Will have my KTM 690 Oryx after all …

This morning I had a long chat with Ashley from KTM Cape Town who sounded very upset and disappointed with my previous two posts. I understand that I might have said stuff that upset him, but he also understands my concerns and he admitted that regrettably he failed to manage my exceptions the way he wanted to and apologised for that. He also assured [...]

…and some new Kini Red Bull stuff…

Ooooooh, and I have just ordered some nice new Kini Red Bull riding gear … nice

London to Cape Town : 2.5 days to go …

Countdown is on, only 2 and a half days left ….. early Tuesday morning I am on my way Been cleaning, de-greasing, polishing and chain lubing today … the bike looks nice and clean now, dont you think ? Sitting in my room, staring at all the things I have to pack .. especially now [...]

I want to go now … today 3 weeks

3 weeks today, I will be in Strasbourg, France on my way to Italy to embark on our London to Cape Town adventure. Most of the stuff is now in storage, we moved everything yesterday, so now with an emptier, but messy room, I started sorting out my panniers for the trip. Packing panniers is [...]

London to Cape Town Visas and update :

Quick update : I think we now have all our visas, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania. All sorted .. Other updates, I received loads of goodies in the office, maybe too much to mention, but included my new Thor gear, looks good so far, got new tubes, OKO tube sealant, proper tyre levers, so [...]

Africa Overland Camera Test and Gear

It’s now less than a month before I set off on our London to Cape Town motorcycling adventure. It is somewhat surreal as it’s always something I wanted to do since I got into the motorcycling scene and now it’s happening. I’m leaving the morning early on the 21st of September 2010 to catch my [...]