Hey mate!
Sorry for the belated response – a bit crazy here at the moment! Honestly, I wish I had more to give you, we’ve tried to have a look for some gear to beef it up a bit and we have been struggling. Aside from the bar risers (which make a massive difference), a set of decent trail tyres and the airfilter, we haven’t done much.
I have played around with the suspension settings and I think I’ve got it dialled in to what I like – again that’ll depend on the terrain you’ll be mainly riding.
In terms of tips – we have noticed that the seat mount bolts and rear mudguard worked themselves loose. I’d carefully check all the bolts and torque them to spec. There is also a throttle stopper/limitation installed which might be worth removing (you’ll see it down near the intake at the end of the throttle cable) might give you a bit more power to keep up with your mates if they’re on the bigger bikes.
We also lost the coolant reservoir cap which caused a bit of a hazard. Keep an eye on that.
I personally think you’ll be fine – I’d head off on mine no worries (with the right spares and tools of course).
Best of luck and let us know how it goes!
Cheers,
NW

I am conserned about the river crossings along this route and the toll its gonna take.

Got any tips? Did you find a bash guard or anything to make the rear suspension more suited for offroading?

Hi Russell, no good re spares – ouch! Yes I doubt Nick will be pushing it that far again. He is getting an 800MT next year, should be more suitable.