Motorcycle :      Yamaha XT 660 R 2007  www.yamaha.is 

This is how the motorcycle is new from the shop.

The luggage rack for topcase: Yamaha        https://www.yamaha-motor-europe.com

Bigger windshield:    Yamaha   https://www.yamaha-motor-europe.com

The seat:  

We used the original seat, but Auðunn Jónsson modified it.  He took the seat pan a little bit back and reduced the forward angle of the seat.  He also widened the pan and finally covered it with a very good textile specially made for motorcycles.

Handguard:   Yamaha https://www.yamaha-motor-europe.com

Spoiler for handguard:  Yamaha www.yamaha-motor-europe.com

Ultra Heavy Duty tubes :   www.nitro.is

Cases:    www.pelican.com  www.touratech.com

We decided to use Pelican cases for the trip.  We have used them before and comparing to aluminium cases, the plastic Pelican is much better.  A little bit heavier but much stronger.  We bought the hardware for the luggage rack from Touratech.

Inner bags:  Seglagerðin Ægir   www.seglagerdin.is

Theese bags are custom made for us to fit inside the Pelican bags. Very strong material and zipper.

The luggage rack:     Hebco & Becker     www.hepco-becker.de

The luggage rack are from Hebco & Becker and we had to modify them a little bit so they could work with the toprack from Yamaha.  It is an small modification.

Tank bag:   Off the road       www.off-the-road.de

Very good bag.  I have used it before and I like them. 

Sump guard:           Off the road  www.off-the-road.de

Strong and good sump guard.  After we took the original exhaust system away, we needed another guard because the Yamaha guard did not fit.

Center stand:        Off the Road www.off-the-road.de

Strong and very good center stand.  This is a must to have when you travel far away because  you have to be able to work on the bike and take the wheels off and the bike still stands.

Bigger fuel tank 26 ltr. (7,5 gallon)     Off the Road  www.off-the-road.de

The fuel tank is made of plastic.  It is a lot of work to install it.  An extra fuel pump comes with it and you have to find a place for it and fix it there.  This fuel pump pump the fuel from the lowest part of the tank.  Then you have to connect it to the vacum of the motor.  Also you have to replase the cooling reservor and place it under the seat.  Then off course you have to paint it and put on some graphics.  But with this tank you can ride apr. 550 km.  ( 350 miles )

Exhaust system 2 into 1:     Off the Road  www.off-the-road.de

This exhaust system is much better than the original.  Just by removing the old one and install the new one, the bike is 13 kg lighter !  Also the lowest point on bike is much higher because the original exhaust was under the motor and the lowest part of the bike.  The only thing we had to change was the reservoir for the rear brake.

The handle bar:      WRP Fat Bar  www.nitro.is

The original handle bar is much weaker, and therefore we choose to put new aluminium Fat Bar instead.

Handle bar raiser:   www.nitro.is

The handle bar is raised approx. 3,5 cm and the bike is much better after.

Cruise control: 

I found this simple system in USA this winter when I was browsing through a motorcycle shop there.  It is very simple to install and can help you a lot when riding on long legs.  It is good to rest the hand sometimes.

Gps: Global positioning system:    Garmin Zumo 550      www.rs.is   www.garmin.com

Very good GPS reciver and specially made for motorcycle.  It is wind and waterproof and is very easy to use, even if you have thick gloves on your hand.  It has a large memory so we can put all the maps we need into it. 

Water supply:    Homemade:   www.rtw.is

We decided to use the space that came when we took the original exhaust system away.  We put in a tube that we can use for water. Two Pepsi Max 2liter bottles fits exactly in there.  So we have in total 4 liters of water on each bike.

Power supply: 

Mudguard:

Við settum drullusokka að aftan og framan til að hlífa okkur við að blotna og verða eins skítugir þegar við hjólum í rigningu.  Við keyptum einfaldlega efni hjá Efnissölunni uppi á höfða og sniðum og skrúfuðm á.

Radios:  Icom  www.icomamerica.com    www.peltor.se   www.aukaraf.is

Talstöðvarnar eru frá ICOM sem Aukaraf flytur inn og hefur umboð fyrir.  Þetta eru frábærar stöðvar sem leysa öll okkar samskiptamál á leiðinni kringum hnöttinn.  Við þær tengjum við rofa sem festur er á stýrið og í þann rofa tengjum við svo headsettin sem eru í hjálmunum.  Þetta virkar frábærlega.  Headsettin eru frá Peltor og það er verslunin Dynjandi sem flytur þau inn.  Þetta eru frábær sett og þola mikið hnjask og má nefna að allar björgunarsveitir á Íslandi nota þessi sett.

Before and after:

Here you can see the bike before and after modification: