Recent content by HannesJ

Dankie dankie!! Sy gaan vandag in vir bietjie TLC, maar ek beplan 'n Jhb-Cpt trip in die volgende paar weke. Kan nie wag nie!!

Skuus vir die late reply ek was so bietjie MIA van social media af vir 'n ruk. Net vir maklike lees sal ek oorslaan ingels toe. I come from a background of big superbikes so the power was not something that scared me terribly. The rationale behind the 1200 rather that the 800 was that I'll be...

Good morning all Firstly a very happy new year to all, hoping that it's a spectacular one with even better riding ahead!! I own a 2012 model BMW R1200GS (AC), which has a full service history with BMW and 82 000 odd km on the clock, book value is currently at R91k I believe. I find that BMW's...

Spectacular thank you for the info all. In that case I'll stick with my jacket, as 90% of my riding is road based (for now).

Good morning all, this thread just broke my brain. I come from a roadie background where jackets are king. I do have a jacket, but it's a few years old now and due for replacement. Would it be sufficient to rather get some body armor instead of a summer jacket? Also what brands should I consider?

Good evening all Hi. I'm Hannes, and can almost be an alcoholic again. I'm from the darkside of the motorcycle world with a history of superbikes. Recently acquired my first adv bike, being a R1200GS ac, and have put in about 2000km on the tar and about 15km on the dirt. Being an ex roadie I...

I was there 2 weeks back (via car). Only roadblock going there was just before the tollgate towards Villiers (I think) (just after the offramp turning off to Bethlehem). On the way back there was one at the weigh bridge however they just waved traffic through. Town wise, most restaurants was...