Chris,
Thanks for the advice. Turns out I couldn't get the cash I needed on my credit card anyways, so getting that bike was out of the question.

So I have travelled back to Arusha and talked to some local people here I know pretty well. I did manage to find an XR250 (apparently an ex-overlander's bike - has rally computer and corbin seat, etc) in good condition that I managed to talk the guy into renting to me for a few days, and I plan on renting it from him again after I do a safari here. I'm paying 25,000 Tsh a day ($28 or so I think) which is pricey but it's the only bike I've seen around town that looks like it's safe for getting around on the back roads at anything above first gear.

I had some doubts after getting here that riding would be as fun as I imagined - I'm having a lot of fun figuring out the proces of catching daladalas, taxis and buses all over town to reach my destination, and talking to people on public transportation is always fun. But yesterday my suspicions that two-wheel travel is the best way to go were confirmed when I took off around Arusha National park and around Mount Meru.

Well, I suppose a few days of riding here and there beats no riding at all!

Cheers,
Wright

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