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    Metro cop nearly killed me.

    OK, so now Simon has my letter, verbatim, over at Bike SA. Happier?
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    Riding in traffic

    Ysterman, let me say this: If you did not look long enough to identify the risks you take and cause with a move in the traffic, you did not look long enough and the move is reckless. There is no excuse. Ride Safe
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    Metro cop nearly killed me.

    Thanks all for the responses. Truth be told, I would have loved to respond by confronting the cop, but that would get one shot or jailed. If he was willing to try and run me off the road the first time, what makes you think he would not have been willing to abuse his authority further once...
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    Metro cop nearly killed me.

    Well, this morning, one of Wayne Minnaar?s thugs pushed me off the road. Twice. I was commuting to work, in the second lane of the N1, approaching Rivonia, when this idiot in a Metro police car, who had been cutting through traffic and generally making a spectacle of himself since...
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    Who commutes on their scoot everyday?

    Same here, every day: My daughter started using my cage recently; now I never even see it anymore...
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    GAGSC announced, but pricey.

    I think the part you are all missing, is that BMW fills their workshop with months of repair and service work after every GSC. Its brilliant. :wink: The red routes must bring in quite a bit of parts sales. And the skills challenge introduces the one element that is almost as dangerous as...
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    Tips and Advice for touring from The Wrong Way Around trip

    And hide a spare key somewhere, like inside a taillight or taped inside a fairing.
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    Tips and Advice for touring from The Wrong Way Around trip

    Why is Duct tape so low down on the list? It should be items 1,3,17 and 20! If it moves, and it shouldn't, Duct tape it!
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    Tent - looking at buying

    I recently acquired a Bushtec Eurobike. World class quality, waterproof++, made for motorcycling. Will withstand high winds (wind tunnel tested) and the manufacturer claims a 4m water column. Bushtec tents are innovative and the quality far outstrips the local superstore junk. The Touratech...
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    Why I'd rather pay a shop to change a tyre !

    I would learn from Flash any day. I have ridden with him, and he is very knowledgeable, especially on the F650. Those rear wheel beads on the Funduros are legendary in their ability to resist the onslaught of tyre levers. Flash makes it look easy by comparison.
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