough at the moment. It is possible to change them to 13 front 42 back so you have a higher top speed and the acceleration goes up. We are riding in Africa and are here to see and explore, also the road conditions are not good we see a lot of really big potholes so it’s nice to ride slowly. We change our sprockets first time after 40.000 km, the front was really finished at this point, the rear could do a bit more but not much.

    Chain:

    We started with the original DID 520 VX chain, which hardly went for 20.000 km. This was not enough for us, now we are riding with a golden ?????? chain, this one we use now for 25.000 km and is still totally fine.

    Tires:

    This is a tough one, we started with the original tires from Honda. They lasted surprisingly long, we made 17.000 km with them. After research, getting advice from a lot of people we bought the Heidenau K60. This is a tire to use off road and on the tar roads. For us this was not a good choice, when riding in Africa the roads are different everywhere the tire is useless in the sand and not good enough on gravel roads, they lasted 15.000 km. We found second hand tires in Nigeria the Michellin T63, they handled the off road conditions much better. We will now start with the Mitas E07 dakar, we certainly hope this one will get us at least 20.000 km

    Spark plug:

    We changed this after 50.000 km and keep the old ones with us as a spare pare what we hopefully don’t need to use.

    Brake pads:

    After 50.000 km they still look fine, we have a extra pair but we didn’t change them yet.

    Brake fluid:

    We changed our brake fluid after 30.000 km, this was even in Africa easy to find.

    Brake :

    We passed 50.000 km and still we use first one. We don’t use brake that much in Africa, look like 🙂

    Gear pads:

    Our plan was changed around 50.000 km but still going well. Therefore we have been carrying with us we will change when we need.

    Light bulbs:

    We only change them when they break, this happened for both our headlights after 40.000 km.

    Fork seal:

    We changed one in Nigeria after the terrible roads in there. Ferry’s right fork seal torn. It took 13 days to find new one because our motorcycle size is a little different. Now, we have two extra with us.

     

    What we have been learning on the road we always like to share. You can find playlist to watch from our maintenance here :

     

  • Which type of motorcycle to choose beginning or travel?

    Which type of motorcycle to choose beginning or travel?

    When we search about choosing right motorcycle for beginner we can find a lot of articles for that. You find a lot of info about motorcycle type detail as well. Who write all articles most of them really expert. So, who am I? How can I write something for choosing motorcycles?

    I am just a rider like you or I was looking to find a right type of motorcycle when I started like you. Just want to share my experience and opinion for that.

    I bought my first motorcycle on 2006, which was Honda Naked CBF 250. After that I ride BMW 650 GS. I had a change to ride also Honda Transalp as well. I am on the world trip since 2016 and have been riding Honda CRF 250L. We can get a lot of messages about choosing motorcycle.

    choose your motorcycle what you want

    Let’s start some questions before tell which one is the right motorcycle for yourself :
    • I don’ t know who you are. What do you like to do for your travel or weekend? Camping, hiking, sport, nature, easy weekend, push yourself sometimes….
    • Why do you want to have a motorcycle? All my friends have, want to something different, I saw some shows, don’t want to stuck on the rush hours, and give a feeling to you freedom….
    • Have you never ride motorcycle before? Are sure you like to do that?
    • How much money do you have to spend for a motorcycle?
    • If you have a motorcycle do you want to just ride or want to learn mechanic as well?
    • Do you have any health problem like back, neck, heart…?

    I asked them when I was beginning. I like camping and nature so much. I saw some movies and I wanted to have a motorcycle 11 years ago. I was thinking more freedom. Also, I was living in Istanbul and rush hours are crazy there and I didn’t want to sit many hours in the car for go to only 20 km.

    When I started to search and ask about motorcycles to who was riding motorcycle they give their opinion and almost all of it was different type or model. 🙂 I am 169 cm tall and how I can ride a motorcycle if my feet don’t touch the ground. We had always rush hour and not good roads what I can do with race? That motorcycle how I can buy because you said best? Do you have any idea how much it is? I had an answer to almost everybody what they told to me buy.

    oneroadoneworld choose a motorcycle for world trip

    I need to choose a model to start, first I wanted to learn what does it mean the type!

    Naked (Standard): The other name is street motorcycle and upright sit position.

    Touring: Long distant motorcycle. They are general more big and heavy. Can’t find small cc alternative. Like a big brother for naked. 🙂

    Sport: For me, it means race. Open the gas and go fast J a forward leaning sit position.

    Sport Touring: It is between touring and sport model.

    Cruiser: Means Harley Davidson for me. 🙂

    Dual purpose and adventure: It can vary off-road conditions from tar road to dirt. Upright sit position.

    Off-road: Motocross, Enduro, Rally, Dirty bike… in the same category type. They are good for sand, gravel, mud, river and snow.

    Scooter : To be honest I never search about it.

    dogru motosiklet nasil secilir

    How did I choose my first motorcycle in the beginning?

    Even if a dual-purpose type of motorcycle looked like right for me, after answer all my questions, I bought NAKED. I was beginner. I prefer was practice more on the tar road. So, first one can be a street motorcycle J 

    I suppose a lot of new rider think same way. I could learn to ride. I can drop it easily so, nice to be light. I am beginner and I don’t need power so much. 125 CC or 250 CC could be a good start. Maybe 250 CC is better if I like and want to keep the same motorcycle for a while.

    The price is important. I don’t want to pay a lot of money. If I drop it the part must be cheap. Mechanic needs to be easy to understand. Therefore, I can fix some basic things. If I don’t really like to ride I want to sell it fast and don’t loose a lot of money.

    I wanted my feet touch the ground, not only my toes like a ballerina. I was sure that I would have a balance problem a lot.

    I didn’t look for side bags, window, hand protection…etc. If I want to have them I could buy separate.

    And I bought HONDA CBF 250. I ride 2 years and like it. I made 15.000 km. Only, long distant journeys (each day, 400 km ride with it in 5 days) killed me because it isn’t that type of motorcycle. 🙂

    If you ask about Ferry He had only one motorcycle which we have been riding for our world trip journey Honda CRF 250L 🙂

    how find right motorcycle in the beginning

  • Why did we choose the Honda CRF 250L motorcycle for our world trip?

    Why did we choose the Honda CRF 250L motorcycle for our world trip?

    You want to go a world trip by motorcycle and you never ride motorcycle before how you can choose a motorcycle, first you should learn to ride! 

    I didn’t ride motorcycle for 8 years and Ferry never ride before.  We were getting ready to our world trip. First, we asked somebody who I can trust their opinion. After that we searched a little who went to motorcycle world trip before and which motorcycle they were riding.

    First of all, it is a world trip and each country can have different road conditions which can be tar road, gravel road, sand, mud…etc. So we need a motorcycle to ride mix road. Motorcycle type must be Dual Purpose & Adventure.

    We were looking a motorcycle light if we need to push it in the river, mud and sand or lift it up. Also, we won’t have any plan to ride fast even on a tar road, max. speed will be 100 km. So 250 CC motorcycle should be fine.

    We will be on the road and we need to fix our motorcycles when have a mechanic problem. We need a motorcycle, which one easy to understand mechanic detail and fix it without being expert.

    woman rider honda crf 250L mechanic

    Some countries don’t have motorcycle or have small one. If we need a part of motorcycle how can we find it? Therefore, which motorcycle we are going to choose nice to find a part easily.

    We were looking cheap motorcycle. Quit the job and go to world trip many years means need money on the road. 🙂 Also most of parts are cheap to replace.

    When we made the list, we saw to we couldn’t have a lot of choose. And we decided the HONDA CRF 250L was the best match for us.

    We have changed something and modify a little for long distance ride. You can find detail here…

    GS

  • Change and Modify Our CRF250L To Get Ready Africa…

    Change and Modify Our CRF250L To Get Ready Africa…

     Our motorcycle experience has started in Europe. So, We didn’t know what we really need it. After travel 3.5 months in Europe We went to Turkey to get ready our motorcycles to Africa trip.

    What did we change on Honda CRF 250L motorcycle? How much did we pay to modify our motorcycles?

    Before keep continue to read you can check our video which is ”Getting Ready to Road Trip | Modification Motorcycle CRF 250”

    Window: We had it in Turkey from “GP Kompozit“ and paid 45 Euro for two motorcycles in front screen.

    Seat: It is one of the most important think if you want to ride everyday or many km. in a day. We changed seat in Turkey and paid 100 EURO for two CRF 250 L. We got it from “Motosay“

    Tires: We made 20.000 km with original IRC tires. We were riding most of time on the asphalt in Europe. When we have changed to our road to Africa We started to look a new tires, which one is best for all roads. After all searched and told people who has experience for Africa We decided Heidenau K60. We bought in Holland and carried to Turkey and changed there. We paid 100 Euro for a pair of tires.

    Inner tube: We will hit a lot of of road in Africa We knew that. And we don`t want to problem with out inner tubes. So, We bought ultra heavy-duty inner tubes and paid 40 Euro for a pair of them.

    Motorcycle leg: Honda CRF 250L has a little problem with leg when you put bags. Of course motorcycle goes down and leg gets too long. Her father helped us to have big leg pad. We are so happy to have it now.

    Hand Protection: We need to protect our clutch and breaks and of course our hands. We bought in a website and paid 30 Euro for each pair.

    Side Metals: Side metals are so expensive in Europe. We traveled in Europe without side bags because she said that it is so cheap in Turkey. We bought side metals from “Aydin Kardesler“ and paid 50 Euro for each motorcycle.

    USB Charger: It is working really well to charge your phone, Go-pro, camera…. But don`t buy Chinese’s one because break very quick on the road. We bought from Louis and paid 25 Euro.

    Phone Keeper: We don`t have GPS. We used maps.me from phone to find our way. That`s why we bought a phone keeper in Turkey and paid 15 Euro.

  • What do we carry to Fix Our Motorcycles on the road?

    What do we carry to Fix Our Motorcycles on the road?

    We didn’t have that much stuff wit us in Europe trip. Because it was first motorcycle journey and we could find everything easily in Europe what we need.

    We looked the motorcycle technic book and wrote some people who did world trip or Africa trip before. And of all search, we really had a long list what we need to carry necessary.

    It is look like we will make approx. 40.000 km. in Africa. So, we calculated what we need  on the road and how much we can carry on the motorcycle :

    • Two extra chains and a pair of chain sprockets for each motorcycles.
    • One rear break pad.
    • Six oil filters.
    • Two air filters.
    • Chain oil, cleaner and break cleaner. We never take enough because of space. Hopefully, we will find on the road.
    • Two spark plugs.
    • Extra front lamp
    • Extra fuses
    • One pair inner tube which our old inner tube.
    • 11 lt. jerry can. CRF250L tank is only 7.7 liters.
    • Tire pomp.
    • Tire pressure.
    • Tire repair-kit.
    • Petrol tube (see through). Any case, if we need to get petrol from other vehicles. We have been using to put petrol in our stove from the tank with it.
    • WD40, duck tapes, glues, repair staff for tent, stove, shoes…. etc.
    • Extra screws and of course a lot of screw drivers J
    • We took 3 lt engine oil which wasn’t necessary. After that, we saw that it was good choose because we couldn’t find in Mauritania to change.
    • Chain lock, disk alarms and locks.

    What we have been learning on the road we always like to share. You can find playlist to watch from our maintenance here :

     

  • What do we control daily/routine on our motorcycles to keep them good condition?

    What do we control daily/routine on our motorcycles to keep them good condition?

    We want to be on the road many years with our motorcycles. Therefore, we need take care of them very well. Also, it’s not easy to fine a lot of parts for the motorcycles in most West-African countries.

    Tires:

    We check tire pressure every 2 days. If we pass really bad road we check them to make sure we don’t have any needles, small rock or something stuck.

    Chain and Sprockets:

    We clean the chain every 1.500-2.000 km. At the same time we control in front sprocket to make sure.

    We look how much tide our chains is 3 times a week.

    We oil the chain every 200-500 km. It depends on the weather and road condition.

    Fluid, Oil, etc.:

    We don`t have anything routine time for that. They are in front of us. When we stop on the road she always turn around the motorcycles and looking break fluids, radiator and engine oil.

    General Control :

    Maybe the most important one is that we listen to our motorcycles when riding, if we hear anything different we try to figure out what it is. Apart from the every week or after a bad road bumpy, rocky, dusty, etc. we look almost all screws, breaks, engine. To see anything we lost or has damage.

    Following Technical Book:

    Also, we look to technical book when we need to change parts or what we need to control.

    Looking Our Notes:

    We have been writing notes when we changed something (engine oil, oil-air filter, sprockets, chain…etc.) on our motorcycles. So, we check our notes and motorcycle km to don’t miss anything.

     

    What we have been learning on the road we always like to share. You can find playlist to watch from our maintenance here :

     

  • How much technical knowledge do you need for a World Trip by motorcycle?

    How much technical knowledge do you need for a World Trip by motorcycle?

    To be honest, We didn’t know anything about technical service when we started our world trip in Europe. We were thinking we could learn on the road. On the other hand, it was easy way to start our motorcycle journey from Europe. Because If we need technical service We can find easily 🙂

    We want to write our comic experiences which You can have fun and understand that We really didn’t know anything.

    GS started to ride from Turkey and We met in Germany. We went together to Holland to get ready for Nordkapp.

    Our first day for motorcycle journey to Nordkapp from Holland:

    We were almost German border and stopped to buy petrol. Her motorcycle didn’t work again! We have no idea what happened. GS wanted to call her brother to ask. Her brother said that look for insurances. We have no idea where they are. We had guess and open to side. We were just looking them without took our and check they broke our not. Because we didn’t know that J After a while we called a technical service in Holland and They said that This is battery problem. They said that “go to second gear, push motorcycle and turn engine. After work it wait a while.“ Yes, we did it. It worked but engine sound wasn’t good. So, we went to the technical service and learn that the battery was dead. Her motorcycle is second hand and we had to change the battery……

    (We were in Africa and a motorcycle had same problem who was in Africa by motorcycle. We said him that He has a battery problem we need push it and after that wait a while to get the battery full, it worked :))

    honda crf 250l

    We are in Norway and Time to change oil filter and engine oil:

    We never do that before. But GS saw when her brother did. So, First GS changed her oil filter and engine oil. But no way to open his screw to took out dirty engine oil. Screw was stuck and we didn’t have good tools to fix it. GS walked around the village to ask tools and GS found one. We changed two motorcycles oil filter and engine oil almost in a half-day.

    (For Africa journey, we have new tools :))

    Honda crf 250l world trip

    Ferry, my motorcycle doesn’t wan to go anymore:

    We were riding on Finland highway. Suddenly, my motorcycle started to jump. I was telling to FS on intercom that “Something wrong! My motorcycle doesn’t want to go, engine will stop soon.” I went to emergency line and stop. He asked me first about petrol. I told him I have 2 draws more. He got surprise because He was using reserve. He looked to the tank and saw zero petrol.  He went to look petrol and I understood that Don`t trust what showing my motorcycle for the petrol line.

    (In Africa, We just check how many km. we go with petrol)

    Europe motorcycle trip

    The Chain is getting big and a lot of noise. No idea what happening:

    GS called again her brother to ask what we can do. He send some photos and We learned that we need to take tire bag to tide chain again. We found a Wi-Fi in Tallinn and look some YouTube videos. After there we started to work on it. It took more than half a day. But It was to late we had to change the chain in Poland.

    (In Africa, we can control chain a lot and if we need to tide the chain It can take 10 minutes now 🙂 )

    honda crf 250l techinical

    Actually, we didn’t have more problems during our 20.000 km ride in Europe. GS wanted to go Istanbul, Turkey before start our Africa journey. Because GS has friends in Istanbul who has technical service and help us to learn technical details for motorcycles and also we can check up motorcycles and modify a little.

    We went to `` Ersoy Moto“ in Istanbul. Owner name is Gokhan. We were in his technical service a week. He showed us everything what we need to know and how we can fix our motorcycles on the road. Also, He checked up them. We changed our chains, tires…etc. there. We bought a lot of thing there what we need necessary on the road from him. Also, we went to some store and modified our motorcycle to be more comfortable. All stuff is really cheap when you compare to Europe.

     

    What we have been learning on the road we always like to share. You can find playlist to watch from our maintenance here :