Rakatanga Tour - Motorbike and equipment

Budget and paperwork

the most difficult thing to do is not the trip in itself bur to organise everything at home before leaving. Settle your bills, rent your flat, paperwork, visas, demanding your boss to let you leaving etc...

For the motorbike

Original set of BMW tools, pliers, oil filter tool.
12v Slime wheel air inflator for motorbike. It gets plugged on the battery or into the cigarette plug. Really handy and compact.

A full set of bulbs.
Clutch and brake lever.
Clutch cable.
K&N washable air filter
Two oil filter.
Petrol pump filter.
Spark plugs.
Pad breaks.
Two litres motor oil.
Tubeless repairing kit.
Tuyocom to talk with the passenger.
Repairing R850R Haynes manual book scanned in a PDF file. It can print it out if necessary.
Welding metal paste. To weld any liking on the road.
Abus, grease for U lock.
A spare helmet.
Pants and summer jacket (airbag system jacket). Waterproof overall.
Summer and middle season gloves.

For the computer and photos

Laptop (120 gigas HD).
Digital camera with 4 and 2 gigas memory cards.
Cellular phone with local SIM cards & telephone number and at every country.
Camera, cellular, and laptop chargers. Electric antimosquito plugging machine.

For the travel

Reading books.
Lonely Planet « Istambul to Kathmandu » guide 2001
Nylon hammock.
Tenders for motorbike.
Toilet kit.
First aid kit.
Swiss knife.
Four glasses (sun glasses and normal glasses).
Ear plugs for riding on motorways and for sleeping.
Frontal lamp.
Plastic pipe 2m for petrol.
Ultra light sleeping bag, 700 gr.
Bed sheet bag ultra light 100 gr.
Road maps.
Carnet de passage.
Two passports, one with the visa on it and one spare if lost or stolen.
Two driving licenses, International driving license, ID card.
Four credit cards. I lost them quit often...
Metallic net to hook a bag to the motorbike.
Combination lock and cable like lock to attach the helmet to the bike.
Toilet towel ultra compact. It dries very fast and it's three times smaller.