12/07/08
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General preparation stuff
A week to go till leaving. Think I've got all the most important stuff sorted. Got the bike set up and road tested with aluminium panniers, big windscreen and centre stand. Got spare inner tubes, tyre levers and CO2 cylinders for inflating the tyres. 2 x 5-litre petrol cans - 1 in each pannier. Might not ever need these but they will bring a bit of peace of mind for some of the longer stretches in Kazakhstan. Visas, International driving license, original vehicle documents all sorted and packed. Clothing - working on the 'wash one, wear one principle' - got some quick drying polyester stuff, and some liquid to wash it with. As with any journey, it's getting hard to strike a balance between travelling light and taking stuff that could get you out of a tricky situation - still trying to decide whether or not to take things like spare brake and clutch levers (these are things that will definitely get damaged in any bike drop and are obviously hard to ride without).
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