Recent content by PottieP

Thanks for all the opinios. I am also leaning towards the Rally. I stay in orapa so trafic is not a problem and there is a lot of bush roads to explore. Do you guys think the 250 will have enough power for sand riding?

Hi, which is the best option to go for? A new CRF 250 rally for R90K or a 7.5/10 2008 690 KTM for R50 000? This will be my first bike and I will be using it to drive to work (10km a day) and then to explore the bush.

Is there no one on the forum that has one of these bikes? Who is buying them? No extras...  Even the new Navara has extras available...

So now it is between the XT660R, XR650L and CRF250Rally We are sort of making progress. How difficult is it to work on these things? Google and youtube is your friend and all. How is the situation on availabilty of parts on the 660 and 650?

Hi, why do you guys say the 660R and not 701?

Hi, I live in Orapa. I had a plastic and it kicked my @rse.  No other notable bike experience. The trip to the office is 10km round trip. Lots of dirt roads everywhere to be explored in and around Orapa. My hart says Husky 701, but will I see my @rse again. My mind says CRF250 Rally, will...

I am getting the feeling that I have posted this request in the wrong section. Please help me decide which bike to get. Thanks

Hi all, I was not sure where to post this and don't want to just start a new thread. So I am now 80% there in getting my first propper bike.  I have to decide what bike to get. Like I stated in the original post, I live in Orapa and the drive to work is 5km and there is a hell of a lot of...

Ace, In Orapa unfortunately Thanks for the offer. Why my I ask are you lucky to have 2 such great bikes.

Sound advise from Piet. I will make sure I test as much bikes as I can get my hands on. This is mearly to narrow the scope. Thanks Piet.

Is there a way to calm the performance of these bikes down. Less chaos when whisky throttle take over?

You must crawl before you can walk. It is just so damn expensive to first crawl and then walk. At the price these things go I will be crawling for years... Yet crawling is better than dead I suppose...

I am rather low on riding experience.

Just a question from my side, a total noob. What will you guys with the big bikes think if I pull up on a 250 next to you on an outride to the pans here in Botswana or other wilderness places?

The Rally kit looks tit, but the I don't have that kind of money to spend. Nice video Xpat.