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Hi everyone. My bike's speedometer has stopped working and I am thinking of just mounting an old phone with a speedometer app to my handlebar. Has anyone here done that? And do you have an app you would recommend? I would like to use it on a phone without a sim card, so basically in airplane...

Hi all. I've been riding my old Tenere for nearly 15 years now and the indicators have inevidably got worn now and need replacement. Does anyone know of a local (South African) retailer where I can get replacement indicators, besides Yamaha? Yamaha will be able to get it for me, but I suspect I...

Hi everyone. I bought a UVEX Enduro helmet a few years back. I now need to replace my visor and visor clips. Does anyone know who the distributor for UVEX helmets is in SA? The place i bought it from originally does not seem to exist anymore

We are busy planning a trip and I saw an intriguing road that goes over the full length of the Rooiberge (see route marked in red on the attached). This road eventually meets up with the Rooiberg Pass on the eastern side of the mountain. Has anyone done this road yet? I was wondering if (a) it...

Hi everyone. We are planning a trip around the Gifberge near Vanrhynsdorp and I saw nice looking roads on my Slingsby map. I however notice there are a number of gates shown on the map. Does anyone know if these gates are locked and if the roads are open? Particularly the gates shown on the...

Hi I am planning to install 2 auxiliary lights on my Tenere. I found a 3600 lumen LED which I think will work perfectly. These lights are however apparently comparable to a car's brights, which are too bright at night for oncoming traffic. So I want to install a smaller light, say 1000 lumen...

Hi everyone I have finally decided that I am literally risking my life everytime I ride my bike at night. I have an orange light cover, which is great for cars to recognise my approaching bike. But this cover doesn't allow safe riding at night. So, now I'm researching auxiliary lighting. I...

Hi everyone My brother and I are planning a little trip in southern Namibia for a couple of days end of December 2010. I would just like to check if there is anybody that knows the petrol setup in that part of the world. We are planning to fuel up at Rosh Pinah and Ai-Ais (we're doing a...

Does anyone use hand signals while riding in a group? Someone told me the other day that Harley bikers have a whole collection of signals. Sounds like a good idea. :bueller: I'm thinking in the line of 'watch out pothole left', 'low on fuel', 'everyone single file', etc.