Fresh tread ought to get us at least to Nairobi! I made a last minute switch from my trusty fav, the TKC80 to try out the Anakee Wild.  Katelyn is touring with her favorite, the Heidenau k60 Scout.

There’s a reason motorcycle mechanics use a machine to change a tire, but we won’t be packing that machine and we needed the practice with the tools we’ll be packing. Those tires wore us out, but we got it done!  Big shout out to a new tool in our kit, the Motion Pro Bead Breaker.  I was skeptical, knowing it was designed for lighter duty dirt bike tires, but it broke the bead on our full size Heidenaus with no issues.  Gone are the days of performing circus acts as you precariously balance a one wheeled bike on its side stand to pop a tire bead!  Bring it Acacia thorns!