Recent content by jonjo

According to the one rating you need to turn on GPS and data connection? Sounds like they want to track you? Strange.

Het CRF250L 2013 metaal tenk? 7.8 liter.

Look wat new Suzuki Vstrom 250 for same money. Very solid and capable and regularly delivers 40km/l.

To add to that - touring in Africa is not easy. It takes you out of your comfort zone basically all the time. I would focus on things like where to stay, money, routes etc. much more than the bike. Planning the trip and sorting out all the lagalities and taxes etc are what I would worry about...

Thing with Africa is that You don't need a fast bike. We've been up to Uganda last year and the fasted we could legally do after Moz was 80kph. I would therefore not worry about power. A 250 like the 250 Vstrom would by good enough - it would te the biggest bike by far in any of the countries...

I bought one a few months back and use it mainly off-road. It is fast enough for touring and I think it is super comfy for long road trips. The can is a problem when standing up, but so far I've kept it stock standard except for handle bar risers. Fuel economy is incredible at 40+km/l on dirt. I...

I bought a 250SX which I now use for everything. It is the easiest and lightest bike I owned in a long time. Sold my NC700 cause the Suzuki can do virtually everything the Honda did and it also goes offroad - which is what I use it for most of the time.