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edit Halfdaft kindly offered me a cable. Thank you Halfdaft! Hope to pass along the good fortune one day.  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft: /edit On the other side of the mountain there is a small collection of socks and one Garmin cigarette-lighter power cable for a Garmin GPSMap 62s...

Such an awesome country. I am determined to drag the better half up there (she's never been north of Vanrhynsdorp!). Will be travelling by car, with dogs, and am on the prowl for easy-on-the-pocket friendly places to stay in the following regions: Noordoewer Mariental Windhoek Swakopmund or...

No map. No GPS. No panniers. No tools. Just half a tank of petrol and a sense of anticipation. Some food and water that would keep me alive for a few days. And a backpack containing everything I thought I'd need. It was a typical Weskus summer Saturday morning: a bright sun and wind. Much of...

From BMW dealer? Or (generic?) from another source? :scratch:

2006 F650. Rear brake pads were running low, so replaced with new. All seemed happy, assemble, test, ride. After short ride found them to be binding. Poked around, lost interest and when I came back the rear brake pedal had no pressure (with pads still clamping onto disk). Bleed brake fluid to...

Rush 2SD to an oxygen tent then read all about it here.

(Just thinking out loud) HAVE 2006 F650 GS (that'd be the twin-spark model) with 21" front wheel and some other extras and add-ons. 60K km but in good overall and original condition (I lie: have wider foot pegs) etc. Great bike, I am very happy with it. WIFE HAS DR650 (and some great physical...

... to spend a few hours with some planes. DISCLAIMER This is not a ride report. Hell, it's not even a drive report. Think of it as a passenger report. So no, this does not involve a motorcycle, aside from the very beginning of the story. But it involves some aircraft, and that's close enough...

I'm hatching a plan that revolves around attending the Namibian air show on 1 August. The last time I visited Namibia I was about as tall as the air intake is high on an XR, i.e. pre-school. The plan: Day 1: drive (yup ... taking the box for this – too much camera gear for a bike) to the border...

I am on the prowl for a the straps that wrap around the steering head to fit a large Wolfman Expedition tank bag – 1" buckles (have the straps for the rear of the bag, only need for the front). Of course living in Langebaan has its limitations ... we have nobody here that sells plastic buckles...

Turn any KLR into a pukka adventure bike: mount a set of Pommie panniers next to the crate and head for those hills. Adventure awaits you. Drums will beat and women will throw themselves across the road when they see what is clearly a hardened adventurer rolling into town. None of this shiny...

Show us where and how you carry tools, and what tools you carry. I have a Lock-n-Lock plastic container stuffed with some basics. This mostly lives in my top box and it gets wrapped in a towel when I ride dirt roads. I carry two tyre levers which are cable-tied to the container. But not happy...

If you have any Oxford panniers (or something along those lines for sale) lying around in the back of your garage ... I would like to hear from you. :thumleft: Holding thumbs.  ;D

[Mods, feel free to move this where you feel it's more appropriate. I elected to place it here as I believe more people will see this post] If you have lost a plastic fuel tank somewhere near Langebaan ... (presumable went flying from bike on trailer, but how the hell does that come adrift?)...

One times Assault jacket. :thumleft: Black. Massive (label sez 6XL, but it's probably more like a 4XL). A few scuffs, lots of bug innards but generally in good nick. Comes with two inners plus a 'lamp-shade collar', or something to that effect ... (really nice in winter to keep the fridge-air...

Garmap removed my POIs with one of the map updates, and the current version that I have (from Cape Union Mart) doesn't seem half as eager to warn me of cameras as the old version was. Maybe I am getting old, and riding slower? Not that I habitually ignore the speed limit, but it's useful...

Selling this on behalf of my wife. It's a 1996 Honda XL250 Degree. Some specs: Water-cooled engine Alloy rims Disc brakes all-round Electric start  :deal: Complete original tool set Recently serviced Licensed to 2014 Comes with RWC This is a grey import. The Degree is/was built for the...

My wife has a pair of Assault motorcycling pants for sale. Vented, and literally used twice. Small/10/34 and will fit either lads or ladies. R1200 at the shop, selling these (and trust me, they look brand-spanking new) for R750. Bloody bargain of you asked me. (Please excuse the cell-grade...

Only a few photographs.

One bike, a few days in hand and no firm plans. Ah hell, let's head east. Haven't been there for a while. And that's pretty much how it went. With Cape Town being wedged into a corner and surrounded by a few mountains the immediate route east is somewhat limited. The Ns are boring, and full; so...