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RIDE REPORT Plett Adventure Bike Week – One day route As part of the route planning for the Plett Adventure Bike Week, I set out on a long ride this last Saturday. The route is one of the recommended 1-day routes for the Plett Adventure Bike Week and I plotted this route quite some time back. I...

I have a really good route planned for a day ride this coming weekend (approx 340km round trip). If any Dogs are going to be in the Plett area and want to join me, then DM me your contact details and let's make a plan. The route includes the Prince Alfred Pass, the Potjiesberg Pass, the Montague...

Having moved to the Garden Route at the end of September, I have been quite occupied with settling in to my home – and have had a lot of work to do. On Sunday, I did a ride which was filled with memories of riding with various friends in the past. It was a beautiful morning as I rode out of...

I am posting this on behalf of Kobus Botha - a member of the Africa Twin Club. This is a beautiful bike and will take pride of place in anyone's garage: REPSOL AFRICA TWIN FOR SALE: New Vapor plus dash. Over charge indicator from Kroggs Rectifier?? upgrade. Rox raisers Suspension serv.by MP...

On the recent long-weekend, 9 to 12 August, some South African Adventure (and, we believe, Quad) Bikers went to the Northern Tuli Block in Botswana and potentially ruined access to the area for all Adventure Motorcyclists in the future. This arrogant group showed no respect for the area...

I've been searching for some information on this, but found none on the Forum. SA Biking Academy (Clinton Pienaar) is hosting a Wild Dogs Track Day at Red Star this Saturday. More details via 011 793 4255. Who's going to be there?

After 4 years of excellent service, my car cradle for my trusty Garmin Zumo 550 has broken. All the electrics still work, however there is a weakness in the design in that the bracket cracks at the lever point. I have made a temporary plan, but if anyone has a cradle that they are not using and...

This morning at about 08:40, I had an unpleasant encounter with an idiot in a C63 ML Mercedes. He was talking on his handheld mobile phone at the intersection of Brakfontein Road and Old Johannesburg Road (entering the N1 South). We both stopped at the traffic light and waited for the light to...

Riding through huge rain and hail storms is not ideal, but when inevitable, there are a few pointers: Firstly, put your rainsuit on early rather than too late. When riding, be mindful that the rain will affect your handling and particularly your braking. Rain and hail also conceal many of the...

Hi All I have an Africa Twin and have been riding for several years. I am a member of the Africa Twin Adventures Club, and have for several years read stories and followed threads on the WD forum. I wish all WD's the best of riding and look forward to the interaction on the forum.