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Company I am working with in SE Asia currently using a development company that is will have their contract terminated. We are looking for a development company that can provide development support to an existing Magento e-commerce site. I prefer to work with South Africans and obviously prefer...

Laptop not switching on when on button is pressed. The charger light does not come on. Suspect maybe a safety measure as the unit was opened so perhaps a switch to detect if machine has been opened for warranty management. Laptop was hit by virus and access to drive data was limited. Drive was...

Fellow biker stuck in Nepal. Cannot get through Myanmar so he wants to ship bike to SA and travel on from there. Any WD in the shipping business and I can put you in contact with him?

So as was mentioned in a post a while back, my old man and his SWAMBO have small property in the Okavango. Its the family home and has always been used for family holidays. A lot of work went into building it up and I mentioned to them it would be a great location for overland adventure riders...

Took two days off to make a long weekend and loaded up V for a 1300km, 5 day ride from Jakarta (West Java) to Semarang (Central Java). Left lunch time on Friday 28th for first leg, Jakarta to Bandung. Will let pics do most of the talking. Day 1: Jakarta to Bandung Day 2: Bandung to Purwokerta...

Project is slowly winding down here and I needed to go say goodbye to my team in a city called Surabaya. Its Indonesia second largest city and their industrial base. We have a warehouse there as well as in Semarang and I travelled between both regularly (at least till Covid slowed things down)...

Project in Indonesia is coming to end soon so chances to ride will get less as we wind up here and head back to SA soon. One for the bucket list for me was to ride across Java to Jakarta so used the Christmas break as a good time for it. - Time required 2.5 days. - Weapon of choice Yamaha...

I recently started using Rever (www.rever.co) as a way to track and share my rides. Started simple with uploading GPX tracks then adding the details but as I started to use the program more, I found a lot more useful features including using the website to plan my routes then be able to send to...

Decided to take day off and have a 3 day weekend to go ride some more and explore the eastern and southern part of central Java. Quick summary of trip below and then the pics to follow. Day 1: early start heading towards Mt. Lawu with the planned route taking me into East Java and along the...

We have varying states of "lock down" here with each province deciding how to implement it and how strictly. For most part its soft lock down meaning masks, limited movement between provinces, social distancing, limited operations on some business such as malls and restaurants. I enjoy my...

Been a while since my last post. Took a break from many things after my divorce and wanted time to clear head. Many changes in my life happened since March last year but suffice to say its been a wonderful growth experience. OK enough of the Yoda moments, onto the ride report. Mrs and I wanted...

End of  long year with many challenges and changes including work, country, divorce. Needed to get away and do some serious riding as i have not had chance to ride for a few months with work. Looked at various options and wanted to ride in Asia so myself, the gf and two friends decided we would...

Friend of mine here in Maun looking for F800GS and found one on Gumtree. Does anybody know this bike and owner? https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/other/bmw-f800-gs/1002711152260910095273209

Good condition. Replaced with a aftermarket comfort seat before selling bike so stock seat was left in the shed. R600 and buyer covers shipping

Came on my brothers bike when we bought it. They were painted by previous owner (not very well) so we replaced them and they have been sitting gathering dust since. Free to anybody that wants, just cover shipping.

As the title says, I am planning a ride in October from Bali to the small port town of Labuan Bojo. This is part of my ongoing exploration of Indonesia looking at routes and I am inviting those interested in joining to do so. I just did a 4 days trip part of the way (ride report and pics are...

I am sitting on a ferry somewhere in the middle of the sea between the islands of Lombok and Bali. I am heading back to Bali to catch a flight out this evening after a quick ride from Bali through Lombok to West Sumbuwa and back. Here is the RR, hope you enjoy it. First things first. The...

I recall seeing a thread somewhere for this so apologies. If moderators need to move, please do. My daughter is in her 2nd year at UCT studying Psychology (she says she wants to understand her old man one day). She wants to find part time work to support her studies and is open for waitressing...

I am in the process of moving myself over to Asia and part of the new life I hope to live involves bike tours and taking South Africans around around Asia especially Indonesia. I have done a few trips to explore this incredible country and  especially Bali. Im building up the different tour...

2 x 2008 BMW R1200GSA Oem spot lights taken 1 x XR650 gear lever 1 x F800GS stock bash plate (2008) 1 x F800GS Owners manual (2008) 1 x F800GS stock rear shock 1 x F800GS front stock fork springs 1 x Bag that Acerbis long range tank came in. 1 x handlebar cross bar Shipping or collection...