11.000 Km Service Royal Enfield Himalayan

I reached my first goal on this journey: Kuala Lumpur!

For the past 11.000 kilometers my bike has been running without problems, but it's time for a big service. Because my next leg of the journey will be in challenging countries, in remote areas and without a lot of RE support - I am preparing the bike as best as possible.

The parts that I had replaced now, after 11.000 km because it was absolutely necessary were:
- Chain
- Sprockets
- Both tires
- Both tubes (although I just replaced the rear tube the day before after getting the puncture..)
- Oil + oil filter (I've been changing these every 3.000 km so far)

The parts that I replaced as well that were likely not to last much longer:
- Clutch cable
- Throttle cable

The parts that I had changed because I want the bike to be as prepared as possible for the next difficult leg of the journey:
- Brake pads front + rear
- Air filter
- Sparkplug
- Starter relay

The problem with the bearing was caused by looking away at the wrong moment and not preventing a power washer to spray there! The problem was not very big now, but if I hadn't replaced the lower bearing now, the problem would have gotten bigger and bigger.

The small oil leakage through the liquid gasket had nothing to do with 11.000 km. Some bikes have it and other don't. It's a manufacture issue and it didn't cause massive problems yet, but leaving it like that can't be good either. As with the bearing, this was the most labour intensive job.

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