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I think there is  to much talk about tires and most of the stuff is in peoples heads. It has to be round and rubber. All the manufacturers make decent product and the choice should be about your level of compromise between dirt and road bias.That said , on the big bikes a good 50/50 tire like...

I know this is worn out old story but a 650 is a big bike for experienced riders. Back in the 70's/80's only the toughest meanest riders dared riding a 28hp XT500 or XR500. Today we recommend a 40hp 180kg bike to a learner girl. - CRAZY To turn a bike on gravel at any cruising speed you have...

For a quick weekend trip we trailer up to Veldrif on Friday afternoon and ride up to Hondeklip on Saturday , the back on Sunday and trailer home . It’s only that Veldrif to home that’s a ***** on the bike after a good ride. Great weekend jaunt

Some cool video footage of myself and two mates at Hondeklip a couple of years ago. Never get enough of theses tracks. Part of our regular Orange River Wild Ride Tours on route back to Cape Town. https://youtu.be/FiFGQnZzBnQ

Hardy, from the outside it appears you have a winning formula. My advise would be to stick to your plan and and continue giving what your clients obviously enjoy. When I bumped into you guys in Palmwag in July there seemed to be great spirit in the camp and reading reports on social media I've...

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Orange River Wild Ride We're heading up to the Orange River again on Sept 20 for 6 days. It's a long weekend (Tuesday 24 is Heritage/Braai day.) 2 Options. Start and finish in Van Rhynsdorp  (4days) or Cape Town return (6 days) Includes Cederberg / Namaqua Eco-Trail / Richtersveld /...

Pieter I think Gravel Travel have Yamaha 660R's. Not a 690 I know

Copper Pilot, I've heard of him but never met the guy or how to get hold of him.

Until a year or so ago I managed to get them to allow us to ride to the Sesriem Canyon, but that’s also been stopped.

I do have 6 2018 690’s in Windhoek but only rent when I accompany the bikes. Not the kind of bikes that are viable to let out as straight rentals.

Not sure if its still the case but Honda used to recommend gear oil for all their motorcycle chains.

This is another angle worth looking at. https://youtu.be/VnPYdcbcAe0

AC is a motorcyclist. Can ride. Can write. Is intelligent . Immense pedigree. The others are barkers. No more and no less. I stopped buying and even free reading Bike SA years ago because there was nothing to read. Bike reviews were so vacuous and for the rest just pics rallies/pissups. And of...

https://youtu.be/VTaXc6ixASc Pretty much captures the Kaokoland experience in 3 minutes

I heard a story about a biker from Indonesia being killed in Namibia or Botswana over the past couple of days. Story I heard that he was was part of a tour group of Indonesian guys that hired bikes in Cape Town and were heading for Botswana. Sounds like the gap between riders was a bit small...

This lot look good locked and loaded for Kaokoland next week. Best adventure bike ???

That's not sand for a 500. Thats a highway!

Right now the 990 is the only option, simply because there are no 790's available fo a couple of months . Pretty much proof of how big an impact the 790 has had. I was at KTM Cape Town Saturday and the punters were lining up for test rides. When I wrote a tongue in cheek 'panning the 790'...

The 990 is a bit of a pig to ride slowly though and the high tanks and jerky throttle force one to be aggressive at all times. Riding gently in sand or rough stuff always ends badly. I imagine the smooth 790 with all it's electric aids makes dirt travel more accessible to broader spectrum of...