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I've unfortunately recently sold my F800, but I'm already keen to organise another trip. A major bucket list is to do a trip around Lesotho - basically hugging the border as close as possible. We've done JHB - Rhodes via Sani (east) before, and have done JHB - Rhodes via Wepener (west) before...

I'm looking for a trailer to rent over the Easter long weekend. We want to drive to Rhodes with the bikes on the back and then spend some time in the area with them. Anyone know of a reliable and not too expensive option?

We've finally managed to put together our video edit for the BMW Motorrad Days event held in Clarens last year. So... just some notes beforehand: BMW gave myself and 2 friends the 1200GS Trophy to ride from JHB to Clarens for the weekend. We made a bit of a longer trip about it, and ended up...

This is a SUPER old video of a ride we did back in 2013.  I haven't had a chance to edit the video until this weekend. Have a look at our ride - leaving Johannesburg to Waterberge and getting lost... not having a place to sleep and bumping in to some funny characters...

Hi Everyone, We've put together a tour package for riders who want to join us on our Next Weekend trip. More details on the Quicket page: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/12530-escape-route-1-eastern-freestate-adventure/ But basics are: We're going to the BMW Motorrad Days event. Leaving...

I just got a quote from the dealership to service my bike - R40,000! The main cost seems to be the braking components. new discs and new rear brake calipers. The calipers alone are in the R20,000 region. Anyone else had any experience with this?

In November of 2014, myself and two friends got the opportunity to do a sponsored 10 day trip. It's a complicated story how we got there, but suffice to say we managed to pull some strings to fund the multi-day adventure biking trip through the Eastern Cape, Transkei and Garden Route. We would...

While in Transkei recently my F800GS got the dreaded EWS error. It just wouldn't start, and I didn't have the right spares (or spare key) to fix it. I called BMW On-Call and they sent a driver to come pick me up from East London, then drop me off in Port Elizabeth. I think it was a total round...

I'm looking for places in the JHB area that would accept bikes and cars for a Sunday play session. I know a few places don't accept bikes, or they are too hectic for a heavy GS bike. Any ideas? I've got a small list of places, but not sure if they accept bikes and cars: De Wildt Hennops...

In a few weeks myself and two other friends will be heading to the Eastern Cape for a 10 day trip. As the week is coming closer (we're leaving on the 14th of November), we find ourselves more and more excited about the prospects of another adventure. So far our planning involves trying to hit...

We are planning a trip down the Wild Coast in November and plan to end up in George as our final destination. What are our options to get back to JHB from there? We thought of flying and then putting the bikes on a trailer, or possibly renting a car from there and hitching a trailer, but I'm...

I've been meaning to edit this video for the past year.... In April 2013 we did a 6 day trip from JHB - Sani - Clarens - JHB. It was an amazing trip with 4 friends - 3 on BMW F800's and another on the KTM 990 Adventure. We took a LOT of video, and it's taken us forever to pull it all together...

I just received my package from Revzilla that I've been waiting on for over 2 weeks... and everything is one size too small! I made the error of not double checking helmet sizes and my hands when ordering, so now I'm sitting with awesome brand new gear, but it doesn't fit! In my shopping...

Reddit hosted a pretty good AMA session with a dude who used to steal motorbikes for a living. There are some good questions and answers in there to help you understand the whole process and how it happens. Have a read through it...

I'm looking for a good place to service my BMW F800GS - up till now I've always serviced it at BMW itself, but it's out of warranty now and I know I'm going to get nailed on my 30,000km service (new sprockets, chain, bearings and a few more things). I tried searching on the forum but couldn't...

A few weekends ago we impromptu decided to go through to Clarens from Johannesburg for the night. We left Friday afternoon and arrived quite late. We slept next to the road at the Ash River (Bridge Rapid) and made our way back through Golden Gate and Verkykerskop. Pretty awesome little getaway...

We're (girlfriend and I) planning a ride from Wolmaranstad down to Cape Town. We have 7 days to do the trip in - leaving Wolmaranstad (there for a family thing) on the Sunday and we need to be back in Cape Town on Saturday evening. This means we have a full week that we can explore parts of...

I'm doing a long round trip from JHB to Cape Town and I want to kit my F800GS out a bit before then. Mainly for comfort (bigger screen) but also to pack more stuff. Any suggestions where I can get the best quotes and products for the following items: Pannier racks - top rack and side panniers...

This is just a quick video drop of our trip to Maraisburg. We planned on hitting the dunes but one of the guys in our party smashed his foot on a rock and we had to rush to the hospital. Turns out he broke it pretty bad and went in for an operation on that evening, but needless to say we still...

I found this app for iPhone and iPad users: https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/africa-offline-map-directu/id397343882?mt=8 Just watch out - it's a 400mb download. Seems pretty cool - you can view the maps offline when you don't have an internet connection, which is where I find myself needing maps...