African Motorcycle Diaries
3 January 2022
this village is about 3kms away from Saadani National Park which fascinates me because one of its borders is the Indian ocean. So this place is the perfect combination of bush and beach.
3 January 2022
My family raised a strange matter against my bike, they even don’t want me to ride or own any kind of such tall and big bikes so they advised me to trade it with A small cc bike (boxer 100)
3 January 2022
Bikers never try this route and don't say I never warned you. I'll never again in my life go through Kapedo - Lomelo - Lokori - Lokichar Road.
2 January 2022
Destination: Muturis, a choma joint with a “food court” set up – different vendors offering mbuzi, pork and fish. Spacious, with a kids' play area. Good ambiance. Music.
31 December 2021
I chose to travel on this last day of 2021 to meet my other family members at the upcountry. I was to travel with my nuclear family, but I surprised them when I told her, "Mtaenda na gari, halafu mimi naenda na pikipiki". They never believed my words.
25 December 2021
Christmas is about riding down to the location behind your ID...
22 December 2021
From Tarakea border post everything was nice the Twisties waaaa! I have never seen, the road engineering was nice, in every twist the inner lanes are made wider than the outer you can go wider on a corner without entering the other lane.
7 December 2021
The brand has proven itself in Kenya. It will last as long as you take care of it appropriately. Longest journey I did was Moyale at 1400kms both ways in 2 days and the bike still felt ready to undertake another trip soon after. So on reliability we leave it there.
28 November 2021
Oloirien secondary school area was dry but there were flash flood from the rain in Tanzania, logs, twigs and branches were floating across I had to wait and seen how local boda boda experts cross the running water.
21 November 2021
proceed to Narok via the Mau-Narok route. This is one of the most direct routes I've ever been on. Straight and straight ahead no branching or anything. The tarmac is fresh most if it. Very wide, minimal bumps
15 November 2021
Today KT marks 1 year since she came out from the showroom. She has taken me to places. Just to mention Mombasa, Kisumu, Bungoma, Kitale and many others including one I will never forget a Ride to Garisa 😆😆😆. She has done so far 38,476Km.
13 November 2021
All I remember is me putting my hand on my chest and allowing my self to roll till I came to a halt. Some guy came to lift me I stopped him asked him to remove my helmet as I feel my body.
5 November 2021
In Malindi, Nicolas took them through the gauntlet by getting them baked in the Hell’s Kitchen natural vista, then the sweeping sands of the Mamburui dunes where desert seems to meet ocean…yet, not entirely. They then took on the rough road to the jagged black rocks of Vuma cliffs, mixed it up with some boat rides and also the historical Vasco Da Gama pillar.
1 November 2021
Off road, stood on the footpegs, going up the Mai Mahiu escarpment. Passing all those big cars that were speeding past me earlier, I had an epiphany: this is the tale of the tortoise and the hare...
29 October 2021
A local guy called one crocodile and the reptile obliged and came out of the water. I had never seen or heard of humans calling crocodiles from a river! It was and still is intriguing to me.
25 October 2021
The bike is chilled out. Easy. Pleasant on tarmac, fun off-road. Inapunguza stress. Fuel economy so far is in the 37 kpl range
23 October 2021
It's a Friday night; girl has made a killer sale so has some few coins.
12 October 2021
Huduma day holiday plans. Consulted google maps on Mombasa-Lamu route. I've seen many riders do it but on big Adv bikes and am here to attempt it on my rooster
10 October 2021
Short story compilations including offroading in Narok, Thika Road Nyumba Kumi pizza and more
10 October 2021
Words that come to mind as I ride: Enjoyable. Light. Fun. Versatile. Easy. I liked it on sight at the showroom and after a test ride. Now 50km in, I like it even more.