02-07-12, 12:33 PM
okay, thanks for the websites, some good info on there.
have sent some emails to various tour and hire operators but in the meantime ive been looking a bit more into doing it independently.
the rental of a f650 would be just over £3k and a gs1200 would be £3600. but it seems you can pick up some nice f650s for £1200 on bike trader and im sure it cant cost more than 1800 to ship it over so seems more economical. My partner has family in cape town so we're thinking we could stay with them, change the plates, and sell the bikes once we're finished to save having to bring them back too. fuel shouldnt be more than £1k for the trip either and if we camp it should mean we could be able to get by on the 5k budget.
My dad reccommended using an XT 600 since its air cooled and simple to fix. not sure if this would have as good a fuel range as the bmws though?
but it may be more feasable for me (5ft 5)
Its just the border crossings we are dubious about and general security. has anyone here had experiences of borders in africa?
cheers
have sent some emails to various tour and hire operators but in the meantime ive been looking a bit more into doing it independently.
the rental of a f650 would be just over £3k and a gs1200 would be £3600. but it seems you can pick up some nice f650s for £1200 on bike trader and im sure it cant cost more than 1800 to ship it over so seems more economical. My partner has family in cape town so we're thinking we could stay with them, change the plates, and sell the bikes once we're finished to save having to bring them back too. fuel shouldnt be more than £1k for the trip either and if we camp it should mean we could be able to get by on the 5k budget.
My dad reccommended using an XT 600 since its air cooled and simple to fix. not sure if this would have as good a fuel range as the bmws though?
but it may be more feasable for me (5ft 5)
Its just the border crossings we are dubious about and general security. has anyone here had experiences of borders in africa?
cheers