Hi Ted
Hi Ted again,
thank you for the fast reply.
Yes, I know tyres are expensive in Nairobi. I did not know that you limped into Kenya with a cheap Chinese tyre, after this I would have maybe also spend the money to buy a Metzeler Enduro 3. If there is nothing else around and you need it badly, you have to pay for it.
Oh I also understand now that you needed the parts you ordered over DHell. But you learned your lesson about DHell now, they charge what ever they can get away with for custom clearance and they never show you what they had to pay to customs. At least you got what you needed.
Dont get me wrong, but sometimes I am sick and tired of people paying what ever price a local throws at them. And this is not good for other travellers or other locals trying to buy the same stuff.
I even remember a Kenyan custom officer telling me, that every motorcycle traveller pays to get his carnet stamped. And he was surprised I did not pay the 10 dollars he asked for, because he refused to give me a proper receipt. And he was fine with it and he stamped our carnets for free.
I should have followed your trip here on the Hubb before assuming you are one of this tourists.
Enjoy your trip and forget about my post.
Mika
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