Recent content by orrin

Actually check this out... you might recognise the bike... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVkdWnRKs4k enjoy!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Love that bike!!! ;) ;) ;D

Jan 2008 Still hit some wet patches but not too bad. O

My dad hit a very sandy patch on a dirt road and broke his leg. Took 11 hours to eventually get him to the hospital. A very big wake up call for all of us!! As for the bike...well I wanted a bike that I could fix with a hammer, cable ties and a can of wd40. Also a bike that in a very bad...

well i didnt come up with a solution. I just recall lifting the boxes and thinking that when they are loaded they would be dangerous. Another reason was that I would be making the racks as well and I am crap at welding. I then tried to make some allu one out of 2mm but at the end it was the...

Took me bout 4 months to get down the west coast. That was riding almost every day! The iceland trip was in total 2 months. Wasted a lot of time waiting for the Nigerian and Angolan visa!! Eventually had to fly over Angola anyway!

This is how I make it bearable for other people to look at my travel photos. My photos of my London - SA  (west coast)and a trip to Iceland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVkdWnRKs4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSo4jjthNGs At least if the photos are tough going the music makes it a...

PS..Good place to put large sleeping bags when 2 up on long trip, behind panniers.  :thumleft:

Hi there. Been lurking for too long now so have decided to join in. I am an ex Durban boy living in the UK and trying hard not to let that interfere with my bike riding. In 07/08 I rode my XL600 down from london to SA along the west coast, which I have now involuntarily donated to SARS. To make...

I thought of doing the same, before going on my trip. Went to an army surplus store here in the uk with some cash in the hand. Very happy to see two of the exact ones I wanted in the window of the shop. Walked in picked them up......put them down and walked out the shop! THEY ARE HEAVY...

Sorry not a church but a mosque. Djenna, the largest mud building in the world! One of my favorites

Wait till it gets dry!

Best tool for tyre change is 4 - pound hammer!!

In Western Sahara, on the edge of a cliff. Not very clever as we had to finish a bottle of vodka between 2, before entering Mauritania! was'nt enough!

Greetings. I just got a link to this bike which is for sale in Durban. As I live in the UK and only spend 2 weeks of the year in South Africa it is of no use to me. Perhaps there is someone out there who would find this usefull?? Besides....I ride a KTM!! :pot...