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Good morning Dogs, I'm trying to plan a oneway ride from Porterville in the Western Cape to Kampala, Uganda. I only have a 14 day window to do this. The basic plan is to go up through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and then finally into Uganda. But that is just the basic...

Good morning, I am planning to ride into Cederberg mountains on Friday from the Citrusdal side and stay over at Oasis. Saturday planing to head into Tankwa via Katbakies. Seeing as there is a bit of rain coming in on Friday, is there any of the little streams in the Cederberg area that is...

If only I had a garage, money and actual mechanical knowledge... (I have none of these in case it wasn’t clear) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi Dogs, On a trip over this weekend, I had my first puncture. I picked up an old rusty nail that punctured my rear Mitas E07+ on a Yamaha XT660Z. The reason for this post is to go over the process I followed and highlight some of the issues I encountered whilst changing the tube with the hope...

Hi Dogs, Looking for a bike mechanic in Porterville. Anyone around that can be suggested? I have a Yamaha XT660Z thats acting up. Cheers, DR

Day 1 Fish Hoek to Montagu 26 April 222 km The plan is more or less to go solo, get to Coffee bay and spend a few days there. I head off on 26 April after writing an exam the previous day. I have E09s on front and back and have done about 150 km on them, all tar, before I left. So I started...

I just put on a set of Mitas E09(not the Dakar varsion) on my Yamaha 660 Tenere. Previously I had the Dunlop D606. My concern is the front tyre. How well does this behave on tar and gravel? The D606 worked like a charm and I am used to cornering relatively hard on tar and leaning quite...

Ive been reading all I can find here on the forum about riding around old Transkei. I want to do this solo and was hoping dogs with more knowledge and experience of the area could advise on the routes a bit. My plan is to go from Hogsback to Kei Mouth, next day Kei Mouth to Coffee Bay on gravel...

Hi all, Planing a ride for the weekend from Cape Town and either want to hit Laingsburg or Ladismith or there abouts. Hoping to get some accommodation recommendations in those areas. Need to find a place with two rooms, with some restaurant options nearby as well. B&B, guesthouse or hotel...

Any vendors in the Cape Town area that stock kidney belts? I don't want to buy online and none of the bike gear shops seems to be answering their phones today...

Dag 1. Ek en Mervyn trek weg 7 uur die oggend, Vrydag 20 Mei, van sy huis af in Bellville. Ons ry altwee Yamaha XT660Z Teneres. Ons is nog maar altwee nuut in die bike ry wereld en hierdie is ons tweede lang trip, en my eerste ride report. Merk op die lekker touring screen op my rooi bike...

So I bought a new set of tyres for my 660 Tenere and decided to fit them myself. After taking off the rear wheel I noticed that the hub, sprocket and all that is very dirty and there is no way that I'll get the axle back in without getting some of the accumulated dirt in as well. So cleaning...

Hi Dogs, I am looking for advice on which are the best routes to take from Sutherland to Die Hel. The idea is to stay on as much dirt as possible and there seems to be two options: 1. The gravel road that turns left of the R354 about 15km south of Sutherland and then goes through Komsberg Pass...

Hi dogs, On my recent trip through on the R355 between Ceres and Calvinia, my bike developed this annoying rattle somewhere on the front light assemble. My initial roadside inspection did not reveal any obvious problems so I continued on. At my overnight stop I started removing the cowling...

Hi Dogs, Im planning a ride in the Northern Cape that includes a stretch to get from Williston to a farm about 30km north of Brandvlei. My options include taking the R353 from Williston to Brandvlei and then on the R27 for a bit before turning off again for the farm. Alternatively, go north...

Hi all, I've managed to break something whilst reattaching one of the plastic side panels next to the tank. Yes, I'm an idiot. Anyway, whilst (over)tightening the Allen key bolt I heard something crack and now cannot unscrew it anymore. It just keeps turning. See pic, it's the lower of the...

Hi dogs, I am off on my first trip next week. We have 4 days of 80% dirt. I was hoping I could get some input as to tyre options for the trip, I've read as much as I can on this forum but am still not sure which way to go. Currently my setup as follows: Rear: Mitas E-07 150/70-17 (New) Front...