Macaneta to Bilene, Mozambique on a Husqvarna FE 501 Norden 901 Expedition. Which is the right tool for the job?
Light is right and today proved that once again.
A quick note on the 901's diving suspension:
We rode in wet, muddy conditions yesterday and woke up to leaking fork seals this morning - particularly on the right-side fork leg of the 901. The 901 has dedicated compression and rebound per fork leg - left is compression, right is rebound. In hindsight, the forks weren't fully rebounding due to significant loss of oil. This meant the fork was packing which forces the weight bias onto the front. A killer in sandy conditions - particularly on a heavily loaded bike. Practically unrideable.
Managed to dodge any potential landmines and made it to beautiful Bilene for an afternoon lunch on the lago (lagoon).
Tomorrow we head further North up the coast.
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Chapters:
00:00 - 00:51 Intro / Recap
00:51 - 01:27 Intro
01:27 - 04:49 901 Struggle
04:49 - 08:00 501 Bliss
08:00 - 09:41 Muddy Section & Leaking Fork Seals
09:41 - 10:43 Military Convoy
10:43 - 12:04 501 Setup / Suspension
12:04 - 13:40 Mozambique Economy
13:40 - 14:41 501 Optimism
14:41 - 16:15 Navigation
16:15 - 17:17 Trip Plan
17:17 - 18:39 Drone Footage
18:39 - 22:39 Narrow Sandy Tracks
22:39 - 26:03 Sandy Safari
26:03 - 27:23 Fast Section
23:23 - 28:25 Oasis!
28:25 - 29:00 Landmines!
29:00 - 30:14 Rolling into Bilene
30:14 - 31:35 Outro Preview
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