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Hi All Anybody knows what the road conditions in Baviaans are at the moment, in particular at the driwwe? Thanks

Looks like one will still be able to get to Die Hel depending where you come from Copy/paste: Volgens 'n kennisgewing van die Sentraal-Karoo Distriksmunisipaliteit sal die Swartbergpas vanaf Maandag (1 Februarie 2016) vanaf 07:30 Maandagoggende tot 17:00 Donderdagmiddae gesluit wees vir...

Something for the gun cowboys. Pretoria bike cop chases down suspect while firing at will. Those gloveless hands make me nervous. Some skill though. https://www.youtube.com/v/ZX0R2p6neCs

I'm a bit of a woosy taking the 6-yr old daughter along on the bike but it all started when I left the lights of the bakkie on and the battery ran flat. Only realising it when I had to fetch the kid from school, the bike was the only other option. She enjoyed the 4km trip so much I have since...

My oldish Garmin Etrex Cx went haywire yesterday and refuses to read the loaded Streetmaps 2010.2 maps. It still reads the T4A maps when loaded onto the same memory card. The  weird thing is that it happened shortly after I took a deliberate detour from a "routed route". While I expected it to...

Check this out, only 46 to be made. A full-on 2-stroke race bike that can be converted to street use. Just listen to the sound. https://www.youtube.com/v/xX6_LlXtt48 More here: https://www.ronax500.com/en/index.php

Cycle World was at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in California and took a few snapshots of some real classics. Here are the Yamaha TZ750 flat track racer, an immaculate Honda CB750Four, a Suzuki GS and a Kawa Z1R. For more go to...

Let's kick this off with an excellent review of the 2013 racers by David Emmett. An excerpt from "Looking back at 2013 - rating the riders" at https://bit.ly/1eBsCFA Accepted wisdom holds that a rookie year is for learning, for getting to grips with a MotoGP bike, having a few big crashes...

Picked up from the newspaper that popular Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni is quite into his bikes. Very much so it seems after google threw up  host of links. He runs the Kawasaki Mahi Racing team in WSS (https://india.mahi-racing.com/) owns 14 bikes, among these a Confederate hellcat X132 and...

The interesting characteristic of this new concept is that its overall shape transforms to adapt to its cruising speed. https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/2013/11/26/kawasaki-presents-transforming-3-wheel-motorcycle-concept At the Tokyo Motor Show, Kawasaki surprised visitors with a bold...

Hi I can't seem to find any Castrol Actevo in the CT nothern suburbs. Midas and Trac Mac in Bellville used to have stock, but haven't had for some time now. Any other 10W-40 oil recommended if I can't find Actevo? Remember it's for a KLR so no expensive superdupersynthetic stuff please. Thanks

For the pack lite brigade and 4x4 ouens: A total of 41 camping tips. Among my favourites for the pack lites are cutting up a straw for singe-use tootpaste packs and making singe-use "soap leaves" with a vegetable peeler. Fookin hardcore. Also some cool ideas for kids and fireside delicacies...

Calling all experts While looking for the source of a tiny oil splotch on the garage floor, I found that the rubber cap that usually covers the head of the tensioner bolt (part of the doohickey assembly) had gone missing. When hot, some oil was seeping past the bolt. Four questions please: a)...

Some great pics of Tanzanian "bikers" here: https://www.kitoates.com/index.php?/tanzanian-biker-gangs/ An example:

Hoezit This morning when I felt for the rear brake on the KLR there was not much going on. On closer inspection I noticed the bolt that the rear brake lever swivels around and basically ties the lever to the frame, had gone awol. Fortunately the lever itself was still attached to the spring and...

These are brilliant pictures of roads just begging for  bike to ride them. The pic of Sani is perhaps the best I've ever seen. I've taken the liberty of copying the pic of the Tianmen pass in China as an example. Follow the link to have a look at the others...

Apparently this will be on the shelves in July. The English title does not sound too bad but the Afrikaans version will be sold under the name of (aarrrgh, wait for it) "Ridders van die Grondpad."  Also very diplomatic placing of a KTM and a BMW on the cover. Of course I will not buy it because...

OK, I noticed some fluid on the garage floor underneath the bike and when checking it out this morning it seems to be coolant that is dripping from the weep hole at the bottom of the water pump. The likely culprits are stuffed seals. From https://www.klr650.marknet.us/wpump.html: "If either of...

I've always held that the OEM plastic bashplate of the Fugly was up to the job if you don't deliberately go rock scraping and pick your lines. Well, it is but after seven odd years mine is getting a bit threadbare. A forum search only turned up a 2008 post by Runner who was selling aftermarket...

Cost of a new clutch cable for a KLR650, genuine Kawa part: R100 and in stock at Mike Hopkins. OK, 5years ago it was R70, but still..