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OEM Bridgestone Battlewing 501/502 :  14,373 km f & R with some tread left, front wore uneven & cupped, good on pavement, benefitted from airing down to mid 20 psi front, high 20s psi rear on fsrs Mitas Savatech MC60 GetaWay 2016:  r = 10,410 km, f = 15,401 km): very good 50/50 tire on & off road, Mitas bought  Sava & stopped production just after Rawhyde Adventure became the USA distributor...they now use the Mitas EO-7+ Shinko 804/805 2018:  currently r = 11,373 km 4.5 mm remaining @ center, f = 6,365 km 6.8 mm remaining at center:  value leader, surprisingly good/capable overall performer on/off road & wet, front gives up a little in loose, mucky dirt/mud, a little noisy Mitas E-10 DAKAR 110/80 19 front  (never mounted, a friend with KTM 990 said they provided improved performance off-road vs the Shinko 804 & lasted >6k kms) & Motoz Tractionator GPS 150/70 17 rear (mounted just before selling bike, had increased knobby tire feel at slower speeds vs

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Mock up template for tool box using 1/8" whiteboard, with approx 4.3 litre capacity attached via 5 bolts to SW Motech Evo Quick Detach Pannier Rack. Tire clearance = 1", brake caliper clearance = 1" at max suspension travel.  To ensure these minimum clearances the mounted width of the tool box was limited to 4" exterior dimension because my luggage rack mounts have been custom narrowed approx 1"...the finished width of the tool box rivet to rivet is 3 7/8" + 1/8" anti-vibration rubber spacer between the box & rack. 10 mm longer mounting bolts were used for the 2 upper middle (originals were re-used for the 2 upper outer mounts) & lower back bag mounts...pre-existing re-inforced bag mount holes were utilized.     Material is 0.080" 5052 sheet aluminum + 90 degree 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum angle stock (would use 1/16" angle stock next time & 1 size smaller rivet, or 0.063" material if less weight a priority) attached via

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An ABS on/off switch (mounted to the left of TPMS on my custom dash in-fill plate) wired inline with the oem 30 amp ABS Motor fuse located in the relay just above the battery.  The speedo/dash & traction control still work vs tapping into the 7.5 amp ABS Control Unit fuse or 20 amp ABS Solenoid fuse.  It allows simple deactivation of the ABS, but reactivating still requires cycling the ignition off & on to reset the system. The switch is 35 amps w/on/off plate, screw terminals & waterproof rubber boot. Wiring harness is 12 gauge & a 30 amp in-line waterproof fuse holder (connected to the hot side) + ample dialectric grease on all connections & exposed metal. The spade terminals plug into the oem fuse receptacle in the relay just above the battery.  Blue lock tight used on all threads.