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Hello. I`m planning my route from Europe to South Africa (Western route). Which way I should take from Cameroon to Brazzaville? Should I go via Gabon? Is the road via Yokadouma&Quesso possible for riding? I heard the only way from Quesso to Brazzaville is Congo River.
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You don't say what you're looking for - Gabon has some amazing roads to the west. For sportsbikes! Pack a GSXR-1000 or something.
Seriously, the main artereal routes are largely lovely tarmac, winding through the jungle, with logging trucks hiding around every corner! You won't (sorry, that's not a challenge!) get to Congo on a sportsbike as the Gabon/Congo border really marks the start of the sandy and muddy track most of the way to Brazzaville
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You don't say what you're looking for - Gabon has some amazing roads to the west. For sportsbikes! Pack a GSXR-1000 or something.
Seriously, the main artereal routes are largely lovely tarmac, winding through the jungle, with logging trucks hiding around every corner! You won't (sorry, that's not a challenge!) get to Congo on a sportsbike as the Gabon/Congo border really marks the start of the sandy and muddy track most of the way to Brazzaville
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I`m looking for the shortest land way from Cameroon to Angola. But I will be alone with my Africa Twin. I can rely on noone who help me on the muddy track in the jungle
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Hi Alex,
I will be driving in the opposite direction soon, in a 4x4.
From my preparations I have chosen the following route:
Luanda - N'Zeto - Noqui / Matadi - Kinshasa - Brazzaville - Obouya / Leconi / Franceville - Lope - Oyem - Yaounde
We are in the dry season, so I expect the earth roads to be ok.
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I`m looking for the shortest land way from Cameroon to Angola. But I will be alone with my Africa Twin. I can rely on noone who help me on the muddy track in the jungle 
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Make sure you have new clutch plates and spare clutch cable in that Africa Twin of yours. Hours of churning through mud and sand on a loaded AT - a test for any bike.
The Gabon way to Ndende, through Congo to Brazzaville, cross to Kinshasa and then off to Matadi is the shortest way by land.
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Make sure you have new clutch plates and spare clutch cable in that Africa Twin of yours. Hours of churning through mud and sand on a loaded AT - a test for any bike.
The Gabon way to Ndende, through Congo to Brazzaville, cross to Kinshasa and then off to Matadi is the shortest way by land.
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Thanks for the advice. The clutch parts will be useful there. I have seen your website. Unfortunately your report is too difficult for my english but the pictures say instead of you. If the road via Quesso is worse than you rode I will go to Gabon.
To Travelbug:
Send me please a short report and few photos when you will reach a Yaounde. Some waypoints will be very useful too.
Thank you.
Alex
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Any update?
Am in Luanda, heading north to Matadi, and planning to go Kinshasa/Brazza then Oyo then west to Leconi and then somehow north to Yaounde as I believe I maximize the tar and minimize the mud.
GPS got crushed, bike is in so-so condition, travelling solo with recent stitches from a near-fatal accident in Namibia, have not so great map and would like to do it the easiest and quickest way possible - anyone done it recently?
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