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    My GS Sidecar Outfit... Built to stay "out there"!

    My personal rig nearing completion... took an afternoon ride out with my girls.  :thumleft: Had some waterproof bags made up for my 2 fold up camp chairs on the luggage rack, our king sized duvet strapped to the right pannier and a 5 man OZ trail tent on the left pannier. My seat doubles as a...
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    What an inspiration... A sidecar & a BIG heart!

    Sean, a close friend of this man, told me about this amazing guy... his name is Dale Collett from Botswana. Paralyzed from the sternum down he is planning to ride down like this from Gaberone to Cape Town in April with his imported Chinese sidecar. You can read more about him on his website at ...
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    NEW SIDECAR MOVIE - Ode to my BMW 1150 GSA

    Sad day yesterday... I sold my BMW 1150 GSA sidecar rig, 'Rafiki' For a long time now I have been seriously toying with the idea of fitting my new offroad/dualsport sidecar onto the BMW 1200 GS Adventure and eventually I've decided to do it! The most popular dualsport touring bike in the world...
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    Fantastic GoPro Editing Software. Highly recommended!

    Well... I did a LOT of looking around for the right software on the web and found the most incredible downloadable software program! It's called Trakax from an Irish company (at long last no more US hype!). Its free for 15 days so you can try it out and it really doesn't matter what PC you...
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    GoPro Sidecar Movie

    Bought a new GoPro 3 Black edition camera. Tau and me decided to take it for an afternoon cruise on the backroads around Sedgefield. GoPro. Motorcycle Sidecar and Dog Adventures South Africa Sidecars are cooool!  :ricky:
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    Update III photo's - SA's own dualsport sidecar.

    SA's first locally built dualsport sidecar... all coming along nicely. Tau and me both agree, the best part is definitly the test riding! Can't wait to fit, ride and colour code this to our new 1200 Adventure! :ricky:
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    SOLD! BEAUTIFUL BMW 1150 GSA BIKE & SIDECAR

    Well... "Bob Vark" is now the proud owner of my BMW 1150GSA fitted with a sidecar imported from Scotland and the Netherlands. I'm sure he will have many happy years riding it... Enjoy Bob!!  :ricky: Don't dispair though if you were interested in this rig, the response I've had is exactly why I...
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    BMW1150 GSA & Sidecar Movie. Smiling in the Wind SA

    Hi all... Just uploaded Smiling in the Wind - South Africa's first video on Youtube. Riding the backroads of SA with a German bike, German girlfriend and German dog... and I'm Zimbawean... go figure!  :thumleft: You can view the short vid at...
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    Sedgefield to Kalahari - Sidecar & BMW1150 GSA

    Hi all, for those who are interested I thought I'd post these few pics of a trip I just completed, a 2500km round trip from Sedgefield to the Kgalaghadi Park to run a safari there for a bunch of American students. The sidecar was fully loaded with enough food to feed 25 people for 4 days, damn...
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    Smiling in the Wind... New trips planned! Kalahari, then Okavango, Namibia etc

    I know this is not bike related but I took the picture below on the porch of our rented cottage the day before yesterday, at sunset after the thunderstorm. The other pic was taken on our trip from Humansdorp to Stormsriver the day before on the old N2... what a fantastic road to really RIDE...
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    Smiling in the Wind - Building a sidecar rig in your lounge!

    Hi all, A lot of questions received about the sidecar I fitted on my 1150 GSA... I bought mine in kit form and without a garage I put it together in my lounge and driveway. Because the vast majority of sidecars are built for right hand drive countries ie: The sidecar is fitted to the right hand...
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    Smiling in the Wind - Offroad with GSA & sidecar, girlfriend & dog.

    Hi all, Great to be part of your community.  :thumleft: Packed up all my belongings a few weeks ago and just a few pics below taken recently of my camping trip on the backroads of South Africa with my GSA and sidecar with my girlfriend and German Shepherd. Rooiberg Pass was a blast! Angies G...
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