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Buy bikes Cape Town and tour East Africa
Looking to tour east Africa. The problems and costs of getting our bikes from the UK are making us think about buying bikes in Africa. Possibly Cape Town or Nairobi.
Wondered if anyone had any recent info on this. We have to consider registering the bikes, taxing, insuring, carnets. And of course any recommendations on where to buy the bikes. Can we resell them? Probably heaps more questions.
Any advice gratefully received.
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5 Feb 2015
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Cape Town would be a good place to buy, easy to Register in your Name and you can ride with SA registered bike up to Kenia on TIPs.
Jürgen from LeCap always knows some bikes for sale
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12 Feb 2015
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Hi Daffers
Find Wild Dogs - should be plenty of guys who will help!!
Wild Dog Adventure Riding - Index
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12 Feb 2015
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Hi LarryMcG
Thanks for this. Will follow it up.
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12 Feb 2015
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I know someone who did this about four years ago with no real problems. They bought in South Africa, travelled as far as Kenya and back with no carnet and sold again in South Africa. Not sure of all the details but it is possible.
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Found that info just after I posted my query. It has just the right info we need, looking very promising now. Just have to find the right bikes to buy.
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South East Africa - Questions and Answers
Hi Daffers
I'm the one who posted the guide on how to buy a bike .
I've been travelling in Southern Africa for the last 6 months so i can help you with any info you might need .
Write down all the questions you have and ill reply ...
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Hi Ido
Sorry for the delay in replying. There will be loads of questions. We have made contact with a Honda bike dealer, and accept the fact that it may take a while to organise the registration, but I am sure we can keep our selves busy. Hope to be out there October this year. Will check through your info on the forum and will be in touch.
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25 Mar 2015
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Hi LarryMcG
Wild Dogs have been great. Thanks for the advice.
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Hi Ido,
It looks like you've been through Uganda. I went last year (by plane) to a spot you must have passed. Now I want to go by bike. I'd ship it to South Africa and ride from there.
Can you recommend the quickest route from Cape Town (I guess that's where the plane lands!) to Kampala through Rwanda? I'd be taking time off work and it's not really a sight-seeing trip, so what's a reasonable minimum time it could be done?
Also, when is the best weather. Those red dirt roads are endless and get awful slippery when wet.
Many thanks
David
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17 Nov 2015
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Been in SA almost a week now. Attended the HUBB at Elgro Lodge, what a fantastic place, thanks Kobus. Met wonderful, helpful people. Currently in Pretoria waiting for bike paperwork to be completed, bought 2x Honda 250 crf. Hope to head to Blyde River Canyon for the weekend, unfortunately in a hire car. Might see some of you on the road.
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Well if you're stuck in a car, go to Kruger, or better still, one of the lodges in Greater Kruger where your guide can go off road. We stayed at Balule and had a great time. Hazyview is a nice base- try the Rissington Inn.
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Made it Graskop. A very long ride on a small bike. What a beautiful area. God's Window, 3 Rondavels, Pilgrims Rest and wonderful dirt roads to practice on.
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Hi Daffers,
did you have any luck shopping around Cape Town?? I am also on the hunt for a smaller Honda, second hand preferably. An XR 200 or maybe something as small as a CG125... I haven't had the greatest amount of luck yet. May I ask what you paid for your bike and did you purchase it brand new?
Thank you,
Tilly
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