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    Kleinzee to Portnolth road

    Does anyone know what the dirt road between Kleinzee and Portnoth condition is . We are doing a bike trip to Oranjamund from next week and I can’t get any info regarding this stretch of road . Does anyone know its condition or perhaps has a contact that I can call regarding its condition.
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    Learning how to wheelie ("Wheelie school")

    dont have the balls or the budget, nothing like a good wheely, but there is a time and a place, there are some among us, no names mentioned that can wheely, but he also does it in the wrong place and time and makes other names kak that are on bikes in our small town, I have noticed however, that...
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    Somthing new from Rottweiler

    I Have a 1190 not a 1290 , the power cell unit looks like you still have to take the tank off. My bike has over 70 000km on it , it now takes me 15 min to get to the filter to clean and I have pre-filters in the snorkels as well as in the air box so not going to change now , when I get my new...
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    Must we keep this forum d/s orientated?

    I would keep it open to everyone, how ever I think that you should only be able to post on the for sale section , once you have had at least 20 normal post, this will stop all the people that join to sell their rubbish, and then disappear. once you have creditability on the forum then you can...
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    Help with change of ownership mess!

    had the same problem with a trailer earlier this month , yellow form now needs both seller and purchasers ID , if purchaser is being a D@@S about it , scrap the vehicle
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    Wanted 1190 R rear right indicator

    if anyone has a spare 1190/1290 rear indicator laying around that would like to sell at a good price , please contact me , thanks.
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    BUT I AM YOUR CLIENT !

    I had one yesterday that wanted me to come fix a toilet urgently, said I would fit in when I had time, that was not acceptable because she had other things to do, when I got there to fix it , wanted to know why I was charging a call out and not only for the spares,, then tells me she need to...
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    Do the Japs give a sh*t?

    Remember SMG is also a BMW dealer in Durban so they have the BMW lifestyle mentality .
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    Somthing new from Rottweiler

    This will solve a big problem but not cheap but will Make air filter cleaning easy
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    KTM 690 - give it to me straight

    had one loved it , scared the shit out of me , on the dirt it was awesome, never had vibration problems , a slight handlebar sway at 125 km/h that went away at 130km/h , put that down to tyres, had the dreaded speedo die but that was replaced by KTM under warranty, would I have another one ...
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    70/30 Tires

    I run Mitas E 07 on my bike and on my 950 previously, have never had a problem with them in the wet or the dry or in sand, they last well ,and are stable up to 215KM/h have not gone any faster than that , don't have the balls, you just must not put on the Dakar version , the side walls are so...
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    For Sale Crash helmets , Nitro medium

    Nitro Medium High Vis ok condition good starter R500. Helmet in Langebaan purchaser pays for post net or Pudo.
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    ITS BLOKEN

    easy job to do the fuel filters. takes about 30 min , just remember to switch of the crossover valves, and then use the one next to the pump to drain fuel around the pump ,
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