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Has anyone had any luck getting their Kawasaki to talk through the OBD plug and does it volunteer very much information? The smaller ones seem to have a 4 pin sumitomo plug with 4 connections and the larger Kwackers a 6 pin also with 4 connections. The trailing lead in the picture can also be...

Garmin Etrex Repair faulty/intermittent push switch All of us with a garmin at some point find the side switches get a bit dicky, eventually they pack up. The good news is that garmin has been using the same tact switches since the dawn of time up until present. They are also on the GPS csx...

[I put this into the T7 concept thread but it is really a new part of the conversation] Yesterday I had to go into Mackay to take my wife for an appointment so I got hold of Bullet bikes and asked if I could take a T7, Australia’s best selling bike for a spin. In a country full of cover your...

KLE 650 rear brake problem ABS, applies to other Kawa & BMW For the last year the  back brake on the Versys that my son gave me has not been nice to use. It has felt a bit like pushing through treacle with a slow take up and a slow release. Recently it moved on to the next stage of a lock up on...

New Norton Commandos Has anyone bought one of these new generation of Norton Commandos? I walked into this bike shop by accident ( was looking for the T7 Tenere) and found these lined up in the display. I had no idea that it was anything but talk and that any bikes had in fact left the factory...

Bernard has sent me a whatsapp saying he is really working hard to get the Mt Moorosi chalets to be the accommodation of choice in SW Lesotho and he has recently had a website set up. Give him a try, the riding is certainly worth it! https://www.moorosichalets.com/ Bernard is the new...

This is my last bike to sell and I am quite sorry to see it go. I have done a couple of landmark Lesotho trips on it this year and also completed a WFO enduro on it. That's a pretty good all rounder! SOLD WR250F 4,860km Reg 2010 with road legal kit and COR R26,500 SOLD Aluminium frame WR 250F...

I didn't see Stuart Joyner this weekend when I went to look at Ramasgate because he was called up to JHB for a family emergency but the other big enduro event that Stuart pre-rides and marks has rather crept up on me and is happening this weekend. Everyone seems to enjoy it. See...

Who's staying at Mt Moroosi chalets this long weekend? Bernard sent me a whatsapp to say the snow is quite deep. Let's have some pictures.

Suzuki DR650SE 26,600km  2010 R35,000 DR650 which I have owned from new from the last container of white and grey bikes to come into this country.  I will sell this bike as an O/E bike with the original seat and tank as I wish to keep my home made seat cover. The Clark long range tank you can...

SOLD Yamaha TDM900 DG7 46,000km 2009 R35,000 with hard luggage Yamaha TDM900 with all hard luggage for sale. The TDM900 is the member of the series between the XTZ 750 Tenere and the XT 1200 Tenere.  Yamaha thought that what all the people who were riding on the roads on dirt bikes really...

My favourite GPS has a lazy crack that is working itself through the base of the unit. If any of you have a dead  Etrex Vista HCx with an intact case I'll pay for you to put in in the post.

bike lighting components SOLD New and unused aftermarket KTM headlamp complete with bulbs and fitting rubbers R300 SOLD COB 10w LED headlamp bulb  for KTM motorcycles  R50 Black rear tail light/brake light and number plate assembly  R50 Blue universal rear mudguard with indicators and brake/tail...

SKF front fork seal kits kit 48KHD "green" low stiction seal kits suit WR250F etc I have 4 of these SKF 48KHD kits (2 needed for the replacement of left and right hand sides) comprising oil seal and dust seal  for Yamaha WR250F 07-12 and all other Kayaba 48mm upside down forks. These are the...

FOR SALE Two JT spockets JTF1448.14 for Suzuki  DR650 family 14 tooth front sprocket. I brought in these two unused front sprockets on Ebay because they were unavailable in South Africa but have never got around to using them. R300 each or R500 for both.  Postage for buyers account. Ian Hogg...

For all of you looking for the best of riding available in the Southern and perhaps the Northern Hemisphere Iain McDonald's roof preparation event is going to happen in conjunction with the Natal WFO: https://www.wforacing.co.za/ramsgate-challenge-9th-10th-november/ Starting from Trevor Kirk's...

Adam Kok’s Road. Done and dusted. Box ticked. Of the three rides that I had hoped to do I had largely given up on Adam Kok’s road. The window of long days and temperate nights had passed and I thought it was an unobtainable goal. For the background see...

One of the things I have had to do before we pack and go is to turn our old analogue recordings into digital such as my wedding video (also shot by Pete Burnett) and my father in law's 8mm film. When I came across this VHS tape from 1994 and was doing it I also spoke to Stuart Joyner who was...

Next leg of the Natal enduro series is at Eshowe. We have had some great enduros in Zululand, especially the ones from Kataza set by Albrecht Albers which went straight down one forest firebreak and straight up the next. All the excuse you need to gas a bike! Around Eshowe it is challenging and...

The next leg of the Natal enduro series is on tomorrow at New Hanover. It is a pretty good entry and it looks like I will be coming home with a muddy bike again. See: https://www.wforacing.co.za/