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If you took 287, you were within a mile or so of the house I grew up in, and passed within a mile or so of where we started the TAT back in 2008 on the Overland Journal F650GS project bike (the old Earthroamer building in Lafayette). Lets hook up this fall so I can take a ride down old memory...

iPhone 5S not only gathers the typical smart-phone data such as your (GPS) location, meta data from all calls, copies of text messages & e-mails, web browsing history (complete with your purchasing history), now it collects your finger print too. How convenient for the NSA.

While those other upgrades may give you a better bang for your buck - they don't "sell" as well as disc brakes do. The average buyer of a $450 bike probably doesn't know that much about bikes (what works - what doesn't, what is important - what isn't, etc) - so they go for what they can see.

From the rules that I posted a link to (emphasis added): You are considered to be a business if you: 1. Are trying to sell any products not in your immediate possession. 2. Are trying to sell a single product which is NEW and in a quantity greater than 5 units. 3. Are trying to sell a single...

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You get to fill your own tank - but someone who is properly trained has to take the nozzle out of the cradle & hand it to you. Because, you know, that's a complicated process. (at least that was the deal in 2008 when we did the TAT).

The last I heard, Global Solar was still in business - but had cut back production & was looking for investors to take the business to the next level. I put one of their 100w panel on my truck camper earlier this year, & I know a few others that have recently (last year or two) done the same...

Then the obvious question is: Did Ray win? :sombrero:

I use a Yakima Hold-Up - haven't had any problems with it. I don't go rock crawling any more - or cover any other 'extreme' terrain (other than washboard roads in Mexico), but it's held up fine over the last couple years. I carry it on the front of the truck (yes - I have receivers at both...

Probably not going to happen. At 18" wide, you're looking at somewhere around 75 - 80" long to get 100 watts.

I think we were both significantly better riders by the time we got to the end of the trail. I gotta say the BMW was pretty comfy though - other than that utterly brutal 1,400 mile / 38 hour ride home the day after we hit the beach.

Yup. Solder or crimp all you want (I prefer to crimp, but that's rather irrelevant)- just don't hack the OEM harness. It's a nightmare waiting to happen.

There are plenty of wiring size charts on the internet - just be sure to remember that for length you are looking at the distance from the source, to your load, and back to the source. With your common negative between the shunt & battery - that section is going to see a cumulative load. Look...

Having flashbacks of the first couple hours of the TransAmerica trail trip?

The only wires coming off of output side of the charge controller should be to the battery. Run all of your utilities (fridge, lights, etc) off of the battery.

No problem, assuming the wire used is sized appropriately. My panel is on the roof of my camper (about 20 "cable-feet" from the controller, then another 5 "cable feet" to the battery).

That was my thought as well. Register/insure the truck as a "truck", then add a rider on the policy for the camper. The rider for my FWC (which is much older & not nearly as expensive) runs about $40/year, & is tied to the truck policy (IE: no insurance if it is on a different truck).

If you're really looking at 1.75"OD & 120 ID (13/16" wall thickness) yea - that's going to be tough to bend. If you meant 1.75" OD & .120 wall (11ga), then it shouldn't be tough to find someone to bend it. It's a very popular size for roll cages & bumpers.

I would agree - but I also have to admit that I rolled my eyes when the trip was talked up so much at the beginning. It immediately took on the feel of a big marketing machine, rather than a MFR going out and putting their products to a real world test, and inviting us along for the ride...

If you want the best solution, then skip anything "off the shelf" . Call a suspension tuner, talk to them about your specific situation. They can tune the shocks to match your needs - not the needs of the "average" buyer. It's expensive - but it's the only way to truly solve the problem.