Recent content by salcar

We made it to Cairo!!!! Now is time to write the ride report  :lamer: We are currently sorting out the paper to send the bike back to Europe. The we will head to Switzerland where I have the storage with my stuff, get some cloths, go see my dad in Italy, then head to Miami to see family...

“Why you should attend an off-road riding academy & how to pick the best one for you” According to the University of Southern California’s classic Hurt Study, 92 percent of the motorcycle riders involved in accidents have little or no training. Riders involved in accidents usually are...

We left Cape Agulhas and headed towards Oudtshoorn. There we spent a few hours exploring the Cango Caves - spectacular! In Oudtshoorn Tarci had a crisis and try to run away on top of an Ostrich luckly this two guys were able to stop her! In Kysna we had an amazing day with spectacular...

Hanging out and reviewing the route with Casting from Turd at Orange Elephant Backpakers! John thank you very much for showing us around the area and for being such a great host. We enjoyed our conversation on bikes, lifestyles and Africa  :thumleft:

I've been preparing for Africa for the last 5 years. I rode across Latin America between 2006 and 2007 on a 650 GS Dakar. I did 21 countries and 55,000 KM. Picture above is in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.  After that tripped I was hooked and decided to do Africa on a bike. Most of the preparation...

I'm in Cape Agulhas after visiting almost every motorcycle gear shop in Cape Town. It has been pretty hectic and we have ridden already over 1,000 km getting our gear sorted out. We plan to stay in Cape Agulhas 2 more nights and then start moving a bit more quickly. @Superten - sorry we...

Bike out of customs and staying with Johan in Worcester. Yesterday we went for an amazing ride. Today we are heading into Cape Town this afternoon to shop for gear. In a couple of days we'll start riding along the coast.  :thumleft:

Good news! The bike has been delivered to Swiss Air Cargo and is ready to be air freight to Cape Town. It should arrive on the 10th and we arrive on the 11th. There are no words to express the excitement to reach Cape Town and to ride north!

The planning of this ride started approximately 5 years ago. Here is a link to a CNN video https://youtu.be/DbXtwYzwXg8 when the seed was planted. The journey for Africa has started and the upcoming post will tell it's story. In the meantime a teaser picture riding in the Sahara Desser  

@superten - i look forward to meeting and discussing routes  :ricky: @MissM -  :thumleft: O0 @buttslider i'll definitely give you heads up when we are coming your way - thank you! @probie - thank you! Preparation/Trip update: one guy from horizonsunlimited might be picking us up at the...

Thank you so much for the warm welcome are for all the invites so far - I love this forum already! :ricky: Above is our tentative route but we welcome any suggestions on how to make it more memorable! I'm not the greatest off-road rider and with a fully loaded bike riding two-up then we'll...

Hello everyone!  May we join the pack? I'm planning to ride from Cape Town to Cairo with my girlfriend starting next month. This will be our first time in South Africa and it will be our first time in many of the countries that we will be traveling through. We will be riding two-up on a...