Small budget, small bikes and small experience: Cape Town to Kilimanjaro

[kfukuda87]

Greetings Wild Dogs!

Thanks for all of the help over the last couple of weeks. Your tips and advice and words of encouragement went a longgg way. With that said, we are now OFF on our trip, day 3 to be exact.

To sum up, we purchased two XR125's with very low miles, created a homemade pannier setup, and now in Springbok, about to head on over to Namibia. On borrowed computer time right now therefore wont be able to upload any pics but soon, i promise.

Cheers WD, thank you and also a special thanks to Alfred, David, Hermann, and most of all Mr. Grandpa himself, Tim, at Tim's motorcycles.

Ken

 

[madmike999]

:thumleft: travel safe

 

[tifua]

Fair winds and following seas - lay the groundwork for rest of us with big dreams and small wallets

 

[Gerard]

Great stuff. Enjoy and be safe  :thumleft:

 

[subie]

Good luck julle. Wil ook nog graag die langpad vat met die XR125.
Klein bikes en die langpad is magic. Heel ander mindset. :thumleft:

 

[TVB]

Daarshy nou!! Lekker ry manne, ons sal julle volg deur die 'kuber ruimte'  :imaposer: Geniet dit en maak die meeste daarvan, dis die lewe!!  :laughing4:

 

[Derik]

Good luck, will follow your reports!

 

[Shaun]

Thanks Ken for starting this RR. :thumleft:

Will keep an eye on it to keep up to date on your trip. Travel safe Buddy & enjoy every minut of it. :ricky: :ricky: :thumleft:

 

[MrBig]

All the best and please keep posting updates here  :thumleft:

Good luck julle. Wil ook nog graag die langpad vat met die XR125.
Klein bikes en die langpad is magic. Heel ander mindset. :thumleft:

I'm pretty sure Ken is from the USA and his Afrikaans might be a bit ermm.. rusty non-existent

 

[Shaun]

All the best and please keep posting updates here  :thumleft:

Good luck julle. Wil ook nog graag die langpad vat met die XR125.
Klein bikes en die langpad is magic. Heel ander mindset. :thumleft:

I'm pretty sure Ken is from the USA and his Afrikaans might be a bit ermm.. rusty non-existent

Mr Big,... you are quite spot on there.... I met Ken the other day while he was doing some last minute Prep work over @ Tim's Place,... & I can confirm that he is VERY much "American English Speaking" ;D ;D

Very nice down to earth guy & was really looking forward to getting this trip started. :thumleft:

 

[adv]

Good luck with the trip! Id love to check the pictures when they are ready.

 

[subie]

All the best and please keep posting updates here  :thumleft:

Good luck julle. Wil ook nog graag die langpad vat met die XR125.
Klein bikes en die langpad is magic. Heel ander mindset. :thumleft:

I'm pretty sure Ken is from the USA and his Afrikaans might be a bit ermm.. rusty non-existent

Sorry Ken. I should try and get into a bit of english posting. Just wanted to wish you good luck. I am a big fan of small bikes on long trips.  :thumleft:

 

[Trailrider]

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[Dirt Junkie]

Enjoy and have a safe one looking forward to the RR

 

[Lem]

definately subscribed and all the best for your travels!

 

[Rodlau]

Have a great time. Looking forward to your RR

 

[Geotraveller]

Awesome, looking forward to more and some pics when you can.

many happy miles and smiles, those are awesome little machines.

 

[Fuzzy Muzzy]

Good luck on the trip, it is a life changing experience.. expecially on a small bike with small fuel range and basically no loading capacity.

gonna be an interesting one to follow.

enjoy and ride safe

Muz

 

[1ougat]

Goodluck and keep us updated

 

[Mantis]

Best of luck Ken, ride safe and enjoy.  :ricky: