19 Feb
Posted by Graham as Baja 1000, Gadgets, Misc, Motorcycle, Travel
The more you learn about the Baja 1000, the more trouble you’re in. Although we have signed up for Honda / JCR Pit Services during the race, we’ll pre-run the course for 3-4 days leading up to the race without any outside help. That will involve a purpose-built race bike that will be used solely for pre-running along with one or two support vehicles. Although there won’t be as much time pressure, we’ll be out in the middle of the desert with limited access to supplies. One thing I’ve been concerned about is our access to fuel or water. And we’re talking about fuel for multiple vehicles and water for a decent size support staff. We’ve been tossing around the idea of mounting a fuel drum to the top of the roof rack, but I came across a less costly option, albeit one with limited capacity. These can holders mount to a roof rack and accept standard 5 gallon Wedco gas and water cans. Might be the ticket…
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AussieIronRider, Warren
February 19th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
1Nice looking mounts, but the last thing I want to be doing is lifting 40lbs of water or fuel onto the roof of the vehicle.
Are you going to have a trailer to transport the pre-run bike to different stages of the course, or to carry the rest of your support equipment?
We need to talk Graham, I’m sure between us we can come up with some ideas for rationalizing the pre-run support requirements between us and possibly some other competitors. I will certainly be using the trailer to support the pre-run over the same period your proposing.
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