Except for some minor issues (no side lights, no dashboard lights, which doesn’t hurt since the speedometer is not working either) the first ride with the Beast was successfully completed on Saturday. Not yet Budapest-Bamako, but Budapest-Liptovsky Mikulas (in northern Slovakia).

The day after the preheating of the engine stopped working, but thanks to Michal’s inventive talent (connect the glow plugs directly to the battery using a wire, preheat for 20s, then run to the ignition lock and start the engine) we have a workaround. Slowly, but we are progressing!