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Metzler Karoo Round Two The Tiger got just over 7,200 on the first rear Karoo, the majority of those miles slabbed. I considered going with a less aggressive, road-oriented tire, but just don’t want to give up the outstanding dirt characteristics of this one while it leaves me wanting for...

SW-Motech Convertible Pegs These on-road/off-road pegs convert easily to numb engine and road vibration on the slab and to provide excellent grip in the dirt. They’re also height-adjustable, dialing in for my left foot a better ride and shift position with a little tweak of the gear selector...

Thank you. Your SR rocks.

Thanks. Fifteen if I'm lucky. What's weird is my commute seems to be the black hole of fuel efficiency since I've hit 17MPG regularly on long trips away from Interstate 15 between Bountiful and St. George, Utah. I was hoping the hubs would make a difference, but so far it's negligible. I'm sure...

Rigid 22 Top Boxes Mounted to the rear Apex rack is a pair of Rigid 22″ Pro Tool Top Organizers. I’ve been a Pelican case consumer for the last twenty years, but I wasn’t keen on modifying a pair for roof-top storage, and then I saw ADV riders modifying this case for use as panniers and top...

Rodded Radiator The Nomad’s temp gauge has been more erratic than a supreme court nominee hearing and with a cursory level check I started to rule out the issue starting with the lease expensive fix, this being a new temp sender. No difference. I noticed that the upper hose was too pliable...

Locking Hubs Trying to get the best mileage possible given the 650+ mile/week commute, I thought I’d try a pair of lockable hubs to free up the hubs from font axles and transfer case when I don’t need them. Plus, locking in the hubs takes me back to an old Bronco. I sourced a pair of Aisin...

OME HD Install This is my second install of Old Man Emu heavy duty shocks and springs on a Montero, the first one on my previous Gen3. The difference was significant enough to do the same for the Nomad and I’m certainly not disappointed. The front install is straight forward, done in about...

Painted Wheels I’ve been going the rounds on the Nomad’s wheels – stick with stock or go aftermarket – and I figured I didn’t have much to lose if I tried painting my stock wheels to begin with. I’m not much on blackout. I like contrast and I like the ’60s and ’70 look of Chevy SS wheels with...

Trans Pan Gasket and Filter Change The Nomad’s been oozing a few too many fluids, two to be exact, oil and transmission fluid. I did the transmission pan seal swap and filter change and learned a few lessons along the way that you might find helpful if you ever find yourself considering doing...

Yep. Coast Road is now open. It opened the week previous to our visit, having been closed for the last two years due to heavy rains, erosion, and damage caused by slides. We stopped and talked with a man woking on a pedestrian passage next to a cattle guard who was kind enough to fill us in on...

Deployed and enjoyed.

On the list after OME upgrade. Thanks for the walk-through.

That's Bountiful Peak in the background.

Here you go - http://the2point5build.blogspot.com/2018/06/roof-rack-hack-20.html

From the Road VIrgin, Utah Stansbury Island The Arizona Strip The Pacific Coast Highway Yosemite The Shafer Trail Moki Dugway Boulder Mountain Read the stories at UTADV.

Metzler Karoo 3 Tires Read through UTADV and you'll see the three consecutive failures of the rear tube in a new Shinko SR244. Come to find out, the tire itself, though the right size, would slip on the rim and bind the tube which would then fail along the creases. That's when I vowed to not...

Auxiliary Power While the Tiger has a European cig lighter port adjacent the ignition switch, I installed a RioRand 12V/5V socket and power port on the handlebar as well, to power the iPhone and InReach GPS. I'm not crazy about the quality, but it never failed me on the KLR so I thought to give...

Givi Soft Bags The Givi 37 liter Trekker Outback panniers fill up pretty quickly with camp gear on one side and riding gear on the other, so I went with some Givi soft bags to round out my packing needs. The Givi 6 liter tank bag is an electronically seam-sealed case with a horseshoe zipper...