Buying 2 Jialing 150s in Zambia - looking for advice on spares

[John Smallberries]

Does the dealer sell them? Perhaps you can get them thrown on as part of a deal? If not, I would think you could take them on the plane in your checked in luggage? I would imagine if the dealer doesn't carry them, he would at least install them (but keep the stock ones as spares, as well as a new master link). Come to think of it, you should write to the guy in the Horizonsunlimited thread (he has the same postings on advrider as well) and see what he would recommend. His friend did not need anything in the 6500 miles he had his new bike (besides a chain!) but surely the writer, who had already traveled all around the continent, would suggest things his friend carried? Extra spark plugs, chains (your stock ones), CDi (cheap but necessary), and probably inner tubes couldn't hurt as well as a tire patch kit (motorcycle tire removal kit as well). small pump. On the other hand, if you are staying specifically in Zambia, you might not need to be as proactive as I imagine there are repair shops available?

Maybe my son and I should wear the new chains around our neck as jewelry on the flight from Detroit to Zambia!

Our dealer ("Best of Bikes" in Lusaka, Zambia) has been very helpful. He will swap out the production chains for more durable ones for less than I can buy them in the US. We should be all set. I doubt we will have trouble on our 5-day ride, but I'd feel more comfortable that they will live longer with the charity organizations after we leave.

I'm checking on plugs and cables as well.....