Fully agree, it's most helpfull to carry those parts, wich aren't available easily. Would llike to extend the list with shift lever(s), after dropping the bike in the middle of the italian nowhere. And some wire, to bypass sidestand, clutch or key switches.

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cheers folks.

i'm intrigued about the advice to take a spare belt... a few of you obviously speaking from experience there? does this happen more often than the service manual might suggest?

think i might replace as many of the "consumables" as i can before going. belt, tyres etc etc.

(hmmmm... i might be cheaper to just get my bike shipped in a van to the alps so i can just pose in a few pictures with it)

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Mmmmmm.........

If you need to change the belt, then I don't see the point of taking the old one (Rather than a second new one) as a spare?

As the reason it was changed would be because you didn't think it would last the trip?

Would be better to take a new belt along (Plus the tools to change it).

If you put a new belt on, then would you not expect that to last the trip?

Duct tape - smart phone - map - cash/card - waterproofs and a smile - go

pack your phone (input usefull tel #), credit cards, waterproofs, flexible timetable, a belief that you/ the bike will make it and a chilled atitude if/ when ever there is a problem. It will be fine

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The only problems with belts is that they can look perfect and 12 miles later be impersonating an epileptic snake on the woodhead pass ( can't they Maz )
Not many dealers stocked them when Buell were on the go so the chances of getting one without them having to order it IF yours broke would be minute and could mean the end of your tour. I very rarely carry one if it's a day or just weekend trip because it wouldn't matter getting recovered home.
Just for the record the X1 broke 2 in about 45000 miles ............. the CR hasn't.

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just booked bike transport for my M2's trip down to tomorrow.

quite excited (bloody terrified) to find out what needs to be done... although it seems that the majority of this forum currently has a bike with Maz for some TLC, so i'll need to twiddle my thumbs patiently for a while. Just have to keep telling myself that the weather's rubbish anyway.

I'll maybe try to limit my "is it finished yet?" phone calls/texts/emails to two or three a day at most, otherwise it might get annoying.

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Carried a 12v pump n tyre pluggers last year but best advice for Europe is euro rescue £39 for a month and my traveling companions mille blew up... Arranged hire cars... Ferries.... And got the bike home...
Money well spent I recon and I know I will use them this year but check there website and your choice
Paul