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Along with revving a bike on the limiter, I could never understand this.

Ek ry gewoonik die pad van Scheerpoort tot in Hekpoort. Hop weer op die grond by die hardeware winkel in Hekpoort, in die rigting van Breedt's Nek. Jy sal die bord sien aan jou regterkant.

A very large thank you goes to Highlander. Without him this trip would not have been a reality. He graciously, and without hesitation made his very trusty steed available to me. The 2005 12GS handled everything we threw at it. It happily cruises at highway speeds with lots of power to spare. I...

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I had a great night’s sleep. It’s time for coffee, and I grind up some beans for the moka pot. After coffee, we pack up. I walk outside and it’s overcast. The clouds are low, and there is a fine mist of rain making it’s way down. While getting my things ready to go onto the bike, I leave the...

We eventually arrive in Sutherland. The town has had no Power the whole day, and there is no food at Die Boorgat where we stopped. We each have a beer, and decide to stop for a snack at the Paki shop. The usual crowd looking for a handout is gathering, and we decide to head out of town and...

MogallyWood https://www.facebook.com/Mogallywood/ Roek and Lauren are awesome friendly people. the Beer is awesome.

Left for Nelspruit in 2019 (during prohibition - had half jack of JD in my "water bottle" in my luggage.) It was june. Left around 7am in JHB when I rode past he buddhist temple in the N4 (Bronkhorstspruit) it was -4deg. Warmed up at Alzu with a couple of coffees and breakfast. Arrived in...

2.5deg when I left at 8am this morning. Legs were cold when I got to linbro offramp. Alpine stars jacket with liner first ascent ski gloves (and heated grips) jeans & work shoes.

Hi Petri, Daar is 'n RWC in Weltevredenpark. https://maps.app.goo.gl/KDASTHqc7E7mHN429 Hulle is al 7:30am oop. Diens is vinnig en vriendelik. Dis redelik naby aan die snelweg (binne +/-4km van 14de laan afrit) Van daar af kan jy weer maklik op die snelweg klim om lens toe te ry.

First Pic is me on my 2nd Dakar. Bike looks new and indicators intact. Zonkelnut on the Transalp if I'm not mistaken.

Nice Thread! Some Legends pictured.

To re-iterate, reliability on the BM cant be beaten. Most maintenance tasks can be done easily without special tools. Headstock bearings is a bit of a pain, but not too hectic to do. (I'm in the process of the re-torquing procedure after replacement.) I found the 800gs adv to be better offroad...

Our stop for the night is a guest farm outside of Calvinia, and it’s a couple of hour’s travel still. The stark difference in Landscape and temperature is very noticeable. The Karoo wind is pumping, and it’s farking hot. I normally prefer to ride with my visor open, it’s a temperature and...

At the exit of the road to hel, we take a left for the remainder of and the best part of Swartberg Pass. It’s pretty busy, losts of vehicles on the road. A good view of the valley can be seen from the top, and if you have not ridden this road before, there’s just no way of predicting the beauty...

My new job is going well. I have been focussed on that mostly, and ride report writing has taken a backseat. But I have some more words and photos for now. I slept like a corpse. The mosquito issue of the previous night was not the same here. I suspect citronella oil in the lamps to be the...

Gates for days. Would have hated to do the opening and closing solo.

Naais. I'm certain I saw this bike on the road around the Fairland area.

The Road into Die Hel is carved into the side of the mountains, on the left there is the mountain. On the right, the valley where the river is steadily carving its way into the bedrock, and will be doing so beyond the liefecycle of mankind. The views are spectacular. The fact that we are on this...

Leaving Calitzdorp, we ride through a large group of riders gathering to ride the same direction as us. Soon, I have the lead rider on my tail. I’m sightseeing, he is not. I let him pass, in fact. I let the whole group pass. I don’t want to feel pressured with someone behind me. Our little group...