Review of 2016 Honda Africa Twin – Part 2
Having really impressed me on asphalt and good dirt roads during my previous review, I thought it time to put the Africa Twin through its paces on some rougher terrain, to see how the motorcycle holds up to a continuous hammering. Issues that will usually become apparent when working a big adventure motorcycle hard over […]
New 2018 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports VS 2016 Honda Africa Twin
With Honda releasing specs for their new 2018 Africa Twin Adventure Sports model at EICMA yesterday, it’s probably a good time to compare it to the previous model Africa Twin launched in 2016. Before starting any comparison, you first need to decide what you consider adventure biking to be. Do you come from a racing […]
Exploring the Karoo
While we have done numerous trips through the Karoo in South Africa, there are always new roads and places to ride to and discover. While the internet can be a great source of information, before taking any of our clients to new places it is essential to have ridden the roads and stayed at the […]
Adventure Riding Toolkit
While many motorcycles come equipped with toolkits, these are generally quite basic, requiring anybody intending to do a long trip to assemble their own. The challenge with carrying anything on motorcycles is always space and weight, and this applies to toolkits as well. What to carry in your toolkit depends on a number of factors, […]
2016 Honda Africa Twin
First of all I think its important to establish a point of reference for my opinions, as all riders come from differing riding backgrounds with different expectations for a particular bike. While not being brand loyal to the point of excluding any brand, as I believe they each have their strengths and particular place in […]
5 incredible days riding motorcycles in South Africa
Africa Twin Adventures has just completed another great adventure tour through the Cederberg and Karoo area of South Africa. After collecting our two guests David and Donna Hicks at the airport in Cape Town, we dropped them off at their lodgings at the Cape Royal Hotel in central Cape Town as they had wisely chosen to spend a few days […]
The Best Motorcycle Adventure – Day 16 Botswana / Namibia
An all tarred road day of 352km, but with a border crossing from Botswana back into Namibia, so after breakfast we didn’t waste too much time before enjoying the sandy stretch back to the main road. Botswana is very strict with speed limits, and while we had managed to avoid being pulled over until now, […]
The Best Motorcycle Adventure – Day 19 Namibia / South Africa
All tarred roads back to Cape Town today, and with 682km to cover, we made an early start. After spending every day riding in 30 degrees Celsius and above, it was a chilly day back to Cape Town, but the good roads meant we could keep the speeds up and enjoy the twisty sections […]
The Best Motorcycle Adventure – Day 18 Namibia
This was going to be our last evening together as a group, so in true South African style we thought the only fitting way to celebrate a great tour would be with a braai (barbeque). Fortunately our back-up crew jumped at any opportunity to cook for us. After buying supplies for the evening we hit […]
The Best motorcycle Adventure – Day 17 Namibia
With 314km on dirt roads planned for the day we managed to make good progress on the roads that were all in good condition and by lunchtime we were already close to our overnight stop. Our route took us over the rolling red dunes of the Kalahari again, with sandy patches on top of some […]
