Well not really.
I did manage to snap another cylinder head bolt (in my defense, it had gotten bent from the impact from the gas tank during one my many medium-speed wipeouts in sand in southern Angola that popped off the rubber gas tank mounts and was leaking oil), and this of course means with no […]
Stranded!
August 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Alternative Transportation, Motorcycle Stuff, Uh-oh
Tags: angola·DRC·Luanda·Oops·saviors·supplies·surprises
In Case You Were Wondering….
August 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Uh-oh
…If you’re on a motorcycle somewhere in southern Angola between Lubango and Benguela and have cable-tied your GPS into its mount and it feels secure, and you decide to not watch it much as you’re feeling good and flying down a halfway decent dirt and rock track, you will probably look down at some point […]
What Not To Do on a Motorcycle in Africa #1
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorcycle Stuff, Uh-oh
This is the debut post of what is obviously going to be a very, very, very long series of posts.
One tough thing about riding on the left side of the road after you’ve spent your whole life riding on the right, besides the whole holy-crap-I’m-going-the-wrong-way-on-the-freeway-again thing, is turning.
Tags: 'Mericans·Cape Town·Motorcycle·Oops·South Africa·Stupid


















