When putting new tyre on to replace the Kenda I had a lot of trouble with pinching the tube and was using a crap "Made in China" puncture repair kit.
Ended up buying 2 new tubes: Kenda Tuff Tube 80/100 -21 at $15 each
Also bought a spare rear tube. It was an IRC 100-17. Despite asking for a heavy duty rear 17" I was supplied with a poor quality front 17" tube. Unfortunately I did not check the tube at the time of purchase.
Bought a pair of new Aerofast tie downs for the ferry trip. $36
Bought another 3 months rego $72.50 up to 04/04/09
Bought a gas canister for my little gas cooker $8
Bought a new gear lever from Bayride Yamaha $45.50 (but had $34.80 refunded from purchase of incorrect lever)
Bought some Motul DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid $17.50
Bought a head mounted torch and rechargeable batteries from Dick Smith for $50
Bought a down sleeping bag from Katmandu about $190
Bought a polyprop top from Katmandu for about $20
Bought a bunch of stuff of Hakan for the XT400 for $335 including about $12 freight.
New front sprocket $25
New rear sprocket $$35
New X-ring 520 chain $135
Brake pads $50
Foam air filter and pre-filter $50
Clutch and brake levers $10
Gear lever $20
I fitted air filter and pre air filter. Bike seemed to go a little better and made a bit more noise due to increased induction roar.
I didn't bother to replace the sprockets and chain yet as when I bought the bike the previous owner stated that they were not too old. They did still look to be in good condition.
I also meant to bleed some fresh brake fluid through the brake lines but I forgot.
Contents of my luggage:
Tank bag:
I treated the right hand side pocket as my toilet bag. Toothbrush, toothpaste, half roll of toilet paper and 6 plasters wrapped in plastic bag, tweezers, mobile phone and charging cable,
Left hand side pocket contained: tyre pressure gauge, torch, head mounted torch, visor cleaning rag.
Main compartment: Sweatshirt, deodorant, soap gel, maps and tickets, gas burner, gas bottle, roll-on insect repellant, track pants, t-shirt, singlet, socks, underpants, drink bottle.
Lower compartment: Raincoat, spare plastic bags, tank bag rain cover, book for reading.
Top Box:
Sleeping bag, tent, mattress, hat, towel, mini pillow, tyre levers, dirty washing, polyprop top, medium rope.
Rack Pack:
Tools, tie downs, spare rear tube, sandals, tramping shoes, block of wood, spare oil, 2 litre petrol jerry can, can of chain lube, 2 tins of creamed rice, small tin of tuna, a towing rope, a smaller handy rope, one piece DryRider rain suit.
I also zip-tied the spare front tube to the front mudguard. Had a small wooden stick bugied onto carrier frame to prop wheels up off the ground for tyre removal and chain lube rear wheel spin.
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