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    Fun ride to keep you busy for a day (CER 2018)

    The 2018 Cape Explorer Rally will be held on Saturday March 24, 2018.  Having won the thing a couple of times, I need competition  :ricky:  I can highly recommend it as a great way to spend a Saturday. See https://sites.google.com/site/capeendurancerally/
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    Cape Endurance Rally 2016

    The 6th edition of the Cape Endurance Rally will be held on Saturday March 5, 2016 and entries are now open. "Endurance" in the title might be misleading to some.  The CER is like a treasure hunt on two wheels.  All participants receive a list of bonus locations with clear instructions for each...
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    Cape Endurance Rally 2015

    The 5th edition of the Cape Endurance Rally will be held on Saturday March 7, 2015 This is a great day of riding of your own making ;) Check out the details here
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    Weather-proof connectors in Cape Town or South Africa?

    I am looking for male Delphi Metri-Pack 280 2-way connectors (e.g. https://theelectricaldepot.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=7_56&zenid=6e57993b45690bbe1fe88917b9e9afc6, but can't find any locally.  Does anyone have any idea who would stock these, preferably in Cape town, but anywhere in SA...
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    What cargo rack for XT1200Z

    I am looking for an aluminium cargo rack for my 2014 XT1200Z. Anyone have some pointers?
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    Cape Endurance Rally - 15 March 2014

    The Cape Endurance Rally (CER) will take place this year on Saturday March 15.  Some of the details for this year are still being worked out, but we hope to have all the information ready in the very near future.  Head on over to the CER web site to see what it is all about. This site will be...
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    Various Africa Twin parts (plus unknown mud guard) for sale

    ** Update: everything below is now half the price it was before. My Africa Twin is gone :'(, so I am clearing out all the extras I have. I don't have prices for these, so I made up prices somewhere between 50-75% of what I found on ebay. These are negotiable, so if there is something you want...
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    2000 Africa Twin for sale for repair or parts - SOLD, parts still available

    After a period of mourning (see https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=139300) I have decide to move on and am selling my AT.  It is a 2000 red, white and blue model and had done just under 100 000 km before a piston disintegrated after a dropped exhaust valve. SuperFoxi put in...
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    Death of my AT's engine

    An exhaust valve did what it was not supposed to do at 120 km/h a few weeks ago and this was the result:  :'( Decisions, decisions...  :-\
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    Malawi - A Journey to Our Youth

    Warning: this is a ride report of a simple trip to Malawi and back. No high adventure and gnarly roads, just us enjoying ourselves.  :) Out of the blue I received a phone call from Francois (Faf). How/where he got my phone number I have no clue, because we have not really been in contact...
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    Looking for IBA members in Cape Town area

    This could probably be in "planning a ride" but since it has nothing to do with DP riding, I'll post it here.  I am planning a daft ride that I don't expect anyone to condone or understand, but which I need to do to feed a habit. I need a couple of members of the Iron Butt Association to do me a...
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    Like to ride? Enter the CER.

    Pardon the spam, but this is primarily for those people who do not use the "New Posts" button when reading thie forum.  ;)  Entries for the 2012 Cape Endurance Rally closes this Friday (17/2/2012).  If you like to ride your bike, enter this challange. For detail see...
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    Zumo 660 paired with Galaxy S II/Android

    Has anyone been using a Galaxy (S II) paired with a Zumo (660)?  I have this setup and the pairing works more or less, but there are 2 things that are not working/bugs me: The pairing is not fully automatic.  It seems I always have to "touch" the Galaxy before the Zumo would connect to it.  I...
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    Cape Endurance Rally 2012 (Sat. March 3)

    The second Cape Endurance Rally (CER) will be held, in association with Think Bike, on Saturday 3 March 2012 all across the Western Cape. Every single participant in the first event said they thoroughly enjoyed it, so make sure you don't miss out on the fun by keeping that date open and plan to...
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    The 2011 Iron Butt Rally

    For those that did not know, but might be interested, the 2011 Iron Butt Rally started last week Monday in Seattle, Washington. Leg 1 ended last night in Buffalo, New York.  Daily reports can be found at https://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2011.cfm.  The leader at this point rode 5761 miles...
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    Know of quirky/interesting places?

    As some of you might know, I organized the Cape Endurance Rally earlier this year (see https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=63561.0 and https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=66325.0).  I have started to plan the next one and need some help please. I'd like to add more "dual-sport"...
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    For sale: FirstGear HT Air 2.0 Overpants for Women (new)

    For sale: brand new, never worn (still with the labels on) size 12 FirstGear HT Air 2.0 Overpants for Women. Details of the product can be found here: https://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/mesh_jackets_and_pants/first_gear/ladies_ht_air_2_motorcycle_overpants.html. I bought it online...
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    What? No serious riders amongst the Wild Dogs? ;)

    The Cape Endurance Rally (https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=63561.0) is in serious danger of being cancelled due to the overwhelming number of entrants so far.  :-\ I must admit, I am quite surprised and a bit perplexed. I'm interested in finding out why the lack of interest.  If...
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    The Cape Endurance Rally

    The Cape Endurance Rally (CER) will be held on Saturday 5 March 2011 all across the Western Cape in association with Think Bike. This is not your normal bike rally, but rather a riding rally. The intent is to get you riding, perhaps a little further than what you normally do, on interesting...
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    Hiccup at Autocom ?

    https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212522 Some extracts: "as from 2.30 today [Tuesday Dec 15] I am out of a job, and Autocom is pretty much no more" "As for the web site yeh I guess its still on but the business as from Friday is in the hands other than Tom's my boss." However...
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