25,000 miles with Luke and Nick

[Fishfund]

Originally Posted by zuk16l

Definitely in on this one. I loved your three months on a husky report.

Thanks man, it was an awesome ride. It's hard to beat the first adventure, but we are going to try.

[GypsyWriter]

Originally Posted by Fishfund

Right now, everything points to a bad fuel pump. We are going to tow the bike to the KTM dealer tomorrow morning. The fastest they can get a pump sounds like 8 days. I have a 2008 KTM 690 and according to the internet, they are notorious for having horrible fuel systems and bad pumps!!

Well suck, and you gotta be ready for Kilamonjaro in 12 days? I smell last-minute plane tickets in your future. Myeh though, just another adventure. Do hope for your sakes (monitary and sanity) that the Katoom part gets there pronto but you two seem the type to take these things in stride. ('course, everyone has a breaking point and I'm guessing you guys are veeeeery close to yours after, er, how many weeks now?)

[Fishfund]

Originally Posted by sarahp

Well suck, and you gotta be ready for Kilamonjaro in 12 days? I smell last-minute plane tickets in your future. Myeh though, just another adventure. Do hope for your sakes (monitary and sanity) that the Katoom part gets there pronto but you two seem the type to take these things in stride. ('course, everyone has a breaking point and I'm guessing you guys are veeeeery close to yours after, er, how many weeks now?)

Kilimanjaro is now canceled.

We thought for a minute we had my bike running today. It lasted 1 1/2 minutes. We did absolutely everything we could to trouble shoot it. We threw in the towel and towed it to the professionals. There is where Nick needs to log on and say how much better BMW is than KTM.

So here we are, in three days it will be a month we have been in Cape Town. We joke around with the employees that we are going to apply for a job at this hostel. This is life and this is real. We signed up for this adventure and we have one heck of a start!!!!

I hope some people are getting a little enjoyment at our expense

[GypsyWriter]

Sucks about Kilamanjaro but hope the KTM gets its butt in gear soon. At least it didn't happen in the middle of the Sahara right?

Originally Posted by Fishfund

We signed up for this adventure and we have one heck of a start!!!!

I hope some people are getting a little enjoyment at our expense

A-hyup.

[WHYNOWTHEN]

This should be fun. Are you going through Zambia? My sister has a fishing lodge on the Zambezi river. Fun road to get there!

[freeflow]

dang!...off to a good start....post to leave a mark to read later..

[Fishfund]

Originally Posted by WHYNOWTHEN

This should be fun. Are you going through Zambia? My sister has a fishing lodge on the Zambezi river. Fun road to get there!

Do you have any contact info? We really want to see the Zambezi.

[Old Baldy]

Originally Posted by Bluebull2007

Nice one boys. Just remember some of those animal animals are way fast and will chow you before you even think about running.

Yup....be careful out there guys. Too many tourists to Africa think "zoo" animals...and pay the price. Touching the elephant on a dare was *not* a great idea, guys. Bad stuff can happen real quick.

Anyway, hope you get the Katoom sorted out quickly and look forward to the RR....awesome adventure.

OB (South African living in Detroit).

[adrenalin-junkie]

Thanks for the cool report . I am from Uitenhage in South Africa , it's a little town just outside Port Elizabeth . It is good to see photos of ADDO again . When I lived there , myself and friends used to go to ADDO at leat twice a month just to eye-ball the animals and BRAAI (Barbecue ) .

I am living in Greenville , South Carolina , and it is surely a pleasure seeing ADDO and SA again .

We are going hom ein 4 weeks time and can not wait to go out in the bush again .

Your ride report is pretty cool .

Have a safe trip and HAVE FUN mate .

[edgy]

This is gonna be fun! You guys should`ve got onto wilddogs forum prior to arriving - equivalent to advrider, great bunch of guys that would have made your month in Cape Town far more pleasant! Hopefully you get running soon!
PS....do not try and touch a wild african elephant......ever!
BTW those "wild boar" are called warthog

[Skrow]

This is a motorcycle RR?

Great pictures and awesome commentary! Can't wait to watch and read the rest of your RR. In for sure! Good luck on the KTM. Hope you get it squared away quick and are on the road.

Skrow

[Fishfund]

Originally Posted by Skrow

This is a motorcycle RR?

Skrow

yeah, we are not sure. I mean we have bikes with us, we just aren't riding them. I think I'll post a bike picture today to keep this legit.

[GypsyWriter]

Originally Posted by Fishfund

yeah, we are not sure. I mean we have bikes with us, we just aren't riding them. I think I'll post a bike picture today to keep this legit.

Don't sweat it guys, we believe you. I suppose you could do this trip 2-up on the BMW, but it'll probably give the wrong impression.

[Fishfund]

Originally Posted by sarahp

Don't sweat it guys, we believe you. I suppose you could do this trip 2-up on the BMW, but it'll probably give the wrong impression.

EXACTLY!!!, I have a reputation to maintain. Can't be doing any 2-up riding.

[TK-LA]

Originally Posted by Fishfund

So now it comes down to the feature photo. I hate to give a negative view to this town as we have only been here a few days, but I will be happy to leave this place. Mostly because I don't like touristy areas, but also because it feels shady. I trust my gut because that's really all I can do. I trusted it when I met this man today.

Con or Not?...

I was outside of "Yours Truly" lurking some free WiFi facebooking and Tweeting when this Man comes up to me asking for the time. That turned into are you an American? He says good and starts laying down the story. This is the abridged version. He is a Canadian on vacation with his 3 syblings 9,12 and 19. He is the oldest 31 and they all got their passports stolen on a bus. So he needs money 360R ($55 USD) to get bus tickets to go to a village outside of Cape Town to the Canadian Consulate. I am always down to help people and at first the story sounded ok, so I went into a shop to sit down and talk. The more he talked the more the story Mirrored the story of the "Religious Man" from my last motorcycle trip in Mexico. Things were not adding up in my head...

Why did you leave your passport less siblings alone some where?
Why does he know where my backpacker is since he's only been here a few days?
Why is his fair skin not complely sun burned?
Why won't he talk slower and calm down when I ask him to?
Why is he showing aggression to me and mad that I am taking a while to convince?
I pull out my camera and want to take a photo of him. This is another way for me to read him. I hit the record button and ask him to slowly go through his story again. I know if I was telling the truth, I would be ok with that. He gets really mad and tries to block the camera. Saying I am a horrible American. Why won't I help him out. He takes the notes that we had been writing on a napkin and storms out. I will never know the truth to the story. It is impossible to say, but I THINK this guy was a fake.

Such an old scam. This very similar thing happened to me just last week here in Los Angeles.

"Hey man, I'm not looking for a handout, but my kid had a doctor's appt this morning for her Lukemia and I rushed out so fast I forgot money for a return train tkt back to Riverside and I need to get her back. All I need is just $13 more."

I love how they ask for an odd sum to make it feel more realistic.