Recent content by stutut

The pass is at its worst I've ever seen it over the past 10 yeas or so ... having travelled it by 4x4 at least once a month since 1999, I recently rode the KLR650 to Molumong and back. It was a breeze, albeit a slow one, but it took exactly half the time up the pass it would in the Hilux, and 30...

Hey guys, I've just picked up on your thread and think it's brilliant! I don't want to mess with your thread, but so many aspects mentioned in your discussion reminded me of the myriad interconnections that link our written history ... if the ABW is regarded as a layer, or chapter, in our...

Hi Ettiene You have a number of options, depending on time constraints and your planned route ...

Not bad, but I'm wary of camping ... it still can get bitterly cold. And WB, don't forget to fit those training wheels

Here's one for the pot for KZN dogs to chew on ... most of the talk is about a do somewhere in the Drakensberg - why not travel the extra mile and hit Lesotho? There is Molumong Lodge - 60 km the other side of Sani Pass and on the road to Katse Dam -  that will suit both gravel riders and also...

When I asked the man behind the counter at the automotive parts shop for a tyre guage, he discouraged me from buying one of those digital jobs he stocked, and refered me to an opposition outlet. "Ask for a PCL guage," he said. This I did and the fellow duly produced one, about the thickness of a...

I'm also interested, older model?

The debate is about much more than just the tarring of a road, it's also about preserving the iconic status of Sani Pass, and tourism development (according to a survey among visitors to the southern Berg and Lesotho, SP is one of the key reasons for visiting the region, and interestingly, the...

RustyNutz, you've hit the nail on th head - many of these projects, such as the proposed Wild Coast Toll Road - are motivated by consultants/engineers whose living depend on these massive infrastructure projects. Add the odd judicious hand-out or two (what's a few milion in a project worth...

One of the points is that a Polo or Palio should be able to travel on a decently maintained gravel road, and patronise tourism establishments in Lesotho. In 2000, about a year after the pass was properly fixed, I drove my now deceased, seriously underpowered and no-clearance 240D Merc up and...

I’ve been thinking long and hard about this post as I’m averse to sensationalising important topics. But following my most recent interaction with the consultants (??!!!) conducting a study on behalf of the Department of Transport on the tarring of Sani Pass, the time has come to clang the alarm...

Hmmm, just as I thought things were getting simpler ... I ride averagely fast, but nooo racing. While I do some commuting, the main riding is on patched and potholed tar and gravel, including some BAD and LOOSE surfaces (think coming down Sani Pass!) And 'cos I hear what Gundagunda says, the...

Now, that's what I call GOOD ADVICE -  based on experience, priceless, and with some options nogal! Most useful, and thanks to all contributors!  :biggrin:

I need to replace the rear tyre of the KLR and thought I seek advice from others who may have been through the process recently. The riding I do is mostly 50/50 gravel/tar and was told that a 60/40 tyre is probably best? The probelm is that I don't have the time to go the various shops and look...

Indeed. Name derived from sheer cilffs that turn an ominous black when wet, which is often in summer in eastern Lesotho.