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Day 3 has us waking with the sunrise. I realised, I had a heavy hand with the Jim Beams, which in turn made me snore properly, which in turn had Bieisie vacate the room and sleep in the lounge. We have little in the form of supplies around breakfast. There is a left over tjop, steak and a...

After spending another 5 minutes adding another cable tie to my 1200’s battery terminal, we hit the road again. We pass the tourists, and enjoy a sublime piece of gravel that ends in a tar T-junction. We hit a right towards Calitzdorp ( I have google earth open in the background while...

Breakfast was a loaded affair, which equates to about 3 days worth of sustenance for me. The plan is to head out of Montagu with Gamkapoort dam being our overnight stop. There is a small issue of range on the 12GS. We will only be able to fill up again in Ladismith, and this could be a couple...

A short while after I break the news to Biesie, he gives me a call. He devised a plan B, and If you know Biesie, there is very little that will deter him from a bike trip. Especially not a small thing like a bike accident. He checks if I am able to still ride the weekend as planned, to which I...

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We were sitting and enjoying a picture perfect day at the Blue Peter, fresh off an epic trip through the Karoo (Tjops in the Karoo). Still high on endorphins of days spent riding epic roads, the planning for this trip started. After kicking a couple of ideas about, we settled on Sani Pass...

Awesome trip and pics! Really enjoyed it. More places on my ever growing list to ride.

Been there once. Courtesy of WD’s. We were fortunate to be allowed to ride down to the base of the crater. Had a look around, and rode back out. Lekker day out. Should be pics and a RR here somewhere ( photobucket may have deleted the pics)

Good for my mate who runs trucks, bad for the economy.

The last couple of posts summed it up. Delivery scooters and uber car drivers chasing their next fair are the worst. They take the mosts risks, and are the most unpredictable. Texting drivers are next. Taxis by far the most accommodating. Sweating in gear at a client is far better than bleeding...

Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

Thanks, bike came off lighly, broken handguard, bent Left disc ( think someone drove over the wheel) scratched crashbars. My shoulder is very sore, as I have some stretched ligaments and muscles. Jacket did it’s job and protected me from roadrash.

Been commuting solidly since 2006. There was a small stint where I owned a car for maybe two years, but I was so miserable because of traffic ( westrand to Rosebank/sandton) that she insisted I get back on two wheels. Cost of ownership (excl) bank repayments, is just over R1 per km. Main...

Not sure about a supplier, but I can vouch for the Hepco & Becker Upper bars. Had a low speed off this week (F@cking Uber Driver) Did what it was supposed to do.

Thread resurrection. I did my headstock bearings today. I have done 20k kms since I bought my bike 2nd hand (14 8gs adv) The bearings only started giving me issues lately 70k kms on the clock (difficulty steering at slow speed) Bought rollerbearings from trac mac, was R400 odd. I also bought a...

Really enjoying this!

Those Scorp Trails are surprisingly capable on dirt. Toured through the karoo KZN, Freestate and NW with a set. My front is also basically done now. Rear still has a bit of life left. I can second Guts 'n Gas.

Lekker OG adv trip.

Also available from Geewiz. I would be more comfortable ordering from Geewiz than Fruugo. I have dealt with geewiz prior (warrantee claim) and their service is excellent. These have had my interest for a while, however, I’m not in a position to spend that on an experiment. But if it works...