August 25, 2025

  • Shipping Your Motorcycle from Chicago to Cape Town, er, Durban?

    Shipping Your Motorcycle from Chicago to Cape Town, er, Durban?

    Wait, I thought we said Cape Town? For those of you who skipped the post “Shipping Your Motorcycle from Chicago to Cape Town”, well, this is the follow up to that mess. Basically the firm AuctionExport lied to me saying that they did door-to-door shipping, but rather door-to-port-to-port and then a not so polite “GFY”…

  • Gear – Packing Right and Packing Light

    Gear – Packing Right and Packing Light

    With less than 100lbs total, not too bad! Can you find each item? Obviously, some of the items are not necessary, but are for comfort and boredom busting! What’s not in the photo, is my clothing:

  • Shipping Your Motorcycle from Chicago to Cape Town

    Shipping Your Motorcycle from Chicago to Cape Town

    It’s 2025 right? Not in the world of commercial shipping for consumers it seems. It would seem like a pretty straightforward process. You find a shipping company that will ship your motorcycle from port to port, location to port to port, or location to port to port to location (door to door). Start by googling…

  • Why Cape (Town) to (Nord)Kapp?

    Why Cape (Town) to (Nord)Kapp?

    Why do anything? Well, after previously completing a much longer ride (https://thebikerboyz.com) with some friends, and then ultimately, just me and Alex, I decided I really missed being on the road but wanted to get out there by myself. I haven’t been to Africa in more than two decades, but I did make a trip…