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The pont crossing over the Breede river at Malgas is a ticking bomb and the fuse has been lit. It is the only manually drawn pont crossing and one of only a few pont crossings left operational in South Africa. (Ocha Ferry at Sendelingsdrif over the Orange River, Kei river in the Eastern Cape)...

And 'dogs out there that can help point me in the direction of a local supplier for fibreglass whip rods? Looking for the 6mm, 1.8m rods for our event marshaling tasks.

If there is already a post on this topic, direct me to it please. What are the roads like in the Tankwa.? Has the rian flodded the Doring, Groot or Tankwa rivers? Bad wash-aways? Know of how I will get intel? any help welcome..

https://www.mediscanid.co.za/  is new initiative of a couple that ride and that have a family member that survived an accident, just. Their crusade is to allow EMS respondents access to who you are in an emergency. How to 101: Open https://www.mediscanid.co.za/  on your browser. Read the...

Andy Craig is leaving Cape Town on Sunday by tar Kimberly then Gaborone direction Cairo. Either now in Cpt or on the road from Sunday. This is going to be a 3 month  Cape to Cairo Any WD out there with a centre stand to sell that will fit this bike and that Andy can fit in between Cpt and...

Hello out there fellow dogs,    14H24 Thursday 28th April I took a call from Mike from Australia, He has arrived in Calvinia off the R355 to find his wheel bearings on the rear wheel have collapsed. He is on  a 2008 F 800GS. Riding from Cape Town to Botswana. The wheel bearings for the wheel...

TECH TORQUE : USING LATENT SPACE IN THE FUEL CELL NICHE R1200 GSA. Has anyone any great ideas about what container fits snugly in the void space in the RHS of the adventure fuel cell? There must be someone who has already used this space to store items that need to be out the way but available...

Always leave this one pic of your contact details on your SD cards. I created a 'contact card'  picture and labelled it "1    OWNER DETAILS" This always then sorts as the first item on the card. Anyone picking up my camera will look at photos and this will be amongst the first things they see...

While coming down the Prince Alfred Pass from Avontuur to Knysna, Tuesday 22nd December, I saw an intact functioning Gopro camera lying in the middle mannetjie. The tether had snapped and the mount had clearly sheared a while back. Trying to find the owner to restore it to him. He left Nam...

The next PACKING A BIKE FOR AN OFF TAR ADVENTURE training is scheduled for :- Date  : Wednesday 21st October 2015. Venue: Donford Motorrad- Stellenbosch Time : 18H30 to 21H00 places  : 20 places (YOU DO NOT NEED TO RIDE OR OWN A BMW BIKE) CONVENOR: ANDY CONNELL Cost    : BMWMCC members ...

BIKER DOWN!  KEETMANSHOOP, NAMIBIA need to get his bike back to SA Do  you know of anyone driving down with a trailer or a bakkie or a spare rider???  Back to SA. On Friday 21st May a friend of mine came down hard on the corrugated road coming in to Keetmanshoop, Namibia. He will have to...

Of all the joys in motorcycling, one of the most exhilarating for me is formation riding. Please do not do this yourself it is downright stupid and dangerous. But if you, do it properly, in the right space, with the right partners! Tight formation riding: Where a rider formates on a leader for...

Dave Barr- friend to all bikers and physically disabled people https://www.davebarr.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/747007352063999/?ref=4 Read the facebook page for details. Killarney Clubhouse (at the race circuit) 17H00 for 18H30 Saturday 18th April 2015. Have R20.oo in your hand...

Sunday 28 December, Grootriver Poort & Antoniesberg pass - lots of mist, some rain,. plenty mud, ruts. Was great. However, My 6-button garage remote ejected from its holster along the way. as did my orange R1200GSA head light cover and a spider chair. We rode from Grootrivier to Patensie...

After Passing through the tunnel this morning I observed a BMW 1150 Gs rider drop a pannier lid in his haste to get down the road . I picked it up but by the time I got it strapped on he was too far gone. I'm not on the forum maybe you want to help this guy out and post these pics. I will keep...

I need to get swiftly from Arabella to S/West Saturday am. Anyone ridden the Highlands road gravel section in the last few days? Whats the surface like? It is 5 km shorter than going via R43 and N2 to Peregrine and on to S/West. Whats the network say????

Reaching out to any dogs in the Underberg area. Annie n I are out on our 1200 Adventure's up from Cape Town (camping/B&B) via Hogsback  around the back end of Easter weekend and heading towards Underberg. Planning to ride up & then down Sani, whatever the weather,  when we get there, then...

This very handy, simple to make DIY development of the 90º angle valve extender pipe will let you Gemini two compressors in tandem to give significsnt boost in air delivery into the tyre. airflow booster gadget Anyone who has ever had to refit a tyre to a rim or try pop the bead back onto the...

I'm looking for a 250cc motor to replace the 200cc air cooled 2-stroke which has reached end-of-the-road in my tuk tuk. Thinking of a Chinese motor. There is plenty room to build in and even change the drive to the RHS. THE BIKE IS A TRICYCLE BAKKIE (tuk tuk). Used for local work, trips to the...

I removed the rear shock with pre-load adjustment in preference to a new one for a long intra-Africa trip. Forgot about when the bike was sold, now its lying on a shelf. It is used, but has lots of life left in it. So maybe it is more useful to someone with a V-Strom than to me. Call on 0h...