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    Awesome Motorcycle Route - Soweto. Motorcycle Diaries Radio 702

    Awesome Motorcycle Routes on www.flamesonmytank.co.za continues. I will be chatting about this route on Motorcycle Diaries Radio 702 at 9:40am this Sunday 18 March with Udo I'm 55 years old and this is the first time I have ridden through Soweto - and I have lived in Jozi all my life. With my...
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    Lightweight Camping gear training. Possible date 4,5,6 May 2012. ???

    Rob_A said - Now for the masterplan - bike breaks in the middle of nowhere and you decide to walk out of it. First, walk into the veld, dig a hole and put riding jacket, gloves, pants, hemet etc into black plastic bag and bury (hopefully in soft sand). Mark the spot with GPS for later retrievel...
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    Lightweight Camping gear training. Possible date 4,5,6 May 2012. ???

    Thanks for taking the initiative Boer! I find the less I take, the better the tour with the bonus is that my bike handles so much better. BUT what you do take is mission critical
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    Very Interesting about Motion Induced Blindness

    Nothing's new when you have made 18k of posts but newbies need this this stuff. Good post !
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    World's best adventure routes

    I met Robert Wicks when I assisted him with his first book "Adventure Motorcycling". Now his fourth book is available from haynes.co.uk for 25 pounds book H4945(mine has not yet arrived yet) Epic motorcycle routes in Asia, Africa, N & S America, Oz, NZ and Europe. Books comes complete with...
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    Bike courier

    Give Peter Baker a call 079 909 7926. He runs a great outfit dedicated solely to motorcycles. He himself is a biker (track) and knows stuff
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    How NOT to load a GS

    +1 But innovative
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    HUGE motorcycle needed for bucket list

    :laughing4:  :laughing4:  :laughing4:  :laughing4: She is a lady!!
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    HUGE motorcycle needed for bucket list

    IDR . . . yep that's what I mean . . Beautiful bikes. I love my 1100GS but one day I will go over to the dark side and buy as a third bike like one of these beauties. Let me know about accessibility, when available generally (weekend, weekday, from where) . .  once you have details. Thanks
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    HUGE motorcycle needed for bucket list

    Thanks . . .  useful comment  :)
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    HUGE motorcycle needed for bucket list

    Thanks for the comments so far. I'll chat to the lady and get some more info. I like to get it right so that I can cross it off the list  . . . .
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    HUGE motorcycle needed for bucket list

    True, but I think has an 'armchair on wheels' type of bike in mind
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    HUGE motorcycle needed for bucket list

    Need some help WDs. After the last Motorcycle Diaries I did on 702 a lady contacted me. She is 59 and has an item on her bucket list - she wants to go on a breakfast run on a HUGE motorcycle. I personally dont know anyone with a Gold Wing or a very big BMW tourer or HD Electro Glide etc etc...
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    Radio 702 Motorcycle Diaries tomorrow (Sun)

    Thanks Rooies (and others) I want to be able to punt any good biking stuff that makes sence (for SA conditions) Not sure if they are going to make me a regular contributor yet . . . But I do have a request from the show from a 59 year old lady. On her bucket list is a (safe) ride on a HUGE...
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