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South Africa tour, day 5: All the way to the East

25th December 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Touring Bikes

After two nights in Oudtshoorn, we were on the move again. And today’s ride was a long one – 455km of country lanes to Addo, near Port Elizabeth.

South Africa tour, day 4: Ostriches and dirt roads

24th December 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Touring Bikes

This was always going to be a day of fun. We started with a visit to an ostrich farm, and then took on a circular route on the bikes covering both tarmac and dirt mountain passes, and ending up exactly where we had started from, Oudtshoorn.

South Africa tour, day 3: Into the Little Karoo

23rd December 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Touring Bikes

I thought that the second day of riding had been hot, with temperatures climbing to 34°C. But as I was staring at my bike’s dash in disbelief, I was faced with a reading of 39°C.

South Africa tour, day 2: Leaving the city

22nd December 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Touring Bikes

The second day started with us negotiating our way out of Cape Town, following the coast north to a nice viewpoint in Bloubergstrand just outside the city where you got a nice view of Table Mountain – and today there was no cloud restricting the view.

South Africa tour, day 1: Shakedown to the Cape of Good Hope

21st December 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Touring Bikes

When I booked myself on the Motorrad Tours South African Garden Route tour, I had my mind buzzing with thoughts of lions, elephants and miles of exciting roads to ride. And not much else.

If six iconic car brands made motorcycles

18th December 2020 Shannon Butcher Features, Scooters, Sports Bikes, Touring Bikes

Unbeknownst to some, certain car brands started life by making motorcycles. Take Honda, for instance, or BMW. But what if iconic car brands made motorcycles?

Our Black Friday magazine subscription sale is now on!

26th November 2020 Sam Hewitt Adventure Bikes, News, Retro Classic, Sports Bikes, Touring Bikes

Black Friday is here and we’ve been busy driving down the prices on some of our favourite products for a limited time only. Treat a loved one, treat a friend or to hell with it, treat yourself!