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December 30th, 2011 | Chile

Santiago BMW…

What a memorable day this turned out to be…!!

Michel needed to collect “Old Yella” from WB Motos, the local Motorrad dealer in downtown Santiago, and rather than go by taxi, I suggested we saddle up the Big Fella and ride there together…

On our way to collect Michel's bike…

Being well over […]

March 27th, 2010 | Africa

Roger to the Rescue… Part Two!

With a leaking rear Ohlin’s shock, I had no choice but to get back to Pretoria to have it sorted, and asked Roger Smith of Bavarian Motorcycles to help me with all the arrangements. By the time I arrived at their premises on Friday morning, the staff involved had been informed and were waiting for […]

February 9th, 2010 | Africa

Final service for the Big Fella…

The Big Fella’s odometer has been inching towards the 40 000 km mark, slowly but surely over the past few weeks, and I planned to do this service at the same time as the pre-trip safety and service check. I made contact with our “home branch”, Auto Alpina in Boksburg, where I purchased two BMW […]