Monday, Sep 23 2019 [1,859 miles]
I was in Kings Canyon the past 4 days. The bike handled the ride there and back quite well and also took me on some dirt forest roads. The Mosko Moto Reckless 80 held a good portion of my gear. There was enough of the rear rack sticking out to hold my largish tent, a Kermit chair, and a fabric cooler for food.
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One problem with the R80 is that it rubs against the rear plastic side panels. Lesson learned. Next time I’ll put a layer or two of gaffers tape where the bags rub.
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There is an opening above the front of the bash plate that is in the perfect place to catch crap kicked up by the front tire. Supposedly someone had a fire there due to dry leaves/needles on a hot exhaust. Several vendors make a Crap Flap to cover this area. I found this one on ebay from Spain and I ordered it before leaving on my trip. It arrived today. I put it on the bike.
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Lastly, I’d been using a RAM AMPS ball mount, a short arm, and the RAM Phone mount to hold my phone when using it as a GPS. That combination had the phone sticking out quite a bit from the plane of the instrument panel. I ordered a socket that replaces the AMPS ball mount and arm. It, too, arrived today. I installed it. Much better.
Yes, I know the screws were not tight when I took the pic.