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I went to the Civic Centre today and handed in my ANR form with the two passport photo's and my passport etc... The guy told me that it would take up to a month to process as they had a backlog. Bummer! At least I have set the wheels in motion early on and got it submitted but it is a pain in...

Yes thanks Chris! Was a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for the chat and the advice. I will pop in and see you again over the next few weeks. The question of small + light vs big and heavy bike is definitely one for discussion. My gut tells me a smaller simpler carb bike like a honda xr 250 or 400...

Sounds great. I'm off to see Chris at flying brick in a minute. If I do end up going to Pete's I will try and post here and let ya know. Hi John Sure :) I will be putting together a ride report so will post a link to that in here when I set off and we can hopefully hook up from there if...

So I arrived this morning. Minus the leathers of course. Silly idea to think of bringing them in the first place really! Impressed with Cape Town so far. I'm staying in a nice hostel near the waterfront. I've had a wander around and picked myself up a Vodacom sim card for my phone so I now have...

"Half the stuff, twice the money" :)

Excellent. Off for a read :) Cool. Thanks mate!

I look forward to it :) Of course. Goes without saying :) I'm a keen photographer and I always film my trips. I have a GoPro and some interesting non-standard mounts. Here's a short 7 minute video I made of a trip from the UK to the Black Forest (Germany) I made earlier this year with some...

haha cool :) I noticed there was something big on this weekend. Shame I didn't arrive a few weeks earlier!

Wow. Thanks for the tip! I will get in contact when I arrive and have a chat and a beer. Awesome :thumleft:

Cape Town. I'm planning on bringing my Kriega US20 + US30 (waterproof) soft luggage and straps. Hopefully I can pick up a pannier frame to attach them low like you suggest. I mention a top box as I plan to camp and need a secure lockable box of some kind to keep my laptop/camera's in. Nothing...

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to leave my leathers at home and buy some textiles when I arrive. Regarding the bike choice I'm now leaning more towards a Honda XR250 Tornado with a top box. The XR250 seems very fuel economical and easy to get parts for and repair etc... I reckon I will be able...

Thanks! Im working my way through it in stages. Interesting. I didn't realise I would have an issue with my electronics. So a carnet will cover the bike and my laptop + camera's etc... ? I didn't know that. Will probably get one then if it will make things easier. I do like the idea of a...

Hi, Just registered here after reading advice on ADVRider.com that this was the place to be for South African (and African in general) riding advice / information. My Background : I work online and run a business while I travel. I'm pretty well travelled from backpacking around Asia + South...