Good day everyone
I'm planning a road trip through sections of South Africa with my BMW R9T, unmodded... The normal 2014 model. I've done gravel roads before - like Ceres to Citrsudal (which was quite a harsh road) and the road coastal road after Gansbaai to Cape Algulhas.
My future bike will be an adventure bike - yes - but of course we have one constraint = $$$ - and I want to keep my R9T as well.
Hence my first proper bike trip will be on my R9T, and in turn I will embrace the adventure bike more as well...
So my question is: What is the road condition on baviaans kloof?
Is it a road that my bike can handle without "crossing fingers" getting a puncture?
OR if the road is too bad, is there at least a section that I can drive and then spend the night somewhere (camp or accomodation)?
[For those interested: my road trip will start in Cape town - go up Wuppertal - Sunderland - Carnarvon - hopetown - and Gariepdam, where I will stay for a couple of days on a farm with family - then making my way down via Cradock - to Baviaanskloof. My father lives in Mosselbay who is my next stop after Baviaanskloof - hence he could assist if there were problems with my bike... - ofcourse dependent on signal]...
Any advice would be appreciated:
Oh, I will be doing the trip solo - but the first night my partner would be doing it with me, hence I was thinking Lamberts bay and eating at Muisbosskerm...
The trip would start on the 15th of July - would be in freestate on the farm at the 19th/20th and would be at Baviaanskloof on the Monday, 24th or 25th of July.
Regards
Magneet
I'm planning a road trip through sections of South Africa with my BMW R9T, unmodded... The normal 2014 model. I've done gravel roads before - like Ceres to Citrsudal (which was quite a harsh road) and the road coastal road after Gansbaai to Cape Algulhas.
My future bike will be an adventure bike - yes - but of course we have one constraint = $$$ - and I want to keep my R9T as well.
Hence my first proper bike trip will be on my R9T, and in turn I will embrace the adventure bike more as well...
So my question is: What is the road condition on baviaans kloof?
Is it a road that my bike can handle without "crossing fingers" getting a puncture?
OR if the road is too bad, is there at least a section that I can drive and then spend the night somewhere (camp or accomodation)?
[For those interested: my road trip will start in Cape town - go up Wuppertal - Sunderland - Carnarvon - hopetown - and Gariepdam, where I will stay for a couple of days on a farm with family - then making my way down via Cradock - to Baviaanskloof. My father lives in Mosselbay who is my next stop after Baviaanskloof - hence he could assist if there were problems with my bike... - ofcourse dependent on signal]...
Any advice would be appreciated:
- On Baviaanskloof;
the road - accommodation;
as well as the rest of my trip for nice places to stay (camp or accommodation)...
- On Baviaanskloof;
Oh, I will be doing the trip solo - but the first night my partner would be doing it with me, hence I was thinking Lamberts bay and eating at Muisbosskerm...
The trip would start on the 15th of July - would be in freestate on the farm at the 19th/20th and would be at Baviaanskloof on the Monday, 24th or 25th of July.
Regards
Magneet
