Thanks Ride Far for your suggestions, I started contacting moto shops in South Africa. I have yet to find one willing to ship tires
Jjjjcccc your suggestion is very good too. But i already meet with the guys at Napoleon Lagune Hotel before writing the first post. They are out of stock for 17" rear tire.
I was progressing with a shop in Spain but now no more news. I lost a week.
A new option i saw is to use MyUS.com. They ship worldwide by DHL, fedex, ups but for a lower price than regular consumers. Don't know how reliable they are?
I'm talking with them now. They are saying they could ship a set of tires for about 215$US from the US. A service they offer is that you can shop from many shops in USA and they consolidate your purchases in one package and then they ship it to you.
I'm paying now in down time for the tire selection I made when I entered Africa: Mitas E-09 dakar rear and MT21 front. After 11500km and a lot of fun offroad on an overloaded DR650 with upgraded suspension, I'm very satisfied. Riding offroad in Morocco and both Guinea was a blast!
I could make it to Cameroun, but I don't like the idea of arriving there with a slick rear during the rainy season. And I still have the problem of finding tires...
Ha.. a first world problem!
Patrick
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