Rear shock gave out two hours from Pangong. One call and their guy was on the road in forty minutes with the right part already in hand, not ordered in.

Told me straight that the clutch plates had another thousand kilometers in them. Most shops would've swapped them anyway and billed me for it.

Full check before Khardung La: chain, brakes, carb jetting for altitude, the works. Bike ran clean the whole way up and back down.

First time riding at altitude and they set the bike up for it before handing over the keys, not after I broke down asking why it was gasping on the passes.

Snapped a clutch cable near Chang La. Didn't expect a spare on the shelf that far out, but they had one and a spanner to fit it.

Two thousand kilometers over three weeks and the only thing that needed attention when I got back was a chain adjustment. That's a well set-up bike.