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I have a 990 dakar edition, and even thought the seat is beautiful, I need something that does not soak up water with the winter being around the corner.  Anyone have a standard seat they would like to sell?

Maybe the question is as broad as what is a dual purpose bike or what is an on/off-road.  Is the term Scrambler only limited to a few manufactures like Triumph? Can a modern enduro or MX bike be seen as a scrambler? Wikipedia not too much help: The main characteristics of a scrambler were high...

In little more than a month I will be traveling to Mississippi for work.  Now, we are always complaining about motorcycle gear prices in South Africa, but now that I have the chance to shop in America, where do I start?  Any shops that stand out?  Any gear that is WAY cheaper than what we can...

2001 BMW F650GS Dakar 79 000 km Full BMW service history Extra's: Centre stand Crash bars BMW topbox bracket (Topbox not included) Extra powerpoint installed (dashboard) Motech hard panniers R40 000 Contact me per PM or email [email protected] Older photo showing panniers:

Hi Friend of mine has a Honda NXR125 which died on him a week ago.  Checked the oil level last night, and no oil in reservoir!!  At first look we are fearing the worst. Now, we haven't finished fault finding, but a few questions: Would it be worth it to try and fix the bike ourselves?  Might...

Hi My 2001 Dakar has recently been giving me starting problems.  My first guess is that it is the starter motor.  Push the happy button, and no response.  Put the bike in gear and push it so that the engine turn and try again.  After a few attempts, this usually works.  Sometimes I am lucky and...

Any suggestions on not taking the boring N1?  I have 2 days to get there, and 2.5 days back.  How's the roads via Sutherland, Carnarvon, Prieska, Douglas, Kimberley?

Friend of mine recently wrote off his F650GS, and is now in the market for a replacement.  He found a decent looking Dakar, unfortunately, this bike resides in Nelspruit but he stays in Somerset west.  Any Wilddog willing to offer his/her services as a bike inspector?

We started way too late on a Thursday afternoon, mostly due to work commitments, but we wanted to make the most of our long weekend.  Me and my wife on our Dakar met Musashi and his fiancé on their GS at the 1-Stop, and took the tar option through the stinky tunnel.  Our getaway at 4pm meant we...

Anyone know where I might find a secondhand BMS for F650GS.  My friend's gave in, and the stealers will charge him R6 000 for a new one.  Any alternatives?

Now this trip started long long ago when Victor and Oom Piet still rode these roads with a horse and chariot.  This was an annual thing, and when Oom Pietâ??s son, Corne started riding bikes, this quickly changed to a different crowd, but same plan.  Victor still wanted to come along, hence the...

I know!  The first thing you get told when using Presol is not to use it on you windscreen cause it might cause it to go dull.  Well, my dakar has a black windscreen, which I can not see through anyway.  But I left the Prepsol on a little too long, and now I have these white streaks running down...

Yes, itâ??s true.  We again went to the quarry, and we again took some pictures of the ramp. And sticking to the trend the last few weeks, I will also be a man of few words. Jacko getting airborne on that sexy new XT660 Eisbein in a nose dive Much better KTM bigger showing how to...

Last week after a ride in the quarry, I had a moment.  After a week of mauling the incident over and over, I still donâ??t have a solution of how I could have prevented this.  Please O wise forum members.  Enlighten me in the ways of the sandmonster. I was riding the sandmonster, everything...

Yesterday on my way home this piece of plastic/gladwrap ended up around my kickstand.  While traveling 120km/h and stepping on the back brake, this rubbish ended up sandwiched between my back brakepads and disc.  This made my brakes almost none existing (Hallelujah for front brakes).  Home I...

The first thing every newbie is told right after: ATGATT, is probably to stand when the going gets tough.  Now I have opted for the hard panniers instead off soft panniers which is probably more suited for offroad riding, and I have found that they take a hammering when I stand on moderate...

Hierdie report is nie hier om mee te ding met reports so Angola of so nie, ook nie om te wys hoe goed ek of my vriende kan ry nie, want ons kan nie.  Die doel is om te vertel wat ons gedoen het, om jou lus te maak om self te ry, en om so nou en dan te vertel wat gewerk of nie gewerk het nie. 7...

More Manne en manninne Ek en my vrind wil bietjie Saterdag of Sondag so veel as moonlik grondpaaie aanpak van hier uit Melkbosstrand.  Ek wil nie besonders vêr ry nie, maar ek wil baie ry.  Enige lekker grond paaie wat iemand kan aan beveel?  Ek weet Cederberge en so is nice, maar ek wil nie...

Not wanting to go into the whole discussion of which helmet is the best please, already made up my mind, I think.  I am a bit of a lazy shopper, could anyone help me on where in CPT I could get the best price on an Arai Tour X?

Naand vrinne Baaija dankie dat ek ok saam met julle kan gesels oor groot fietse en lekker grond paaie.  Dankie aan Surf dat jy nie ophou om my na die forum te lok nie. Ek like my bike, en ek like om hom te ry.  Ek het so 5 jaar terug vir myself 'n vrek ou Honda 185XL gekoop aan vlarde, en op...