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I have to agree. One of my neighbors have one, second one he bought new. He swears by it but I'm not convinced. I know they are very reliable and will last forever but those big wheels seem impractical and I'm sure they are expensive and puncture magnets. Not that looks count for a work machine...

Here is a little story. Back in 1980 my dad bought a Suzuki 185 two-stroke AGRI bike for commuting between the farms. Dad and my mom were newly wed and on Sundays she enjoyed riding with him as a pillion to inspect the livestock water ex. It so happened that she fell pregnant during 1981, still...

Thanks so much for the advice. I kinda forgot about the CRF230. Have some experience with one while working for Lesotho Sky Mountain Bike race. If Darol Howes can't break one... they are tough and reliable and the suspension is way better than the bikes mentioned above though still very...

It has been a very long time when you struggle just to log in, and I need some advice please. Which small scrambler would you guys recommend for using to patrol the border fence of a Free State farm on a daily basis. I'm busy electrifying the fence (23km) round a section of land to keep the...

Ek hoop so Danie, ek hoop so. As mens te bang is om jou eie bike te ry en jou vriende doen dit op die einde namens jou.

Quite appropriately, Jimmy amongst some of the prickly pears that caused his delay of more than a year. After sunset I tucked the boys in for the night. Stood in the door to stare for a moment and then closed it. 4 years with David. Nearly 400 hours. 6 IMPIs, 2 Roofs, a Sea to Ski, 2...

Delays and more delays and finally... everyone, please meet Jimmy! This morning I made an unscheduled trip to Bloemfontein to buy a jackhammer I need for Monday. After that I went past my KTM dealer to invite him for a ride I'm organizing in Jagersfontein's mine tomorrow. Not expecting my bike...

Hahahaha! Te snaaks, maar skerp. Nee, ek moes dit reeds uitstel. Nie nog 'n jaar nie. Die 1ste September sal ek my nuwe KTM 300 TPI (Chile Edition) by my plaaslikke handelaar gaan afhaal. Sal hier 'n kiekie en eerste indrukke pos.

Something or rather someone is about to happen, I'm exited to say.  >:D

Yes. And more. First Impi, then a week training with William Gillitt and then off to Timberland. Proper afkak. I've been planning the next 10 days since beginning of the year. Been working hard with no time off and flippin hungry for riding now. Will I be seeing you and Josh again? Hope so...

Evening guys. Oh dear! Thanks for all the response. Takes me back to the good days when I still posted lots of stuff on Wilddogs. Good to know all the legends are still hitting the keyboards.  :thumleft: Dux, a rivet on the bearing, makes perfect sense. I have this blood-draining feeling...

This is the oil drain plug from a 2014 KTM 300 XCW's gearbox. But that is not what worries me. The little piece of metal sticking to it is my concern. It came out stuck to the plug's magnetic bar just like this, I cleaned off the oil muck and stuck it back for the photo. It is the size of two...

Hello everyone. Yes, the years has indeed flown by. So much have changed. I don't even own an adventure bike anymore but the sweet memories will last forever. It was such a good part of my life and the privilege to share it here. Coming back to the promises I made in the post quoted: turns out...

Ek het swaar gesluk aan die parskoste. Die persoon wat dit doen het op die oomblik die monopolie daarop, maar planne is reeds in plek om 'n goedkoper alternatief te kry. Die koste sluit ook darm filtrasie in, maar my siens nogsteeds te veel. Cold press.

Ah. I wondered if anyone would be asking. The seeds get separated from the fruit matter and dried. Then pressed for the oil. The total cost I had to cover initially came to +- R80 000. Then the press cost, outsourced, came in at +- R40 000. Funny, just about the cost of the bike... I produced...

I guess the picture raise a lot of questions and I'm not sure where to start. It is a story which goes back about 60 years. The farm Nooitgedacht as we know it was shaped by 6 generations of Kotze's before me though my grand dad and his brother, Giel and Willem, left the biggest mark. To them...

Hello Gents. Sorry for the loooong silence. As they say, life got in the way. All I can say is: Oh dear.  :-[ Plans didn't work out as I intended and it is a long story. The short version is, this is what my new bike looks like...

Hey guys. September-ish has now become October-ish. The week of 16 October to be exact. The bike that was destined to me got another exited owner, who asked nicely and got the bike on his birthday. Reason - the investment I'm cashing in to buy the bike has last dividents only paying out end of...

Yes. I put my deposit down for one of 3 bikes coming to Bloemfontein this year. It will be a 300 XCW TPI Six Days. Just like in the picture! It is time for me to upgrade and buying carburettor bike in the light of new technology might be a bad move. I believe the new TPI's are awesome although...

Some say you have to change bikes before 100-150 hours... From the start I decided I will put 300 hours on my 300 before looking to change. It then so happens that this chapter is nearing its end. In a way I'm sad because things will never be the way they used to. One example, Losper and I used...