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    Selling SA registered bike in the EU???? How to....

    :hello2: I have a Suzuki DL650 which is registered in SA but today sits in Germany - I rode it up 2 years ago. I don't want to ride it back south or ship it back to SA. I want to sell it next summer - after a little ride to Turkey and the Balkans and back to Heidelberg again. But, I'm looking...
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    I'm coming back to SA -- with my wife who hates motos.

    I bought a bike on Wild Dogs last year and rode it up to Cairo and on to Germany. I'm coming back next May/June with my wife to celebrate our 50th anniversary with a month riding about your country. This time I will be doing the riding about inside a vehicle with four wheels :-[. I would...
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    Audio - GPS, MP3, iPhone thru ear buds

    :imaposer:I have a new Nolan N103 helmet. I don't want bluetooth or anyone on the pillion. I do want to be able to hear my GPS lady and my MP3 music and know when my iPhone is receiving a phone call or text message (so I can pull off and respond with my helmet off. I'll be in the market...
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    How to get Out of Africa into Europe???

    ???I am in Aswan, Egypt tonight and heading north along the Nile to the end of my Capetown to Cairo ride up the eastern side of Africa - in a week or maybe two. When I get to the top of Africa, I can't ride west into Libya and I can't ride east into Syria. The ferry that used to run from...
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    How to visit Etosha National Park???

    6 of us (4 Canadians, 1 Englishman, and an American) are riding Up Africa from South Africa. :laughing4: We are currently in Namibia and want to rent a van big enough for all of us and spend one night - two days in Etosha National Park. I am presently in Otjiwarlango trying to figure out where...
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    Let the Adventure Begin!

    Triumph over bureaucracy! I had a Hell of a time getting to the right person to get my SA purchased bike registered in my name. BUT, if you are ever in my situation (foreigner on tourist visit (no long term Visa) and buying a SA motorbike) go straight to Lydia in Room #17 at the Roodepoort Town...
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    Want to let me use your car for a few days?

    I'm coming to Johannesburg on March 17 - landing at JHB at 7am - and need a car until about the 22nd while getting the bikes ready for our ride Up Africa to Egypt then Germany. Need something that will hold 3 of us and a few pieces of luggage. Of course, I can rent something at the airport...
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    Stupid Questions...

    :-[ I've been afraid to ask up to now because I didn't want to have anyone of you die laughing at the stupid questions only an American could ask. BUT, I don't want to die just because I was too afraid to ask. So, you're on your own: 1. Will I get eaten by a lion (or snake, or alegator, or...
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    Cheap car rental in Jo'Burg?????

    Three of us are coming to Jo'Burg on March 17th. We will be waiting a day or two for the bikes to show up and getting them ready to ride -- we are heading up Africa to ?Egypt?, if there is still an Egypt when we get there. But, we will need to rent a car to get around Jo'Burg for a few days...
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    Suzuki V Strom DL650 Center Stand

    Anyone know where - if - I can buy an OEM Suzuki Center Stand for my Wee - in SA? I'm currently in USA, but coming to Johannesburg in a few months to ride north. My bike it already there, but it needs a center stand. I could bring one with me, but if there is someplace there that sells the OEM...
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    WTB OEM Center Stand for 2008 Suzuki V Strom 650

    I'd rather buy a used center stand at a used price, but if that doesn't work out -- I've been looking and haven't found a used one yet -- where can I buy a new one -OEM- at as good a price as can be found in Johannesburg area? Dealer or otherwise? I'm buying long distance -- from USA for pick...
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    Garmin friendly maps from SA through Egypt??????

    I'm and American and live in the USA. I recently bought a moto (V-Strom - thru WildDogs) in Johannesburg.  I am planning a motorcycle trip from South Africa through Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Israel and then on to...
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    Questions about GPS maps for Africa

    I'm and American and live in the USA. I recently bought a moto (V-Strom - thru WildDogs) in Johannesburg. :) I am planning a motorcycle trip from South Africa through Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Israel and then on to...
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