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Hi Tilly

We got new bikes from Honda Menlyn in Pretoria. 250 CRF. Speak to Albie Eager there. He may be able to help.
Tel 0027 82 698 8589. Good luck.
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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.
"TIPs"? What are they please?
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TIP Is a temporary import permit. SA bikes do not need a carnet.
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Hi Daffers, I'm curious how long it took you to be able to get a TRN so that you can register the bikes you bought? I'm a Brit coming to SA in 3-4 weeks but I only have 6 weeks total in country so I'm worried about getting delayed with bureaucracy etc. I read the very helpful guide that was posted earlier in the thread, I was just wondering about how it all went for you, thanks very much.
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I'm currently in Cape Town. I arrived on Wednesday morning. Dropped my stuff off at my hostel and went straight to the traffic department to apply for TRN. They accepted my paperwork without any reservation(I used the documents Ido posted). The lady told me it could take six weeks but to come back in 2 weeks to check. I hope this is not the case. I will go and check every week.
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Thanks for the info nextlife, hope it works out for you soon.

Are you going to try and buy a new bike or a second hand one? I'm wondering if it would be possible to find a sympathetic second hand seller that would simply sign the bike over to someone allowing usage rather than transferring ownership and thus not requiring and TRN. One problem with this though is selling the bike afterwards.
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Hi. Now in Durban with the bikes. Could not get TRN in Pretoria. Told we needed a 6 month visa not 3 month as given at the airport. We have affidavits from Honda Menlyn manager saying we can take the bikes across borders. Fingers crossed. Try speaking to Albie Eager manager of Honda Menlyn near Pretoria.
Just ridden through Lesotho and Sani Pass. Scary.
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So did you buy the bikes outright or are you kindof "renting" them with the affidavit?

Lesotho and Sani pass was scary security wise?
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Sort renting them with an affidavit, although we have payed for them.

No security problem in Lesotho, it was the dirt roads and Sani Pass which scared me. I am not an off-road rider. Most spectacular views I have ever seen, you must go.
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Ahh great thanks for the tip, I'll add it to my list of places to visit.

So did you find a private buyer that was happy to "sell" to you with an affidavit? I'm thinking of seeing if I can find someone that can do the same for me. Sorry for all the questions, thanks for you help!
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I received my TRN on Thursday

I purchased new from the Honda dealership.

So happy everything worked out okay

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Ahh great thanks for the tip, I'll add it to my list of places to visit.

So did you find a private buyer that was happy to "sell" to you with an affidavit? I'm thinking of seeing if I can find someone that can do the same for me. Sorry for all the questions, thanks for you help!
Hi

Lots of people expressed and interest in buying the bikes when we return to Pretoria in April. Currently in Mzuzu Malawi.
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Heading to Uganda next week, will be buying a bike there. Click on link below and you'll see how this all unfolds. :-)
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Hi Lorraine. Tanzania at the moment heading to Kilifi in Kenya then Nairobi. If you are still in Nairobi would be good to met up as we pass through. Bikes will probably need servicing there. Any suggestion where we take them. Honda 250 CRF. Plan to go to Uganda on our way south back to Pretoria.
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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
TIPs?
If I ship a bike or buy one there, is there a trading block for the southernmost countries that allows me to move the bike around more freely?
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