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Prequel I dropped off the forum for a long time. Life got busy. It doesn’t mean my navigation partner (Lance) and I weren’t riding; I just wasn’t writing. Work and riding time got in the way of that. Yet here I am again, mainly for the following reasons: (1) We’ve completed a trip that’s...

5 of us on our way to Colesberg tonight, Rhodes tomorrow. Friend's brand new tyre knobblies shredding off after less than 500km on 250L. Please help with any contacts that could assist, even with second hand tyre. We have tools, just no tyre... Number zero 72 4613 seven 96

I seem to start many of my longer ride reports with an apologetic explanation, so here it is: I have a day job. Hence this report is more than 3 years late; covering a trip that occurred back in May 2017. It was on the verge of completion before I headed off on the Kaokoland trip, at which time...

Video overview for those too lazy to read: https://www.youtube.com/v/kz2ggjpZ-ww Credit: Lance Thanks to lockdown, it was a long, long, long time (sense the sadness?) since we were out on an adventure ride. Since March, the furthest we were from our home in Table View was a shopping trip by...

The motivation Ever since I “downgraded” to a smaller bike (from a F650GS to a Honda CRF250L Rally), I’ve been eyeballing the more extreme routes and tours to be found on this forum. Maybe I was ready? Lance seemed to have faith, so we signed up for the April 2019 Specialised Adventures...

This trip is a “gates trip”, because – in essence – we were trying to answer that one burning question: “Is there really a locked gate?” Our tracks therefore consisted of many double-backs, tortuous twists and rerouting. As the map apps like to say: Recalculating!! And then there are the...

Prescription goggle inserts Has anyone in South Africa actually bought these locally? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFQreDY7Bw Website: https://www.sportrx.com/prescription-motocross-goggle-insert.html I've chatted online with the guys from SportRx. They don't ship to SA, but I learnt...

I am sadly selling my F650GS (I had a good helmet cry about this). My initial plan was to hold on to it, but – honestly – I am not using it since I bought my smaller, nimbler Honda Rally. Noting my penchant for “off the beaten track” rides, let me make this clear: this bike is cosmetically...

What do you do if you do not have the skill to follow your crazy partner on all the tracks he wants to explore? Downsize. My 17-year-old 650GS, tired of getting bits smashed off it at frequent intervals, has handed the baton on to a young upstart: a new Honda 250L Rally. This report contains...

Posting this on behalf of someone else, because I know the feeling. There's three guys stuck in Sesriem area, with a KLE500 with a dead battery. They would like to know whether a Dog could organise a battery for tomorrow. They can send someone to pick up in Windhoek (probably the most likely...

I have finally bought my first ever brand new bike! And isn’t it absolutely beautiful!! I’ve been ogling the Rally now for over 4 months; ever since the test ride at the Honda demo weekend. It showed me where this bike shines. Test-riding it on tar is doing it an injustice. I got to test it...

Anyone have a second-hand lambda oxygen sensor for a 2001 F650GS? Even if only for loan? Part number 11787685320. It may be the cause behind intermittent "fuel starvation" symptoms, but it's damn pricey to get, especially if not completely sure that this is indeed the cause. The wiring...

I follow the motto of work hard, play hard. This means that I’ve only managed to keep up to date with some of my 2- or 3-day trip ride reports; ignoring the day escapades and sadly neglecting the rides that served as highlights to my year. Another motto I follow: rather late than never. So here...

My 650's starter switch is slowly giving up, no matter the continuous application of contact cleaner. As usual, you cannot get the switch on its own, but have to get the entire right-hand-side combination switch (includes kills switch, etc.). Anyone got spares lying around? Is it worth it to...

This is a story of a disastrous weekend for Lance and me. It included a crash and a forced overnight bike abandonment. Yet the whole experience, aside from the fear and the frustration, left me with the knowledge that we are surrounded by and incredible number of incredible people, whom are...

It's always dangerous to ask such a question, as everyone will obviously rabidly defend their own bike as the best option, but I'm literally just gathering knowledge on what's out there. I think I need to retire my museum piece (2001 650GS) to gravel highway and commuting. I've been let down...

Me again. This time really stuck. Group ride but no back up vehicle. Bike battery died. Abandoned it close to De Rust. Stupidly locked the steering. At Rooiberg Lodge now. Could anyone assist with trailer in bike to Cape Town or bringing a battery or anything. Have no idea how I will get bike to...

Lance and I headed to the biannual Cederberg Oasis spitbraai, but unfortunately never reached it. We explored two little roads off Nuwekloof Pass. One was easy-going and pretty. The other was rougher, but fun, until it suddenly became incredibly steep and rocky. I lost the plot and bought...

Lance, Ilse, Gerhard and I headed out to Honda's demo weekend on 4-5 November. Some of the 50 or so bikers (the RSVP limit) started arriving from Friday night, but we rode through on Saturday morning. I think there were roughly 10 bikes available for a test-ride, of varying models, from the...

Lance and I recently joined the BMW Club Cape's annual winter ride to Sutherland. This year it turned into their biggest ride yet, with about 150-odd people attending, last I heard. Everyone was split into groups according to their preference: slow tar, fast tar, beginners gravel, intermediate...