Recent content by thedomwayround

Went up (and down) the pass three days ago. I thought it was fantastic and, as long as it isn't raining, most of it is quite easy going. A couple of tight, tricky corners but if I made it up anyone can. Photos and report on my blog. www.thedomwayround.blogspot.com P. S. Have been riding up...

Thanks Tom - but you could have just told me when we met up at St Lucia yesterday  :D Glen - cheers. I might take you up on that. Am just about to past some pictures of my Sani Pass. or you can look at my blog. Ride safe (and sobber  :

Ok I'm totally new to this part of the world. Once up the Sani pass can you then go on into Lesotho? What are the roads like? Can you get petrol? Or is it really a trip up and then down again?

Thanks for the advice everyone. I've just stumbled upon this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stainless-purification-filter-bottle-dustcap/dp/B004GX537W/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1UBP9T9URUYFF&colid=2ZA3D0PW5WP5Y A filter bottle. Much cheaper than a steripen. I appreciate that I can get...

Am heading to Southern Africa soon and think I need something to purify water with. I was looking at just getting some tablets but came across this. A steripen which kills the bugs with ultraviolet light. https://www.ellis-brigham.com/kit-list---kilimanjaro/steripen/265351/steripen-adventurer...

Hi, I'm from the Uk and will be arriving in Cape Twon in March. my bike is on a ship heading there now. It seems I need to get bike insurance and was wondering if you could recommend anyone. Who can I arrange insurance with over the internet? Thanks

Brilliant advice guys. Thanks so much. I'm back in the UK for a month so will get myself sorted out with a phone (and possibly a GPS). See you on the road...

First off, I know nothing about Mobile Phones (or cell phones - not sure what you call them in Southern Africa). I'm currently in the UK and heading to South Africa in March. I will spend 3 months biking around Southern Africa. At the moment I don't have a phone of any sort. But I want/need one...

UPDATE: I got a new battery today and the bike works. I found a local mechanic (here in Costa Rica) and he got hold of a battery for me. It's definitely a 12V battery and the same size as the previous one, but it has no markings on it. I have no idea if it is a "gel" one like the other one was...

Fair point. Perhaps I was just generalising for brevity. I know my bike (BMW1200GS) is perfectly capable of coping with gravel but I'm not the best rider in the world. I'm not planning on heading off into the middle of nowhere on a terrible road. Gravel roads can be easy - or terrible. I'm not...

Thanks but what is KZN???

Thanks for the replies so far. As far as gravel goes. I'll be avoiding it as much as possible, unless there's a good reason or no other route. So it looks like I should go.... April - Cape Town and up to Namibia, Then Bots/Zambia. By May/June I should be in Malawi and then head back to cold...

I need your help! Got on my bike today and it won't start. Makes a click, click, click noise when I press the ignition but that is it. (Have checked kill switch.) When I had the final drive oil changed last week they did say that the battery was getting a little flat. I haven't ridden it for...

My plan is to ship my bike to Cape Town to arrive in April and I have until July. I want to go to South Africa (obviously as I'm shipping to Cape Town!), Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi. I will finish back in Cape Town and ship home to the UK. Which way around should I do this to...

Thanks for the reply. I've been having a look around and a good old think about it and it looks like I'm better off shipping my bike from Panama (where I'll be next month) to Cape Town and riding around southern Africa for three months, then back to Cape Town and shipping back to the UK. My...