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Very interesting thread indeed!!! Thx, Altus. It's a pity we didn't meet when I was in CT beginning of 2006 with my alternator buggered. You had a nice pic of the Dakar with Eddy hau. Here's another one of Eddy from 1988, when he won the "marathon" rating of the Dakar: He still has his HPN...

A coupla decades ago, when I did my drivers licence in Natal the lesson booklet was decorated with random scraps of wisdom at the bottom of each page. Incidently one was quite similar to your signature. It said: "Drive like lightning, and you'll crash like thunder."  ;D A very clever one was...

Hi KatieMe & Navigator, sorry to come back so late, but I had posted this question at the same time under "Trade, buy & sell" and didn't check this thread  :-[ Yep, I'm an ex-pat, but living in Germany for ages now.  I zoomed around Southern Africa for a couple of months in 2006 on my old GS...

Here are some of my favourites from NAM: Sunset at West Rim Canyon Lodge (Fish River) Sunrise Solitary pistes (Fish, West Rim Dead jakkalas. Farmers hate them... Hans

@ Dirtybill, have you been there yet? Here are some pics. I finally managed to get them sorted  :laughing4: https://picasaweb.google.com/Vaufi1947/AndalucA_200710

Thx LeCap, if I was in CT I'd come along for a beer again ;-) It's just cold & wet here in Germany at the moment... Yep, a bit technical, but not too bad. But absolutely lovely landscape! And at Kromrevier the farm campsite is one of the nicest I came across in SA. The restaurant was superb...

If you carry on northwards from Katbakkies, do you arrive at Wupperthal? I'm wondering what the pass due south of Wupperthal is called. It's only a narrow trail. There was no sign when I rode there. Some time after the pass I came through a small village with coloureds living there. Past the...

In October I rode down to Andalucia to a bikers' meeting near Malaga. Beautiful country, reminds me a bit of South Africa, at least climate-wise. More mountainous though. What I liked most was the Extremadura and Andalucia, although Galicia is very scenic as well. Stick to the tiny back roads...

Roundabout three weeks of travelling, preferably with an enduro. No hard-core off-road. The worst might be Baviaans if it's dry enough  :P

Hi guys, err, sorry, meisies ook ;-) anybody considered a temporary bike swap? I'm living south of Munich/Bavaria, just a wheelspin away from the Alps. My bike is a '93 R 80 GS, fully equipped with alu panniers and tank bag. Enhanced suspension. A reliable & comfortable bike. Pillion no...

Anybody considered a temporary bike swap? I'm living south of Munich/Bavaria, just a wheelspin away from the Alps. My bike is a '93 R 80 GS, fully equipped with alu panniers and tank bag. A reliable & comfortable bike. Pillion no problem. Hans

Goedie, just came across the following post at horizonsunlimited: https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/travel-bikes-for-sale-wanted/overland-bikes-sale-cape-town-25064 Somebody is looking for a bike in South Africa. Good luck! Hans

Getting an import permit won't be as easy as anticipated.  Even if you destroy the bikes, for instance faking an accident you have to return the remains to Germany, otherwise you the office that gave you the carnet will not return your deposit. The carnet is meant to make sure that nobody...

Awesome pics! Mine aren't half as good, so I won't publish them :wink: Jeez, I'm glad we didn't have any rain when we visited LES. And no stone-throwing youths either... Hans

Quote: >> one of the towns we visited was Wuppertal << Did you say "town"? I think it's just a dorp :D But what beautiful surroundings! A nice place to stay is over the pass a few k's further south at Kromrevier farm campsite. They've got a farmstall and a restaurant too. MmmmH! Hans

Ben, I'd rivet a thin stainless steel plate on the frame if u consider riding with soft bags. Otherwise, good going!

When passing Nottingham Road, don't miss the 'Bierfassl', a Bavarian style restaurant/bar. Serves great food, locally brewed beer as well as Bavarian wheat beer :D

Welcome is better. Hope this wasn't my last ride in SA - it's too beautiful for just one visit and then bugger off. CU

Hi Kev, that's not too far away compared to African & Oz distances ;-) I might catch up with you for a beer or three. Travelled with a Swiss guy from Zurich here in Downunder for a couple of days, whom I'll go & see in summer.

Hi mates, unfortunately I only discovered this great site AFTER touring Southern Africa for nearly 1/2 year :oops: Nonetheless, here I am, born a Zulu in Ehlomohlomo (somewhere in the bush near Nongoma), grown up in Natal and now settled just south of Munich, Bavaria. So if any of you...