Bike trip southern and eastern Africa

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Daffers

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Hi everyone

Been a while since my last post.  Me and husband are coming out to SA to start our tour up to Kenya and back.  Been delayed a bit as John has broken his collarbone by crashing his bicycle!
We hope to fly to Joburg, buy bikes (Honda 250 CRF) in Pretoria, then ride down to Cape Town continuing up to Kenya and then loop back south.  Easy!

A few (?) questions.
1. We think we have a contact in Pretoria to buy bikes, unless anyone suggests another option.  Would Cape Town be better?
2. We know it will take time to obtain a TRN in our names, but can we buy the bikes and ride them while the paperwork is going through? Do we need a permanent address in SA for this or will a hotel do?
3. We will have to but 3rd party ins.  We have heard about COMESA.  Any thoughts or advice?

Hope to be out there by middle of November.  If anyone has more advice would be great to hear from you.
 
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