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Pig riders: Who has a carb and/or a full exhaust system for sale? I'd consider an OEM carb, and an OEM muffler, but not the OEM header since it's constricted. Cheers

Would you consider selling the SUMO wheels separate? I have 2 XR650Rs already, but I'm itching to have a set of hooligan wheels... let me know. Beautiful bike btw

It was now only an hour to our exclusive invite-only campsite, so we saddled up and ripped up the main road, deviating down toward the Tanzania border and Lake Amboseli’s dry pan. A bit of hooliganism in the flats later and we were perched atop a familiar hill with views of a shrouded Mt...

An Amboseli Overnighter Since January, I’ve only been out on the Pig for a single, solitary day ride! That’s simply unacceptable! Fortunately, Aladdin and Wry were hatching a plan and I hitched my piggy to their star so to speak. Aladdin was leading a pair of pumpkins for a multi-day ride on...

We kicked off the year with a quick rip down to the Rift Valley for a very special event. Our man Neb was getting hitched, and for some reason he and his lovely lady invited Panic and me! I’m sure it was a mistake, but we never look a gift pig in the snout, so we RSVP’d immediately and etched it...

Welcome to XR650R heaven Pig Fans, and say hello to 2023! We're back with our eighth consecutive year of Honda XR650R domination in Kenya! Put on new tyres and change your oil, cause we're ready to roll! It’s 2023 and as in previous years, I’ll collect my exaggerated blathering about rides...

Up a bit groggier than usual, but still punctually around the breakfast table at 7. The plan was for Kuduslapper and Bwana Hatariman to pass by to meet us, so we were in no rush. Kudu showed up in time for a cup of coffee and we shot the shit until Hatariman pitched up in his G-Wagon. Then we...

Slept brilliantly in the cool air of Karatu. Up at 7, MacGyvering by 8. Panic and the interwebs confirmed that the way to remove the seal was to push a self-tapping wood screw into it and pull it out with pliers. So, I removed a screw from the bathroom door and gave it a go. With the trusty...

Hiking back down off of the ruins, Mkalama wasn’t done with us yet. I was in the mood for a soda and just around the corner a place gave me a good vibe. There was a little brick shop that looked like it had Cokes and it not only had them, but they were ice cold! Then the spot where we sat was...

Morning. Up at 7. Out at 8. Already fuelled up and on the road. The Ango Tree Lodge had done us fair and we were very well rested. Honestly, the past 2 days had been a lot of riding, and we just kept braaaaping. Now it was time to race toward Mt Hanang, hang a right, climb the escarpment up to...

Having finally hit the sand, we braaaped down a ways looking for a cool spot to chill and have some lunch. This time we dug into the hard salami I’d brought with me in addition to the tuna and sardines and parked up beneath a wide-reaching old tree. After lunch we slammed the sand. It is a huge...

Wake-up and departure discipline is required on such rides. That, or being unable to sleep in after raising kids also works. We were up at 7am and on the bikes at 8, ripping back toward Gelai and onward to have a look at our White Whale – Oldoinyo Lengai, the Mountain of God. That buggar of a...

After a couple of hours of solid riding, we were starting to catch glimpses of Mt. Gelai which sits on the Eastern shore of L. Natron. Our track would aim for its northern tip, taking us out the back of the bushy tracks and onto some funky plains of pumice and rubble. We found a large dry pan...

It had been gloomy in Nairobi. Rainy even. But it’s no longer even worth talking about just how poorly the weather in Kenya’s crowded capital predicts the situation elsewhere in the country. By the time we were in Namanga at the border with Tanzania, the sun was breaking through the clouds and...

In 2019, Wry and I rode our XR650Rs out of Kenya into Tanzania. Our mission was to climb Oldoinyo Lengai, the 2km high “Mountain of God” near Lake Natron. We were blown away by the scenery and topography of the place (check it out HERE), but because inclement weather stopped us from climbing, we...

Well, you win some, you lose some. Fortunately for bikers, unless you bite the dust completely, even a bad day in the saddle is better than a good day at work. So it was for me today. Aiming for a distant track I vaguely remember not having ridden but wanting to, I took off and was only an hour...

Mau Escarpment Solo - In Deep Another sunny day in Kenya! Plan this time was to rip down the tar to Mt. Longonot, climb it, and ride back on the rocks of the Kedong. A bit of cross-training to improve my fitness. Try to firm up this Dad Bod I've been cultivating lately. I set off after the...

Two weekends ago, Panic and I were going to hit the trails for an overnight ride. He’d been talking about being free for months, and I finally confirmed I could steal a couple of nights away. But between one thing and another, suddenly we were down to only going for one night (shrug) and then it...

Yeah, you gotta ride to live! If you wait to long you'll be in your deathbed asking where it all went wrong. That front tyre is a good one... or a new one is anyway! The one on the bike right now is dangerously worn now that I look at it! Hard compound so resists (mostly) cuts on all those...