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21 Mar 2014
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Thanks for the info, guys, really appreciate it.
Dive- Per your budget, were you camping or staying in hotel along the way? Also, what were you riding? Solo trip? How long ago did you do it?
Also, thanks for the heads up on garnaro, great ride report....looks like he's having an amazing trip.
Thanks again, cheers. jay
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Per your budget, were you camping or staying in hotel along the way? Also, what were you riding? Solo trip? How long ago did you do it?
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I travelled with 4 others from EU to Ghana and 1 other to South Africa. The cost is based on the second leg of the trip. I've been in South Africa a month and will be here till the end of April. I will then carry on up the east coast on my own.
Here are the details of where i got my west african visas on route
We camped about 50% of the time - maybe a little more - i didn't bother keeping tab. In some places there is no choice (Guniea/Congo's). Where there are hostels, it's nice to meet other travellers and sometimes we just wanted a bed...
I have an Exped Downmat and now get as good a night sleep on that or a bed.
I have a BMW F800GSA. I found that the 24l tank and fuel range worked well with the others who were on R1200GSA's - i'd typically use 15% less fuel from the most efficient R1200 rider, to >25% less... even in the more developed countries, i ride quite slowly - 80 or 90 km/h which helps keep the economy up - typically i could get 350 miles to a tank and achieved >400 on one occasion. Filling up after 300km in the less developed countries left me with a good reserve and did not need to carry additional fuel - though i stuck to the main roads where fuel is easily available.
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24 Mar 2014
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Thinking of the same trip myself.Trying to figure out the timing.
Enter morocco in September and take a few months or more to get to SA.
XT 600Tenere with a good budget or buy a 1150gs and not as big a budget.
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XT 600Tenere with a good budget or buy a 1150gs and not as big a budget.
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You do not need a GS (having just done this on a F800GSA!) - save your money and additional weight and do it on the XT.
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That's what I wanted to hear.Time to start prepping her.
How useful is it to able to speak French on the western route?
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