Buying a bike in Dakar?
I am trying to decide whether it is preferable to buy a local bike in Dakar for a three month trip at the end of this year (dry season) to go round Senegal, Mali and Guinea mainly or whether I should import a trusted overlander vehicle. I have a sneaking suspicion that a smaller lighter bike and an unhurried schedule (smaller trips, more time spent at destinations than travelling to them) would favour the local bike plan?
Does anyone have experience of these roads and the pros and cons of the different bike solutions? I have to admit I am a scooter rider normally so this is all new to me and I am going to have to learn bike repair and riding a bigger bike I think!
Any help much appreciated!
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