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Yeah, that was what I was saying. If the neutral light (or rather the switch) has become 'sticky' the bike won't start unless you pull the clutch in. Safety feature. To get at the switch you need to remove the swinging arm which is a bit of a PITA. If you do this, make sure you apply plenty...

I think you do need the fast idle, but of course you should be able to get it started without it. Might be easier in warmer places... The most comfortable settings on the shocks are to be found on ones made by Wilbers, Ohlins, Race Tech etc. :D Not much you can do with the o/e front one other...

I got some very nice wide and grippy pillion pegs for my 1100GS from Flying Brick - they were SA made Motorradical ? Maybe they do them for the AT?

Looking at your pics again, maybe you do have the reinforcing plates. Anyway, these are the Touratech ones on my bike: Clutch should be pretty light - it's probably your cable. It's very important to have the slack dialled in correctly on these bikes. Set the adjuster at the top ( IIRC...

No, no gearbox reinforcements, and you should get some. Hoses need to be changed ASAP, plenty of tales of them disintegrating inside and some instances of them letting go at the front splitter junction. The later left hand side camchain tensioner is a worthwhile upgrade too - cures nasty...

My bike finaly arrived back in London on March 31st after sitting on the dock of the (Table) Bay for about two months. Thanks to Adrian at Econotrans in Paarden Eiland for his help, he worked hard to sort all the problems. Flew down to get it then had a bloody freezing 1000km or so to cover...

Enjoying this, plenty of drama!

We used Diagnolab in Keets in December - it's just up on the opposite side from the Engen if memory serves.  Looks a bit shonky - like the waiting room of a tyre fitting place - but the results came through within about 4 to 6 hours. Getting through the border back to SA at Vioolsdrif we didn't...

Yeah, obviously please check the current situation with PCR tests and Namibia, but we had no problems. Not possible to arrange insurance for foreign bikes  in SA and Namibia , Cars esp. 4x4s I believe can be done - try https://www.tuffstuff.co.za/  I made extensive enquiries here and talking to...

If nothing has changed since December then a PCR test is valid for up to 7 days before entering Namibia, so you could perhaps get them done in Capetown.  We got ours done by Testaro, who were in a shipping container behind Richmond Corner shopping centre in Milnerton.  We found it fairly...

Looking forward to this - loved your ride reports and videos from Tajikistan and around.  Hope your bikes make it on time...

Boguns on tour.  Is the girl stoned most of the time?

I feel vaguely insulted that no one tried to nick my bike when I stayed there a while back.  Bit like having a wife or gf that no one else tries to hit on...

Didn't know it was only possible to extend a CDP once - I do know it's expensive because I checked with the people who issued mine.  There must be hundreds of people in this situation around the world - another place to try would be the SA 4x4 forum: https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/ ...

Wonder why they wouldn't allow you to extend the Carnet - was it because the bikes were there two years?  Can you still discharge the CDP if it has lapsed? Maybe Horizons Unlimited might have the answer? I will have to speak to the guy who is sending my bike back from SA soon, I will ask him...

Dunno about Moz, but if you got the bike through the border into Namibia or out of the airport it must have been on a Carnet or TIP.  As South Africa is in a customs union with Namibia you should be able to cross the border with that - I have never been asked for any documentation and I've...

Sorry to just post a link, but it takes you to the small ADVScotland forum that I frequent, and was written with the members there in mind. The plan: The ride:  https://advscotland.com/forum/index.php?thread/2383-south-africa-and-namibia-in-2021-what-was-i-thinking/&pageNo=1

I thought it was a lovely run mid December - there was some water around, but nothing that caused me any problems.

Yer clearly a better rider than me  :biggrin:  I was there in December and decided the road was too much for me, for a jolly anyway.  Pity, it looks as if I had persevered it improved somewhat.  After I bailed I turned towards Calitzdorp at the bottom of the Swartberg Pass but then took a left...

Bike is a good 'un, no doubt.  It'll have its 25th birthday next year, will have to celebrate by putting it on a plane to somewhere interesting. :biggrin:  TBH, I rented a 1250 at the beginning of the trip for a few days as my bike was late - took it up to the Tankwa Padstal and the Cederberg...