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Wot climbing Turtle sed... I have "downgraded" (although I feel like it's a upgrade in useability) from from a Tiger800 to an XT660R. I am sooo happy with it. All I'd do with the bucks is buy a long range tank and some farkles and maybe a sticker kit. The aftermarket exhausts it came with...

Oh yes! Please, please, puleeeez Black in size 43 EU would be 👌

Glad to hear your Baobab is doing so well. We had one in our school on the Natal South Coast, which was pretty far South for a Baobab. Yours must be setting a record for furtherest West. 😀

And when you need replacement visors, I bought from these guys. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bell-MX-9-Adventure-ADV-Helmet-Dual-Sport-Touring-Motorcycle-DOT-/201666194849?var=&hash=item2ef43deda1:m:mQRbqnwqqdN0qLe3X7Q2g_Q 14% VAT on arrival with shipping was R1400 for a clear and a high-def yellow...

We requested an MX-9 clear visor in Bloemfontein last year, from the dealer we bought the helmet from.  After waiting 8 months for a reply from them despite numerous calls from our side, they said R1250  :o We said bugger that for a lark and ordered a clear and high-def yellow from these guys on...

Not yet unfortunately.  They went to a place in Knysna that wanted to sell them an E09 for R2000. He doesn't like the tread pattern  for mud and frankly that price is a bit heavy. I told him to rarher phone George Yamaha as the other place is closed according to the internet today.  By the way...

Thanks for the response guys I'll send him the info. I'm not sure if it threw a few blocks because they're quite loaded or because the tyre's getting old. What would be an alternative to the Kenda in that size? They're doing some tar because of the trip but generally the bike lives offroad...

Hi guys, My brother and his wife are down from Hoedspruit on a roadtrip. https://www.facebook.com/Our-KLR-Trip-1950745471862677/ They're in Uniondale, headed for Mosselbay tomorrow, after going through Baviaans and they've lost a few blocks on the rear tyre. I figured George may be the closest...

Hi Dorsland, we've been out of Bloemfontein for a year now but the roadworks between Bloem and Winburg were absolutely awful when we left. Guys living in Bloem used the Brandfort/Welkom route to Kroonstad instead. It's in good condition, only having been rebuilt 5 or 6 years ago. It's also a...

Second one looks a bit like a Puch? In the Free State the guys called these scooters "Bromponies" and "Help-my-trap" but now we're in the Cape, I hear they call them "Poegies" in the Overberg. A reference to the Puch Mopeds that were available in the 50's and 60's perhaps...

Hi Guys, Not sure if anyone is following this thread on ADV Rider but these chaps left Europe sometime around 3 months ago on 6 Old school Africa Twins. They got into Namibia on Saturday and are on their way down to Cape Town where the bikes will be shipped back to Europe. Interesting story...

No change to the mapping at all. Still very pleased with it after 1000km. BMW f800gs led indicators are a perfect fit with a R120 relay from ebay so the Tiger ones were really just flimsy junk. I think it sagged a little and that put it right in the jetstream. Poof. The beemer ones are more...

Perhaps there's not much discussion because they don't really break? Well here's a few photies too... tar roads blegh! Rooibergpass (the nice side :-) Down towards Calitzdorp was too rough to put my feet down and take a pic) Near Calitzdorp Leaving Calitzdorp area Vanwyksdorp (Hot)...

So glad you guys are getting rain Dorsland :) Love reading your thread. One of my friends shared this photo of a farmer from Upington area. Says it all really. Hope you're blessed with much, much more...

Well, I fitted an aftermarket slipon on my Tiger 800 this weekend. Thought someone might like to hear the comparison. Still a little adjustment to be done as it ate my indicator on the 200km trip home  ::) but otherwise I'm super chuffed with it. Doesn't seem to have affected my low speed...

Hi Guys, are there any reputable mechanics that work on xt660r's or someone that can source second hand spares? Got a friend in Bloemfontein who's chain snapped (don't ask ??? ) and she's not insured (don't ask again  :(  ) and Yamaha wants to order new parts (sounds like hub and swingarm) for...

Thanks Sam, I'll check it out

I have a Triumph Tiger 800 but have no idea how the sizes of the banjo fittings Etc work, so I just ride to the shop and get them to look at the bike so they know what size to make? I can't just take the hose off for a sample because the abs needs the laptop to talk to the edu to bleed the...

Hi all, I want to raise my bike's front mudguard and also make a longer front brake line between the calipers. I know that the businesses can be looked up on Google but would prefer to do business with someone that the forum members have dealt with.

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