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So lovely to travel with xr600r in Africa 🎉

Thanks so much for sharing 🎉🎉

When we rode around the world in 2010-13 this stretch of road from Nanyuki on equator to Moyale border took 3 days as there was no road - it was like a rocky river bed trail with very little traffic and lots of punctures and broken suspension. In fact most of bikes at Jungle Junction in Nairobi had been broken by this stretch . Turbi was very remote and we stayed at police post - this was the scene of a massacre at a school a few years before - we also road further west along the lakes - very very remote and beautiful - tough riding - but beautiful. Later Sudan to Egypt was a bureaucratic headache -- we camped everywhere so no need to look at hotels

Lovely sentence.."you don't end where you want to go..you end where you sopose to go"❤

Very special ❤

Beautiful to see the xr600r crossing rivers after so meny kilometers of African land❤

I watched at least 200 videos on how to get passenger intercom audio on my GoPro you folks are the first to mention SIDETONE, I got my helmet out made all the connections handed my wife her helmet ( she said not this again ) we did a quick 40 second video and as I was loading it onto the laptop I had serious doubt that it would work, well good googly moogly it works. thanks for mentioning SIDETONE other wise I was about to drop big $$$ on wireless mics.

So beautiful 🎉❤

Legendary status unlocked 🔓 🙌 😎

So beautiful to explore Africa on n'xr600r🎉

So nice for the kids to meet you 🎉❤

So lovely ❤

Thanks alot for sharing the video..I have axr600r 98 model that I enjoy very much..I don't have experience with long traver..but I think it good bike for long distance 🎉

Nice video -- rode up there a few years back when I was living in Kenya (see only video on my channel) -- absolutely stunning part of the world. The sand was really hard work!!

Hmm.. Rosa Bussarna, translates to "the Pink buses" in Swedish.. I wasn't aware they still are around.. I remember hearing about them in the late 80:ies, I think it was.. Interesting to see they still are active..🤔👍

One of your best episodes by far....

Hi guys...catching up on your vids...not from Malta....from Sweden!...finally I am on a long road trip myself....left on the 2nd of May..rode all the way to Nordkapp..8500 kms..now coming down..in sweden at the moment. Bike is transalp 600 from 1999 cause i m riding 2 up and very loaded...had to change my back tyre in nordkapp...very cold...but you guys kept coming in my toughts due to all the flat tyres you do...love you guys and safe travels

Lovely episode guys … we waited too long 😄 Love those XR600’s … a bucket-list bike for the years to come. Love your updates and travels, don’t let us wait so long for the next one 🙏🏼😉 Echoing @yorkchris10 have you guys considered mousses? Your speeds are perfect for mousses if I’m not mistaken (I had them in my KTM 300Exc and we did a lot of exploration riding similar to this (a little more off-the-actual-road but the mousse was a breath of fresh air, not needing to worry about punctures). Safe travels 🙌🏼

You're not too far from Kilimanjaro. I don't think you're allowed to climb it with a motorcycle. Maybe you are on the highest motorable road?? Have you thought about mousse in the front wheel? The bikes are probably light enough and low speeds....

Hey im back in comments. I thought you stopped travellin? I was not getting your updates! But it was likely, that i was busy abroad. I could not move around for a good three an a half months doin lotsa paperwork. Jus rerturned home under time pressure from jus south of mex. City. In Cuernavaca.! It was, about 3,400 miles 5,500kms. All was a huge struggle. The 86 honda rebel 250cc got me to portland. 90% of trip was desert, no shade average 95 fahr. Everyday. Major burn out. Did same trip 10 yrs. Ago on KLR650. TOOK ME 10 days from oaxaca mex. Which was maybe 500 more miles total. I was likely averaging 75 to 85 miles per hour. This time it was 14 days, with half day off, but average was 65to 75 mph. As i burned out id wake later everyday, then ride 2 hours into the nite. Chain lube every 700 miles,oops, and no oil change ,which shoulda been after 2,000 miles. But bike burns oil, so in total i topped off the 1.6 litres max. Level with 1.25 litres of new oil. In portland just 330 miles from finish , on my last day, the engine crankseal popped out, which is very common on that engine. Lucky it was at start up on wet cold morning and saw the oil leak out of the dry case, charging side of engine! In rain immediately saw rainbow colored oil drops on wet pavement.. got a ride home. Borrowed a pick up truck and retrieved the bike 4 days later. Now its back home in victoria b.c. and running with new seal. Took me a good 5 hours work to remove, replace oil seal. Singled handed, literally. 10 days till new seal arrived. Hey check out "moto giant" youtuber ! Severe crash !! 30 days ago. Daily updates on his channel, give him support in any way, sub and like, he lost lower leg and more! One arm tom, update, keep the rubber down folks!!! Talk later sal an ethan!

Good riding!!! Stunning countryside!!

looks amazing guys.....and no flat tires in this vid....winning!

Sorry, but I'm a little confused. Are you back in Africa after a break in Australia or is this an old video? Be that as it may, I await news from you. A hug.

Wow this is my country, I always use this road when going to mandera

Can I use the Sena mic and speakers or do I need external ones for the 3.5mm cord to hook up with?

your editing is getting really good sal. and WHAT? another round of flat tires!!! I know what i am getting yall for xmas. yall should create a tire repair shop map for africa because at this point I feel like your experts on the subject, jajajajaja.

Should you be in the middle of Africa if you can’t patch a hole in a tube??

Two types of tubes... Butyl and Natural Rubber. When butyl fails it can fail catastrophically (like a big tear). Natural rubber tends to fail more likely with a puncture. Butyl tubes tend to hold air over a period of days. Natural rubber will slowly leak a small amount of air over a period of days. (but you check your tire pressure every morning right?) That said, I have found it much more difficult to get patches to stick to butyl. Also, I found patching is more difficult on Ultra Heavy Duty tubes than Heavy Duty tubes and have found the Heavy Duty ones are plenty durable. Bridgestone Heavy Duty Tubes are Natural Rubber. Michelin are Butyl as far as I know.

An ex colleague, blonde, blue eyed and buxom, said it was a curse back in the 90’s, and she was strip searched regularly.

Can i have that "kickstarter" sticker?! Nice that You are back on Africans trails. Thanks for the video.

There can be different materials been used for making tubes so there is a need for the right patch to use. Otherwise a patch won‘t stick to the tube. Sorry for being not more precise. That‘s all I’ve heard. Good luck and right save! 👋🏼

And for large tears in the tube .i also saw the same mechanics use a piece of tube and an old piston head to patch a tube they would take a bit piece of old tube make a patch out of it bigger than the hole take a bit of gasoline pour it into the upside down piston head place the patch on the tube and then the piston head and light the gasoline on fire and let it burn.....it would melt the 2 tubes together and make a solid piece ....some of the tubes had 30-40 patches like this on them.

I learned a trick in Colombia to make a patch stick and work...all the prep your doing is correct what these Moto mechanics would do is apply a liberal amount of glue to the clean roughed up area then take a lighter and light the glue on fire and blow it out quickly don't let it burn ..do this until the glue doesn't light on fire install patch and then stand on the patched tube for 5 min , i used this on the 3 flats i got on my 3.5y journey Around the world and still use this method today at the bike shop ...

Putting patches on tubes , make sure the area is is clean around hole , then roughen up with sand paper , put glue on , let it dry about 10 mins . Put patch on . Blow up inertube . Make sure inside the tyre is free from debri & thorns etc . When putting back together dont trap or nip tube . Good luck on trip , looks great . Not jealous at all . I lie 😃 Valves leak too .

I always put a new tube in when a puncture on the inner diameter of a bicycle tube. Patches of any size or overlap don't hold.

Is it true people of Mkata speak Kamba language?

lysh ma tanshuruh almintaqat aleirqia

You both look so relaxed by the pool... Totally jealous❤

still no cats of any kind?

Always a good day when i see a new video from you guys. Keep up the good work. Thanks for taking us along your travels

Nice one guys, been following your channel. Late February our group did the Northern sides of Kenya upto North Horr but from Marsabit sides, nice to see familiar terrain

How do I find a woman like this

Do a wheelie! ;)

Gangster

love to see ya again boys, take care so much and have a lot of fun !!!!! love from 🇨🇱

Love the music choice, so Kenyan. Love it!

So nice

So nice content

Hi Ethan and Sal - good to see you are having fun! cape it up - greetings from the Jungle ;-)

Saludos desde Mexico-Sayulita!!!