6 hours, 30 minutes, 550 kilometers (342 miles) Oh what a night. After being selected as the designated driver for the night, it took a lot to maintain some sense of control. Not just with the drinking, but driving in the pitch black on the wrong (left) side of the road with a car full…

It’s “ummm-ta-ta”, stupid. So, after calling Shaikh, and explaining my situation, we agreed to meet in Mthatha. It was given that I would be able to ride my bike there, about 25km, with my engine rev’d up to 4,000 RPMs the entire time. I barely made it to a SPAR parking lot. This guy was…

7 hours, 30 minutes, 400 kilometers (240 miles) Lead acid batteries suck. Seriously. I only put one back in after I was told by BMW (Ahem, Motoworks) that it would void the warranty. I had zero issues with a L-ION battery for 3+ months from -22 degrees to 120+ degrees and easy more than 1…

Gotta Go and Pick Up the Bike After a long, long, long flight to South Africa, I was more than ready to get the trip going. Had an interesting conversation with my seat mate, Janice, who was from South Africa, but currently living in the UK. Turns out, she didn’t have a South African passport…