Another China to Europe thread. How to prepare old"ish" bike for this trip

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If can't find 1 , then DiY https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=18999111369

What compression should this engine have? Google says that healthy engine should have above 120psi

A wise investment esp on the front. If you can find a set in the right sizes, even better!

I used a set before on my China trip and they were good. Lasted forever

Id like to put these on but they are bit cheap, better go with reliable

Check every little electrical thingy on your bike... and take with at least one of each, as a spare... you know.

Hence my question about a mechanic ;)


p.s. I forgot to add this in the first post. My bike is running a bit hot and we will go through some really hot areas. I want to replace my small (3 layers) oil cooler with a bigger one. like this for example

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm..._u=79f03miebe1
The mod is quite straight forward I think. I will try to push the cooler high on the frame so it doesnt take air flow from the cylinder.
Are there any downsides of having a big cooler that Im not aware of?