I wish I saw your "keen to ride tomorrow" post yesterday, I took my 800GS on a lonely ride around the peninsula, would have been epic to join you!! I had the E07's on my Kenya to Cape trip, and they fared very well on the dirt. INdeed your first time on the dirt you need to have few thrills and spills, it fast forwards the experience, and it lets you know how your bike feels when things let go, riding on dirt is a steep learning curve - go hit Namibia, amazing!!
Let the dogs know next time you go for a spin, I'll be super keen to join.