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Hi Everyone, My wife and I will be riding Upington to Namibia in the next 2 weeks, just wondering if there are any Wild Dog members in the Upington area may want to meet up? Jack Australia

Any bike riders in SA that are also Ham Radio Operators? Jack, VK4JRC Member SARL

OK, I am looking to buy a GPS for use in SA. Zumo 550 is A$200 more to buy in SA than Australia, but it obviously has SA mapping built in. So, is Africa Series 2008 SA Streetmaps the best mapping to load in the GPS for SA, bearing in mind that most of my riding will be in rural, more remote...

So.....I just got an insurance quote from BMW Insurance, to cover  a new R1200GS with Zumo 400 GPS for a value of R128,700. Machine is not financed, rider has full rating 1 no claim bonus for current policies in Austraila. I was quoted R9023 for 12 months, with an excess of 5% of claim costs, in...

Looking to visit Fish River Canyon, entering Namibia border at Nakop. Where is best accommodation/guest houses etc, close to Hobas. Not doing any hiking etc, just ride in, for a look around ;)  Probably stay in Upington the night before etc.... Any idea of ride times to FRC from border? What are...

Looking for some links to riders clothing in larger sizes XXXL etc? Specifically, will be looking for 2 piece rain suit etc, when I get to Johannesburg or Pretoria area. I did check old threads but found a dead link to suggested shops. TIA!

I am in the process of organising the rental a 1200GS from Auto Alpina (Motorrad rentals) Boksburg. Does anyone know what the capacity of the panniers are? I am assuming they supply the standard BMW ones? Not getting a top box. Thanks!

My wife & I will be in South Africa around mid September '07 with a rental bike, we were looking to ride from JHB to Kimberley and tour around from there. Our last trip was 2 years ago when we did the Western Cape by bike,  and caged it to Kruger Park etc. Anything worth seeing within say a...

2 years ago, I purchased a Vodacom SIM card at Johannesburg Airport, for my last trip. As you might guess....its run out, even though it had R150 left on it. ;) I plan to return in about 2 months for another trip, my question is.... Can a foreigner still buy a SIM card, or do you need to go rent...

Hi Everyone, My name is Jack, mmmm OK now thats out of the way!  I am a BMW GS freak and enjoy  riding although not hard core off road, carcase is a bit long in the tooth for that ;) Been hanging out on www.f650.com for nearly 6 years. Live in Australia near Rockhampton, midway between Brisbane...