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Hi all I have been in Hogsback for a couple of days with a riding pal and am planning to ride into Baviaanskloof on Friday. We rode to Hogsback via Cradock, Bedford, Alice etc and want a different route back. Appreciate it’s a flying visit but wondering about getting to Addo for lunchtime...

Hi All I am visiting from the UK in November (2018) and need to rent a bike for my buddy (I have an XT660z that stays with my brother in the Western Cape).  Planning to head east towards/to Lesotho, via Die Hel, Baviaanskloof etc. I've found these four rental options - I'd be grateful for any...

Hi folks After a fantastic visit from the UK in December riding great routes recommended by OddDog (with some excellent company from this site in the form of Brian, Chris, Tony and Paul), I am heading back to RSA the last 2 weeks in November 2018. As of yet absolutely no route set, hence this...

Hi all i am visiting from the UK this December and have a week to take a trip (8th to 15th).  I have an XT660z in Wellington, Western Cape. I don't know the area well but from reading around i am thinking a good trip might be to do the Swartberg pass and Baviaanskloof?  Does this sound like a...

Hi all I asked a few questions here last year as part of my prep for a Cape to Cairo and appreciated the help.  I wrote my first bike off before getting out of Wellington (!) so had to postpone the South Africa bit of trip (had 3 days to get from Wellington to Bulawayo). So i am heading back...

Hi I need to get hold of a bead buddy to help change tyres.  Stupidly I left mine in the UK but I can't find one on the few bike shop sites I know in South Africa.  I assume you guys use these as well - maybe they are called something else?   Can someone point me in the right direction please. ...

Hi I live in the UK but my KLR650 lives in Western Cape.  I need to buy various servicing parts and spares for a Cape to Cairo trip but have no understanding of where to do this (I'm looking to order on line).  Flying Brick have pointed me in the right direction for tyres so will use them for...

Hi all I want to fit a set of k60 scouts to my 2014 klr650. Heidenau list a 130/80 tyre but i can only seem to find the 140/80 in South Africa. Two questions: Where can i get the 130/80 (Cape Town on courier)? Has anyone fitted the 140/80 - if so how did it go (seem talk of the 140 tyres...

Is Baviaanskloof ok to ride in June? I am coming from the UK where it is 'summer' for us but i believe it is winter for you guys then.  Within reason I'm not worried about the cold, but i'm not sure it water levels rise making the water crossings a problem.

Can anyone help me with a route from the Western Cape to Zimbabwe which I plan to ride June this year?  My provisional plan is here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/editmid=zKjKcs_7OBRw.k6T2ClKg5iNU&usp=sharing I have 13 days max to get to Binga (western end of Lake Kariba) and want to visit...

Hi I am Andy.  I live in Bristol, UK and have a twin brother living in Wellington in the Western Cape. I have a sabbatical June to September this year and am using it to ride from Wellington to Cairo.  A 2014 KLR650 is waiting for me. My route is largely sorted but I am now trying to sort my...