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Hi All, who is planning on going to the Roof this year. How many of us planning on going on ADV bikes. Who has routes of ADV riding in Lesotho that they can share. From what i know this year the Roof really wants to cater for the ADV guys as well and bring them into the fold.

So seen some peoole ask again about big bikes or small bikes in Africa. My humble opinion. Big bikes work just fine so do new the new ones with all the computers and they very seldom give issues. I never had 1 on my 1190r. I will say fuel filters take extra one with as dirty fuel is a real...

Has anyone here travelled through Iran. I only hear amazing stories. Carnet is an issue so if anyone has experience please share. My reasearch says i can get one in Dubai from automobile associstion there but need so AA to give me a letter of no objections even if SA AA own website says they...

Does anyone know about getting or being issued a Sudan Visa on arrival at border. I remember reading about it on some travel blog but for the life of me cant find the info any more. Im flying back to Addis Abeba 2nd of Jan to get my bike and go north so  I need to know if I need to rush a...

What happens if you plan a 2 man trip between say, Zim, Bots, Zambia and Malawi but both bikes registered / owned by one person on the trip. Both bikes got Carnet and insurance again in one person's name. Both riders licensed with international licenses as well Would there be any questions to...

I know it's a very generic question. But seeing as I got no idea. This mor ING MTC failure warning popped up on the bike. It does start no problem. Before I go drop it at the shop and waste lots of paying hours for someone possible just as clueless to search for the problem, wanted to ask if...

HI all Im looking for information on a road in Western Kenya. Right in the South western part near the Mara Mara Reserve. Does any one know how much I can ride along this road. I know ppl in the past used to be able to ride along it, even bicycles but it seems its no longer possible. Im...

So hypothetical question here. Please leave the brands and egos at the door..this isn't about expensive or cruising speeds. Acceleration. It's about getting the job done.. If you were to leave in a week for a trip Cape to Cairo on a bike of course. What bike would you take for easy of use...

Hi Dogs Im battling to find what the road conditions are like north of Sumbawanga in Tanzania. I heard there was a drive the last few years to asphalt a lot of the roads in that region but google maps images are all very old and same for google earth from 2010 .. Any body know what its like in...

So not sure how many of you know this but Taye Perry South Africa's leading rally lady is doing Dakar next year. She isn't the only one, Kirsten Landman will be there as well. So for the first time in History SA have 2 ladies not only qualified for Dakar but will be racing.. Its very much a...

Has anyone every travelled up Africa with no carne de passage. There must be a way. Im not to happy about going up to Egypt and paying 200% the value of my bike to go into Egypt. Any ideas ???

So the plan is to bring ride my bike I currently have in SA to Europe.  It just dawned on my to keep it in Europe and have it registered here which is what i want to do Ill need to export it per say when I leave SA and make sure I have the export papers.  What would the process be and have any...

So I got a question, what is the fastest that we know of that someone has done from Johannesburg to Cairo on a bike? I see the bicycle record is 38 days. Any ideas? I mean if someone was planning a ride and wanted to do it in "double time". whats to be expected? Obviously the best is to do...

so Just come back from a great 5 days ride and thought id share some info about the trip. 1x KTM 1190R 1x GS800 Adventure Day 1 Midrand through to Hoedspruit all tar and then a small dirt sections from Klaserie to Blyde river camping site. not the most eventful day but hey if you pushed for...

Hi Guys Planning on riding through Baviaans tomorrow, with the rain we just had its it passable? Today tried to ride 'Die Hel' today but was washed I rather disappointed. Advice please?

Im probably very slow to this, but i found a picture of a Tenere that makes me want one.. Don't care what bike you own, and i got a KTM 1190R, this is nice. all i can say is WOW...

I have a Garmin Montana 650 that i used once that i want to sell. It was bought due to being told my original that i loaned out, was stolen. But my mate who was using it found it again. So now sitting with an Extra brand new Montana. I paid R7000 2 Months ago bought at Due South. Anybody...

Hi all, so we have decided on a place to ride and its not JHB. Me and a mate are keen on doing some riding down near, Sabie Nlespruit , Kruger fence , Hoedspruit. Please can any one help out with GPS coordinates.  Ive read a few good reports of the Kruger fence ride but its  bit had dot put it...

Hi all so had a two week trip planned up to Uganda but it was cancelled due to my riding partner having business problems. Ive managed to finally convince him we still need a trip even if its down to 4/5 days and a month late. Please can you guys give me some ideas. I did see some guys did a...

So finally the dates have been decided 27th September till 12th October. Why is it that work never seems to under stand that men need to do bike trips and try their best to get in the way. Well Work tried its best but now we managed to get it sorted and its not that far off to be honest. Need...