The crew
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799 CC
Christian Thostrup Dilling-Hansen
CFMOTO 800 MT-X · Nebula Black
Heavy ADV
Bike specs
Setup & mods
Coober ECU (coober.eu) · Dominator exhaust + decat + dB silencer · custom airfilter · Rekluse manual clutch plates + springs · Showa NIX 30 front fork conversion kit · YSS G-Racing rear damper (MX456-370HRWL-01-858, KTM 790 Adventure 2022 spec) · 7" vertical TFT · 230 mm suspension travel · 240 mm ground clearance
Role & logistics
Trip lead. Heavy adventure bike, 80/20 offroad bias, tubeless 21/18 spoked wheels. Modified setup with crash bars and aux lights. ADV course in Wales 8–10 June before the main trip.
🔧 Quick reference — pressures · chain · torques · fluids
Tire pressures (cold) by terrain
Loaded ADV (~220 kg + luggage), tubeless
🛞 Motoz DualVenture (front) · Mitas Enduro Trail XT+ Dakar 150/70 B18 70T TL/TT (rear)
| Terrain | Front | Rear |
|---|---|---|
| Highway / long asphalt | 2.4–2.5 bar · 35–36 psi | 2.8–2.9 bar · 41–42 psi |
| Fast gravel / dry TET | 2.0–2.1 bar · 29–30 psi | 2.2–2.3 bar · 32–33 psi |
| Slow rocky / technical | 1.8–1.9 bar · 26–28 psi | 2.0–2.1 bar · 29–30 psi |
| Min tubeless (don't go lower) | 1.8 bar · 26 psi | 2.0 bar · 29 psi |
Chain
| Spec | 525 O-ring |
| Slack | 30–50 mm at bike center stand, no load |
| Lube interval | every fuel stop in wet/muddy, every 500 km otherwise |
Torques (Nm)
| Front axle nut | 60 Nm |
| Front axle pinch bolts | 22 Nm |
| Rear axle nut | 100 Nm |
| Triple clamp — upper | 22 Nm |
| Triple clamp — lower | 28 Nm (Showa NIX 30 conversion) |
| Handlebar clamp | 20 Nm |
| Sprocket bolts (rear) | 60 Nm |
| Brake disc bolts | 23 Nm (Loctite blue) |
Fluids & service
| Engine oil | 3.0 L · 10W-40 semi-synth · 6000 km change |
| Coolant | 50/50 mix · ~1.8 L total |
| Brake fluid | DOT 4 · check every 6 mo |
| Fork oil | Showa NIX 30 spec (check Showa manual) |
| Service interval | 6,000 km major · daily chain, brakes, pressures · weekly fluids |
| Spark plug | NGK CR9EK · gap 0.7 mm · 13 Nm |
889 CC
Tony Hill
KTM 890 Adventure R
Offroad-biased mid-weight ADV
Bike specs
Setup & mods
Decat exhaust · ECU optimized · long-travel WP XPLOR suspension · rally-tower fairing — built for the dirt
Role & logistics
Joins from York on 11 June at Hirst Courtney (Christian rides over from Wales the prior evening). Adventure R is the offroad-biased 21/18 spoked variant — proper TET tool. Must be home by 26 June.
🔧 Quick reference — pressures · chain · torques · fluids
Tire pressures (cold) by terrain
Offroad-biased ADV (~210 kg wet), tubeless spoked
🛞 Stock fit — long-travel WP XPLOR suspension favours softer pressures
| Terrain | Front | Rear |
|---|---|---|
| Highway / long asphalt | 2.2–2.3 bar · 32–33 psi | 2.5–2.6 bar · 36–38 psi |
| Fast gravel / dry TET | 1.8–2.0 bar · 26–29 psi | 2.0–2.2 bar · 29–32 psi |
| Slow rocky / technical | 1.4–1.5 bar · 20–22 psi | 1.5–1.7 bar · 22–25 psi |
| Min tubeless (don't go lower) | 1.3 bar · 19 psi | 1.5 bar · 22 psi |
Chain
| Spec | 525 X-ring |
| Slack | ~30 mm on side stand, fully extended swingarm |
| Lube interval | every 400–500 km, more often in mud |
Torques (Nm)
| Front axle nut | 45 Nm |
| Front axle pinch bolts | 17 Nm |
| Rear axle nut | 90 Nm |
| Triple clamp — upper | 18 Nm |
| Triple clamp — lower | 22 Nm |
| Handlebar clamp | 20 Nm |
| Sprocket bolts (rear) | 40 Nm (Loctite blue) |
| Brake disc bolts | 25 Nm |
Fluids & service
| Engine oil | 2.6 L · KTM SAE 10W-50 · 7,500 km change |
| Coolant | KTM coolant ready-mix |
| Brake fluid | DOT 4 |
| Fork oil | WP XPLOR spec — see KTM service manual |
| Service interval | 7,500 km / 15,000 km major · valves at 30,000 km |
| Spark plug | NGK LMAR8AI-10 · gap 1.0 mm · 11 Nm |
The van (transport only)
Claus's van
The van isn't a follow / support vehicle on the TET — it just transports the DR-Z 400 between Denmark and Salzburg. One long single-day push south on 14 June (~1,300 km / ~13 h), then sits parked in his parking spot while Claus rides with the group, then drives back home push back home on 21 June.