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So this was a gas. Thankfully, smaller adventure bikes (500cc and less) are becoming more popular in SA. Thank goodness, because the alternative is not riding motorcycles and that indeed would be tragic. At the end of last year, Honda SA introduced the CB500X to the smaller bike fray, so we...

If you want to go more then 200 km/h on a dirt road, I might suggest the 1290.

It’s called stupidity. It runs strong in my family. 🤓

Cheers! 🤗 My dad got 239km/h on a dirt road. I need to find a road to do that!

A couple of weeks ago, we got our hands on two KTM 1290 Super Adventures – both an S and an R. The S is good fun, especially if you're vertically challenged like me. And it will go further down the dirt path than most people would be willing to believe, but South Africa is a special place. The...

The launch of the Expedition took place around Hazyview where we got to ride the roads, both tar and dirt but mostly dirt. The Expedition comes with more punch – a big bash plate, 20mm more suspension, a higher screen, more electronics standard, a centre-stand standard, soft luggage, more...

Sorry, I meant the bridge was bottom right, not left.

Not a GPS track. Here’s a Google maps link:https://maps.app.goo.gl/TM9n2SSjEwEpME599?g_st=ic According to Google, the road isn’t connect but you’ll find that in real life it is. When you get to the top of the pass, you’ll see Meerhof Bridge towards your bottom left. It’s easy enough to find...

Ferrari, the Fearless Hero XPulse, has some fun along the Beach Road near Hartbeespoort:

I've lived in Harties for three years now and came across this little gem of riding. It's not long (maybe ten kays) but it is a fun trail with scenery, technical bits (not too technical), trees, a bit of mud sometimes and, of course, the Meerhof Bridge, a disused train bridge that's now used as...

“Adventure” is more widely considered to be comfy bikes that can tour and go off-road. Bikes that are more off-road bikes with headlights and flickers fall more in the dual-sport class. Or at least a slightly different class to the luxury adventures.

I’ve seen a few 390 and 310 adventures knocking around. Encouragingly, 2022 saw a happy increase of sales of the 300-odd cc leisure class.

You are indeed right. The Versys has spoked wheels. The others are good but more in a class of their own.

I presume the smaller front wheel is to keep the bike lower.

Below is our review of the 2023 KTM 390 Adventure. The biggest change is of course the adoption of spoked wheels. To test them out, we went up Breedtsnek and aimed for all sharpest rocks in an effort to see if the wheels will break. Apart from that, the 390 is the same gas it always has...

The Adventures of Ferrari, the Fearless Hero XPulse, continue, this time meeting some of his stripier countrymen, and I learn that farming isn't always as dignified as it seems on Clarkson's Farm:

You probably know about the Tank Girls, Skinny and Chikita. They are now on XPulses. Here’s what they posted on FB: Meet Clarke & Comet, the two Heroes we will be assisting on our expeditions for the next few months. You must be brave to turn yourself over into the hands of Skinny &...

At the SA launch of the Honda CB500X we were sent around the Beach Road in Harties on standard tyres after a bunch of rain. There was one causality.

Keep a look out for the next one. With some luck, no one will get decapitated then either.

Thank you to everyone who joined today. It was great riding and even more fun socialising. And no one was decapitated with an axe.