Zimbabwe "Have a safe Journey" Tour May 2024

[Rydog]

Having the privlage of spending my junior school years in Zimbabwe I have longed to go back and explore more on my Bike, Back in those days i was lucky enough to have a Suzuki Er 125 and Later a Yz 125, My Dad & I Rode around Bulawayo bushvelt and later I was allowed to Take my Bike to my Oupas Sawmill 15 km from the Gwaai River Hotel & this is where my love for Exploring Began, He was cutting Rhodesian Teak for the South African Railways at that time so there was allways Plenty Chainsaw Petrol available & it was Mixed... What a Bonus, I was allowed to take the .22 Rifle and had a wooden crate on the back of my bike for my dog Jet, and this is how i spent most holidays in the Gwaai, Saturday's we would go to the Gwaai hotel and I was allowed to drink Coke and eat Chips and they had a pool, all the Ballies would be sucking Lion Larger, Those were propper days & I enjoyed them,

41 years later I was able to Re Smell the Zimbabwe bush from 2 Wheels,

I took 2 of my Friends (Mark Grant aka Pondo & Piere Stapleberg)along for the ride and I was way better than we expected,
Beitbridge was a breeze 1 hour in and out was a very pleasant surprise,
Our Budget was 1000 usd while in Zim and we almost spot on,

Here are a Few Stats from our trip.

3650km in Zimbabwe
Made up of 750km Tar and 2900 km Gravel,Jeep Track with occasional single track,
2 x Front Punctures
1 x Rear Puncture
Ran out of Fuel twice,
890 clutch started slipping,
890 Engine light came on,
690 Sprocket Seal started leaking,
Mainly camping with a few nights in accommodation when we were late,
2 nights on a houseboat in Binga,

This is a country with very little Traffic and we had NO problems with any authorities, Everyone was friendly,

How Big is you Bikes Engine ?
Where you From ?
And "Have a Safe Journey"
Was the Most common Statments

Guys do Yourself a favor go to Zimbabwe on Tour avoid the A1 & A3 main roads and you will have a Blast,
I have attached a few Pics and a Video so you can get a perspective on the riding Terrain,

 

[Welsh]

 

[Vis Arend]

 

[Sheepman]

 

[0012]

 

[Chrisl]

 

[Rydog]

 

[RobLH]

 

[Gumba]

 

[KnopKop]

 

[Heimer]

 

[Amsterdam]

 

[m0lt3n]

 

[BB King]

 

[Rydog]

 

[skydiver]

 

[ExZimbo]

 

[Frikadella]