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After 41 successive years, the Desert Run will not be happening this year. As many may know, last year Simon had a proper prang and left himself on a ventilator in hospital. He's fine now, but he wont be strong enough to ride all the way to Swakopmund. Full story...

First I’ve heard of it

Yeah. It broke our internet. Thanks!  :lamer:

Ducati has two full dealers - one in Jo’Burg and one in Cape Town - and various service centres all over the country. The Enduro Pro has a 30L tank.

Luckily, Ducati also make a Multistrada Enduro Pro. Here's the Enduro: https://thebikeshow.co.za/ducati-multistrada-1200-enduro/

Yeah, but I'm more of a sport rider, and the 1260 is excellent at that. The 1290 S is more touring.

Depends – If you are doing dirt riding then the 1290 R, definitely. If you are not doing any dirt, then the 1260.

Obviously. 😂

There was one steepish uphill, but I dug deep. 😎

KTM seem confident that they can pass the Euro emissions standards with this system. Already, they are using an insignificant amount of two-stroke oil being blown into the crankcase, and this system as it is on these race bikes is roughly 40% more fuel efficient than the carb versions. I don't...

I just got back from the world launch of Ducati's new Multistrada 1260S with more engine, more tech, more handling and more everything. Obviously I nearly died, but this is not Ducati's fault. Actually, I probably would've died more if it weren't for them. Here is the tale...

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the launch of KTM's new TPI two-stroke enduro models with fuel-injection in Lesotho. Needless to say, I was hopelessly out of my depth: https://thebikeshow.co.za/ktm-tpi-two-stroke/ It does pose the interesting question, though – with TPI making two-strokes...

Sadly, our Donkey is dead. He died in a ball of flames on the way to The Poison Rally in Kroonstad today. RIP https://thebikeshow.co.za/rip-donkey-beloved-bmw-hp2/

I’m guessing there were some Wild Dogs here. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I saw more adventure bikes than enduros. It was properly good fun following it. I haven’t been here in years. Did anyone mention snow in November? Anyway, South Africans owned the event with Wade Young and Travis...

Personally, I think 2019 is going to be a good year. https://thebikeshow.co.za/ktm-790-adventure/

The original 1100 Hypermotard with this engine made 95 hp, and is a good deal down on power compared to the 110hp of the current 939, but ask anyone who's ridden both. The 1100 was much better. Remember, its an air-cooled two valve motor. It doesn't make a lot of top end power, but it has enough...

I really like the idea of this bike. I used to love the Hypermotard 1100 – I don't think any of the subsequent Hypers have had the same magic that that bike had. Now here is its motor in a small Scrambler chassis. This should be fun https://thebikeshow.co.za/ducati-scrambler-1100/

Thanks to all the people that come through on Saturday. As an add-on, here's a review of Joey's book by Harry Fisher: https://thebikeshow.co.za/review-para-dakar-joey-evans/

Joey is going to be doing a book signing at RAD Moto tomorrow. There'll be books on sale there also, plus the first 100 buyers will receive a free cap. https://thebikeshow.co.za/joey-evans-book-signing-rad-moto/

Here’s a closer look at the book