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GLOBETROTT-ZENTRALE Bernd TESCH. Zur Fernsicht
18. D-52224 Zweifall. Germany.
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Foto:
Steffen Müller und Min Tesch in Afrika.
Bernd Tesch has been travelling
in Africa until 2001 about 111.111 kms himself. But much more important is that
he knows hundreds of Africa-Motorcycle-Travellers himself. He
is working in this field since 1962 (his first
tour to Africa). In this times I had to write letters and to phone or to
visit the Africa and World-Travellers to get contact / informations. Later Fax
helped. In 1991 I visited the most famous motorcycle-travellers in Denmark, in
1993 in Britain, in 1994 in USA and in between in Belgium, France, Germany, Namibia,
Netherland, South Africa, Switzerland. Many of famous Africa Motorcycle
Travellers have been at my yearly Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers in april.
I own the largest archive of Africa-Travellers and TRANS-Africa-Travellers.
Especially I am as well best informed the history: "Discovering
Africa by Motorcycle". See below. In this summaries you find nearly
all the mc-pioneers and other intersting mc-tours. I konw many Transafrica-travllers
which are not inside here so far. In 02.1998 I started in internet to publish
informations about Motorcycle-World-Travellers (>http://www.berndtesch.de >under
NEWS). This collection was first published 28th of may 2000 first time.
To find all this and all my activities was a "life-long job" and cost me a
lot of money. Since many years I am working in a two new books called "Afrika-Motorrad-Reisen
(3rd edition) = Africa Motorcycle Travels" and "Afrika
Motorrad Abenteuer" = Africa Motorcycle Adventures. All books about
"Africa by Motorcycle" which have been published until 1994 are published in my
in German written, but very international understandable book called "Motorrad-Abenteuer-Touren"
= Motorcycle-Adventure-Tours (432 pp, 500 pictures / drawings. About
264 Motorcyle World-Tours. ISBN 3-9800099-55-5. DM 38.90). I own all this books
in all languages.
If there is shown "Book:" under the traveller
and you want to read / order this you can check if it is still available:
> http://www.berndtesch.de > German
or English version > Bestelliste or order. If you find this book there you
can order it from me. I offer about 199 international available Motorcycle-TRAVEL-Books
for sale.
If you are an Africa-Motorcycle-Traveller
or plan to do this or "on the road" already or know anyone who is not listed here,
please send my any details, addresses, publications, homepages and most important:
best pictures.
If there is any
chance give me at first a complete view LIKE this EXAMPLE in the SAME STIL
in English:
01.10.1980 - 27.10.82
Müller,
Sven (German) your http://www.???
Solo Africa with BMW R
100 GS. 50.000 kms. Or: I rode together with Susan Smith (British) who rode a
HONDA 500 XL.
Route: Europe 12.000 kms (Germany - Austria - Switzerland
- Italy - Greek - Turkey ....) - Asia 15.000 kms (Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal.
Bike solo by plane to Singapure. I flew to Singapure. Malaysia - Thailand - back
to Singapure). - Australia 16.000 kms (I flew together with bike to Darwin. Around
Australia 16.000 kms. Or offer names like: Darwin - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney
...) - North-America (I flew with bike to Los Angeles. LA - New York) - Africa
- Europe (Bike by ship to Netherlands / Amsterdam - Germany / Cologne).
The
best: I wanted to find myself. Freedom. Sun. Friendship of Turkey people.
invitation by Pakistani. Climbing the Himalayas........)
The worst:
I got Malaria in Nairobi. Attack of soldiers with weapons in Iran.....)...
Important useful informations for others:...
Book or publication
(about your tour):...
I am very grateful to all the individuals
who knew that I am working in this field. They informed me worldwide by sending
letters, later faxes and emails since 1970 about Motorcycle-World-Around-Travellers.
Without their help I could not get to this high level. Please give me your "pardon"
that there are mistakes inside of the informations and a lot in the language.
At least you will never have seen such a huge collection of informations. I could
add hundreds huge Motorcycle-Travels of Africa- and especially Trans-Africa.
But this will take much more of my time in future. One special field of me is
to reseach the "Historical conquer and special interesting
Africa-tours". The earliest motorcycle tours through Africa should
be relatively complete. If you know any of them who are not registered here
please inform me.
Bernd Tesch
Overland to, in and around Africa by Motorcycle
Plan
or experience? You can talk with 300 high experienced Motorcycle-Travellers who
rode all continents so far :
Most of this is in German. I could NOT
translate all in English so far. The new one below are in English written.
All the great Motorcycle-Travellers who rode
/ ride Around-The-World and possibly crossed this continent as well are not included
here. See http://www.berndtesch.de >Englisch
or German version >continents >world
10-20
billion (= Millarden) years ago
The universe
started to exist somehow.
4.5 billion years ago
The
Sun and Earth were created. The earth is one of nine big planets of
the sun. Possibly out of change of gravity in the universe it was caused that
dust attracted each other at first to smaller parts which are getting bigger and
bigger. Finally becoming big rocks which attracted each other to big planets.
Most of them were attracted by the biggest part which is the sun. The nine planets
could escape somehow the gravity of the sun and started to circle around the sun.
All of the men / women who have been in satelits speak about the "blue planet
earth" because about 70 % of the earth is water.
1-3
billion years ago
First signs of life
on the earth. After the earth got colder
the first cells grew in microbe "Archeos" (= das Ursprüngliche, the
basic). If this came by meteroits from other planets or developed emcame up,
170 Mio years ago
The
One-Piece-Continent separated in two big blocks. The southern part was called
Gondwana.
160 Mio years
ago
Madagasgar seperated from Africa and
started therefoer his own development
25.000
years ago
The "homo sapiens" exists.
1801 - 1900
1885
Erstes Motorrad von Gottlieb Daimler
Um
1883/84 bemüht sich Gottlieb Daimler, Erfinder des Verbrennungsmotors, darum
die menschliche Kraft durch die Kraft der Verbrennung - "Explosion"
zu ersetzen. Gottlieb war ein Schüler des Erfinders Otto, der den schwerfälligen
und gewichtigen Otto - Gasmotor gebaut hatte. Dieser Motor stand fest am Boden,
um Arbeitskraft zu erzeugen. Gottlieb suchte ein leichteres Aggregat, das Bewegungskraft
erzeugen sollte. Eines nachts wagen sich Gottlieb und sein Sohn Paul auf die menschenleeren
Straßen zur ersten Fahrt mit diesem "teuflischen Gefährt", einem Holz
- Motor - Rad mit eisenbeschlagenen Rädern. Am 29.08.1885 wird dieses Gefährt
vom Kaiserlichen Patentamt in Berlin als erstes Motor - Rad der Welt gesetzlich
geschützt. Am 10.11.1885 legt Sohn Paul Daimler in aller Öffentlichkeit
drei Kilometer von Bad Canstatt (Baden Würtemberg) nach Untertürkheim
zurück. Das erste Motor - Rad mit Holzrahmen hat einen Verbrennungsmotor
mit gesteuerten Auslaßventilen und automatischem Einlaß. Wilhelm Maybach
fährt erstmalig damit. 1 - Zyl. Viertakt - Motor. 264 ccm. 0,5 PS (0,37 kw).
Max 12 km/Std. - Daimler wird nie Motorräder bauen, sondern hat nur mit dem
Motor in Motorrädern und Booten experimentiert. Mit Carl Benz wendet er sich
dem Vierrad zu und baut 1901 den ersten Daimler Benz. In Untertürkeim wächst
die heutige Daimler - Benz AG.
1887
Stevens, Thomas. Around
the world on a bicyle. Solo-Weltumrundung auf einem Hochrad von Stevens.
1892
Villiers (Auguste). Les voyages impossiblea, la traversée
de l´Afrique an vélocipède. III. De Teller. Paris: Boulanger.
1892. In-4. 564 p.: III. In 4°. Buch vermutlich über erste Afrika-Durchquerung
per Fahrrad durch einen Franzosen. Ungeklärt.
23.11.1998 1. Info von
Prof. Dr. Hans-Erhard Lessing. Aus einer Bibliographie von "Pomme Bibligraphie
du Cyclisme. FFC, Paris 1984. Autor: Keizo Kobayashi.
1894
Heinrich
und Wilhelm Hildebrand und Alois Wolfmüller gründen in München
die erste Motorrad - Fabrik.
Bis 1896 bauen sie mehr als 1000 Maschinen:
Wassergekühlter 2 - Zyl. Viertakt - Motor. 1488 ccm. 2,5 PS (1,85 kw). Ca.
40 km/h. Glührohrzündanlage.
1900
Im ersten Produktionsjahr
von Motorrädern der 1892 neu bezeichneten Firma NSU (NeckarSUlm) wurden 100
Motorräder und 7000 Fahrräder hergestellt. NSU erfand die gefederte
Vorradgabel und baute riesige Stückzahlen von NSU - Motorrädern.
1901 - 1950
1901
Ein Automobilbesitzer wagt sich als erster auf Panhard &
Lessor bis nach Ghardaia (Algerien).
12.09.1903 - ?
Tom Silver
Capetown - Cairo. Tom hat den ersten
bekannten Versuch unternommen, die Tour "Capetown - Cairo" zu fahren. Er startet
am 21.09.1903. Toms Motorrad war eine Quadrant aus Birmingham. Das war ein Fahrrad
mit verstärktem Rahmen ohne Vorderrad - und Hinterrad - Federung und mit
Keilriemen - Antrieb. Als Ersatzteile waren eine komplette Vorderradgabel, ein
Satz Räder und Maschinenteile dabei. - Tom kam immerhin 6000 Meilen (= 9600
km) weit, bevor sein Versuch im Sudan (?) scheiterte (?).
24.06.2000 Who
knows more about this tour or owns publications or knows what happened with him
after 1903??
1908
Sahara. 1.
Versuch, die Sahara per Motorrad zu durchqueren, durch Major Pein. In Ouargla
(Algerien) streikt der Motor.
Erwähnenswert ist, daß bereits 1897
Hauptmann Pein, ein erfolgreicher Saharaforscher, einen Plan ausgearbeitet hatte,
wie man Kamele durch Lasrwagen ersetzen könnte und damit Touggourt mit dem
südlichen Vorposten von Fort Faltters verbinden könnte. 1908 (1909 ?)
versuchte der wackere Kapitän, seinen Plan umzusetzen, indem er mit dem Motorrad
nach El Golea fahren wollte. Er blieb allerdings in den Dünen stecken und
kehrte traurig nach Laghouat zurück.
1908
Sahara.
Das erste Motorrad erreicht El Golea. Allerdings das Motorrad, der
französische Offizier und Mechaniker auf dem Rücken eines Kamels.
08.06.1999 Info von Dr. Werner Nöter aus Buch "Der Wüste begegnen" von
Troßmann. 1993.
1908
Sahara. Der
Franzose Gaston Liégard bewältigt die 400 km lange Strecke
nach Biskra und Touggourt und die Strecke von Tebessa nach Gafsa (Tunesien). Ein
gewöhnlicher Peugeot, dessen Räder über abgestütze 36 cm breite
Kokosmatten liefen. Dem lag die Erkenntnis zugrunde, daß Autos mit "Kettenantrieb"
und einer Übertragung des hohen Gewichtes auf eine breitere Fläche weiche
Sandgebiete leichter durchqueren können.
1912 - 1913
South-West-Africa.
Wie seit ur - Jahrhunderten reitet Frl. Fischer in Nambia noch auf einem
Ochsen im besten Kleid aus zum Einkaufen. Das Original - Foto befindet sich im
Tsumeb - Museum in Namibia bei Ilse Fischer.
Vor 1914
Sahara.
Erste Flugzeuge erkunden die Randgebiete der Sahara.
1915
South-West-Africa. Im ersten Weltkrieg
bei dem Einmarsch der Engländer in der deutschen Kolonie Südwest - Afrika
in der kleinen Stadt Tsumeb wurden hier die ersten Motorräder der englischen
Truppen gesichtet.
08.1916
Sahara.
Der französische Generalkommandant von Algerien, General Laperrine,
beginnt die ernstzunehmende Erkundung der Sahara mit Autos. Französische
Armeeautos kommen von Ouargla 750 km südlicher bis Ain Salah. Der erste Fiat-Lastwagen
Typ 15 TER braucht 20 Tage von Ouargla mit einer Kamelkarawanr als Begleitung.
Die Eroberung der Sahara wurde einerseits durch die fortschreitende Technik begünstigt,
vielmehr aber durch die Notwendigkeit, daß die Franzosen im ersten Weltkrieg
die Resourcen ihrer westafrikanischen Kolonien einfacher als auf dem Seeweg oder
mit Kamelen haben wollten.
1918
Sahara.
Der französische Generalkommandant von Algerien, General Laperrine ,kommt mit französischen Armeeautos von Ouargla 1050 km südlich.
03.1919
Sahara. Der französische
General Nivelle befiehl, daß unter dem Kommando von Bettenbourg und Louis Audouin - Dubreuil sieben Autos und drei Flugzeuge eine erfolgreiche
Fahrt entlang der Militärstationen tief in die Sahara entlang der nördlichen
Tanzefrouft. Diese Strecke erwies sich als viel einfacher durch Fahrzeuge zu befahren.
Deshalb wurde die Tanezrouft auch viele später als erste dauerhafte Verbindung
zwischen Nord - und Westafrika genutzt.
1920
Sahara.
Der französische Generalkommandant von Algerien, General Laperrine,versuchte
von Tamanrasset per Flugzeug den Niger zu erreichen und stürzte dabei ab.
¾ der begleitenden Fiat - LKW ging bei der mörderischen Fahrt nach
Tamanrasset verloren. Nur zwei/drei Autos erreichten im Juli wieder Ouargla. Siebzehn
Soldaten starben.
1921
Richard Cliver (?)
Cairo
- Capetown. Erste Afrika - Durchquerung Cairo - Capetown per
Gespann von Richard Cliver (?)
Diese Information stammt
aus dem Buch von Sulkowsky (1926 - 36 um die Welt. Siehe Literatur Sulkowsky).
Er soll die Reise mit einem 1000 - er Modell J - Gespann von Kapstadt - Mombasa
- Kairo gefahren sein.
22.06.2000 Alle meine Versuche, mehr darüber
zu erfahren, scheiterten bisher. WHO knows more?.
B.T.:
Erste Afrika - Durchquerung Cairo - Capetown per Gespann von Richard Cliver (?).
Ungeklärt..
1921
Im Tsumeb - Museum in Namibia zeigte Ilse Schatz mir ein mit 1921 beschriftetes Foto eines Gespannes, daß 1921 in Tsumeb war.
1921 - 1922
Sahara.
Im Winter wurden acht Citroen "Auto - Chenilles" unter dem Kommando
von Audouin - Dubreuil erfolgreich mehrere tausend km in der Sahara getestet.
Vorstufen dieser Halbketten - Fahrzeuge wurden als "Mehrzweckfahrzeuge von dem
französischen Ingenieur Adolphe Kégresse seit 1902 im Auftrage des
russischen Zaren in Russland entwickelt.
17.12.1922 - 07.01.1923
Sahara. Hoggar - Route: Erste Durchquerung
der Sahara in 21 Tagen mit fünf 10 PS (1452 ccm, Hinterachse mit sechs Gängen,
max 45 km/Std) Citroen - Raupenschlepper von "Tuggurt (Touggurt)" bis Timbuktu
mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 25 km/Std. Zwei Fahrzeuge waren davon Tankfahrzeuge.
Treibstoffverbrauch ca. 22,5 Liter/100 km. Elf Mann Besatzung und der Hund Flossie
als Besatzung: Georges - Marie Haardt, Louis Audouin - Dubreuil, Leutnant
Georges Estienne, Dr. Castelnau (Geograph), René Estienne, Charles Brull
und fünf Mechaniker. Eine Kamel - Karawane brauchte dafür 6 - 7 Monate.
Ein Kamel kann nur 130 kg transportieren. Ein reinrassiges Mehara (Reitkamel)
konnte diese Strecke ohne Last in 8 - 10 Wochen zurücklegen. Dabei wurden
von anderen Autos vorher Benzin - Depots in Ouargla, Inifel, Ain Salah und in
den Mouydir - Bergen (Hoggar) und im Süden von Dakar über Timbuktu Lager
in Bourem, Kidal und Tin Zaouten angelegt, die von "meharistes" bewacht wurden.
Dazwischen lagen 1.300 km Wüste ohne Versorgung. Das Ergebnis dieser Expedition
war, daß man beabsichtigte, Forts alle 250 km entlang des Weges anzulegen
und diese mit den Halbketten - Fahrzeugen auszurüsten.
Route:
Touggurt - Ouargla - Fort Hassi Inifel - Plateaut du Tademait - Bordj Ain Guettara
- goldene Ebenen von Tidikelt bis Ain Salah - Mouydir - Berge - Quellen von Tadjmout
- Arak - Schlucht (3000 m hohe Berge) - Arram Tit In Amguel (nahe Tamanrasset)
- Silet - 400 km Tanezrouft bis zu den Quellen von Tin Zaouaten (2000 km bis hierher)
- Tin Touaten - Kidal - durch "Cram Cram (Stachelschweingras) bis Tabankort -
Fort Bourem am Niger - Timbuktu. Die Rückreise ab 10.02.1923 erfolgte nur
mit unbedeutenen Zwischenfällen.
Buch: Haardt. 1927.
09.09. - 14.09.1923
Estienne
Sahara.
Die erste Non - Stop - Fahrt durch die Sahara via Tanezrouft durch
Estienne mit einem Dreirachsen - Fahrzeug von Renault (2 hintere Antriebsachsen
mit Niederdruck - Reifen und Zwillingsreifen vorne) der Companie Générale
Saharienne. Auf der Rückfahrt deponierte Esetinne 5 leere Benzin - Fässer
als Kennzeichen, die für spätere Generationen dienten. Die Route wurde
daher auch als "BIDON 5" bekannt.
Route: Colomb Béchar - Adrar
- Quallen - Tessalit - Bourem.
1923 - 1926
Egypt.
Libya. Der ägyptische Prinz Kemal el Din erreicht von Ägypten
aus das Uweinat-Gebirge (Grenzdreieck Libyen - Ägypten - Sudan)
23.09.1924
Major Court - Treatt mit Frau
Capetown
- Cairo. Start zur ersten geglückten
Autofahrt Capetown - Cairo durch den Engländer Major Court - Treatt mit
Frau auf 2 Crossleys, 30 PS.
15. - 21.11.1924
Algerien
- Dahomey. Vier Autos Renault durchqueren die Sahara und erreichten
Save in Westafrika in fast sieben Tagen.
Route: Algerien (Colomb Béchar)
- Dahomey (Save in in Westafrika) - Dann weiter nach Kotonou (Golf von Guinea)
1924 - 25
Das französische Militär organisiert eine Erstdurchquerung
von Tunesien - Djanet - Bilma - Tchadsee.
15.11.1924 - 03.07.1925
Delingette und seine Frau
Algeria-
Westafrica - Eastafrica - Capetown. Erste Auto - Durchquerung Afrikas
durch den Franzosen Delingette, seine Frau,
einen Mechaniker Bonnaure (und später einem jungen Afrikaner). Sie starteten
als eines der vier Autos Renault in Colomb Béchar, durchquerten die Sahara
und erreichten Save in Westafrika in fast sieben Tagen. In Niamey trennten sie
sich und fuhren alleine bis Cape Town. Die größten Schwierigkeiten
waren die 129 Brücken, die neu errichtet oder repariert werden mußten.
Route: Algerien (Colomb Béchar) - Dahomey (Save in in Westafrika)
- Dikoa - Zinder nördlich um den Tchadsee (Mao) - Fort Lamy - Rort Archambault
- Bangui - Stanleyville - Kampala - Nairobi (03.19925) - Arusha - Iringa
- Abercom - Elisabethville - Kashitu - Lusaka - Livingstone (Iringa - Livingstone
war das schlechteste Wegstück der ganzen Reise) - Wankie - Bulawajo - Mafeking
- Johannesburg - Kimberley - Cape Town.
1924
Kairo
- Siwa. Die beiden Engländer Dunelt und Motorrate
fahren diese Route mit Seitenwagen.
1925 - 1950
Der Südwester Gustav Heinzelmann war Fotograf
in Südwest - Afrika und fuhr zwischen 1925 - 50 dort mit einem Gespann
umher, um sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Aufnahmen zu verdienen.
17.03.1925
- 08.1925
Söderen, Einar
Sweden - Europe - Africa. A booklet
in Swedish: "Pa Motorcykel". Genom Europa och Norra Afrika.
Using
a husqvarna model 170 the author started 17.03.1925 from Stockholm and was back
after 14.000 km in august. He went down through Europe to Gibralta and took a
boat to Casablanca. Frther on to Marrakech which was at that time a true oriental
town. He went along the Mediteranian coast to Tunis and took a ferry to Italy.
Here he visited Roma and Nepal. After he took a ferry to Egypt (Alexandria) and
visited Cairo. Went on to Jerusalem but depending on bad health, went to Port-Said.
Took a ferry to Genua and returned home. This booklet has only 26 pages.
Verlag:
Oscar Isacsos Boktryckeri. Schweden. Göteborg. 1926
26.12.1926
- 21.07.1927
Robert Fabry
Algeria- Westafrica
- Eastafrica - Southern Africa. Der Belgier Robert Fabry fährt
solo mit einer Gillet 350 qcm mit Seitenwagen als
erster Motorrad - Fahrer die Route von Europa bis Elisabethville. Der Grund war,
daß der Leiutnant Aviateur erkunden wolle, wie man per Flugzeug Belgisch
Congo erreichen könne. Nachdem er 1928 noch einmal Transafrika mit Renault-Autos
gefahren war, brachte er als erster 1930 per Flugzeug Post nach Belgisch Congo.
Route: Liege - Alger - Casablanca - mit Schiff nach Dakar - Bamako
- Zinder - Bangassou - Stanleyville - Elisabethville (Belgisch Kongo). Ich hatte
das große Vergnügen, das am 01.02.87 von Herrn Colonel Fabry (87 Jahre)
im Lütticher Krankenhaus persönlich zu erfahren! Obwohl diese Fahrt
ein Meilenstein in der Motorrad - Reise - Geschichte Afrikas war, hat es hierüber
kaum Publikationen (keine in Deutschland bekant) und kein Buch gegeben. In seiner
Wohnung zeigte seine Tochter mir lediglich eine eingerahmte Routenskizze von Afrika
an der Wohnungswand. Das Gespann steht im Valone - Museum in Liege (Belgien) und
ist nur nach vorheriger Vereinbarung zu besichtigen. (Robert Fabry hat damals
auch mit einem Mini - Flugzeug "Himmelsfloh" Lüttich überflogen. Er
hat darin einen Einzylinder Motorrad Gillet - Motor eingebaut. Robert starb 1987
in Liege.
B.T. besuchte Robert Fabry und mehrfach seine Tochter in Liege.
1927
Joseph Weerens (Belgian) Brunetau and Gimie (French)
Algeria - Senegal. Der Belgier Joseph
Weerens durchquert mit den 2 Franzosen Brunetau und Gimie erstmalig
die Sahara via Tanezrouft per Motorrad auf einer belgischen FN Herstal Sahara
M 70 (1 Zyl., 350 ccm). Joseph Weerens hatte eine kleine Motorrad - Werkstatt
in der Nähe des Hauptbahnhofs in Liege (Belgien). Er war nicht verheiratet
und hatte auch keine Kinder. Er starb ca. 1942/3 im deutschen Konzentrationslager
in Dachau. Seine Maschine müßte im Wallone - Museum in Liege in einem
Außenlager unrestauriert liegen. Diese Informationen stammen von dem belgischen
Schriftsteller Gilbert Gaspard, der vier Bücher über belgische Motorräder
geschrieben hat.
Alger - Tam - Agadez - Ouagadougou - Dakar.
16.06.1927
- ?
Fontguyon et Sacchetti (French)
Tunis
- Tripolis (365 km, Start 16.06.1927) durch Fontguyon et Sacchetti
auf zwei Terrot L Sport. Monocylinder. 4 Temps. 174 ccm.
1927 - 28
Erster französischer Liniendienst mit Luxusbus mit Sechsrad-Renault
von Algerien - Tanezrouft - Niger.
30.05. - 24.08.1928
Robert
Fabry (Belgian)
Transafrica. Alger- West - East
- South-Africa. 1. Sahara - Durchquerung dieser Route und erste Trans
- Afrika - Tour mit zwei serienmäßigen FN 10 C.V. - Geländewagen
bis Capetown. Unternehmen: "La Croisiere Blanche" durch Robert Fabry.
Route: Bruxelles - Alger - Ain Salah - Reggane - Gao - Niamey - Kano -
Belgisch Congo (Fort Lamy) - Buta - Niangara - Uganda (Kampala) - Nairobi - Tanganyika
(Arusha) - Elisabethville - Capetown:". Robert Fabry startet 1 Jahr nach seiner
Afrika - Motorrad - Fahrt nochmals zu einer ganzen Durchquerung des Kontinentes
mit Jaques (La) Marche, M.Hubert Carton de Wiart und M.Roger Crouquet: 23 000
(25.000 ?) km in 103 Tagen.
24.03.1929 - ?
Hult, Bertil (Swedish)
Sweden - Niger. Four person
started with two sidecars Royal Enfield from Sweden with the intension to travel
to Capetown and back. Three went back
already from Europe. Bertil continued solo as far as Gao in Niger where the sidecar
broke down and he got Malaria. Bertil wrote a book about this in Swedish: "Genom
Äventyrens Land". Ensam över Saharas Öknar pa Motorcykel.
Deutsch: Zum Abenteuer Land. Vier Personen starten auf zwei schweren Royal Enfield-Gespannen
von Stockholm mit der Absicht nach Capetown und zurück zu fahren. In Europa
reisen bereits drei zurück nach Schweden und der Autor fährt alleine
weiter. Nach vielen Abenteuern und Anstrengungen kommt er bis Gao im Niger. Dort
muß er seine defekte Maschine stehen lassen und nach Schweden zurückkehren,
um seine Malaria auszuheilen. 253 S. 7 Kartenskizzen. 92 SW-Fotos. Softcover.
Schwedisch.
Route: 24.03.1929 ab Schweden (Stockholm - Malmö)
- Dänemark (Kopenhagen - Kolding) - Deutschland (Hamnburg - Osnabrück)
- Holland (Den Haag) - Belgien (Antwerpen) - Frankreich (Calais) - England - (Dover
- London - Birmingham - London - Dover) - Frankreich (Calais - Rouen - Paris -
Tours - Bordeaux - Toulose - Foix) - Andorra - Spanien (Barcelona - ...) - Algerien
(Biljarden - Iforas - Beni-Abbes - Tabankort - Gao...)
Verlag: Albert Bonniers
Förlag. Stockholm. Schweden. 1931.
Gedruckt in Alb. Bonniers Boktryckeri
1931.
1930
Motorrad mit Beiwagen fährt von Alexandria nach Kapstadt und Lobito. Keine Details mehr bekannt.
22.06.2000 Who knows more ?
1930
Algeria
- Belgish Congo.
Der Franzose Pierre Martineau fuhr solo
ab 02/1930 mit einem Solo - Motorrad Peugeot P 107 (350 ccm).
Route:
Alger - Gao - Tschadsee - Elisabethville. Er führte einen extra Wassertank
von 60 Liter mit sich. Wegen dieser außergewöhnlichen Reise wurde er
auf dem Titelblatt der Moto Revue des Salon de Paris von 1930 abgebildet.
18.05. - 15.10.1930
A.W. Hayter
Cape
to Cairo by sidecar. Der Engländer A.W. Hayter war der erste Engländer, der diese
Traumroute, die vorher nur vom Flugzeug und Auto bewältigt wurde, meisterte.
Er reiste mit einem Gespann "Sun - J.A.P.". Sein Neffe, Mr. W. B. Boulton,
war im Seitenwagen sein Begleiter. Dieser bekam aber Fieber in Kenya, so daß Hayter von dort alleine bis Cairo fuhr. Als er ankam, hatte er 6.500 Meilen gefahren,
davon 3.000 ganz alleine.
25.06.2000 Da die dokumentierten Informationen
von Cliver 1921 fehlen wird dieses oft als die erste Motorrad-Tour Capetwon -
Cairo gesehen.
Ende 11.1931 - 12.01.1933
Köckler,
Richard S. und Kenneth D. Poulton
Transafrica.
South Africa - East-Africa - Cairo. Richard Köckler, ein ausgewanderter
Deutscher, wollte mit dem neuen Sachs - Motor eigentlich einen Handel in Windhuk
(früher Deutsch - Südwest - Afrika) einrichten. Infolge einer Wirtschaftskrise
kam es nicht dazu. So kam er auf die Idee, mit seinem "Muster eines Sachs - Rades"
Afrika zu durchqueren. 1931. Fichtel & Sachs - Motor (74 ccm, Zweitaktmotor,
Zweischeiben - Kupplung, Zweigang - Getriebe, Durschnittsgeschwindigkeit 30 km/Std,
einbaubar in jedes Fahrrad).
Mit dieser "Westentasche - Maschine" durchqueren
sie mit 15.000 km Afrika in 7 Monaten. Am 15.02.96 schrieb mir der 86 - jährige
Robert Schultheiss (siehe dort, 1934 per Gespann nach Capetown), daß er
1934 auf der Polizei - Station El Aduscha in der Sinai - Wüste eine Eintragung
fand, daß sie am 12.01.1933 dort waren.
Route: Süd - Afrika
(Windhuk - Kapstadt - Transvaal) - Rhodesien (Viktoria - Fälle) - Ostafrika
(Tanganjika - See - Njassa - See - Kilimandjaro - Nairobi) - Sudan (Juba - Chartum)
- Ägypten (Assuan - Kairo - Jafa - Beirut - Adana - Türkei (Angora)
- Istanbul - Sofia - Österreich (Wien) - Deutschland (München - Schweinfurt
- Berlin) - England (London).
06.08.2004 Evald Bengtsson send me a copy of
a newspaper of THE MOTORCYCLE with a picture
1931
Transafrica.
Die deutschen Fern - Fahrer Dingler, Mielke und Millauer durchquerten
Afrika von Nord nach Süd und zurück mit zwei 500 - er Standard - Maschinen
mit Stoye - Seitenwagen (14 PS, Gesamt - Gewicht 400 Kg) in sechs Monaten. Zeitweilig
fuhren sie im Konvoi mit einem Rollce Royce.
Quelle: Ernst Leverkus Bericht.
Ca. 1931
Transafrica. Cairo-Capetown. Die
Engländer Johnson und Farrel durchquerten Afrika mit einem Ariel -
Gespann in drei Monaten und zwei Tagen: Cairo - Khartum - Capetown: 7.800 miles
(= 12.500 km)
Quelle: Ernst Leverkus.
Ca. 1931
Werner
Tödt bereist mit einer Ardie mehrere Jahre Afrika.
Quelle: Ernst
Leverkus.
Ca. 1931
Das Bruderpaar Auffermann aus Essen
bezwang auf zwei Gespannen die Sahara und
Afrika.
Quelle: Ernst Leverkus. "Mit dem Motorrad durch die Sahara. Vermutlich
Artikel in "Auto Motor und Sport (?). 1932. Heft 44.
1930 - 40
Die Hoggar - Route (Alger - Tamanrasset - Agadez - Kano - Fort Lamy) wurde fahrplanmäßig
von der Satt (Societe Automobile de Transports Tropicaux) befahren.
1930
- 40
Die Tanezrouft - Route wurde mit Wüsten - Autobussen von der "Compagnie
Generale Transsaharienne" befahren.
Route: Oran - Colomb Bechar -
Reggan - Bidon V - Gao.
1932
Nord - Afrika. Der Österreicher Max Reisch fährt nach Algerien und Tunesien per Auto.
1933
Robert Schultheiss, den ich 1995 86 - jährig gefunden habe,
beschreibt 1996 in einem Brief an mich eine Geschichte. Er hat 1934 unterwegs
in Nairobi einen finnischen Motorrad - Fahrer (Name hat er vergessen...) getroffen,
der mit einem Freund schon 8 Jahre unterwegs war. Über seinem Gespann hatte er eine Plane als Wetterschutz gegen Hitze und zur Übernachtung gespannt.
Der Freund hatte allerdings unterwegs einen "accident": Er hatte in Australien
geheiratet und war dort geblieben. Er war alleine auf dem Wege nach Ägypten.
Er hatte ein Album bei sich, daß von lauter hohen Persönlichkeiten
und Behördenleitern aus aller Welt unterzeichnet war. Wer dieser Motorrad
- Traveller war, konnte ich nicht herausbekommen.
Ca. 30.07.1933
Robert Suhr, einer bekanntesten Karlsruher Leichtathleten, verläßt
1930 Karlsruhe und ist Gymnasial - Lehrer der Höheren Deutschen Privatschule
in Windhoek in Süd - Afrika. Der Studienassessor und Gruppenführer der
NSDAP, Robert Suhr, ist rund 10.000 Meilen mit seiner von Deutschland mitgebrachten
BMW (750 ccm) im früheren Deutsch - Süd - West - Afrika "auf Pad" und
erreicht als erster Motorrad - Fahrer die Etoscha - Pfanne im Norden. Ca. 1931
fährt er an die Küste von Swakopmund im heutigen Namibia und weiter
nach Norden auf einer Piste nach Cape Cross, wo tausende von Robben leben. Hier
kommt er auf die Idee, mit seiner BMW "als erster Motorrad - Fahrer von Windhoek
über Kairo nach Deutschland zu gefahren" (siehe Köcker 1931). Letztere
Geschichte erzählte mir 11/1995 Roberts Lehrer - Kollege Herbert Nöckler
(80) in Namibia, der mir auch drei Original - Fotos zur Verfügung stellte.
Der Auslandsdeutsche plant eine sportliche Großtat, eine Afrika - Durchquerung
und schafft sie nach 17.000 km. Robert kehrt ca. 1937 per Schiff nach Süd
- Afrika zurück und wird später Direktor der Höheren deutschen
Privatschule In Windhuk.
Route: Süd - Afrika (Swakopmund - Windhuk
? - Tsumeb - Namutoni - Capetown - )
1933 - 34
Die
erste West - Ost - Durchquerung Afrikas via Tchad durch James C.
Wilson und Francis Flood mit 2 englischen 1 Zyl.
Motorrädern mit Seitenwagen.
Route: Lagos - Tchadsee
- Sudan - Äthiopien - Rotes Meer. 3800 miles = 6800 km. (Wilson 1935).
1994: Ich habe den Pionier Jim Wilson 1994, als er 96 war, noch in Nebraska /
USA besucht und ein Video von ihm gedreht.
1934
Die Mauretanien
- Route wird als Militär - Straße (Piste!) ausgebaut.
Route:
Marokko - Tindouf - Bir Moghrein - Atar - Nouakchott - Dakar.
11.12.1934
- 29.07.1936 (arrivel in Capetown)
Wallach,
Theresa (born 30.04.1909 - 30.04.1999) and Miss Blenkitron (both British)
+ 2x Transafrica London - Capetown and back See North-America as well.
1934 Theesa rode with Miss Blenkitron
London - Capetown: 14.000 miles in 8 months on a side-car with a trailer behind.
Because "Blenk" got Malaria in Johannesburg Theresa went back solo.
In German: Die beiden Brittinnen Miss Blenkiron
und Miss Theresa Wallach erreichen nach 14.000 Meilen und 8 Monaten
von London aus Capetown. Sie fuhren auf einem Gespann
Panther "Redwing" (1 - Zylinder, 600 ccm) - Gespann mit einem 2 m langen Schlafanhänger. Da Miss Wallach in Johannesburg auf der Rückreise krank wurde, fuhr Miss
Blenkiron solo bis London zurück. Route: Alger - Ain Salah - Kano
- Belgisch Congo - Uganda - Kenia - Süd - Afrika.
1997 fand ich Theresa
Wallach und hatte mir ihr brieflichen Kontakt. Sie arbeitete bis 1999 an dem 1.
Buch über ihre legendäre Transafrika-Tour. In 1999 starb sie mit 90.
1997 I found Theresa Wallach being 88.
08.10.98 A next letter to Theresa
Wallach. She just published the second edition of "Easy Motorcycle Riding"!
Since 20 years I know that the British Theresa Wallach is one of the real women
travel pioneers.1997 I found Theresa in USA and I was really happy to recieve
her first letter in July 1998 with the folowing informations: After the WW.2
Theresa rode in North-America for 2,5 years and 32.000 miles with a Norton, having
had 18 different jobs like riding horses with cowboys and trecking west with Indians
Routee 66 to pay her mc-trip. After she stopped importing British motorcycles
in USA she founded a "Motorcycle Research Riding School". In 1972 she published
a book "EASY MOTORCYCLE RIDING" of which she sold 200.000 copies. 1998 she just
finished writing two new books: "Motorcycling for Business and Leisure" (TRUE-and-TRIED"
informations) and "THE RUGGED ROAD of AFRICA". The last will be the first book
about her famous mc-tour 1934 Transafrica.
In 11.1998 I got the second edition
of "Easy Motorcycle Riding", the ABC for riders not so much for long
distance travellers. ! 17.05.1999: I got a letter from Wesley Warren Brown, that
Theresa died of liver cancer on her 90th birthday. Tears were coming to my eyes
that this woman-pioneer of motorcycling and especially motorcycle travelling died
before she finished her book about her great TRANSAFRICA-TOUR.
21.10.01 I
got the information form USA that her book "THE RUGGED ROAD of AFRICA" is published
in GB. Panther Publishing, 10 Lime Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1DP.
15.11.01
I tried by many, many letters to different persons to get the information, what
happened with Theresas manuscript, the fotos and old articles of her mc-travels.Finally
I got the information that all is stored in Arizona State University Foundation.
The boos - Mr. Rodney L. Houts - has been very unfriendly and not helpul from
the start until his last email. In this he forbit me to contact him again.
28.11.01 British RTW-Traveller Paul Pratt infomred me. He owns three articles
about Theresa: One piece in the motor cycle 1949 three pages photos only no text.
Two articles in the "Motor cycling" "Unconventional Traveller" - Two articles
two pages 1950. One article "The American scene" - 1951 - Two pages both have
text and photos.
Wallach, Theresa
"The Rugged Road". In English.
Transafrica in 1934. The manuscript of Theresa Wallach has been published by PANTHER PUBLISHING LTD as abook along with a video of her movie film taken during the expedition.
B.T. 22.10.01: I found British Theresa Wallach in 1998 in USA being 88 years. Then I had a wonderful exchange by letters with her. She told me that is writing first time a book about her Transafrica-tour from England with a sidecar and MIss Blenkitron to Capetwon and solo back to GB. Theresa died before the book was published. She is one of the great mc-pioneers and women-mc-pioneers.
Theresa returned to London autumn 1935. Florence arrived in Algiers back by motorcycle again 10th.02.1936. Return in London ca. late march 1936. Publication 09th.04.1936 about her return.
Ca. Ostern 1934 - ca. 07.34
Robert Schultheiss
und Ernst Schröder
+ Transafrica. Cairo
- Southwest Africa. Beide fuhren 1934 mit einem Tornax - Gespann (600
ccm, engl. Jap - Motor. PS ?) von Deutschland über Cairo nach Windhoek.
26.10.95 Info von Frau M. Kreuzberger, Sam Cohen Bibliothek. Swakopmund via Frau
Arendt.
17.11.95 Ich hatte die große Freude, mit Robert Schultheiss
in Freiburg erstmalig zu telefonieren. Er berichtete mir: Er ist am 13.02.10 in
Windhoek geboren. Mit seinen Eltern war er mehrere Male in Deutschland. In Tier
lernte er seinen Freund, den Koch und Konditor Ernst Schröder, kennen, der
gerne ins Ausland wollte. Da Robert schon mehrere Male mit dem Schiff zurück
nach Windhoek gefahren war, kamen sie auf die Idee, mit dem Motorrad zurückzufahren.
Robert wußte damals von Robert Suhrs Motorrad - Reise von Windhoek nach
Deutschland, aber konnte diesen nicht vorher über diese Route befragen, da
Robert Suhr in Windhoek war.
Route: Deutschland - Schweiz -
Italien - Jugoslawien - Bulgarien - Türkei - Syrien - Libanon - Israel -
Ägypten - Sudan - Kenia - Tanganjika - Portugiesisch Ost - Südafrika
(bis Johannesburg) - Windhoek.
23.01.1935 -
Quervain, Valentine de (Swiss, 08.1901 in Bernd - 20.01.1935 in Bangalore, South of India) and Werner Schwab
+ A part of Sahara West-East. On two solo bikes in Sahara they crossed as the first from "Hoggar-Route" to "Tanezrouft-Route"
After 2.800 km they reaches the Atlas mountains in Morokko. There they met three American cars of Mission Roosevelt who wanted to find the same route from which they just came with solo bikes.
Route:
Quelle MOTORRAD, No. 29, 17.07.1935
1939
Der französische Kapitän
Couet, Lieutenant Thiriat, Lieutenant Martinau und Marechall de logis Gaucher.
Ab Marokko kamen Capitaine Almeras und Marechall de logis Vely dazu. Die Männer
wollten die Gespanne Gnome & Rhone AX 2 unter Beweis stellen, nur ein extra
Sandluftfilter wurde ausgetauscht. Mit extra Benzintanks wurde ihre Reichweite
auf 600 km erweitert. Capitaine Couet überschlug sich im südlichen Marokko
und mußte ausgeflogen werden. Es waren die vierten Besucher, die jemals
soweit südlich kamen.
Route: Paris - Port - Vendres - per Schiff
nach Oran - Algerien - Marokko (Tiznit - Tindouf ) - 1200 km bis Mauretanien
(Atar) - Foum El Hasse(?)an - von dort auf LKW - Piste noch 5.300 km bis Dakar.
1939 Motorrevue Nr. 844, 845 und 846.
1940
Mit einem überdachten
Dreirad (genannt "Suzie") Raleigh 5 PS, 800 kg, fahren der Niederländer Alfred
Mazure und der Engländer Martin Marshal durch die Sahara.
Route: England - Alger - Lagos.
1949
Antoinet,
Met Madame (French)
+ Algeria. 1406
km en moto, plus de 308 camion 1949. Mit einer Motebecane B 45 S (oder 5 ?), 1948.
1-Zyl. 4 temps, 125 ccm.
Route: In Algeria: Ouargla - Touggourt - El Golea.
Anfang der 50 - er
war das Gesangsduo Hein und Oss mit dem
Motorrad unterwegs.
1998 Erste info von Rox Schulz. Er hat sie getroffen
unterwegs (Sie wollten fahren: Asien, Süd - Amerika?)
Ca. 1950 -
1960
Gilbert Gilles (French)
Gilbert was working at the Terrot
Motorcycle Dealership of Oran in Algeria. He tested a new 4-stroke scooter by
riding from Oran to Gao which he did in 36 days. He lost 12.2 kg. His second wish
to ride back via Tamanrasset to Oran did not happen
B.T.:
In the Guineesbook of records it is mentioned that this was this first crossing
of the Sahaha by a scooter: 27 years before Paris-Dakar.
09.12.1950 - 15.02.51
Raid - Moto: Sieben belgische Fallschirmspringer
- Offiziere unter Leitung von Major Cassart fahren von Bruxelles nach Kamina
(in Belgisch Kongo, Zaire). 13 000 km in 67 Tagen.
Route: Alger -
Tam - Agadez - Fort Lamy - Fort Archambault - Fort Crampel - Bambari - Bangassou
- Buta - Stanleyville (heute Kisangani) - Nia Nia - Butembo - Rwindi - Costermannsville
(heute Bukavu) - Usumbura (heute Bujumbura) - Albertville - Manono - Elisabethville
(heute Lubumbashi) - Kamina. 7 Motorräder: FN Type XIII S.V. Das waren Gespanne
in Militär - Ausführung. 450 ccm. 4 Zyl. Kompression 6:1.
1951 - 1960
1951
+ Transafrica. Auto Rallye Alger - Kapstadt.
Außer Wertung machte der Franzose Pierre de Langlade die Rallye mit
einer BMW R 75 mit. Seine Erlebnisse: Reifenpannen, Einsanden trotz Beiwagen -
Antrieb, Überschlag bei Ausweichmanöver für LKW, Ausfall der Elektrik
durch Rüttelei, blockierte Gaszüge und Gasschieber durch Sand und Schlamm,
Gliedersteife und Schmerzen durch Wellblech - Piste und - ein paar kaputte Schuhe!
Zeit: 44 Tage inklusive Reparaturen - schneller als das schnellste Auto. Mit der
gleichen Maschine machte Pierre de Langlade 1954 mit seiner Frau eine Sahara -
Fahrt.
1953
Mari, Edoardo (Italian)
+
Transafrica. Edoardo rode solo 17.000 kms with a Lambretta D 150.
Algeria - Sahara - Uganda - Kenia (Nairobi) - Capetown.
1999 1st information
by Frontanini
1953 - 56
+ Transafrica.
In seinem Buch Sterne über sieben Höllen, beschreibt der 27 jährige Dr. August Jentsch (s. Lit.) wie er und sein Begleiter Wolfram Hannig
auf dem ersten Abschnitt ihrer Welt - Reise (Europa - Afrika - Süd
- , Mittel - und Nord - Amerika, ca. 120.000 km, 05.1953 bis 01.1956) auf
einem BMW R 75 Wehrmachtsgespann die Transafrika - Route meisterten.
Route:
Deutschland (München) - Österreich (Wien) - Spanien - Nordafrika (Tanger)
- Sahara via Tanezrouft - Piste - Kongo - Angola - Südwestafrika - Kapstadt.
Dieses ist die erste B.Tesch bekannte Motorrad-Reise im Westen Afrika via
Angola bis Capetown.
03.03.19oller - Rundreise
um Afrika. Die Franzosen J. C. Marq und S. Gauquelin haben Afrika per Motor
- Roller in 457 Tagen umrundet.
Route: Paris - Marseille - Alger -
Marokko - Mauretanien - Sudan - Cote d'Ivoire - Senegal - Congo - Rhodesien -
Capetown - Uganda - Ägypten - Libyen - Alger.
B.T.01.01.2004:
Nach meinem jetzigen Kenntnisstand ist dieses die erste und bis heute einzige
wirklich komplette Zweirad - Umrundung Afrikas. Mir ist auch nicht bekannt, daß dieses ein Auto komplett geschafft hat !
ca. 1954
Igendwie rund ums Mittelmeer: 18 000 km. Herr und Frau Cassiers, Antwerpen,
mit einer belgischen FN 350 ccm S.V.
1954 - 55
Mauretanien -
Route: Der Franzose und Völkerkundler Claude Mahe und Ciret führten
bei dieser Fahrt mit 2 Zündapp KS 750 Gespannen der Wehrmacht Forschungsarbeiten
im liberianischen Dschungel durch. Ihre Probleme: Rahmenbrüche. Defekte Seitenwagen
- Federn. Kondenswasser im Vergaser. Bei Differential - Bruch und Hitzschlag bestand
Lebensgefahr.
Route: Agadir - Tindouf - Dakar - Monrovia - Abidjan
- Ouagadougou - Zinder - Agadez - Tam - Alger - Tanger.
Buch: Mahe,
1958.
Ca. 1996 Bernd Tesch visits Claude Mahé in Paris.
<1955
Sauvage Daniel and Francoise (French) Who knows
their address ???
+ Around Mediterranean Sea. I
have been searching Daniel and Francoise since many years without success. In
1995 and 1996 I have been visiting already the most famous mc-travellers in France.
In 1998 I heard that Daniel should live with his parents in Cannes in France but
could not find him. Even the French Mc-Travel friends Lagrot did not find him.Although
I know most of the ways how to search persons in France I could not find the Sauvages.
As well nobody of French mc-travellers I know and even not the mc-magazines do
not know them although they are famous mc-travellers. Because of "liberte" you
do not have to register in France at the community. Book: Both Sauvages
wrote a book: "Ma Vespa, ma femme et moi". 25.000 kms total around the Mediteranen
sea with a Vespa about 1955.
B.T.: So far I do not
know any other person who rode TOTALLY around Mediterranean
Sea.
20.02.1955 - 10.05.55
Manfred Müller
und Fritz Goldbeck (Germans)
Zwei Südwester, der Schlachter - Meister Manfred Müller und Fritz Goldbeck, durchqueren Afrika mit einer BMW
und AJS von Windhoek bis Alexandria.
Route:
Südwest - Afrika (Windhoek) - Botswana (Grenze Kurumann) - Süd - Afrika
(Pretoria)) - Rhodesien (Livingstone) - Tanganjika (Arusha) - Kenia (Nairobi)
- Sudan (Juba) - die Motorräder fuhren auf Lastkähnen bis Kosti - Wadi Halfa - Alexandra.
B.T.: Dieses ist nach
meinem jetzigen Kenntnisstand die erste Motorrad-Tour Capetwon - Alexandria mit
einer BMW.
1956
Transafrika per Auto - Stop. 1959
Mit VW - Käfer Capetowen - Cairo. 1962 Mit VW - Bus bis Kenia. Ein Kunde
von Bernd Tesch. Ich glaube er hieß Müller.
1956
Erste Ölfunde in der Sahara in Hassi Messaud (Algerien). Danach wird
die Sahara weitgehend wie ein Spinnen - Netz von ölsuchenden Fahrzeug - Teams
durchquert.
12.1956 - ?
Ebert, Guy (Swedish)
"En
Svensk Pa Afrika-Semester" (Sweden)
Sweden - Spain - Africa - Spain
- Sweden. A swedish guy rode solo 11.000 km with a Vespa-Scooter. In Africa he
rode 3.000 km.
Route: Sweden -.. France - with a ferry to Senegal
(Dakar) - Gambia - Senegal (Casamanca) - Portuguese Guinea - mountains area Fouta
Djallon - Senegal (Tambacounda - Kaolack - Dakar) - by ferry back to Spain (Sevilla)
-...Sweden.
1958, Nr. 5. An article in Swedish magazin FART. Motor-revy.
24.06.2002 1st information by Evald Bengsston
Nov. 1956 - Feb. 1957
Dreling, Robert
Conakry - Abidjan: Ca.
6500 km gefahren. Mit einem Maico - Roller, 250 ccm, 16 PS, fuhren Robert Dreling
(1987 schon 77 Jahre) und Herr Deutz mit einem Bella - Roller,
150 ccm, 11 PS,
Route: Mit Schiff von Marseille nach Conakry. Mit Rollern
Conakry - Kindia - Daloa - Kissidougou - Gueckedou - Macenta (die Urwald - Piste
war hier nur manchmal 60 cm breit!) - Man - Daola - Abidjan. Rückfahrt: Abidjan
- Bouake - Ferkessedougou - Korhogo - Tengrela - Bougouni - Kankan - Dabola -
Conakry.
1987 Robert hielt einen Dia-Vortrag auf dem TTTreffen mit SW-Dias.
Er wurde mit steheden Ovationen gefeiert.
12.1956 - ?
Ebert, Guy
(Sweden)
Guy rode 10.000 km including 3.000 km off-road. He had only
three punctures and had to change several times sparkplugs.
Route:
Sweden .. - Senegal - Gambia - Guinea - Las Palmas - Servilla - Stockholm.
05.1957- ?
Engh, Rohn (American) and Rudolph Thurau (German)
The student of art Rohn (28) and the journalist Rudolph (23) started with a Vespa
Grand Sport in Holland (Amsterdam). They had only DM 500,00 and two guitarres.
They earned all for the trip playing in the countries they rode to: Europe - North-
and Zentral-Africa as far as the Gulf of Guinea. They had no big technical trouble
with the Vespa.
Article in magazine VESPA-Tip of German Vespa-Club.
03.05.1958 - ?
Engelbert, Victor (Belgian ?)
Victor crossed Africa
in four months. 20.000 kms. 600 liter petrol.
11.1958 - 02.1959
Dreling, Robert
+ Africa West > East >
West. Douala - Mombasa - Pointe Noire: Ca. 6000 km gefahren. Mit einem
Maico - Roller, 250 ccm, 16 PS, fuhr Robert Dreling solo.
Route:
Mit Schiff bis Douala. Per Roller Douala - Yaounde - Bangui - Libenge - Lisala
- Bumba - Aketi - Buta - Stanleyville (= Kisangani) - Nia Nia - Mambasa - Irumu
- Lubero - Rutshuru - Gisenyi - Mbarasa - Mombasa. Zurück über Kampala
- Beni - Nia Nia - Stanleyville - mit Schiff nach Leopoldville (= Brazzaville)
- Pointe Noire.
1987 Robert gave a slides-show on the ? TTTreffen when he was
87 already. He got standing ovations. Bernd Tesch bought his scooter
1959
Kling,
Karl und Günzler. Auf der Rallye "Alger-Kapstadt" sind beide
Sieger im Mercedes 190 D.
< 02.1959
Hartkopf, Paul
+ Europa-Marokko. Der 25-jährige Konditorgeselle
Paul Hartkopf fuhr in vier Monaten ca. 20.000 km mit einer NSU-Max nach Afrika.
Die NSU hielt auch bei + 59 ° C zuverlässig. Bei einem schwarzen Schwarm
von Heuschrecken galt sie ihm als einzige Deckung. Er verbrauchte 800 Liter Benzin.
22 l Öl. 1 Paar Reifen und 1 Gasbowdenzug. Die Reise muß vor 02/1959
stattgefunden haben. - Information aus der Werbezeitschrift "Besser fahren" von
NSU.
Route: Deutschland - Schweiz - Frankreich - Spanien - Portugal
- Kanarische Inseln - Marokko und zurück.
1961 - 1970
07.08.1962 - 15.09.1962
Barthel,
Ulrich (German, born 07.02.1936, emigrated in 1966 first to London/ England
and then in 1967 to Canada till 2002 return to Germany) no www
+ Europe
- North Africa - Europe. Ulrich started solo a 5 weeks trip with a
200cc DKW. From Morocco on a new friend. Horst van Riel rode with him the
African part on a BMW R 27. In total they rode 6150 km.
Purpose of travel:
Circum navigate the western mediteran and to see what is over the horizon.
Route:
Europe (France (Southern France - Lyon - Nimes - Montpellier) - Spain (Barcelona
- Zaragosa - Madrid - Toledo -Badajos - Portugal (Lisabon ) back to Spain (Sevilla
- Cadiz - Gibraltar - Algeciras - Ceuta). On the ferry I met a to be lifelong
friend but he was without his R27; he wanted to hitchhike to Morocco (Casablanca).
But then he went back to Spain-Mainland got his BMW R27 and we carried on together.
Africa (Morocco (Ceuta - Tetuan - Fes - Oudja; while knowing all along that we
may not be able to cross the eastern border into Algeria. On from Oudja to Oran.
Please note: This was about two weeks after the shooting (war of liberation) between
the Algerians and the French had cooled down to a cease fire.The local German
Honor Consul in Oran stated: absolutely not possible to go along the coast to
Tunesia. He issued a Letter of Protection in German + French + Arabic. We disregarded
his advice and carried on to Algiers - Tunis - then by ferry to Palermo and back
home through Italy. Meeting the best girls / boys worldwide???
The best:
Landscape along the North African coast/vineyards in Algeria
The worst:
Having my friends sleeping bag and airmatress stolen in Morocco
Book or
publication (about your tour): none
Useful informations and TIPS:watch
your bike and luggage at all times.
Earlier experiences: 1955 / 6 First
MC trip via 98er NSU from Germany (Muenster) to Austria (Schladming).
1999
Lima Peru to Machu Pichuu on Honda 500 XL (Rental)
2001 Canada-Japan on Canadian
R1100RT mit Candian Carnet 5 weeks 5000 km on Honshu only from Sendei to Hiroshima-Kanzawa-Biwa
Lake
06.09.2003 I met Ulrich first time in Gieboldehausen.
08.10.2003 1st
update
14.11.2003 Plan 14 days in Australia on a rented bike and 14 days on
a rented bike in NZ
03.1963 - ca. 09.1964
Liska, Danny (American)
+ North Cape in Norwegian - Transafrica - Capetown. With a sponsored BMW R 60, model 1962, Danny rode solo "North-Cape - Capetown"
in 18 months. He called his motorcycle "Little Bit". With a ship he
came back to America (Boston) and rode back through bitterly cold in december
1964 to Nebraska.
Earlier experiences: In 1959 - 1960 Danny rode with
a BMW R 60 the Panam in total (and many routes aside): 32.000 kms. In 1960 he
rode the motorcycle back to North-America.
Route: Unknown. America
(N.Y. - Chigago) - Europe (Island - from Luxembourg via Germany by bus - by bike
Danmark- Sweden - Nowegian (Cape North). Here he met a 26 year old American from
Green Bay, Wiscon, USA who had been traveling by auto-stop two years in Europe
and parts of Africa. So he got some informations - Finland - Germany. Here he
visited the BMW-factory in Munnich - Italy - Spanien (Madrid - Gibraltar) - Tunisia
- Libya - ..
Book: Danny wrote many years a book about this tour
but he did not finish it because he died of cancer.
B.T.: Danny Liskas 95.000
miles Reise entlang der PAN AM ist im Guinessbuch unter "motorcycle facts and
feats" festgehalten. The first overland journey from Alaska to Argentina including
Darien-Gap without Motorcycle.
18.05.2001 Bill Waren in USA informed me that
his two BMW's r/60 t in a museum in Niobrara. Danny Liska´s Harley (1948)
is owened by Joe Pelster, living in Elgin, Nebraska.
17.11.2001 B.T. got a
photo-copy of Danny´s 242 pages book in Spanish without any picture from
Pedro Batarske in USA via his wife Regina from Colombia.
B.T.:
I think Danny is the first motorcycle-traveller who crossed "Northcape - Capetown".
Der damals 24-jährige Jürgen Tönsmann traf im November / Dezember Dr. Albert Schweitzer zweimal in Lambarene / Gabun.
Fotos (C) J. Tönsmann
Frühjahr 1963 - ??.12.1964
Jürgen Tönsmann (German, Geb. 29.01.1940)
+ Germany - Angola - Germany. Ca. 10.000 km
(geschätzt). Jürgen Tönsmann aus Espelkamp fuhr 1,5 Jahre solo mit einer DKW RT 175 von Europa bis Angola und einen Teil zurück. Jürgen kommt aus einer Textilunternehmer-Familie aus Rahden und ist später selber Teppich-Unternehmer als Importeur hangeknüpfter Teppiche von Marokko, Indien, Nepal und China geworden. In 2009 hatte die Fa. Tönsmann 27 Mitarbeiter. Inzwischen gibt es auch ein "Museum Tönsmann-Teppiche" mit der Führung durch Tochter Anne in Espelkamp.
Jürgen hatte unterwegs Malaria, Gelbsucht und Verbrennungen und daraus resultierende Entzündungen am Bein durch den Auspuff bei häufigen Stürzen. Da seine Medikamente zu Ende gingen steurte er das Urwald-Krankenhasu von Albert Schweitzer in Lambaren in Gabun an. Dr. Schweitzer half ihm im November 1964 und war erstaunt zu hören, dass er überland von Europa mit einem Motorrad gereist sei: "Ihr jungen Leute habt heute ganz andere Möglichkeiten zu reisen". Jürgen Tönsmann hatte mehrere Gespräche mit Albert Schweitzer und gleich zwei Begegnungen. Jürgen hatte geplant, mit dem Motorrad bis Capetown zu zu reisne und weiterhin um die Welt zu reisen. Unterwegs aber erfuhr er in Angola, dass seine Mutter schwer krnak sei. So entschloß er sich zum Umweg trotzt Regenzeit und Schlammpisten. Auf dem Rückweg trafe er Albert Schweitzer ein zweites Mal. Nach 400 km brach Jürgen sich den Arm in Kamerun. Von Nigeria flog er heim. In 2010 existieren neben einem Tagebuch noch 3-4 Briefe von Albert Schweitzer. Leider kann er diese nicht finden....
Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1874 - 04.09.1965 in Lambarene in Gabun) war Philosoph, Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler, "Urwalddoktor" Arzt in Lambarene, Musikforscher, Organist (er spielte Bach auf dem Klavier im Dschungel von Lambarene während Jürgen dabei war). Schweitzer warnte vor den Atombomben und den Folgen der Strahlung. Er war das "Gewissen Europas". Der damals mit ihm befreundete Einstein bezeichnete Albert Schweitzer als "Mann des Jahrhunderts". 1952 erhielt Albert Schweitzer den Nobelpreis. Jürgen: Er war damals bekannter als John F. Kennedy. In 2010 gibt es einen neuen Film: Albert Schweitzer - ein Leben für Afrika. 114 Minuten. Neue-Film-Produktion (NFP).
Route: Deutschland - Frankreich - Spanien - Marokko
- Algerien (Tanezrouft - Adrar - Bidon 5 - Gao) - Niger - Haute Volta - Ghana
- Togo - Dahomey - Nigeria - Kamerun - Rio Muni (Spanische Enklave) - Belgisch
Kongo - Französisch Kongo - Angola. Rückweg bis Nigeria. Er wollte nach Capetown, weiter nach
Süd - Amerika und dann nach Asien.
The best: Jürgen was
personal guest of Albert Schweitzer (war damlas 90 Jahre) in Lambarene and owns original letters from
him.
1997 Jürgen visited Bernd Tesch in Zweifall. und erzählte von seiner Begenung mit Albert Schweitzer in Afrika.
16.02.2010
Jürgen (70, noch immer beruflich hochaktiv) rief mich an und versprach mir Unterlagen: Presse-Berichte über seine Motorrad-Tour und ein Foto von sich plus Motorrad. Und eines von sich und Albert Schweitzer.
Laut google gibt es ein Albert Schweitzer Museum in Kayserberg.
16.02.2010 B.T. bekam eine Reihe von Presse-Berichten und schrieb diese Zusammenfassung.
11.1963
- 02.1964
Holzmann, Heinz
+ Transafrica:
Alger - Capetown. 22 000 km. Heinzselten befahrene
Route:
Alger - Tamanrasset - Agadez - Fort Lamy (Ndjamena) - De Behagle - Bangui - Bumba
- von hier mit Fluß - Schiffen (keine Fähren!) auf dem oberen, langen
Fluß Kongo (= Zaire) bis Stanleyville (= Kisangani) - an den Boyoma Wasserfällen
vorbei per Schiff nach Kindu - Kongolo - Bukama - Kolwezi - weiter mit Motorrad
nach Elisabethville (= Lubumbashi) - Lusaka - Salisbury (= Harare) - Livingstone
- Victoria Falls - Bulawayo - Gaborone - Mafikeng - Kimberley - Beaufort West
- Capetown. Das schlimmste Stück damals war die Route durch die Kalahari
- Wüste von Tonota bis Gabarone durch Sand, Schlamm und Dornen mit 14 Reifen
- Pannen! Heinz Holzmann fuhr mit einer tschechischen Jawa, 1 Zyl., 250 ccm. Maschinell
und antriebsmäßig keine Probleme.
02.09.1964 - 20.12.1964
Barthel,
Ulrich (German, born 07.02.1936, emigrated in 1966 first to London/ England
and then in 1967 to Canada till 2002 return to Germany) no www
+ Europe
- Asia - North Africa - Europe. Ulrich rode a 16 weeks trip with a
BMW R 67 plus sidecar from Steib. A friend Uwe Scheid (I had searched for
a reisepartner in mc-magazine "Das Motorrad") rode along in the sidecar.
. In total they rode 11.250 Km.
Purpose of travel: Circum navigate
the Eastern Mediteran- see what is over the horizon. See new countries/meet new
people.
Route: Germany (ADAC Muenchen) - Austria (Wurzen Pass) - Jugoslawia
(Belgrad) - Bulgaria (Sofia) - Turkey (Istanbul - Ankara - Samsun - Trabzon -
Erzurum) - Iran (Taebriz + coast Caspic sea - Rushant - Teheran - Kermansha) -Irak
(Bagdad) - desert road to Jordania (Amman - Aqaba - Petra - Jerusalem [divided
Jordanian part only])- Syria (Damaskus - Homs - Hama - Libanon ( Crak de Chevaliers
- Balbeck - Beirut) - Ferry to Egypt (Alexandria - Kairo - Luxor - Theben - Valley
of Kings - Hurgada - Suez canal - Ismailia - Kairo - El Fayum - El Alamein) -
Libya (Tobruk - Leptis magna - Benghazi - Tripoli) - Tunisia (Tunis) - ferry to
France Marseille - home to Germany.
The best:Egyptian Museum in Kairo,
Valley of Kings, Leptis magna:
The worst: Hepatitis in Kairo:
Book
or publication: none
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Travel
while you can.
Earlier experiences: 1955 / 6 First MC trip via 98er
NSU from Germany (Muenster) to Austria (Schladming).
1962 Europe > North
Africa > Europe. See Africa.
1963 Europe (Germany
- Sweden - Norway - Finland - Sweden - Demark - Germany). See Europe.
1999
Lima Peru to Machu Pichuu on Honda 500 XL (Rental)
2001 Canada-Japan on Canadian
R1100RT mit Candian Carnet 5 weeks 5000 km on Honshu only from Sendei to Hiroshima-Kanzawa-Biwa
Lake
06.09.2003 I met Ulrich first time in Gieboldehausen.
08.10.2003 1st
update
14.11.2003 Plan 14 days in Australia on a rented bike and 14 days
on a rented bike in NZ
1968
Schleinitz, Egon Gustav (geb.
20.05.1912)
+ Transafrica by Caravan: Europe
- Africa. In 1968 Egon rode about 27.000 kms in 1968 without any puncture
and change of tires with a Caravan Eriba-Touring.
Route: München
- Jordania - Kenia - Malawi - Rhodesia - Capetown.
Book: 100 Tage
Afrika
1987 1st contact
12.07.1993 Bernd Tesch visited Egon G.
Schleinitz in München in an home for Seniors. He was 80 years. He has been
12 times in Africa and wrote 30 books (28 published).
B.T.:
Although Egon took a boat from Suez (?) to Kenya (Mombasa) it was the first Caravan-tour
this route.
1971 - 1980
20.08.1973 - 24.12.1973
Engel, Gerhard
(German, born 23.07.1941)
+ Transafrica by car: Johannesburg
- Tanger. Gerhard drove back solo in a car "VW-Käfer" (30 PS. In the back double tires, in the front a wrench (Handseilwinde) in nearly
four months. About 29.024 kms through 21 countries. In whole Africa Gerhard met
no tourist at that time travelling Transafrica by car or bike.
Purpose of
travel: Gerhard worked for a year in South Africa. Then he wanted to drive
back instead of flying back.
Route: Africa (South-Africa (Johannesbourg)
- Swasiland - Lesotho - Rhodesia - Mozambique - Malawi - Zambia - Zaire - (Kisangani)
- Central Africa (Bangui) - Cameroun (Doula) - Nigeria (Lagos) - Dahomey (Cotonou)
- Togo (Lome) - Gahna (Accra) - Obervolta (Quagadougou - Bobo) - Mali (Bamako)
- by train form Bamako to Senegal (Tambacounda - by bike to Dakar - St. Louis)
- Mauretania (Nouakchott - Atar ???? - Bir Moghrein ???) - Spanish Sahara (El
Layoune) - Morocco (Marrakech - Casablanca - Rabat)) - Europe (Spain (Algeciras)
- France - Germany (Karlsruhe)).
The worst: A lot of trouble withe VW-car.
Being robbed in Africa.
The best: He made solo all the distance.
B.T.:
The mechanic Gerhard visited me 15.11.2003. He had white hair but his not very
high body was in an excellent shape. Gerhard was full of his plan. The reason
of his visit was to get recommendation from me for his new Transafrica plan. Orginally
he wanted to cross Africa in 3-4 months starting in january 2004 on a bike: Tunisia
- Libya - Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenia - Uganda - Tansania - Zambia - Zimbabwe
- South Africa. At this stage of planning he did not have a bike.
It came out
that he made an extra-ordinary Transafrica-tour in 1973. Because it was so long
ago he even did not remember all countries in the row. He promised me to write
me in detail the route through Zambia and especially in Mali - Mauretania - Spanish
Sahara. If re eally had driven Atar - Birg Moghrein - El Layoune this would be
a very seldom used route. Because his car was robbed in ?? he did not haver a
camera and foto of his VW-Käfer (which finally came to the rubbish in Germany).
Gerhard owns two hours of super 8 mm of his Transafrica tour. And promised
me a foto of his VW.
11.12.2003 I got a short written summary and a video of
his Transafrica-Trip in 1973. Because of illness of his wife he cancelled the
plan of his motorcycle-tour Transafrica.
1974
Sahara.
100 Motorräder für das Abenteuer. Regieautor: MICHEL DER GEHILFE
Zusammenfassung: 1974 hundert motards versuchen die Überquerung der Sahara...
Neunzehn werden nur bei der Ankunft sein.
Datum erste Verbreitung:
Dauer:
50' 31 ". Träger: Farbfilm. Produktionsjahr: 1974. Inhaber- oder Verwahrorganismus:
Michel der Gehilfe, audiovisuelle Schwell
10.07.2002 im Internet gefunden.
1974
Simon, Ted (British)
+
Transafrica. Alexandria - Capetown.
Route: Aswan - per
Zug bis Atbara - Kassala teilweise auf LKW - Gedaref - Meterna - Gondar
- Addis Abeba - Moyale - Nairobi - Lusaka - Johannesburg - Capetown: Ted befährt
auf seiner 4 jährigen Motorrad - Welt - Tour durch 53 Länder mit 100
000 km wahrscheinlich erstmalig die angegebene Gesamt - Route. Motorrad: Triumph
500 qcm, Modell T 100 - P (XRW 964 M).
02.1974 - 10.1974
Bootherstrone,
Linda (England)
+ Transafrica: Tangiers-Capetown. Linda rode solo on a 1957 R 50 BMW. Stayed in Durban until may 1975 working in
Durban in a mc-shop and then from Capetwon to GB. Started alone. Bike broke down
before Tam - with a Tuareg-truck with two different trucks to Kano in Nigeria.
Suspension units came from GB . Travelled with a guy on a 175 HONDA to Zaire (Kisangani)
- with a couple in a LR to Kigali - alone to Mombasa and Nairobi - together wit
a Combi-van to Zambia - with another girl on the back to Rhodesia - to Pretoria
with another mc-traveller - alone to Durban - Capetown alone.
Route:
Morocco - Algeria (Tam) - Niger (Agadez) - Nigeria (Kano) - Chad (Dlamena) - CAR
(Bangui) - Zaire (Bangassou - Kisangani) - Rwanda (Kigali) - Tanzania - Kenya
- Tanzania (Mombasa) - Zambia - Botswana - Rhodesia (worked in an office in Salisbury
two months) - S. Africa. Do not no my miles because speedometer never works
and I am not interested how many.
The best: Meeting people,
other travellers, other way of life.
The worst: Breakdowns all over.
Had Malaria and Dysenterie. Dampers blue out "first MCN´s Bike birds". Linda found a fellow traveller on a honda 175. She put two gallons of fuel in
her panniers. ThIs was much eaisier by the fact that my leathers, overtrousers
and other clothes wer stolen from my tent. The rainy season started in Zaire and
it rained every night and the weight of water brought her tent down.
1975
Linda returned by ship to Capetown and toured in Namibia. Working in Windhoek
for a year as secretary and Touring Nambia.
1977 Linda took her bike back
from South Africa to Australia and stayed there until 1988
Ca. 1975 -
85
Parsons, Ann and Peter (England)
Ann and Ing. Peter rode their first
tour in Africa in 1975 on a Russian Ural M 66.
Route: England (London)
- Frankreich - Spanien - Marokko - Algerien - Niger - Nigeria - Obervolta - Ghana
- Togo - Benin - Cameroun (9000 km).
??.??.197. - ??.??.197?
Their second
tour in Africa was on a Dnepr MT 9 with sidecar.
Route: London - per
Schiff nach Senegal - Mali - Obervolta - Cameroun - Zentralafrikanische Rep. -
Zaire - Tanzania - Kenya (11.000 km).
Sie machten überall gute Erfahrungen
mit all den russischen Gespannen.
Im Buch von Martin Franitza erwähnt.
Bernd Tesch hat mit Ihnen korrespondiert.
11.06.99 Info von Martin Franitza:
Erste Reise der Parsons war 1975. Eine Zusammenfassung der Reisen findest Du in
M-G 3/89.
15.10.2002 Ann Parson contacted me by email. Peter was klled in
an air crash in 1990.
16.10.02 1st request for update.
13.01.2004 2nd request
for update
1975
Tesch, Bernd
Die Enduro Yamaha
XT 500 wird geboren. Dieses Fahrzeug mit Straßen - und Gelände
- Eigenschaften läutet eine neue Afrika - Reise - Generation ein. Auf dem
ersten Tesch - Travel - Treffen für Motorrad - Fernreisende 1978 sind gleich
mehrere ( 3 oder 4) XT - Fahrer, die nach Afrika wollen. 1979 bekommt Bernd Tesch
von Yamaha Deutschland und der Zeitschrift MOTORRAD einen Auftrag, ein fernreisetaugliches
Motorrad mit großem Tank, pistenfesten Trägern und stabilen Alu - Taschen.
An der dieser Entwicklung ist Klaus Treibel erheblich beteiligt. Die vielen
Publikationen darüber und die der Reise 1979 von Nord - nach Westafrika danach
(siehe unten) haben die Fernreise-Akivitäten mit Enduros erheblich gefördert.
Tesch-YAMAHA XT 500 in 1979 with equipment
Tesch-YAMAHA XT 500 in 1979
Photo: Erwin
Fritsch: Tesch-YAMAHA in Africa:
1975
+ Sahara. Hoggar - Route: Im
Oktober und November (kühlere Zeit) durchquert Reinhart Scholl im
Alleingang die Sahara von Abidjan nach Alger. Suzuki RV 90. 6,3 PS. 1 - Zylinder.
2 - Takter.
1975 - 1976
Transafrica: Alger
- Kapstadt - Kairo. Rudolf Kadlicek fährt mit einer
Zündapp, 1 - Zyl. 125 ccm 1,5 Jahre Afrika Nord (Alger) - Süd (South
Africa) - Nord (Cairo). Diese Reise wurde in mehreren Folgen in der Motorrad -
Zeitschrift PS besprochen.
25.06.2000 Who knows where Rudolf has been living
/ is living now ? I tried everything so far to find him.
11.1975 - 05.1976
Heinz Holzmann
+ Ceuta - Aden, 15.000
km in Afrika. Die gesamte Reise betrug ca. 46 000 km. Heinz Holzmann fährt
mit einer BMW R 27, 1 - Zyl., 250 ccm, 15 PS.
Route: Ceuta - Colomb
Bechar - Reggane - und weiter durch das Tassili - Gebirge via Amguid - Toukmatine
- Fort Gardel - Djanet - In Ezzane - Djado (Niger) (ein sehr schweres Stück
über Schotter und Sand durch das Gebirge) - Seguedine - Zouar (Tibesti -
Gebirge) - Largeau - Ellila - Oum Chaloubae (laut Polizei - Anweisung war es notwendig,
das Motorrad 400 km (= 3 Tagesfahrt) auf einen LKW zu verladen - mit Motorrad
weiter bis Abeche - Adre - Ft.(El) Geneina (3 Wochen Knast wegen unerlaubter Einreise
ohne Visum in den Sudan) - El Fasher - El Obeid - Khartoum - Kassala - Asmara
- Dessie - Addis Abeba - Djibouti per Eisenbahn - Verladung - Aden mit Fähre.
Africa - Asia : Als Rostklopfer mit schwedischem Frachter kostenfrei von Aden
per Schiff nach Bombay - Ceylon - Madras - Karatschi - mit Flugzeug nach Dubai
zurück. Über Saudi - Arabien - Jordanien - Syrien zurück nach Europa.
B.T.: Dieses ist die einzige mir bis heute bekannt
gewordene West - Ost - Durchquerung Afrikas via Tibesti - Gebirge. Wahrscheinlich
die erste und zugleich einzige. Bemerkenswert bleibt, daß Heinz vorher eine
sehr seltene Nord - Süd - Route Afrikas gefahren ist.
1976
+ Germany > Transafrica > Asia > Germany.
Siegfried Wolf aus Freimühlen, Kraftfahrzeugmeister, (GIROD bei Montabour)
hat auf einer 2 jährigen Tour mit einer BMW 750 mit Beiwagen folgende Route
bewältigt: Montabour - Kapstadt - Durban - Indien - Ladakh - D.
11.1977 - 02.1978
Heinz Holzmann
Ceuta
(Span. Seite in Afrika) - Banjul (Gambia): 4000 km. Heinz Holzmann
fährt mit einer russischen Voskhod, 1 - Zyl. 2 - Takter, 175 ccm, 10 PS,
95 kg.
Route: Ceuta - Agadir - Tindouf - Ain Ben Tili - Ft. Trinquet
- Ft. Gouraud - Pt. Etienne (= Nouadhibou) mit der Erzbahn verladen - Nouakchott
mit polnischem Fischdampfer verladen - mit Motorrad weiter bis Dakar - Kaolack
- Farafenni - Banjul. Diese Mauretanien - Route ist bis heute extrem selten per
Motorrad befahren worden. Heinz hält dieses Motorrad für sein Idealstes,
was er für Afrika besessen hat: "Ähnlich wie die DKW RT 175 ccm kann
man den Bock mit 3 Schlüsseln bis auf die Kurbelwelle zerlegen und mit Bordmitteln
reparieren!"
1979
Klaus Treibel und Bernd Tesch
+ Nort > West > North-Africa.entwickeln
große Alu - Tanks (27 - 30 Liter) und pistenfeste Gepäckträger
mit großen Alu - Packtaschen für die XT 500 im Auftrage des deutschen
Yamaha - Importeurs Mitsui (Dank an Herrn Peter Gesche !) und der Zeitschrift
Motorrad (Dank an Ilse Reuter!). Treibel und Tesch probieren die Sachen aus auf
der
Route: BRD - Tanger - Figuig - Adrar - Gao - Niamey - Togo: 11
500 km, 2 Monate, 1500 km ohne Benzin zwischen Adrar und Gao, 640 km ohne Wasser
- Station bei 50 C. Klaus Treibel fährt via Hoggar - Route alleine zurück.
- Die vielen Publikationen über die Motorrad - Umrüstung, die geglückte
Reise und die seit 1978 stattfindenden Moto - Fernreise - Treffen beeinflussen
den aufkommenden Motorrad - Fernreise - Tourismus nachhaltig.
1979 Frist
organised Rallye Paris > Dakar by Thierre
Sabine.
08.1979 - 01.1980
Rob van Driesum
+
Transafrica. Cairo - Capetown with 4 Yamaha
XT 500.
Rob wrote the very best article with FEELING about a "Tesch-Mc-Meeting
for WORLD-TRAVELLERS" in the Dutch Mc-Magazin MOTOR.
1983/84 Rob rode from
Holland overland to Australia with his BMW 1973 R 60/5 , called "open ticket".
He rode to Australia to live there because he could not find a job in Holland.
After some jobs as a redacteur at Australian mc-magazines in 1999 he was responsible
for all guides of famous LONELY PLANET books in Sydney. We kept contact many years
by exchanging letters. Rob was the one who helped me to get two motorcycles in
Australia from BIKE TOURS AUSTRALIA for which we are very grateful.
27.10.1999
Patricia and I met Rob in Australia near Melbourne. He made a great carrier: He
is now responsible for many Travel-Guides from Lonely Planet. Most important was
that he did not change his mood: He is as friendly as he always has been. Rob
travlled extensively in Australia.
B.T.: The Dutch
mc-traveller were the first Dutch going overland from Cairo to Capetown.
06.12.1979 - 28.01.1980
Miebach, Anton (German, born ???)
+ Senegal - Germany. Anton fährt
mit einer BMW Dakar - Köln.
Route: Dakar über Tambakounda
- Kidira - Diboli - Kayes - Waila - per Zug nach Kita - Bamako - San - Bobo Dioulassou
- Niamey - Tahoua - Agadez - T. - Tessum - Tam - Tunis. Anton hat 1984 ein Tagebuch
über seine Fahrt geschrieben.
28.01.2004 1st request for update
06.1980
+ Transafrika. Capetown - Tanger.
Der Amerikaner James K. Schmidt startet im April 1979 auf einer Suzuki
T 500 in USA zu einer Motorrad - Weltreise. Dabei durchquert er Mittel - Amerika
und fährt rund um Süd - Amerika. Von Santos (Brasilien) geht sein Motorrad
per Schiff für ca. 300 US $ nach Capetown. James muß fliegen (800 US
$). Seine Route: South Africa - Botswana - Zimbabwe - Tansania - Kenia - Uganda
- Zaire bis Kisangani - mit Schiff nach Kinshasa - dort 1 Jahr bei Amerikanern
gearbeitet - Congo Brazzaville - Gabon - Cameroun - Nigeria - Benin - Togo - Ghana
- Obervolta - Niger - Hoggar - Route - Alger - Marokko - Spanien - Portugal -
France - Belgien - Nederland - BRD. Rechtzeitig zum Tesch - Travel - Treffen 1982
kam James an. Er kaufte sich eine Yamaha XT 500, einen großen Tank und fuhr
weiter nach Asien.
Nov. 1980 - Feb.81
Gambia - Cameroun - Gambia:
9000 km. Heinz Holzmann fährt auf einer BMW R 27, 15 PS, 250 ccm.
Route: Von Banjul auf den Spuren seines Urgroßvaters nach Basse in Ost -
Gambia - Tambacounda - Kidira - Kayes am Fluß entlang - Bamako - Bougouni
- Odienne - Man - Daloa - Toumodi - Abidjan. Mit einem Küstenschiff nach
Buchanan (Liberia). Per Motorrad weiter nach Monrovia. Da es kein Visum für
Guinee gibt, muß die Überland - Reise ähnlich zurückgehen.
Es gibt auch unregelmäßige Verbindungen nach Dakar! Zurück nach
Buchanan. Mit Bahnverladung nach Sanniquellie - Man. Von dort die gleiche Route
zurück bis Banjul. Motorrad dort konserviert bis zur nächsten Tour.
Die Route Kayes - Kita - Bamako wird extrem selten befahren und kann überhaupt
nur in der Trockenzeit befahren werden !
1981 - 1990
1981
Menn, Günther
Solo
Deutschland - Westafrika mit YAMAHA XT 500
25.-26.09.82 Dia-Vortrag auf
dem 5. deutsche MOTORRAD - TREFFEN für FERNREISEN. 99 Teilnehmer
1981
Kernchen,
Andy
Germany - Egypt - Kenia. Mit
selbstgebauter BMW-Enduro Motorrad-Expedition "Kairo-Mombasa"
25.-26.09.82 Dia-Vortrag auf
dem 5. deutsche MOTORRAD - TREFFEN für FERNREISEN. 99 Teilnehmer
1981
Tesch, Bernd (German)
Nachdem die Ur-Enduro Yamaha XT 500
1975 geboren war und dieses Fahrzeug mit Straßen - und Gelände - Eigenschaften
eine neue Generation von Afrika - und Weltreisen eingeleitet hatte, bekam Bernd
Tesch 1979 von Yamaha Deutschland und der Zeitschrift MOTORRAD einen Auftrag,
ein fernreisetaugliches Motorrad mit großem Tank, pistenfesten Trägern
und stabilen Alu - Taschen zu entwickeln. An der dieser Entwicklung ist Klaus
Treibel erheblich beteiligt. Die vielen Publikationen in zig Motorrad-Magazinen
über die Tesch-YAMAHA XT 500 und die Reiseumbauten beobachte BMW wohl
sehr aufmerksam, denn 1981 kam die erste BMW-Enduro raus: R 80 G/S. 1981 bekam
Brend Tesch den Auftrag von BMW eine fernreisetaugliche Tesch-BMW R 80 G/S
zu bauen: 36 Liter Alutank, pistentauglicher Tesch-Travel-Träger, dazu Tesch-Travel-Taschen,
Solo-Sitzbank, etc. Die BMW wurde mit ihren Nachfolgermodellen R 100 GS, R 100
GS PD, R 80GS Basic das meistgefahrene Weitreise-Motorrad weltweit. Die YAMAHA
XT 500 war die Ur-Enduro als meistbenutztes Fernreise-Motorrad. Ab ca. 1982 wurde
dann die BMW-Enduros die meistgefahrenen Motorräder für weite Reisen.
06.01.1981 - 25.05.1982
Patricia Govers und
Nik de Nijs (Dutch) http://www.patriciagovers.de
Plan: Nederland - Capetown. Die Niederländer
Patricia Govers und Nik de Nijs fahren
jeder auf einer Yamaha XT 500: NL - Cairo - Khartoum. Nik brach sich bei einem
Sturz in der nubischen Wüste das Bein. Patricia organisierte Hilfe: Transport
mit Landrover nach Shendi, mit Frachtzug nach Khartoum, Unterkunft besorgen. Sie
arbeitet 9 Monate in Khartoum in der NL - Botschaft für den Unterhalt beider,
während das Bein von Nik ausheilt. Hier treffen Alfred Reetz und Bernd Tesch
beide wieder. Im Westen des Nil fahren sie dann eine nie von Motorrad - Travellern
vorher befahrene Route über Wau - Juba - Nairobi. Patricia und Nik fliegen
zurück, da es politisch kein Durchkommen durch Tanzania gibt. Nik fährt
später mit einem Freund von Ostafrika bis Capetown (Am 22.11.1996 trifft
Bernd Tesch Patricia ertsmalig wieder und wohnt seit 1997 mit ihr zusammen).
15.10.99 The Dutch Patricia Govers (my life-girlfriend) and Nik de Nijs rode with
two YAMAHA XT 500 in 1980-81: Amsterdam - Egypt (Cairo, Wadi Halfa) - Sudan (Nubian
desert. Here Nick broke his leg. Patricia had to ride alone in the desert to organise
the help and transport - Khartoum (There they had to stay for 9 months to recover
while Patricia was working, searching a house, taking car for Nick. By accident
Bernd Tesch came bye with YAMHA XT 500) - east of the river south through Sudan
on a very lonely route no motorcycle has done before and so far to Wau and Juba
- Kenia - Rwanda (get in prison because no visa) - Kenia - flew back to Holland
after two years.
B.T.: I have been searching Patricia for years in Holland
without success because I wanted to publish her mc-story in my book "Woman Motorcycle
Travelling". So the mc-magazine MOTOR in Holland published my search 21.05.1996.
So I found her and heard that she has been living in different countries of Africa
(Senegal, Congo, Zaire, Mauritius) for 8 more years married to the American Hy
Hoffmann. When we met first 22.11.1996 in Amsterdam having been invited to the
representation of Ted Simons new book Jupiter´s Travel there we fall
in love until now.
05.04.1981 - 15.11.1981 and 24.10.1989
- 23.05.1991
Rietzler, Gaby and Rudi (German)
Two times Trans-Africa. Gaby and
Rudi crossed Africa two times by Motorcycle North-South.
In 1981 both rode
solo with two YAMAHA XT 36.000 kms.
In 1989 - 91 they travelled within 17
months with a Moto-Guzzi-Mille GT with one sidecar Carell Enduro 80.000 kms through
enormous 30 countries.
Route 1981: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
- France - ferry from Marseille to Algeria (Algiers) - Algeria - Niger - Burkina
Faso - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroun - Central African Rep. - Zaire - Rwanda
- Tanzania - Kenya - Tanzania - Zambia - Maalaawi - Zambia - Zimbabwe - South
Africa - Namibia - South Africa - return flight from SA (Johannesburg) to Germany
(Frankfurt)
Route 1989-91: Germany - Austria - Switzerland - France
- Spain - ferry from Algeciras to Ceuta - Morocco - Algeria - Tunisia - Algeria
- Niger - Burkina Faso - Ivory Coast - Guinea - Senegal - Gambia - Senegal - Mali
- Ivory Coast - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroun - Central African Rep.
- Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi - Rwanda - Uganda - Kenya - Tanzania - Malawi - Zambia
- Zimbabwe - South Africa - Botswana - Zimbabwe - Namibia - South Africa - Lesotho
- South Africa - Swaziland - South Africa - return flight from SA (Johannesburg)
to Luxembourg with the motorbike in the aeroplane - Germany.
1983 and 1993
The gave two slides - at the Tesch-Travel-Treffen. Last one: "Zwei Afrika-Durchquerungen".
The best of both tours: African Wildlife. Especially visits of elephants
and hippos at night to our tend.
Book: Their second tour was published
in 2/1992 in German mc-magazine TOURENFAHRER. Gaby rode a long report. A part
of this will be published later in B.T. book "Frauen-Motorrad-Reisen"
B.T.:
Gaby and Rudi are the only couple I know who crossed Africa two times North-South.
They are the only couple I know who rode once on solo-bikes and second time in
a sidecar. Gabi was until 1991 one of only 4 women I know who crossed Africa on
an own bike.
11.81 - 02.1982
Banjul - Cameroun - Banjul:
Ca. 6000 km gefahren. Heinz Holzmann fährt wieder mit der BMW R 27,
15 PS, 250 ccm. Die Route von Kayes - Bamako entlang des Niger ist eine sehr selten,
nur in der Trockenzeit mögliche, befahrene Route: Banjul (Gambia) - Kaolack
- Kayes - Bamako - Mopti - Ouahigouya - Ouagadougou - Niamey - Sokoto - Zaria
- Bauchi - Yola - Garoua - N'Gaoundere - Tibati - Yaounde - Douala - Victoria.
Per Linienschiff zurück nach Banjul über den Golf von Guinea. Ab Banjul
Verladung per Charterflug nach Kopenhagen (Dänemark).
08.11.81 -
12.07.1983
+ Transafrika. Auf seiner
langen Weltreise fährt der Schwede Frank Eliasson mit einer Honda
Goldwing Kairo - Khartoum - Kampala - Mombasa.
1982
+
Transafrika. Nordkap - Hoggar - Route - Capetown mit 2 BMW R 80 G/S.
Ralf Zeller und ein Bekannter.
1982
Capetown - Lubumbashi
- quer durch Zaire bis Kinshasa - France. Der Franzose Yves Beaumont fährt
in Zaire eine ganz selten befahrene Route.
1982
+
Transafrika. BRD - Capetown. 1,5 Jahre fuhren Mechthild
und Rudolf Bilfinger "ohne Motorrad
- Probleme" auf einer Yamaha XT 500 zusammen!
Route: Hoggar - Route
- Douala - Kinshasa - mit Schiff bis Kisangani - Goma - Kigali - Capetown.
??.10.1982 - ??-??.1983
Scholl, Patricia (Austrian)
and Martin Schoibl (Swiss)
Plan: Transafrika.
Both rode from Europe to East Africa on one YAMAHA XT 500.
Route:
Austria - Hungaria - Jugoslawia - Greece - by ferry to Egypt - Sudan (possibly
the route via Wad Medani - El Obeid - El Fasher - Wau - Juba - Lokichokio) - Kenia
- Uganda - ????
04th.11.00 1st information by World-Around-Travller Marcel
Kersten. They met first time in Kenia.
05.5.11.00 Who knows any details if
they reached Capetown and their present address?
23.02.1983 Publication about
Patricia and Marcel in THE EQUADOR = National Uganda Newspaper: "Riding across
Africa"
1983
Bartels, Wolfgang:
Germany
- Senegal. Schnellritt in 28 Tagen von Deutschland (Leer) nach Senegal
(Dakar) mit BMW R 80 G/S:
10.-11.02.84 Dia-Vortrag auf dem 6.
deutsche MOTORRAD - TREFFEN für FERNREISEN. 110 Teilnehmer
1983
Bartels,
Wolfgang:
Germany - Senegal.
Schnellritt in 28 Tagen von Deutschland (Leer) nach Senegal (Dakar) mit BMW R
80 G/S:
10.-11.02.84 Dia-Vortrag auf dem 6.
deutsche MOTORRAD - TREFFEN für FERNREISEN. 110 Teilnehmer
Tesch, Bernd:
Solo Afrikafahrt 1983: Marocko- Westsahara- Algerien. 2 Monate. 11.500 km
1987
Thöne,
Petra und Jörg Granderath
Senegal - Germany.
Senegal (Dakar) - Deutschland (Aachen) in 3 Monaten 13.200 km auf einer
BMW.
23.-24.04.88 Dia-Vortrag auf dem 10. MOTO -
FERNREISE - TREFFEN
Lörli und Beat Läuppi (Schweizer): Es
geht auch zu dritt auf einem Motorrad 4,5 Monate (schwanger geworden) durch Australien.
Nino
Lazzeri (Luxemburg): Solo 1 Jahr lang mit BMW.
Carl: Australienteil seiner
Wetreise."
09.1983 - 05.1984
Rudi Kretschmer
+
Tunesien - Senegal - Nigeria. Lehrer Rudi ist ein begeisterter
Afrika - Motorrad - Fahrer. Er hat 4 Afrika - Fahrten unternommen ab 1977. 1979
traf ich ihn in Togo. Er hat bei der Zeitschrift MOTORRAD 1986 eine Motorrad-Weltreise
gewonnen. Auf dieser Reise benutzte er eine Scheck-BMW mit gleich grossen Reifen
vorne und hinten.
Afrika-Route: Tunesien - Algerien (Djanet) - Niger
(Agadez - Bilma alleine mit einer Tuareg - Karawane, 5 Tage Gefängnis in
Bilma) - Obervolta - Mali (mit Einboot von Mopti - San) - Senegal (Kita - SW -
Tambakounda, Rudis Kommentar dazu: Hölle) - Senegal - Gambia - Sierra Leone
(poln. Frachter von Banjul) - Liberia - Elfenbeinküste - Ghana - Togo - Benin
- Nigeria - Holland (mit deutschem Container - Schiff). Siehe >World für
die Weltreise.
27.10.- 21.12.1983
Tesch, Bernd
Solo Afrika-Reise
nach West-Afrika mit Motorrad TESCH-BMW R 80 G/S.
Route : D- F - CH - F - Spanien
- Portugal - Spanien - Marokko - Westsahara - Marokko - Algerien - F - LUX - D.
11.500 km.
10.-11.02.84 Dia-Vortrag auf dem 6.
deutsche MOTORRAD - TREFFEN für FERNREISEN. 110 Teilnehmer
??.03.1985
- ??.08.1985
Kerle, Werner (German, born 1958) no www.
+
Gerrmany > Egypt - Sudan > Germany. Werner started to a long
tour with BMW R 80 G/S (1982) solo ca. 20.000 km. Because the motorcycle broke
down in Sudan he returned via Jugloslawia.
Route: Germany - Jugoslawia
- Greece - Turkey - Syria - Jordan (from Aquaba by a new ferry to Nuweiba
) - Egypt: Crossing through the Lybian dessert back to Aswan. Near Aswan on lake
Nasser the ferry netwenn Egypt and Sudan burnt and sunk two weeks before. So Werner
succeded to get ide along the coast to Sudan. "I had 3 days paperwork und a lot
of trouble to get the permisson to cross the military-area at the coast
of Egypt and the border to Sudan. I had to finish the exit-papers in Assuan
on the 27.5.1985 and to cross the borderline between the next two 2 days. From
Assuan to the coast (a little bit south of Marsa Alam) and then south to the border
abaut 500 kms. I had to carry 80 liters of fuel and 20 liters of water, also little
food and all my luggage on the BMW for this 1000 km-trip. From Marsa Alam it was
always off road. On the way were only 2 military controls on the Egypt side. The
track stopped about 100 kms before the Eygpt border where you find the last Egypt
military control - Sudan: There is no sign when you enter Sudan, but a camp
with huts and tents (military I think). No paperwork here. From here you have
to find your own track somehow along the coast. Until Port Sudan you have to find
your own rough and sandy route as well. There are no villages until Port Sudan.
In a tired moment I didn`t see a small sanddune and had a good flight. The
front from my bike was destroyed and when I woke up again my hole drinking water
was gone. Some hours later I was able to drive again. The track was going more
inland and one and a half hard days later I arrived in Port Sudan (31.5.1985)
where I had to do my paperwork. My bike broke down totally, because a part of
the shaft to the backweel was broken. I could fix them a bit and found a
ship to Jugoslavia (Pula, 26.07.85).
The best: Heartly inviatation
in Deir a Zor in Syria.
The Worst: Died nearly of thirst on the way
from Egypt ashore to Port Sudan. Lost ca. 20 kg.??
Useful tipps for others:
I had a Tesch-Träger (rack) and leather bags and a 40-liter fueltank.
Never rode alone such lonely roads. Take part of the Tuareg-Rallye in march in
Morocco !
B.T.: Diese Route an der Küste ist
normalerweise verboten. Ich habe extrem selten davon gehört, daß das
Fahrzeuge (meistens von Süden kommend) geschafft haben. Es ist die erste
mir bekannte Motorradtour entlang der Küste.
21.12.1985
- 13.01.1986
Wiechert, Hans (German, born in 1934)
Tunisia.
Algeria. Hans rodo solo with a Yamaha DT 175 MX.
Route:
Italy (Genua) - by boat to Tunis - Algeria (El-Qued - Deb-Deb - Illizi - Djanet
- Assekrem - Tamanrasset - In Salah - El Golea - Ghardaïa) - Tunis.
The
best: Grand Erg oriental. Gravures rupestres. Assekrem. Meeting the Rallye
Paris-Dakar in Tamanrasset.
Reason: Adventure. Sadnroses in desert.
The
Worst: All Zähne des Zahnrades des Primärantriebes abgeschliffen.
06.04.2002 1st sumary by Arne Ullmann.
26.12.1985 - 04.03.1986
Bernd Tesch
+
Solo Dakar - Germany against Rallye Paris > Dakar. Bernd fährt
11.500 km durch 9 afrikanische Länder auf einer Tesch - BMW R 80 G/S von
Dakar nach Aachen entgegen der Rallye "Paris Dakar" (und trifft sie 1,5 Tage),
um zu zeigen das "Reisen besser ist als Rasen". Das Besondere ist die erste Befahrung
von Guinee (Guinea) in Nord - Süd und West - Ost - Richtung nach 25 Jahren
für Touristen geschlossene Grenzen.
02.1989 - 08.1990
Henniges,
Rolf (German, born in June 1965 in the University-City of Göttingen)
+ Transafrica. 43.230 Kilometer. Rolf has
education as an industrial-salesman, a dieselengine-mechanic and an editor Transafrica
from February 1989 till August 1990. His other three Africa-Tours 11.000 kms.
Route: Tunesia - Algeria - Niger - Burkina Faso - Ghana - Togo - Benin
- Central-Africa - Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi - Uganda - Kenya - Tansania - Malawi
- Mosambique - Botswana - Namibia - South-Africa
Purpose of travel:
Always heading for adventure and fun. As an old moto-crossi he always looked at
most of rough roads and tracks.
The best: Deep mudded, 300 km long
track between Tansania to Malawi in rainy season. Also a rough and funny ride
on an old Honda CB 200 with piston-collaps from Göttingen to Genua (Italy) and
retour. (It was a funny story for motorcycle Magazine MOTORRAD in winter 98/99).
Reaching Capetown after 18 month of journey
The worst: Stone-throwing
children in Zaire.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: If
there is a wish and a deep will, every time it will be come real.
Earlier
Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:.Rolf startet his bigger trips after he
hang up his moto-cross career in 1987. First he rode six weeks through Algeria.
Infectet by the spirit of the black continent, he startet his big trip a year
later and spent nearly two years travelling in several countries of Africa. Ending
up in September 1990 in Capetown. There he worked together with a guy from Australia
fixing engines. Surely he had the idea to visit him later.So he spent 27 months
between 1991 - 1997 in Australia. He rode 100.000 km. Nearly all Outback-tracksavelling.
Did trips to Asia as well cross all over Europe. Every time on bikes, mostly of
the Yamaha XT-Series. Sometimes he worked for food and petrol and travelled without
money as well. In Australia he was also digging for saphires as well as for opals.
While he was back in Germany he worked in several jobs. Beside his travels he
startet writing in 1990, sold the storys to many magazines and presented slideshows
through Germany. Since May 1999 he is redacteur of MOTORRAD, Europes biggest Motobike-Magazin,
working as a motorbike-tester and editor. The bike, with which he has done most
of all journeys, is now part of his living-room. The good old Yamaha XT 600 Ténéré
counts 241.000 km. After more than half a million km on a motorbike, now he is
riding pushbikes as his hobby and still working on his next book which will be
a novel and has nothing to do with bikes and journeys "Only women, drinks and
rock'n roll". One of his dreams of life is, to live on novels. After six years
in the past 20 years on the road, Rolf is still hungry for freedom: "There is
no guarantee, that I will be a strickly hard working man for the rest of my life".
He wants to travel as much as he can. "There's only one life. Live it".
See more in this homepage Australia 1991 - 1997.
Book or publication:
.In 1996 his first book, named "Australia", was published in Motorbuch Verlag
Stuttgart. Meanwhile his has written some short-storys for Lappan-Verlag Oldenburg
and is one of the co-authors of the Travellbook "Best of 20 Years of Travel" from
the Motorbike-Photographer Klaus H. Daams witch will be published in December
2001.
B.T. Rolf is an extensive mc-traveller being
able sometimes to travel with no money. He crossed Africa and rode extremely in
Australia by mc. Rolf has written the portrait about Bernd Tesch in 1996
in MOTORRAD and has been visiting the Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers since many
years. Rolf is a co-author of SHELL´s BIKER BIBLE as well. Although Rolf
has sometimes a "special view" of Mr. Tesch and different opions we always kept
a good contact with each other since a long time.
24.10.1989
- 23.05.1991 and 05.04.1981 - 15.11.1981
Rietzler,
Gaby and Rudi (German)
+ Two times Trans-Africa.
Gaby and Rudi crossed Africa two times by Motorcycle North-South.
In 1981 both rode solo with two YAMAHA XT 36.000 kms.
In 1989 - 91 they travelled
within 17 months with a Moto-Guzzi-Mille GT with sidecar Carell Enduro 80.000
kms through enormous 30 countries. See above 1981.
12.1989 - 02.1990
Steinhauser, Hubert (German, 09.05.1964)
+
Tunisia. Algeria. Hubert rode with Yamaha XT 600 K without luggage
with his friend Wolfgang Bader by car 4 WD Lada Niva 15.000 kms.
Purpose of travel: Wolfgang Bader asked him to travel
with him into Sahara.
Route: Germany - Austria - Switerland - France
- by ship from Marseille to Africa (Tunisa (Tunis) - Algeria (Tozeur - Deb Deb
- Djanet - Tamanrasset - Ain Salah - El Golea - Ghardaia - Ouargla) - Tunisia
(Tunis) - by ship to Europe (France (Marseille) - Switzerland Austria - Germany).
Higjhlights: Full moon in the dunes of Algeria. Oasis. Petrified wood.
The worst: We lost orientation sometimes in the dunes
Earlier experiences:
1988 renting bikes in in Morocco (Agadir).
01.12.1989 - 28.01.1990
Kuik, Fred van (Netherland, 20.08.60) and Nout Beeker (Netherland, 10.03.60)
+ North > West-Africa. The physiotherapis
Fred and civil engeneer Arnout rode together from Tunis to Ouagadougou on two
XT-600 Tenere 1983 ca. 7.000 kms. Then two dutch friends flew to Ouagadougou and
they rode back via Niger (Agadez) - Algeria (In Guezzam - Tamanghasset). Nout
and Fred toke the plane to Moscow (in wintertime) and spend there some days before
going home with aeroflot to Bruxelles.
Route: Utrecht to Genua (motorcycles
in van) - by boat to Tunisia (Tunis) - Tunis - Tozeur - Algeria (El-Qued - Touggourt
- Ouargla - Hassi-Messaoud - In Amenas - Illizi - Djanet - Ideles - Tamanghasset
- Assekrem - Timiaouine - Tessalit) - Mali (Gao - Mopti) - Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou)
- by plane to Moscow - by plane to Belgium (Bruxelles) - Holland (Utrecht).
Purpose: enjoy holiday
The best: Assekrem sunset. Area around
Djanet. Friendly people of Mali. Trip from Tam to Tessalit.
The worst:
Getting petrol mixed with water in Timiaouine.
Useful Tips: Take two
the same bikes.
Earlier experiences: 1992-1993 Marocco-Algeria-Libya-Algeria-Tunisia.
- 1996-1997 Kampala - Zaire - CAR - Camerun-Niger. -2001-2002 plan to visit Libya
or Algeria if Libya is not possible.
1991 - 2000
1992
Jebli, Abi (Moroccan)
+ Transafrica. The engineer Abi (living
in Netherlands) has crossed Africa already with HONDA 600 XR. See Marcus Bruns
below!
Route: Algeria - West-Africa - Central Africa - South Africa.
27.05.2001 Asked for his block.
B.T.: For sure
he is the first Moroccan Motorcycle Traveller crossing Africa in total. I am not
sure if he is the first African. There are very few Africans TRAVELLING by motorcycle
great distances through Africa.
11.03.1993 - 18.07.1994
Ellis, Heather (Austalian, born 08.04.1964)
+ Transafrica: Capetown - East Africa - West- North-Africa
- England. The Australian Heather at 28 years old woke up one morning
realising there was more to life than working for a multinational mining company.
She wanted to fullfill her own dreams. Riding down the West Australian coast road,
her and travelling companion, John travelled across the Indian Ocean by
cargo ship to Durban. From South Africa they rode to East Africa. Heather on her
Yamaha TT600 and John on a Honda XR600. However, once they arrived in Nairobi,
her companion did not want to continue the trip through Africa and shipped his
bike to Europe. Heather then managed to ride solo from East to West and then to
North-Africa taking a cargo ship from Mauritania to Belgium. Total distance: 43,146
kms.
Heather's TT600 was rebuilt in Germany. In Hamelin, by Manfred Strubbel
(please check spelling) - the European expert on Yamaha TT600. And why on a motorcycle?
"Because for me it represents freedom, not just transport. On a bike you are 'in'
what is around, not just an observer", Heather says. In London, Heather continued
her travels as a motorcycle courier and over 12 months covered a distance of about
40,000km. After writing her African story in six months, Heather failed to attract
a publisher and so began the homeward leg of her world motorcycle adventure (see
Asia).
Mobil Oil is sponsor, giving Heather oil and petrol from their depots
and on occasions accomodation in Lagos, Nigeria.
Heather got to Bachelor
of Journalism in may 2001.
Purpose of travel: To explore the world
and grow from the experience.
Route: Australia by ship to South Africa
- Zimbabwe - Mozambique - Malawi - Tanzania - Kenya - Uganda - Zaire - Congo -
Gabon - Cameroon - Nigeria - Benin - Togo - Ghana - Burkina Faso - Mali - Mauritania
- motorcyclye broke down - by ship to England.
The best: Zaire River.
Ruwenzori Mountains - Zaire (now DRC). Freedom.
The worst: ??.
Book or publication: Awaken to Africa. Published for Xmas 2001. Would like
to complete Vietnam Asia leg back to Australia before publication.
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: Pack your bike, put on your helmet, turn
the key and ride down the driveway.......and then you will live a thousand life
times everyday.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:... None.
05.11.01 Heather and Matt will have a baby in 2002 - I suppose. They want to vist
me when they are on their "RTW" when they are 60. They forgot that B.T.
will be possibly dead then.
B.T.: Out of my knowledge
Ellis is the first who rode solo on a solo-bike Transafrica as far as Mauretania
from Capetown to East - West- North-Africa without being together with a man the
whole trip to London.
01.08.1993 - 25.03.1994
Erker,
Dirk (German, Born ?)
+ Europe > Trans-Africa.
The mechanic-master Dirk rode solo with Erker-BMW R 100 GS PD. 30.000 kms.
Route: Germany (Duisburg) - France - Spain - Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal
- Gambia - Senegal - Mali - Burkina Faso - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroun
- CFA - Zaire - Uganda - Kenia - Tanzania - Malawi - Mozambique - South
Africa (Capetown).
The best: Zaire - it makes or destroys men. Saw
gorillas in Zaire without paying......
The Worst: Killing the rainforest.
Stopped counting his falls after 234...
Book: Planned
Tesch-Tip:
Contact Dirks firm "Do it" ! The master of two-wheels Dirk (Trans-Africa
in 1993/94 and Trans-Asia in 1996/7 and in 1999 10 years visitor of the Mc-Tesch-Meeting
for World-Travellers) has specialist for repairs of enduros and especially the
preparation of HONDA- and BMW-enduros for motorcycle-overland-tours: Huge
petrol-tanks and e.g. shortining the 1st gear and making the 5th gear longer of
BMWs. Tuning. Wider rims. Used motorcycles.... You, the rider, can they besides
the motorcycle when Dirk makes the total-check of your bike and you get personal
explanations and become more fit for your travel. Very recommendable ! Dirk also
takes care for the Tesch-BMW ! His one-man-garage is called "Do it !": Tel. /Fax
in Duisburg/Germany: Tel / Fax: 0049 (0) 2065 701669. Mobil No. 0179 4155007.
Email: dirk_erker@hotmail.com
13.01.2004 Next request for update.
18.09.1993 - 02.03.1994
Zuelch, Martin (German, born 20.02.1970)
+ Transafrica: Cairo - Cape Town. Martin
rode solo 22.000 km on a Kawasaki KLX 650
Purpose of tour: personal
experience; realising a long kept dream
Route: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South
Africa.
The best: Friendly people all over the place, Sudanese desert,
mountain landscape in Eritrea / Ethiopia, X-Mas at Victoria Falls, political situation
in Eritrea just after independence and in South Africa just before the first democratic
elections.
Worst times: Getting a bit too brave and trying to tackle
a track which the Michelin map classified as "impassable during the rainy season"
in Tanzania in the middle of the rainy season (mud holes that trucks disappeared
in); falling and overturning at about 80 km/h on a desert track in the Kalahari
(luckily no broken bones, but quite a concussion in spite of wearing a helmet)
Useful
tips for others: try to save every kg you can on your bike & equipment;
always travel with an open & unbiased mind; come to the TTT for lots more
useful tips!
Publication about the tour : Tourenfahrer 9/1995; Motorrad
News 2/1998
Earlier experiences: Hitchhiking through Morocco, Algeria
& Tunisia in 1989
Date of first contact with B.T.: Spring 1993 when
I returned with my new KLX 650 from Aachen and a new rack (The only one Bernd
Tesch ever made for a Kawasaki) and a lot of useful equipment and tips.
Visitor
of the Tesch-Meeting for World-Travellers: Four times since 1997 - 2002
January
2004: Plan: 3 weeks by car to desert in Libya. Part of Sahara: Hammadah al Hambrah.
Martin promised to bring me a bit of sand as a present.
17.10.1993 - 20.03.1995
Griep, Astrid
(born 1969) and Daniel Duwe (born 1971, both Germans). Astrids
homepage: www.womanontour.de
+
Transafrica: Nort > West > East > South-Africa. Astrid and
Daniel rode on one Honda Transalp 41.000 km through Africa.
Route:
Europe (Germany - Spain) - by ferry to Africa (Morocco - the Sahara we crossed
in company with Swiss car-salers - Mauretania - Mali - Cote d´Ivoire - Ghana.
Because there has been a revolution in Togo at this time the border was closed.
So we had to ride a "little round of 700 km" via Burkina Faso - Togo
- Benin - Nigeria - Cameroon - Central Africa - Zaire - arriving in Rwanda in
march 1994. Because of a visit of friends we left bike and equipment in Rwanda
and hitchhiked to Kenia. From here we flew home to Germany to earn money in summer.
A short time later after we left Rwanda the war started there. It is bad that
we lost all of our our bike and equipment there. But comparing this with the war
there this was not important. In october 1994 we flew with another used Honda
Transalp to Kenia to continue. Tansania - Malawi - Mocambique - Zimbabwe (Rafting
on the Zambesi-River!!!) - Namibia - South Africa (Capetown).
Purpose of
travel: Adventure, visiting other cultures, see diffrent countries
The
best: Crossing the Sahara, driving through Zaire, diving-course in Malawi,
Rafting on the Zambesi-River, driving through the deserted Kaokoveld in Namibia,
reaching Capetown after 41.000 km!
The Worst: Corruption in Westafrika,
especially in Zaire
Earlier experiences: Backpacking through Brasil,
Mexiko, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand. See her next trip Alasca - Tierra
del Fuego under Americas\NorthSouthAmerica
Useful tips to others: Don´t ask too many questions before you leave the first
time. Jjust do it ! It is easier then you imagine back home
05.1998 Personal
visit of Astrid visited. I was astonished to hear how easy she managed Alasca
- Tierra dle Fuego on her 350 ccm. She belongs to the few women who dare everything
and is always positive thinking. It is wonderful to listen to Astrid.
planing
again with her 350ccm SUZUKI. Who wants to travel next with her?
2001: Astrid
has been more than three times at the Tesch-Travel-Treffen: 1995, 1996, 1997.
B.T.: Astrid is a very intelligent-humores
and sweet-femine woman. She is a very experienced traveller and always waiting
for the next tour...
1994 - 02.04.1995
Lichey,
Peter and Dirk Schneider
+ Transafrika: North
> West > East > South-Africa. Peter and Dirk rode 30.300 kms
through 20 African countries with two BMW R 80 G/S in 5 months.
Route:
Marocko - Senegal - Cote D'Ivoire - Nigeria - Zaire - Uganda - Kenia - Namibia
- SA (Capetown)
The best: Christmas evening in a mountain village
Mali in Guinea.
01.05.1994: Participants of the 18.Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers.
01.04.1995 Both tried to finish their tour at exactly on the 17th. Meeting
for Mc-World-Travellers. They missed it one day, because the bikes were one day
late by ship. I liked their idea very much.
30.-31.03.1996 Participant of
the 18. Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers. They gave a slides-show: "Transafrika".
10.04.02 Peter wrote me that my Motorcycle-Meetings for World-Travellers caused
him to travel. Since 1992 he will visit the Tesch-Meeting this year 8 times.
03.11.1994 - 16.04.1995
Krämer, Peter (born 05.01.1961) http://home.t-online.de/home/peter.kraemer/
+ North and West-Africa. Peter (BMW R 100
GS) rode with Heinz Köstenberger (HONDA Africa Twin), Thomas Schmid (BMW R 100
GS) and Anita 17.200 kms through Westafrika.
Route: Germany - France
- Spain - Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal - Guinea - Cote d´Ivoire - Ghana
- Togo - Benin - Niger - Nigeria - Cameroon. By plane back to Paris. From here
back by bike to Germany.
Purpose of travel: I like to travel.
The
best: Many different, but nothing special.
The worst: Pushdown
on the last day and one hour from home. Had to stay 8 days in hospital.
Book
or publication : No.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: 1994
is a long time ago. My tips are not up to date.
19.01.1995 - 08.1996
and
Ca. 12.1997 - 20.02.1999
Gnoth, Anselm und Marianne
Haug
+ Trans-Africa two times:
Capetown - Cairo and Tanger - Capetown
19.01.1995-08.1996 Anselm rode
Trans-Africa solo by Mc BMW R 80 G/S 30.100 kms: Capetown - Kenia - Ethiopia -
Eritrea - with a lot of luck he got the transitvisa for Saudi Arabia in Eritrea
- Saudi Arabia - Jordan - Syria - Turkey - Germany. He gave a slides-show about
this at a "Tesch-Globetrotter-Meeting". For this tour I gave him the tip to put
a picture in his passport as a "priest with his black robe". At one border "the
holy man" even did not have to pay the fees!
05.1998 Letter from Congo Brazzaville
to Heinz and Christa Jansen (Trans-Africa-Traveller with HANOMAG 4 wheel drive
car, 2.5 years and 50.000 kms), of which I got a copy. The priest Anselm was so
fullfilled, that he wanted to discover Africa via the westroute. With two motorcycles
Anselm (BMW R 80 GS) and his girlfriend Marianne Haug (XT 600) are now on the
way: Germany - Spain - Maroc - Mauritania - Senegal - Togo - Nigeria - Cameroon
- Gabon - Congo Brazzaville - Congo Kinshasa (05.1998). After 4 weeks they made
the decision to fly with the motorcycle from Kinshasa/Zaire to Lubumbashi/Zambia
(2.600 kms to Zambia) because of the dangerous war-situation in Zaire. Friends
of them who went by car without a special permission in Zaire where stopped by
the police after 500 kms (which took them 2 weeks to travel). Police took their
car (which was not given back) and they had to leave the country. From Lusaka
Anselm and Marianne rode first north to Kenia (Lake Turkana) and then to Capetown.
06.09.91998 Letter from Mombasa (Kenia). They have travelled now 11 months
and make "holidays from travelling". They come back in march 1999: Now 31.000
kms. 23 countries, 19 African countries. Two times robbed. 1 time Malaria. Each
two fronttires, 3 backtires. 4000 l petrol. 800 l beer. 200 pushdowns. 6 times
motorcycles under water. 270 nights in tend. 22 nights just on hard grounds. 28
nights in beds. The most imprtant: Uncountable meetings with kind Africans. Vist
of 40 different churches. They met David Woodburn (see there) in Kampala.
20.02.1999 a postcard from Capetown: "We are sad to leave this fascinatic continent
Africa after 17 months and 52.000 kms". 26.03.99 As wonderful surprising guests
Anselm and Marianne showed up on the "21th Meeting of Motorcycle-WORLD-Travellers"
26.03.99, just being home in Germany a few days after working back on a ship.
Marianne and Anselm wilh give a slides-show at the "23rd
Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers in april 2001".
04.2000 Anselm
was sacrified as a priest.
25.09.1995 - 12.05.1997
Daniela
Drechsel and Offergeld, Gerd
+
Transafrica somehow: Nort > West > South > East-Africa. The
plummer Gerd (BMW R 80 G/S) and the civil-engineer Daniela (DR 350) rode 14.000
km with BMW and SUZUKI DR 350 28.000 kms.
Route: Germany (Aachen)
- Luxembourg - France - Spain - Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal - Gambia - Senegal
- Guinea (Conakry). In Guinea Gerd was hit by a truck and the mc was destroyed.
They flew to South Africa. Here Gerd bought there a DR 350. South Africa - Namibia
- Botswana - Zimbabwe - Mocambique - Malawi - Tanzania - Rwanda - Uganda - Kenia.
Both sold their DR 350 and flew back to Germany.
The best: Desert
of Mauretania. Capetown - Elisabeth most besides the official road. North
of Namibia. North of Mocambique to Malawi.
The Worst: Accident
in Guinea.
1978 1st contact
1994 / 5 visitor of Tesch-Mc-Meeting
04.11.1995 - 01.03.1996
Lamers, Harald und Udo (Dutch) www.gopherpublishers.com
Ride till it hurts...
+ Transafrica. The
BikeBrothers Harald & Udo rode with two SUZUKI DR600 25.000 km through 18
African countries.
Purpose of Tour: learning cultures, discovering
Africa.
Route: Europe (Netherlands - Belgium - Spain) - Africa (Morocco
- Mauretania - Senegal - Mali - Burkina Faso - Niger - Nigeria - Cameroons - Central
Africa - Zaire - Uganda - Kenia - Tanzania - Malawi - Sambia - Zimbabwe - Botswana
- South Africa.
The best: Zaire, very adventurous riding.
The
worst: Zaire, too much corruption, 2 times arrested.
Earlier / later
experiences of motorcycle tours: All our motorcycle tours are made on Suzuki
DR600's.
01.06.1991 - 01.09.1991: Canada - USA - Mexico. 24.000 km.
04.11.1993
- 03.02.1994: Australia. 23.000 km
01.11.1997 - 05.03.1998: South America:
Venezuela- Brasil - Bolivia - Peru - Chile - Argentinia. 24.000 km
11.05.2001-
01.10.2002: Asia: Holland - Germany - Tsjechie - Slowakije - Hongaria - Rumania
- Bulgaria - Turkey - Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - Thailand - Laos - Vietnam
- Cambodia - Malaysia - New Zealand - Australia - Japan - Russia - Baltic States.
64.000 km.
Information: Our website is: www.geocities.com/bikebrothers.
Harald's book is available at the Verlag Gopher. Book: "Waar de weg opgoudt".
Dwars door Africa. 2001. 8 chapters. 258 pp. 18 b&w pictures. In Dutch language.
B.T. in 12.2002: Both have been several times on the "Motorcycle-Meeting
for World-Travellers". I am still grateful that they offered me a wonderful
picture for my catalogue many years ago.
10.1995
Tesch, Bernd
http://www.berndtesch.de
+
Namibia. Bernd rode solo 3000 kms (1.700 kms off-road without falling)
in 4 weeks around Namibia with YAMAHA XT 500. He visited the nature people Ovahimbas
in the north near border of Angola. Before he had to drive a Volkswagen bus within
two days from Windhoek to Capetown for firm ASCO car hire and came back by bus.
The best: I found information about the historical Motorcycle Travellers
Robert Suhr (rode in 1933 as the first with a BMW from Windhoek - Cairo - Germany)
and Robert Schultheiss (1934 with a Tornax-sidecar Germany (Trier) - Cairo
- Windhoek). Arndt Asmus (owner of ASCO) was inspired at two Tesch-Treffen to
cross Africa with Thomas Buse. After he came back he crossed Africa again with
his 19 year girl fried Constanze in a Land Rover 109. Now they have a big firm
with a garage for cars and motorcycles and hire cars. Anrndt kindly offered his
"Trans-Africa XT 500 to Bernd Tesch.
The Worst: Ovahimbas showed me a "track"
back from the mountains. It was a river bed with extremely big stones which I
had to climb fo a bout 5 kms. Worst route I ever had in Africa (111.111 kms).
30.-31.03.1996 Participant of the 18. Meeting for Mc-World-Travellers. B.T.
gave a slides-show: "Namibia".
1996
Gut, Ted
+ Kenya. Der deutsche frühzeitig
pensionierte Lehrer Ted Gut (Tel / Fax 0049(0)8662-419990) vertritt in Deutschland
die "Diani Marine Kenya" (P.O.Box 340. Ukunda Kenya. email: dimarine@africaonline.co.ke).
Ted ist aber einige Monate pro Jahr in Kenya. Ted hat seit 1996 seine Leidenschaft
fürs Motorrad-Reisen entdeckt und somit einen neuen Anlaufpunkt für
Motorrad - Traveller in Kenya erdacht. Sicher ein schöner Anlaufpunkt zum
Relaxen am Indischen Ozean. Der Schweizer Rudi Schlatter betreibt in der Nähe
eine Motorrad-Werkstatt. Der Belgier Christain Colette eine Auto-Werkstatt. Der
Inhaber von "Diani Marine" ist seit 1979 der Deutsche Thomas Sollacher. Er hat
ein kleines mit Schilf gedecktes Hotel mit ca. 10 Zimmern (22 Zimmer) in Ukunda,
ca. 30 km südlich von Mombasa, ca. 100 m vom Strand mit Palmen und einigen
eigenen Schiffen. Er bietet Unterkunft, Garten mit Bar, Swimmingpool, Grillplatz,
Tauchen, Tauchausbildung, See- und Landsafaris und Urlaubsorganisation. Obwohl
die Preise Zimmer-Preise niedrig sind, kann man dort auch sein Zelt notfalls aufstellen.
10.02.1996 - 0 4.06.1996
Büttner, Volker" (German, born 24.08.1967) and Ralf Schiffers (German, born 08.11.1965) www.buettnervolker.de
+ Germany - Togo . Volker ( BMW R 100 GS) and Ralf Schiffers ( BMW R80 G/S) rode from Germany ( Colonia) to Togo ( Lome ) 14.000 kms.
Purpose of your travel: fullfill my dream
Route : Germany ( Colonia ) - ??? - Africa ( M orocco - Mauretania - Senegal ( Dakar ) - Mali - Ivory Coast - Ghana - Togo - and then ??
Highlights: crossing the desert, reaching Dakar , people in Ghana
The worst: Malaria in Togo , Police in Bamako , lost the track in the desert
Book or publication : homepage.
My useful informations and TIPS for others: don't look back - there is always a light at the end of the tunnel (or desert)
Earlier experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Egypt 1989 with streetbikes.
20.04.2008 1st summary.
20.04.2008 First request for update
22.04.2008 Second request
01.06.1996 - 06.06.1997
Gregg J. Flower (Danish) http://www.gregg@forum.dk
+ Trans-Africa: Denmark >Egypt > Saudi Arabiy
> Capetown.. 38 year old Gregg travelled on a new Cagiva W16, 600
ccm. 40.000 kms. The first 20.000 kms of the trip was done with Carsten Bistup
also on a Cagiva W16.
Purpose: Visiting save the children projects.
Writing articles and photography.
Route: Denmark - Germany - Poland
- Chech Rep - Slovak Rep - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria - Turkey - Syria - Lebanon
- Syria - Jordan - Egypt - Saudi - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Kenya - Tanzania - Zanzibar
- Kenya - Sudan - Uganda - Rwanda - Tanzania - Malawi - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Zambia
- Namibia - Botswana - South Africa, where the bike was shipped home from Cape
Town.
Most interesting country: Sudan.
Hell on earth: Egypt.
18.09.1996 - 01.07.1997
Türk, Sabine
(born 15.12.1966) and Franz Löhle (21.12.1968, both Germans)
+
Transafrica: Germany - Morocco - Capetown. Sabine (YAMAHA XT 600) and Franz (BMW R 100 GS) rode ca. 25.000 kms.
Route:
Germany (Kleve/Köln) - France - Spain - Morocco - Mauretania - Senegal (4
weeks stay) - Mali - Burkina-Faso - Togo (7 weeks of stay because Sabine had Malaria)
- war in Zaire - borders to Nigeria closed because of rebellion in Nigeria - via
freighter (with 50 refugees from Togo, Mali and Burkina-Faso we had to stay for
8 days on the ship) to Libreville in Gabon - by motorcycyle to Point Noire - Kongo
- (5 weeks stay because of Malaria, borders closed to Zaire, could not get a ship)
- with French surply-boat with a captain of Malaysia to Angola (Luanda) - by motorcycle
through Angola to Namibia - Botswana - South Africa (Capetown).
Purpose
of travel: It was the plan of Franz to visit his oncle in South Africa in
Pretoria! He promised his uncle: If I come then by motorcycle ! This was 10 years
ago since this time he collectes experiences in Europe, East Europe and North
Africa. At first with his XT 500 and then with BMW R 100 GS. 6 weeks before he
start to travel to Africa, we fall in love. At first Franz started alone as far
as Agadir (Morocco). Then he didn't want to go on solo. So I (Sabine) took a flight
to Agadir in Januar 1996 and we rode back to Germany on his bike. We decided to
do this journey together at 18th of ocktober 1996. 3 months before we started
the trip I (Sabine) made the driving licence for the motobike. Back in Germany:
August 1997
The best: - All the little funnyest things with people
and their friendship. Die fascinating landscape and our journey through Angola.
Visit of Etosha-Parks in Namibia ! Krüger-National-Park ! All "Big Five" ! To
reach Capetown by sunshine and a view to the table mountain. Visit of Straussenfarm
in Cape Point.
The Worst: Eine Piste die mehr aus Bergen und riesigen
Steinen bestand und unser Tagesdurchschnittskilometer 16 km/h betrug, haben die
Mopeds mehr heben und schieben müssen in voller Montour und bei ca. 38 Grad!!
Wurden aber durch Landschaftliche Highlights entschädigt!! - an accident with
an einheimischen Frau in Mali. Hat mich (Sabine) 2 Tage ausgenockt ! Die Frau
ist mir ins Mottorrad gelaufen. Ich war nicht sehr schnell (50 km/h) und die Strasse
sehr breit. Völlig unerklärlich warum sie über mein Vorderrad springen wollte.
Vielleicht wollte sie als Kühlerfigur mitfahren?? - Malaria in Togo, quälte mich
7 Wochen mit Malaria. Artzt behauptete ich hätte keine Malaria weil ich kein Fieber
hatte!! Ein Trugschluss da es auch einheimische gibt die ohne Fieber reagieren!!!
Extrem schlechte Piste nach Piont Noire musten wegen Malaria aufgeben und den
Zug nach Point Noire nehmen. Franz jetzt auch mit Malaria. Endlich durch einen
Test Malaria bestätigt und erfolgreich behandelt, es folgten 2 Wochen mit starken
Muskelschmerzen und ständigen Schwächezuständen. Habe uns erst in Nambia davon
erholt! - In Pretoria bekommt Franz Windpocken mit hohem Fieber. Ca. 2 Wochen
ausgenockt!! - 2. Unfall in Südafrika auf dem Weg nach Capetown. Bin (Sabine)
Franz mit 120 km/h in die Koffer gefahren. Franz muste ein Ausweichmanöver wegen
Schafen fahren!! Konnte, da leider völlig durchgefrohren und steif, nicht mehr
mithalten. Hatte aber nur blaue Flecke am Arm und einen etwas steifen Nacken.
Franz war o.k. Franz hatte in der Nacht darauf eine leichte Lebensmittelvergiftung!
02.11.(ab Garmisch) - 03.11.1996 an Tunis - Tibesti - 15.12.97
(an Douala).
Tina Müller und Hans
Ostler
+ Tunisia - Libya - Chad - Cameroun.Die
für viele Jahre durch die politischen, auch kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen
gesperrte Nord - Süd - Verbindung Tunesien - Libyen - Cameroun haben
Tina und Hans erstmalig gemeistert.
Die Idee kam Tina nachdem Klaus Därr das Tibesti mit einem Mercedes Geländewagen
bereist hatte und die Reisen in Algerien durch die inneren politischen Auseinandersetzungen
(Islamisierung) ohne militärische Sicherheitsbegleitung nicht mehr möglich
sind. Heinz Holzmann war 1975/76 der erste Motorrad - Fahrer im Tchad. Tina und
Hans sind die ersten, die Nord - Süd mit dem Motorrad gefahren sind, wobei
Tina die gesamte Strecke auf dem Motorrad gefahren ist. Ein Begleitfahrzeug ist
notwendig, weil es auf ca. 2500 km keine gesicherte Versorgung gibt. Die Fahrt
eines solo fahrenden Motorrad - Travellers auf dieser Verbindung steht noch aus.
Ca. 1997 Tina and Hans gave a slide-show at the Tesch-Travel-Treffen
B.T.: First person and woman who rode by motorcycle Libya
- Chad - Cameroun at all.
15.09.1995
- 03.02.1996
Dülks, Alexander Dr. (German,
27.10.68) www.duelks.de
+ Southern Africa.
Alexander rode solo through Southern Africa with Honda Transalp 15.000
km and combined the trip with a 4 months practical medical training at the University
of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Route: Düsseldorf-Durban (ZA)
(Fly & Bike), Naude's Nek-Pass, Qeenstown, Port Elisabeth, Plettenberg Bay,
Knysna, George, Oudtshoorn, Swartberg Pass, Prince Albert, Cape Town, Cape of
Good Hope, Stellenbosch, Franschoek, Blouwbergstrand, Lamberts Bay, Springbok,
Fish River Canyon (NA), Keetmanshop, Mariental, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Windhoek,
Etosha National Park, Grootfontein, Caprivi Strip, Victoria Falls (ZW), Hwange
National Park, Bulawayo, Matobo National Park, Great Zimbabwe National Monument,
Birchenough Bridge, Hot Springs, Chimanimani National Park, Buffalo Range, Beitbridge
(ZA), Pietersburg, Middelburg,
Volksrust, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Drakensberge,
Lesotho, Sodwana Bay, Durban, 15.000 km; Durban-Düsseldorf (D) (Fly &
Bike)
Purpose of travel: Landscape, Freedom, Biking, Training at the
University Hospital of Durban, ZA .
The best: Numerous, among all Royal
Natal NP, Cape Town, Sossousvlei in Namib, Etosha NP, Victoria Falls, Chimanimani
NP, student life in Durban.
The worst: Hit a cow in Natal. Ignored
a Highway Patrol in Natal (I was lucky and got off, but stupid thing to do)
Book or publication: -
Useful informations and TIPS for others:
see www.duelks.de
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:
Iberian peninsula
Plan: 06.10.02
- 20.02.2003 SAmerika with Britta Duelks.
14.02.1997 - 23.12.1998
Noy, Paul Trans-Africa (Dutch,
born in Switzerland) http://www.paulnoyverlag.com
+ Transafrica 2 times. The The computer
engineer Paul crossed Africa in 22 months N-S and S-N on a YAMAHA TT 600 with
54.000 km.
Route: Switzerland (14.2.1997) - Italy (Genova to Tunis
with ferry boat) - Tunisia - Libya - Tchad (Tibesti) - Cameroon - because
of war in Congo and Zaire and a broken foot he flew to South Africa (Johannesburg)
- Lesotho - South Africa (Capetown) - Namibia (3 weeks living with the Himbas)
- back to South Africa (Capetown) - Swaziland - Zimbabwe - Mozambique ((the river
Rio rovuma that builds the northern border got crossed on a small wooden-tree-boat)
- Tansania - Kenia - Ethiopia - Sudan (By ferry boat from Wadi Halfa to Aswan)
- Eygpt - Israel - Cyprus - Greece - Italy - Switzerland (23.12.1998).
05.08.1999:
Paul told me today that he owns my book "Afrika Motorrad Reisen" but did not have
contact before with me. Paul has finished his book about his in some parts incredible
route but is still searching a publisher. He probably will come to the 22. Meeting
of Motorcycle - WORLD - Traveller in 2000.
Purpose of travel: ........
fun and enjoy the experience. Since this trip I love tribes!
The best:
-joining a stuntshow on own bike. Jumping through flames. -releasing a ship in
front of the mozamican coast from a cable by a 27h divingjob where the water is
2000 m deep. -Made it!
The worst: rains in the borderregion from Ethiopia
to Sudan got stuck for three days in the mud and after I made it to Sudan got
in jail for suspected spy. Damned!
Book or publication: maybe coming.
(watch my homepage)
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ....loose
weight on your bike and don't expect to travel in luxury!
Earlier Experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours:... Motorbikes are the best way to travel! definatly!
05.08.1999: Paul told me today that he owns my book "Afrika Motorrad Reisen" but
did not have contact before with me. Paul has finished his book about his in some
parts incredible route but is still searching a publisher.
B.T.:
Paul has a good stile of writing and hopefully will publish his book. He made
this very rare route through Tchad / Tibesti.
01.05.1997
- 16.06.1998
Lisa Schibisch and
Christian Frei http://www.motorrad-fernreisen.de
+ Transafrica: Capetown -
Cairo - Germany. The webmaster Christian and his girlfriend Lisa
rode 39.000 kms in 13 months Capetown - Cairo
- Germany with two YAMAHA XT 600 E.
Route:
Souht Africa (Capetown) - Swaziland - South Africa - Namibia - Botswana - Simbabwe
- Mocambique - Malawi - Tansania - Kenia - Uganda - Kenia - Ethiopia - Eritrea
(Asmara - boat to Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) and by boat to Egypt (Suez) - Israel
- Jordania - Israel - Greece - Turkey - Italy -Switzerland - Germany (Bottrop).
Earlier rides: Türkei, Tunesien, Europa, Alaska-Feuerland
Highlihts: Namibia. Mocambique. Ttanzania (Zanzibar).
Eritrea. Especially to meet wild animals in nature.
The
Worst: Too high prices in Nationalparks. Samburus, who attacked us with as speer
and stones. Children in Ethiopia, who tried to jump in front of the motorcycle
and threw stones. Dangerous minitaxis and goats and animals on the road. Traffic
in big cities (Cairo, Kampala).
12.1998 + several months
Dienger,
Kurt und Isabelle Jomini (Swiss)
Africa.
This couple plan to start in 12.1998 with two KTM an African Tour for some months.
28.05.01 No email
Way down: 18.04.1999 - 10.11.2001
Way up: 06.09.2002
- 10.01.2004
de le Vingne, Tanguy (Belgium, born 25.11.65) http://tanguydlv.free.fr
Way down: + Transafrica: North-
West- Central - East - South Africa.
Way back:
+ Transafrica: South- West-
North- Africa..
Tanguy planned to ride solo around the world for 1.5
years with a Suzuki DR 600. He ended up riding around Africa for almost 5 years,
80.000km, most of it with Daniela Ruegsegger (Yamaha XT 600) whom he met in Tanzania.
How
many kms way down ????
How many kms way back ????
Route way down from Belgium
(Brussels) - South Africa (Cape Town): Belgium (Brussels) - France (04.1999)
- Spain - Morocco (may) - Sahara Occidental (june) - Mauritanie (june) - Sénégal
(june) - Mali (Tombouctou+Dogon july) - Burkina Faso (July) - Ghana (august) -
Togo (septemer) - Bénin (september) - Nigeria (october) - Cameroun (october)
- Rep. Centrafrique (november) - Rep Démocratic of Congo (décembre)
- Uganda (décember) - Kenya (1 + 2 + 3 jan - july 2000) - Tanzania + Zanzibar
+ Tanzania (02 juily-nov) - Mozambique (décember) - Malawi + Cape Maclear
(january 2001) - Zambia (march) - Zimbabwé (april . may) - Swaziland (august)
- Lesotho (september) - Afrique du Sud 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 juin 2001- september 2002
Route way up South Africa (Cape Town) - Belgium (Brussels): Way back: South Africa : Departure from Cape Town on Septembre 6, 2002 via Citrusdal
(Sept 7), Garies, Vioolsdrift on Orange River - Namibian border (Sept 8-9) Namibia
(Sept 10) Ai-Ais + Fish River Canyon (Sept 10-13), Hobas, Luderitz (Sept 16),
Maltahohe, Windhoek - Namibia capital (Sept 19, Oct 1), Speetshoogte pass, Solitaire
(Oct 5), Sossus Vlei - Dead Vlei -Namib desert (Oct 6-7), Swakopmund(Oct 8-12),
Cape Cross, Mile 108 (1), Uis(1), Sesfontein(2), Puros, Orupembe, Sanitatas, Opuwo,
Oshakati (4 nights: oct 23-27). Angola (Oct 27) Ondjiva(1), Xangongo(2), village
between Mucope & Quiteve(2), Mulondo(1), Matala(1), Lubango(6 nights: nov
3-9), Namibe(3), Caraculo, Munkengo(1), Bibala, Lola(2), Quilengues(2), Chongoroi(1),
Benguita(3), Baia Forta(3), Sumbe(1night, nov 24), Luanda - capital of Angola
(nov 24 - dec 16), Caxito, Quifuata(1), Uige, Bungo(dec 23), Muchinga, Nsosso(Christmas),
Damba(dec 26), Maquela do Zombo(dec 27-29). Dem. Rep of Congo (January 3, 2003)
- Kinshasa (January 6-19) - Congo Brazzaville (January) - Brazzaville (January
18) - Gabon (March) - Franceville (March 5), Libreville (marsh 18 - april 12),
Ntoum, Mela, Assok, Mbc, Medouneu(april 20) Equatorial Guinea - Bata (May 6) -
Cameroon - Yaounde (May 27) - Bafoussan - Nigeria Kano (August) - Niger (Zinder)
>>>>- Algeria - Spain - France - Switzerland - Belgium.
>>it
would be great if we could leave the much more and interesting information above.
AND you could add the same information from your site for the rest of the route.
Purpose of travel: Must have been several of them; I can't remember them
all; definitely freedom.
The best: Few magic seconds here and there.
>>>Nobody
will believe this in such a wonderful long travel ! It would be very nice if you
could inform your reasders with a few more short details
The worst: approaching too much freedom.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:
none
Useful tips for others: ???
>>>Here I and the readers
would be very grateful for a short information how you managed to cross Angola
and Congo.
1999 First contact
27.10.2003 Took this information from his
website
28,02.2004 Next request for update
25.01.1999
Boyce Noel
NAMIB-KALAHARI SAFARI Namibia - Botswana - South Africa http://www.freedomafrica.com
Noel, Chairman "Africa Touring Club" in Capetown, invited me to take part in a
rallye like "Paris-Dakar" in the southern African hemisphere: 20 days from 2nd
to 21st of september 1999 with maximum 200 motorcycles and 75 4WDs. The rallye
gives the amateur on-offroad biker and 4WD enthusiast the opportunity to experience
the thrills of an event without the inherent risks of "Paris-Dakar" through
three countries. I know SA and can promise you that you will like it very much!
I will be in Australia but YOU can take part! Give me an email I will transport
it to them. They offer Harley-Tours as well...
06.03.1999 - ca.
09.2001
Goorberg, Chris van de (Dutch)
+
Transafrica.
25.02.1999: The plummer Chris worked for 12 years.
Last year he has been in Australia by backpacking. There he got the idea that
there is more to see in the world and he should look more for adventure. Therefore
he stopped working and sold his house. So far he toured a lot in Europa by motorcycle.
He will leave Holland with YAMAHA XT 600 with Tesch-Equipment trying to ride to
South Africa via Mauretania. He does not have any timelimite. He hopes to make
a lot of friends "on the road" and is searching for a job for some time in South
Africa. He will inform me by email.
Route: Holland - North Africa -
Marocco - Mauretania - Senegal - Mali (Bamako - Timbuktou). After he travelled
in West-Africa he met up with Tanguy from Belgium in Mali. With him he travelled
in Burkina Faso - Ghana - Togo - Benin - Nigeria - Cameroon. From Ekang to Mamfe
it took us 3 days for 80 kms. - C.A.R - we had to wait 4 days at the Garoea Bolai
border - then had to turn back to cross 500 km more south. Visited the Pygmees
- then crossed to Congo in december 99 in a piroggue - 1500 km in Congo, heavy
roads but fabules - Christmas day we crossed to Uganda - there we split and I
rode to nord east: Uganda - Kenia - lake Turkana - Tanzania - Malawi - here I
broke my colourbone when I crashed in Nkota-Nkota gamereserve - Mozambique - Malawi
- Zambia - Zimbabwe - Botswana - South Africa - here on the first day in SAfrica
I had an accident and broke the moterbike and my other colourbone. The insurance
from the one how caused the accident payed me a new XR 600 - with this I travelled
in SAfrica - Swaziland - Lesotho and parked it some were when I flew to Madagascar.
Last september he sold the bike in ??.
01.05.99 Chris informed me by email
about the latest news about the route from Tanger - Layoune - Dakar. In "practise"
there is no need to have a "Carnet de Passage" for motorcycles, although the official
law changed 01.02.99 which means that you MUST have Carnet de Passage for Mauretania.
20.09.99 From Benin: He liked his mc-trip very much and rode 20.000 kms without
big problems. In Guinee he broke my his back suspention and the frame, because "I was was so stupid to think I was in "Paris-Dakar-Rallye" speeding up too much
and not seeing a very big hole.
29.10.2001 I am flying to Canada on the 8
of november for a new adventure. Many greetings to all travelers on this nice
world.
03.03.1999 (SA, Capetown) - 18.06.2000 (Sweden, Stockholm)
Bovin, Anette (Swedish) no www.
+ Trans-Africa: Capetown > Cairo > Europe. Anette (31) rode solo on her SUZUKI DR 350 about 40.000 kms. Her originally
plan was to travel 6-8 months but she came back after 15 months. Very broke...
because she would have liked to continue. "It was great !!! and really just positive
travelling alone as a female". I got to see "both sides".
Route:
South Africa (Capetown) - Namibia - Botswana - Zimbabwe - Zambia - Zimbabwe -
South Africa - Malawi - Mocambique - Tanzania - (crossing the Rovuma river) -
Zanzibar - Tanzania - Malawi - Tanzania - Kenya - Uganda - Kenya (Nairobi - Marsabit)
- Ethiopia (Moyale - Addis - circel in Ethiopia - Galabit) - Sudan (Khartoum -
Atbara - along the railway to Wadi Halfa in company with an English guy) - Egypt
- by ferry from Egypt to Greece and Italy - through a freeeeezing cold Europe
to Sweden (Stockholm)... Anette did not ride back via Syria because of lack
of money.
The best: Etiophia (for its culture, scenery and "GREAT"
roads for the SUZUKI). Sudan (lovely desert and amazing people! They
stuff you with brown beans...). Namibia and Mozambique!
The Worst: Beeing very tirsty and burning the tung on the boiling water I carried on the
bike. Struggling with the bike in deep sand having to take lots of luggage off
before I could manage to lift it. So...I guess I can not really complain!!!!!!
B.T.: I thing Anette "is the first woman at all,
at least the first Swedish woman who rode most of the parts of Transafrica
Capetown-Cairo by her own without ONE friend". As far as I know "no women
rode solo on a solo-bike that much in Africa". It is historical unknown (by missing
dates so far) if Theresa Wallach rode more kms on her historical ride England
> Trans-Africa and back from Capetown > England in 1934/6 with her sidecar.
10.08.1999 - 13.09.1999
Möhle, Carsten (German, born 13.09.1964)
www.bwana.de
+
Africa East-West. Carsten traveled on the wheelsteps of the first motorcar
11.000 km through Africa. Originally German Officer Paul Graetz did it in a Mercedes
Benz build in Gaggenau 1907 within 630 days. Carsten used a Merceds Benz Unimog
from Gaggenau build in 1967 and did it within a months.
Travel Companions:
Wife Carmen, Daughter Jennifer, Mechanic Hermann, Camerateam Gerhard and Timo,
Jounalist Anne.
Route: Africa 11.000 kms. Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania
- Lake Tanganjika - Ujiji - MV. Liemba - Zambia: Mpulungu - Kasama - Serenje -
Livingstone - Zimbabwe: Bulawayo -South Africa: Johannesburg, Botswana: Serowe
- Maun -Ghanzi - Namibia: Gobabis -Windhoek - Swakopmund.
Purpose of travel: To compare the challenges from the original travel of the German "Indiana
Jones" Paul Graetz in 1907 -09 with modern road conditions and "modern"
vehicles.
The best: Welcome Back party >from Namibian Old Wheelers
with digging for petrol and beer.
The worst: Malaria of three tour
members while testing different anti-mosquito sprays.
Book or publication:
Professionell VHS Video 100 minutes, 14 magazine Articles.
Useful informations
and TIPS for others: on www.bwana.de
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Caprivi + Somalia UN Missions, Zaire 1995.
B.T.: Casten produced a 60 mintes
video which is available via his homepage.
10.10.1999 - + 09.08.2000
Bruns, Markus (German, born 12.08.1974) and Apie Jebli (Moroccan) and
Wolfgang Staudenmeyer (= Staudy, German)
+ Europe -
North - West -, East - Africa. They started with 6 motorcycles. After
3 weeks in Morocco three of our friends Hanno Hardebol, Jörg Schildt and Oliver
Röber went back. Apie and Markus and Staudy rode togehter until Cameroun. Apie
and Markus continued until Kenia. Markus rode one month solo more in East Africa.
After 303 days through 18 countries and 28.000 kms he came back. It cost him ca.
25.000 DM. The petrol cost were between 1 DM and 3 $ US in Zaire. Markus lost
13 kg. "It is not my last big journey !"
Route: Germany -
Spain - Morocco - Mauretania (with train to Atar - Chinguitti - Nouakchott) -
Senegal (Dakar) - Gambia (Banjul) - Guinee (Conakry -Fouta Djalon) - Cote d´Ivore
(Yamoussoukro - Abidjan) - Ghana (we celebrated Chismas and the millenium in Accra)
- Togo (visit to Alice) - Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou - we met the Rallye "Dakar
- Cairo" - Bobo) - Mali (Djenne - Mopti - Dogon - piroge to Tombouctou -
Gao) - Niger (Niamey - Agadez - Air mountains - Zinder - Tschad (circled lake
Tchad) - Cameroun (because Apie broke his leg we had a 6 weeks stop in Douala.
Staudy flew from Douala including his bike to South Africa. We continued to Yaounde)
- Centra Africa (Bangui - Zemio) - Zaire (1100 kms very bad tracks. After 400
kms Apie broke the same leg again - we continued to Uganda (Murchinson Nat.Park
- Kampala) - Kenia (Nairobi - Apie flew back. Markus stayed another month: Lake
Nakuru - Masai Mara) -Tansania (Ngorongoro - Zansibar) - Kenia (Mombasa - viseted
Diani: Ted Gut (Thomas Sollacher).
19.07.1999: Plan
Europe - North - West -, East - Northeast - Africa. The German Markus
visited me for recomendation for his intended tour through Africa. He (with SUZUKI
DR 650 SE) and his Moroccan/Dutch Mc-friend Apie Jebli (with HONDA XR 600)
will start in october 1999 for about 6-8 months. They intend to travel from North-
to West-Africa via Mauretania. In West-Africa they want to make a huge circle
through West-Africa before trying to cross Central-Africa. I told Markus that
I have not heard about anyone who succeeded to reach East-Africa via Zaire/Rep.
Congo since 1998 after the war. From East-Africa they want to travel south or
northeast via Ethiopia - Eritrea - Sudan - Egypt. If they really succeed to ride
all this ways it would be one of the most difficult transcontinent rides at all.
The industry mechanic Markus flew back 05.08.2000 to the Voodoo Meeting in Zürich
7 Switzerland.
Publications: No.
Markus´Earlier experiences: Abi has crossed Africa already with HONDA 600 XR in 1992: Algeria - West-Africa
- Central Africa - South Africa.
Markus has been two times in Libya: 04.10.-31.10.1997
with BMW R 100 PD. On this tour the cardan chaft broke after 1 week, but he travelled
then with a sidecar. 30.10.-02.12.1998 with SUZUKI DR 650 SE about 6.500 kms.
About 2000 kms off-road and 300 kms dunes including Wau en Namus.
21.10.1999 - 21.02.2000
Walter, Anne-Katrin (German,
22) and Martin Steiniger (German, 26)
+ North-
and West-Africa. The student of landscapearchitecture Anne and the
geometer Martin rode four months on ONE Yamaha TT 600 through North-
and West-Africa. 17.000 kms from Cap Blanc (Tunisia) to Cape Coast (Ghana).
Route: Germany - Tunesia (Tunis - Leptis Magna - Ghadames - Sebha - Ghat)
- Algeria (Djanet - Tamanrasset - HoggarRound - Niger (Assamaka - Agadez - AirRound
- Niamey) - Mali (Gao - Mopt) - Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou - Bobo Dioulasso) -
Ghana (Tamale - Kumasi - Accra).
The best: Invitation in a 40-people-family
in Libya. Great desert in Libya/Algeria. Phantastical Hoggar. One-week-roundtrip
in the Air mountains only for riding the dirt tracks. Spend some days in between
the rallyecamp PARIS - DAKAR in Niamey. Meeting very friendly people in Burkina
Faso.
The Worst: Problems with the f...ing back-rear of the bike. Money
for everything in (black Africa) Niger/Mali. This meens the regions where no TOUAREGS
live....
Book or publication: 11 articels in my local newspaper called "Freie Presse". 1 article in the April-Issue from "Syburger"-Verlag.
Useful information: Try to connect me via Bernd Tesch how to prepare the
YAMAHA TT 600 for a long trip with two persons;.
15.04.1998 1st contact
07.05.2001 B.T. got this summary
ellen umfahren koennen, nichts wie los.
Wollen vor Ende Jahr in Europa sein. Bis zum naechsten Tesch-Treffen sollte es
klappen.
Tschuess Daniela
Route: Tanguy & Daniela return trip (from
Cape Town) Français
List of Countries
Map of Africa
South Africa
Way down: 19.11.1999 - 30.06.2001 Cairo - Capetown
Way up: 16.09.2002
?? - ??.??.2003 Capetown - West- Nord-Africa -Tunis
Ruegsegger,
Daniela (Swiss, 25.02.1974) http://tanguydlv.free.fr
Cairo - Capetown. The Swiss office-worker
(still searching for the best "job") Daniela (25) rode solo Switzerland
- Cairo - Capetown with a YAMAHA XT 600 E. 33,000 kms.
Route: Switzerland
- Italy - France - Tunisia - Libya - Egypt - Sudan (1,5 months) - Ethiopia (2
months, Gonder - Axum - Adigrat - Woldia - Lalibela - Bahir Dar - Addis
Ababa - Arba Minch - Jinka - Lake Turkana) - Kenia (Nairobi) - Uganda - Rwanda
- Tanzania - Mozambique - Malawi - Zambia - Zimbabwe - South African.
The
best: The whole trip was a "genial experience"! I love "Sudan and
Ethiopia"
The worst: nichts an das ich mich erinnern kann. Bin
immer noch bei bester Gesundheit, der Rest ist nebensächlich.
Informationen
und Tips: Fahr los....und nimm dir alle Zeit der Welt!!!!20.07.1999 First contact
with Daniela. 24.07.1999 Recommendation in Zweifall.
30.06.01 Cape Agulhas
(suedlichster Punkt Afrikas)
01.07.01 Cape of Good Hope.
11.2000 Report
about Sudan Ethiopia in German mc-magazine "Tourenfahrer" and in
Swiss Motorradzeitschrift "TOEFF (CH)"
06.09.2002 Daniela started
to ride back trough Africa and plans to be in Switzerland in summer 2003. She
is accompined by her Belgian friend Tanguy now.
Back-Plan: 15.09.02
until summer 2003 Zweiter Reise: Kapstadt Schweiz im Duo.
Geplante
Rückreise zusammen mit Tanguy de le Vingne: Südafrika Namibia
Angola Kongo Kamerun Nigeria - Niger Algerien
Marokko (Reiseroute hängt von Sicherheitslage der jeweiligen Länder
ab).
23.10.2003 Next request for update
26.10.2003 Hallo Bernd: Ja, sind
immer noch on the road. Sind wie geplant gefahren: Suedafrika - Namibia - Angola
- DRC - Congo - Gabon - Aequatorialguinea - Kamerun - Nigeria - Niger - Algerien.
Sind inzwischen in Tamanrasset, Algerien. Keines der Laender stellte ein Problem
dar.
Adam Shani hatten wir damals in Mozambique getroffen, lass ihn ganz lieb
von uns gruessen. Die Route ist kein Problem und falls, dann wird er die ProblemstDeparture
from Cape Town on Septembre 6, 2002 via Citrusdal (Sept 7), Garies, Vioolsdrift
on Orange River - Namibian border (Sept 8-9)
Namibia (Sept 10)
Ai-Ais
+ Fish River Canyon (Sept 10-13), Hobas, Luderitz (Sept 16), Maltahohe, Windhoek
- Namibia capital (Sept 19, Oct 1), Speetshoogte pass, Solitaire (Oct 5), Sossus
Vlei - Dead Vlei -Namib desert (Oct 6-7), Swakopmund(Oct 8-12), Cape Cross, Mile
108 (1), Uis(1), Sesfontein(2), Puros, Orupembe, Sanitatas, Opuwo, Oshakati (4
nights: oct 23-27).
Angola (Oct 27)
Ondjiva(1), Xangongo(2), village between
Mucope & Quiteve(2), Mulondo(1), Matala(1), Lubango(6 nights: nov 3-9), Namibe(3),
Caraculo, Munkengo(1), Bibala, Lola(2), Quilengues(2), Chongoroi(1), Benguita(3),
Baia Forta(3), Sumbe(1night, nov 24), Luanda - capital of Angola (nov 24 - dec
16), Caxito, Quifuata(1), Uige, Bungo(dec 23), Muchinga, Nsosso(Christmas), Damba(dec
26), Maquela do Zombo(dec 27-29).
Dem. Rep of Congo (January 3, 2003) - Kinshasa
(January 6-19) - Congo Brazzaville (January) - Brazzaville (January 18)
Gabon
(March)
Franceville (March 5), Libreville
Equatorial Guinea
Bata (May
6)
Cameroon
Yaounde (May 27), Bafoussan
Nigeria
Kano (August)
Niger
Zinder
Algeria (now in Tamanrasset)
24.06.2000
B.T.: There have been several woman riding Cairo-Capetown but as far as Bernd
Tesch knows Daniela is the first woman who rode solo the whole distance without
flying a part of the route. AND the woman who rode 18 months.
27.02.2004
Next request for update to Daniela.
01.03.2000 - 03.05.2000
Thiel,
Bernd (German, born 24.03.1979)
Bernd with BMW R 1100 GS and TTTräger
and TTTaschen 4 before he left.
Bernd in Libya.+
Tunisia - Libya - Algeria. Bernd rode solo 16.500 kms through North-Africa
on a BMW 1100 GS.
Route: Europe: (Germany - France - Italy) - by ferry
to Africa (Tunisia (Tunis) - Libya - (Ras Ajdir - Leptis Magna - Sabne - Mandara
Lakes - Ghat - Sirte - Tobruk - Bengazi - Tripoli - Ras Ajdir) - Algeria (Nefta
- El Qued - El Menia - In Salah - El Menia - El Qued) - Tunisia (Douz - Kairouan
- Tunis) - Italy - Austria - Germany.
Purpose of travel: To find the
really important things of life
The best: The nights alone
in the desert
The worst: Three days very ill in a hotel
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: If you have a problem with the route or
you are not sure if you can the do hole trip (because everybody you told about
your plans said "no chance" or "you are crazy") so you can ask Bernd Tesch. He
builts you up.
B.T.: When I met 21 years young student
Bernd for recommendation he was very high motivated to travel along way in Africa
: Tunisia - Libya - Algeria (Djanet- Tam - In Guezzam) - Niger - and back up the
east coast via Mauretania - Morocco. I told him how difficult this route is with
a heavy BMW 1100 GS and alone.
SAHARA Plan ca. 09.2000
- 12.2000 about 3 months
Flower, Gregg. J. http://www.gregg@forum.dk
(Danish)
Libya - Niger - Ghana.
The journalist Gregg (YAMAHA XT 600 Z) and a travel partner (his bike is still
not sure) want to ride through central sahara, most likely from Libya crossing
to Niger and ending in Ghana from where he will ship back to Europe.
Planned
Route: Denmark - Hamburg - train as far south as possible - Italy - by ferry
to Tunisia - Lybia (route: as yet unknown) - Niger via Bilma desert
part Tenere and Agadez - Ghana - by ship / plane back to Denmark.
Purpose:
To gather information and material for articles for scandanavian magazine "BIKE"
and for slide/dias show. Also the trip will be filmed for television.
Experience:
Total 3 years travel experience including Africa overland 1 year/40.000 km, Asia
overland 1 year 35.000 kms, Australia NZ overland 20.000 kms. 1 year and shorter
trips in South America.
Seeking: Any information concerning Sahara
route, shipping, formalities, visas, contacts. Things of cultural interest, or
whatever in English (Can read German). AND an eventual travel partner that is
an experienced camearman. (DVD) and
who can handle a bike in sand.
16.10.2000 - ? April 2001
Bausenhart, Werner Ph.D. (Canadian, German
born)
+ Around Africa. Werner (63)
plans solo to circle Africa somehow with BMW F 650. Ca. 30.000 km.
Route:
From Canada (Ottawa) to England (London) by air with bike - France - Spain - Morocco
- Mauritania - Nigeria - Gabon - Congo - Angola (12.2000 already) - Namibia -
South Africa (Capetown 30.12.2000) - Kenya - Egypt - Lybia - Morocco - Spain -
England (London) to Canada by air with bike.
Book: planned.
26.09.2000
B.T. So far nobody has circeld Africa in TOTAL by bike. Werner has circeld North
- and South-America already and published a book. See Bausenhart NAmerica.
03.10.2000 - 28.05.2001
Carola Moeller (German,
born 17.03.78)
+ South Africa .
Carola rode solo around south of Africa on a XT 600. 25.000 kms.
Route:
I took a flight to Cape Town (KLM) and my Bike came on a ship to Windhoek/Namibia.The
first 4 Weeks travelling in an Unimog to Windhoek.With the Bike: Namibia (Opuwo
- Lüderitz) - South Africa (Capetown - Durban) - Swaziland (Mbabane) - Mozambiqe
(Maputo - Beira) - Zimbabwe (Kariba - Bulawayo) - Botswana (Maun) - Namibia (Caprivi)
- Zambia (Livingstone - Chipata) - Malawi (Lilongwe - Nkhata Bay) - Tanzania (Mbeya
- Zanzibar) - Kenia (Nairobi - Mombasa). Back to Amsterdam with KLM (me) and the
Bike with DAS-airline (1500 DM).
Purpose of travel: Meet other cultures
and to enjoy the live by travelling.
The best: People in Mozambiqe
and Malawi
The worst: I got sick (I got an earinfektion) in Nairobi
and was lying in bed for 2 weeks.
Useful informations and TIPS for others:
Not to plan everything if it's not nessecary. Makes Live easier.
Earlier
Experiences: 5 weeksby mc to France/Spain (thats all).
1999 and 2000 Carola
was participant of the Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers
31.07.01:
Carola wrote: I hope to meet you next to thank you in person, Bernd: Without the
inspiration I got at your Mc-Meeting for World-Travellers I would never got the
idea to travel through Africa. For this I want to take you in my arms again.
??.12.2000 - ??.??ca. Nov.2001
Käppel,
Kerstin and Benno Grell (Germans)
+ Transafrica:
Germany > Cairo > Capetown. Kerstin and Benno intended to travel
one year. Finnaly they travelled two years with two BMW R 100 GS. Ca 53.000 km
in the Americas (see there) and ca. 35.000 km in Africa. After they came home
from the Americas they flew home for 4 weeks to prepare the bikes again, to get
new passports and visas and started for Transafrica again.
Purpose of travel:
A lot. It is fascinating to be "on the road".
Route: Tunesia - Libya-
Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenia - Uganda - Tansania - Malawi - Sambia - Botswana
- SA - Botswana - Namibia - SAfrica - Germany.
The best: ?
The
worst: ?.
Useful informations and TIPS for others: ??.
Earlier
Experiences: ??.
31.10.01 1st summary from SAfrica. Kerstin and Benno have
been 8 times since 1999 at the "Tesch-Travel-Treffen".
While they have been
in Sudan / Ethiopia some friends emailed to be that they are afraid that they
are lost. So B.T. emailed them as well but never got an answer until today from
SAfrica. They are looking forward to take part in the next TTTreffen 12.-14.04.2002
16.03.2004
Next request for update
16.042004 Coming the 11th time to the Tesch-Meeting
19.12.2000 - 05.02.2001
Roberts,Glynn (British) and Jo-Anne (Canadian)
+ GB - Morocco - Spain - GB. Jo-Anne and Glynn
made a winter holiday for sunshine on a BMW R1100 GS with Tesch-Boxes and Tesch-Rack.
Route: Ferry from GB (Porstmouth) to Spain (Bilbao). Over to the east coast
and so down to Gibraltar for Xmas. Ferry to Ceuta and straight over to Meknes
and Fes. Marrakesh, and we finally leave the rain behind. Happy New Year. Taroudannt
and Tafroute then to Guelmime- where the Paris Dakar Rallye had a camp. We camped
beside them. Unfortunately our friend Andy, who came on the Bilbao > ferry with
us, crashed his bike on the road to Guelmime. He broke his wrist and took 10 stiches
on his arm (taken care of by the P-D medical team) So we stayed in Guelmime getting
both Andy and his Armstrong 500 back on the road. We took a side trip out to Fort
Bou Jerif, following tracks to the beach and up the coast to Sidi Ifni. And a
day trip to Tan Tan Plage. When Andy was up and running (with both the brake and
the clutch on the right side) we head east to Tata in the Anti Atlas, most beautiful.
On to Forum Zquid where we leave Andy to the paved road and we head out on the
piste to Zagora. Half way across and we are suddenly thrown to the ground. Tesch
pannier is ripped off (only hanging on with one bolt!) Zagora is very noisey after
the desert so we move to M'Hid and stay for some days at a peaceful site in the
palmeries. Piste north from Zagora toward Tingher and then up through Todra Gorge
to Rich and Midelt. Off the bike again this time on ICE just south of Azrou. Back
to Meknes and Chefchouen, then to Spain (Bilbao via Cadiz and Madrid). Look in
on the Gueggenheim before the crossing and home....Repack and head to Daytona
Bike Week on a borrowed BMW.....
03.2001 Glynn is a Round-The-World-Traveller.
See there.
2001 - 2010
03.2001
Hoefer, Frank (35) Alex Schönborn (30)
und Jan Hagedorn (32)
Tunisia - Libya. Plan:
03.2001: D - Italien - Tunesien - Libyen - Tunesien - D.
Der Brauer
Frank (Afrika Twin RD 04), der Werbe-Agenturist Alex (Varadero) und der Werkstoffmechaniker
und gelernte Zweiradmechaniker Jan (RD 07) wollen einen Einstieg in Afrika. Über
Ghadames wollen sie über die Piste nach Sebha, Mandara-Seen nach Ghat ins
Akakus-Gebirge.
08.07.2000 They came for recommendation.
??.04.2001 - ??.09.2001
Kaffanke, Thom as (German, born ??)
+ Southern and eastern Africa . Thomas rode solo ?? with a BMW R80GS Basic km in southern part of Africa.
Route : Shipped the bike from Hamburg to Cape Town with shippingline ?? for € ??.
South Africa ( Cape Town - Garden Route - Krüger National Park ) - Lesotho - South Africa ( Durban - Cape Town ) - Namibia (Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Windhoek , Etosha Naional Park ) - Botswana (Maun, Okawango Delta) - Zambia (Victoria Falls, Lusaka ) - Malavi - Tansania (Tanga, Dar es Salaam ) - Kenia ( Nairobi - Victoria See - Masei Mara Park ) und dann ??
Highlights : Ride with my bike trough the Namib desert . The silent in the dessert. Starry sky in the dessert. The people!
The worst: I got fleas in Namibia . Tried to robbed me two times in South Africa . More details .???
My useful information and TIPS for others: Take your time!!!
14.04.2008 1 st summary
14.04.2008 1 st request for update
12.2001
- 01.2002
Etienne, MIke and ? (England)
Plan
Transafrica. GB - Cairo - Capetown.
Route: Europe (GB
- France - Germany - Czechoslovakia - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria - Turkey )
- Asia (Syria - Israale - Jordan) - Africa (Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenya -
Uganda - Rwanda - Burundi - Tanzania - Maaalawi - Zambia - Mozambiqque - Zimbabwe
- Botswana - Nambia - Swasiland - Lesotho - South Africa).
03.2002 +
1 Year
Bertels, Monika (German) and Fichard Schawn (South African)
- Transafrica. Both plan to travel back to
South Africa by motorcycle BMW R 100 GS or YAMAHA XT 600 E.
28.04.2001 1st
conatct
30.01.2002 They cancelled there trip and flew to South Africa. They
still dream to do this trip once. They are willing to accepet motorcycle-travellers
as guests in South Africa, Capetown: monikabertels@hotmail.com
??.??.2000
-27.05.2001
Sowers, Jim (British)
Transafrica:
Capetown > Cairo.
27.05.01 1st email form Cairo with a picture
27.05.01 Send email back and asked for his block
27.01.2000 - 02.04.2000
Messmer, Adrian (Swiss, born 1996) and Carlo Casentieri (Swiss, born 1968). No home-page.
+ Transafrica. Adrian
and Carlo rode with 2 Honda XRV750 Africa Twin 23.500 km through 15 African countries
in 66 days. Because of their route-form they called their trip sometimes the big "S".
Route: South Africa - Mozambique - Malawi - Tansania
- Kenia - Aethiopia - Sudan - Tchad - Kamerun - Nigeria - Benin - Burkina Faso
- Mali - Mauretania - Morocco - Spain - France - Schweiz.
Earlier experiences:
Several journeys: 1993: Portugal - Spain.02.04.1995
- 24.05.1996: Around The World. 1997: Ireland / England. 1998: Morocco.
1998: Denmark - Sweden - Norway (North Cape)
Cape). .
Purpose of Travel: Fullfill a dream that did not become true on the trip
around the world Adrian did in 1995/1996
The best: We crossed the continent
entirely overland once from South to North and East to West in only 66 days! Riding
150 km along the beaches of Mauretania north of Nouakchott.
The worst: We did not have more time. 650 kms riding on sand covered rail road tracks in
eastern Sudan.
Useful tips for others: Although this sounds like a
Transafrica-Speed-Record, I want to mention that Africa did not deserve at all
to be rushed through that quick. This continent is wonderful and if I should do
once again the same trip, not in 66 days, but in 66 months Book: Transafrica
still in work in 2002.
B.T. 21.01.2002: This
is the first Transafrica-Tour I know from south to north via Sudan - Tchad. I
even do not know any motorcycle-tour total Transafrica north - south via Tchad
- Sudan.
30.08.2000 - 07.11.2000
Gädeke,
Martin (German, born 18.09.1974) and Mio Beck (German). http://www.break-fresh-ground.com
+ Germany > Egypt > Germany. We
rode from Germany to Egypt and back with 2 Yamaha XT600, 11.500 kms.
Route:
Germany - Austria - Slowenia - Italy - Greek - Cyprus - Israel - Jordan - Egypt
= 8.000 kms. Back: Egypt - Israel - Cyprus - Greece - Italy - Austria - Germany
3.500 kms.
Purpose of travel: culture, sports, fun, riding experience
(1st tour ever).
The best: Dead Sea, Petra (Jordan), diving the RedSea
(Israel, Egypt), Egyptian culture (Luxor-Assuan, Egypt), Libyan desert (Egypt),
Cairo (Egypt), Jerusalem (Israel), snow in the alps (Austria).
The worst:
Bording the ferry back with 2 broken motorcycles. Accidents. Returning.
Book
or publication: http://www.break-fresh-ground.com www.umdiewelt.de
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: Big wheels keep on rollin'...
Earlier
Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: None, we have made our licences for this
journey.
10.012.01 Found Martins report via www.pervan.de
15.06.2001
- 10.09.2001
Visscher, Jolien (Dutch, 21.12.1980)
and Rene Willekes (Dutch, 01.01.1977) http://www.motormaniacs.nl
Southern Africa. Rene and Jolien rode through
Southern Africa (7 Countries) on ONE BMW R1150GS. 15.000 kms in 10 weeks.
Route: South Africa - Namibia - Botswana - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Mozambique
on ONE BMW R1150 GS about 12.000 kms.
Bike shipped to Capetown. Camping and
self-cooking all the way.
Route: Namibia - Botswana -, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa. Bike shipped to Capetown
Purpose of travel: Meeting all the people of the world. Learning more about
life itself an living our dream.
The best: Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Despite the empty shops and flodded roads the people are generous and friendly.
Even better: watching elephants in Botswana from 5 meters without them noticing
us.
The worst: Endless roads of deep sand and deep ruts. Riding 300
kgs of GS with two up is a nightmare. But we wouldn't want to have missed it.
Publications in Dutch MC-magazines and on http://www.motormaniacs.nl
Useful informations and TIPS for others: Contact me if you need information
about shipping an contacts in Capetown, I speak German too!
Earlier Experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours: Drove through many countries in Europe and loved
every inch of it!
Ca. 22.09.2001 - ca. 20.11.2001
Tesch, Min
(German) and Steffen Müller (German)
< Steffen und Min beim Dünenfight in Afrika.
Foto: Steffen Müller
und Min Tesch.
+ Tunisia. Algeria.
Min (25, son) with Bernd Tesch´s BMW R 80 G/S and Steffen Müller with
YAMAHA XT 600 K rode about two months Europe - North Africa - Europe.
Purpose
of travel: Min finished his study Dipl.-Media-Designer. Computer-filmer Steffen
joint him for adventure. Both bought a new digital-film-camera to film in Africa.
Route: Europe (Germany - Switzerland - Italy) - by ship from Genua to Tunis
- Africa (Tunisia - Algeria) - by ship from Oran to Alicante - Europe (Spain....Germany)
The worst: In Tunisia the just new bought digital-TV-camera broke down.
Time too short to forget Europe and to be just "on the road". Kids around
the motorcycle stole his sun glasses.
The best: A Tunisian techincan
from TV repaired their camera one day after it broke down. Sitting on the high
dunes of the Sahara part Grand Erg Occidental.
Impressions: Min did
not like Tunisia because the whole country was full of rubbish. Even parts of
the desert. Nothing was so new for me as o the first tour with B.T. in 1997.
Earlier experiences: 1997 three months overland from France via Black Sea
- Caspian Sea - Russia - China with his father Bernd Tesch.
<
Steffen und Min bei Dünenanfahrt in Afrika.
Foto:
Steffen Müller und Min Tesch.
10.10.2001 - 01.04.2002
Kollmann, Thilo (German, born 10.12.74)
and Erling Foshaugen (Norwegian, born 31.08.68)
Plan:
Europe - North-Africa - West-Africa - via Tchad / Sudan to North/East Afica).
After having been infected by the sand and dune-virus in Morocco in 2000, I´m
working on a plan how to cross Africa through some sahel states from the west
to the east. The bike will be my beloved HONDA XL 600 R (1985).
Route:
Europe (Germany - Italy (Genua) - Africa (by ferry to Tunisia) - Algeria (Ouargla
- probably graveyard-piste - Illizi - Djanet - Tam - In Guezzam) - Niger (Aarlit
- Agadez) - Tschad (Lac Tschad - Bol - Djamena - Abéché) - Sudan
(El Obeid - Khartoum. From here Erling wants to travel solo south and Thilo solo
north to Wadi Halfa) - Egypt (Assuan) - Asia (Israel) - Europe (Greek (here one
or two weeks of recreation and hollidays) - Italy - Germany.
Purpose of
travel: If you don't know better stay at home thinking about it (some hints:
expect to see marvellous landscapes. Nosy to meet people, who don't know Harald
Schmidt or Princess Di and who have other sorrows then choosing the right tv-programme.
Keen on experiencing absolute silence within myself and the nature. Searching
for a duty that could be worth spending the time of my life for it. Doing something
completely senseless and at the same time s.th. of an unimaginable value for oneselfs
development. Learning to make decisions and to carry out the consequences (sounds
a little bit like therapy, doesn´t it? There is a lot more but you all will find
out by yourself. Unfortunatly I cant give any hints yet before the trip. All I
know is available on the net or witten in books. As soon as im back I´d love to
share all information that could be useful for following travellers.
B.T.:
Dieses ist die mir erste bekannte Tour per Motorrad via Tchad - Sudan in der Neuzeit.
1933 - 34: Die erste West - Ost - Durchquerung Afrikas via Tchad durch James C.
Wilson und Francis Flood mit 2 englischen 1 Zyl. Motorrädern mit Seitenwagen.
Route: Lagos - Tchadsee - Sudan - Äthiopien - Rotes Meer. 3800 miles = 6800
km. (Buch Wilson 1935). 1994 habe ich Jim Wilson (96) in USA/Nebraska besucht
!
28.11.2001 - 12.07.2002
Boxberg,
Susi (German, born 1961) and Achim Schmitt (Germans, born 1969)
+ Transafrica:
Germany >Cairo > Capetown. Germany - Egypt > South Africa.
www.zweizeit.de.vu
Susi and
Achim rode together from Germany (Cologne) via the Middle East to Capetown with
a Honda Africa Twin and a BMW F 650 GS.
Purpose of travel: Curiosity.
We both had the wish to travel for a long time and to start such a journey from
home with our own vehicles. After some thinking we decided to make our driving
license for motorbikes and started immediatly to Africa.
Route: Europe
(Germany - Italy - Greece - Turkey-) Asia (Syria - Jordan-) Africa (Egypt - Sudan
- Ethiopia - Kenya - Tanzania - Malawi - Zambia - Namibia - Botswana - South Africa).
Overall 30.000 km. We flew back and we shipped the bikes back to Germany by ship.
The best: Making it without experience and injuries. Petra and Wadi
Ram. Sudan and it's people full of hospitality. Climbing Kilimanjaro. Wildlife
in Southern Africa. Victoria-Falls. The experience to make the decision and start.
The
worst: Achim got Malaria in Botswana. Stone-throwing children in Ethiopia.
"Roads" in North Sudan, Ethiopia and North Kenya.
Book or publication
: Motorrad (edition no. 10, 2003 )
Useful informations and TIPS for others:
Please visit our homepage www.zweizeit.de.vu for many infos about the tour
and the track (sorry, German only)
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:
None
09.01.2004 1st information by Stefan Harms
12.01.2004 1st contact
26.12.2001
- 17.03.2002
Weierich, Andrea (German, birthday 10.01.1971)
no homepage
Andrea planned to ride solo from Germany to Ghana with
XT 500. Because her motor had a defect she came as far as Bukina Faso.
Route:
Europe (Germany (Tübingen)) - France - Spain - by ferry from Almeria to Melilla
Algeria - behind the Rif-Mountains towards the convoi through Morocco - Mauretania
- Senegal - The Gambia - Mali - Burkina Faso - Niger - Ghana. The bike will be
send back to Germany - Andrea will fly back.
She rode: France (Montelimar)
- Tarragona - Almeria - Nador (30.12.01) - Oujda - Marzouga (Erg Chebbi) - Zagora
(Valle du Draa) - Marrakech - Sidi Ifni - Dakhla - Militaerkonvoi 11.01.02 - Nouadhibou
- laengerer Aufenthalt mitten in der Wueste wegen Getriebeschaden an einem Landrover
unseres kleinen Konvois - Nouakchott - Rosso (21.01.02) - St. Louis (ein paar
Tage ausspannen, dann alleine weiter) - Touba - Kaffrine - Ngyenne - (Steinkreise/Megalithen)
- Kaolack (kleiner Umweg wegen besserer Strasse) - Tambakounda - Diboli (MALI
29.01.02) - Kayes - Manantali (eine Woche ausspannen bei neuen Freunden vom Kraftwerk)
- Bamako - Bandiagara (Falaise du Dogon) - Djenne - Bamako (um einen der Kraftwerksarbeiter
zu verabschieden, der nach D zuueckkehrt und leider auch um meine Malaria auszukurieren)
- Richtung Burkina Faso über Sikasso, da leider schwerer Motorschaden
(keine Zeit für Reparatur). Mit einem LKW kamen meine XT und ich nach Bamako
zurück, wo ich noch eine Wochen mit meinen Freunden aus der Wüste verbrachte
und dann heimfliegen mußte.
Purpose of travel: Gaining new experiences
and to see The Gambia again
The best: Uebrigens ist diese Reise durch
West-Afrika das beste, was mir je passiert ist! Und bislang hatte ich als Frau
ueberhaupt keine Probleme (toi, toi, toi). Nur Fahrtechnisch bin ich an meine
Grenzen gestossen (Strecke Kayes - Bafoulabe), aber das war zu erwarten. The whole
trip was great! One shouldnt miss the Falais du Dogon in Mali!
The
worst: It is very likely that I wont see most of the nice people I met again
Book or publication (about your tour): .......
Useful informations
and TIPS for others: Dont plan too much at home! It is not good to rush
through the countries just because you are supposed to see many of them.
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Nothing really big: 3 months
in Skandinavia 1998 and 5 weeks in Scottland 2000.
Special info: My Malaria
was resistent against Lariam (prophylaxe sorgfaeltig eingehalten!). I got a theraphie
Coartem (= Arthemeter kombipraeperat als Therapie) which menas to get three days
infusion of Chinin,
26.08.02- ongoing should end in 03. 02
Plant, Phil (British born 27.12.1954) web site under constuction
Transafrica.
Travelling through Africa from Cape Town SA to Manchester UK, alone on BMW
R100, which I bought new in 1980.
Route: Shipped Bike from UK to Cape
town South Africa - Namibia - Zambia - Malawi - Tanzania - Kenya to date (06.12.2002).
Want to travel through Ethiopia - Sudan - Egypt - then Middle East back to Europe.
Purpose of travel: Experiencing the people and countries of the world
The best: Watching an elephant swim the Zambesi from the seat of a micro-light
aircraft. Riding the vastness of the Namibian desert on super dirt roads.
The worst: Falling off the bike on a bad sand road in Zambia from Katima
Mulilo to Livingstone trapping my foot under the bike badly bruising it.
Book
or publication: There may be a video of the trip.
Useful informations
and TIPS for others: Travel as light as possible you don't need all that stuff!!
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: Rode the same bike round Australia
with a sidecar on, took my 3 year old son with me for 6 months tour. Overland
to India same bike solo: Europe - Turkey - Syria - Jordan - Iran - Pakistan -
India - then shipped back to UK from Bombay.
15.04. - 15.08.2002
Goetzenich, Andreas (born 1977, German) and Franziskus Stephan (born 1976,
German)
North Africa. Medical student
Andreas wants to travel with a BMW R 100 GS and Landscape- gardener Stephan (26)
with his beloved Harley Sporster. They intended to circle the Mediterrean sea
but will manage this as good as they can.
Orginal planned route: Germany
- Switzerland - Slowenia - Albania - Greek - Turkey - Syria - Jordania - Israel
- Egypt - Libya - Tunisia - Algeria - Morocco - Spain - France - Germany or the
other way around.
Purpose of travel: to touch horizon
Book or
publication : yet to come...
Useful informations and TIPS for others:
yet to come
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours: none
11.2001
Andreas was the 50.000 visitor on my website.
09.01.02 1st visit for recommendation.
31.03.2002 - 13.04.2002
Ignaz zu Toerring Jettenbach (born 30.03.1966)
and Maximilian von Habsburg (born 05.11.1963)
Spain
- Mauretania. Ignaz and his cousin Maximilian rode both with BMW 650
Dakar 3.500 km.
Purpose of travel: to visit Mauretania.
Route:
Spain (Madrid) - ferry from Algeciraz to Morocco (Tanger) - Essauira - Sidi Ifni
- Tan Tan Plage - Tafaya - El Aioun - Dahkla) -
Mauretania (Nouhadibou -
south through desert - Parque Banc d'Arguin - along beachline to Noukachott) -
Senegal (Rosso - St. Louis - Dakar). Back to Spain (Madrid) with airplane (Lufthansa)
with motorcycles.
The best:The crossing of banque d'arguin
The
worst: Frontier at Rosso - avoid it if you don't want to get robbed (corrupt
frontier police) and take the "dique" along the river Senegal to St.
Louis.
Book or publication (about your tour): no
Useful informations
and TIPS for others: ....??
Earlier Experiences of big Motorcycle-Tours:.Alps,
Pyrinees, Dolomites, Corsica
02.2002 1st contact
04.2002 - 10.2002
Pia, Fleischlin (Swiss, born 02.06.1978)
Pia want to travel solo with a Honda Transalp. Also ich bin noch nicht auf dem
grossen Trip. Nein, ich plane erst. Deshalb auch die Anfrage betreff Bernd-Tesch-Treffen
für weitere nützliche informationen. Ich breche anfangs April los und
werde meine Zelte als erstes für einen Monat in Paris aufstellen. Dort werde
ich einen Chraskursus in Französisch hinter mich bringen. Danach gehts weiter
über Spanien, Portugal nach Marokko. In Rabat werde ich auf den 15. Mai eine
Stelle in der Schweizer Botschaft antreten. Dieses Praktikum dauert 4 Monate.
In dieser Zeit werde ich auch meine weitere Reise planen und organisieren. Voraussichtlich
werde ich danach in ca. 5 Wochen über Algerien, Tunesien, Italien in die
Schweiz zurückkehren um mein Studium zu beginnen.
Purpose of travel:
Orient erleben. Französisch lernen. Land und Leute Religion verstehen. Natur.
18.07(04?).2002 - april 2003
Kroger, Thomas(born 10.06.1957) + Katharina
Hermans (born 16.01.1960) (Germans) www.globusbiker.de
- Transafrika ? Katharina and
Thomas ride with two HONDA Transalp.
Route: Germany - Spain - Morocco
- Mauterania - Senegal - Burkina Faso - Tschad - Niger - Sudan, ...?..., Kapstadt,
(India ?) ca. 10.000 km
ich war letztes Jahr auf dem Tesch-Teffen. Dort haben
wir ein paar Worte
gewechselt.
16.07.02 1st information
15.10.2002
- 30.01.2003
Berlo, Leonard van (Dutch, born ca. 1963)
Netherland
- Togo. Leonard planned at first to travel solo with Honda XL 600 R
Senegal - Gabon. Now he changed his plan
and wants to travel with a partner Netherland - Togo.
Route: Netherland
(Maastricht) .....Spain - Morocco - Algeria - Niger - Burkina Fasso - Ghana -
Togo. Motorcyyle back by boat. Flying back himself.
21.06.02 new upadte: Tunesia
- Algeria - Niger - Burkina Faso - (Ghana) - Mali - Senegal and back by boat to
Antwerpen. May be the other way around is also a possibility. It depends on the
boat between Antwerpen and Dakar.
-
Transafrica. Gill and Chris plan to cross Africa via Cairo > Capetown
with two BMW R80 GS.
03.07.2002 1st request for upadte.
11.10.2002 - 11.01.2003
Sabel, Claudia (German, born 02.02.1979) and Werner Steffens (German, born 27.06.1975)
+ Europe > Tunisia > Togo. Claudia rode with a YAMAHA XT 600 E and Werner with a BMW R 100 GS from Europe (Germany) to West Afrika ca. 9.000 kms.
Purpose of Travel: Journey, to travel and see Africa
Route: Europe (Germany (Remscheid)) - Austria - Italy) - Africa (Tunisia - Algerie - Niger - Burkina Faso - Togo). From Lome (Togo) we took a flight back to France (Paris). We flew with Air Togo from Togo (Lome) to France (Paris): 2 bikes on a "cargo-palette without a box" cost € 1.400 (470 kg). Per person we paid € 300,00.
The best : Night's in the dessert , met friendly travellers and our time in Lome at "Chez Alice ".
The worst : for Claudia : driving sand and for Werner: to go back
01.04.2003 1st request for update.
11.-13.04.2003 Werner was participants of the "25th Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers": Offered a longer report as a gift for the meeting.
16.-18.04.2003 Participants of the "26th Motorcycle-Meeting for World-Travellers":
28.06.2003
- 09.08.2003
Franz, Michael (German, born 22.05.1932)
+
Capetown - Cairo. Michael rode (01.07.- 07.08.2003) Transafrica 11.500
kms plus shipping ca. 1500 kms. He rode with an organised group of seven bikers,
six 4x4 cars and one truck..
Purpose of travel: Fun. Meeting new friends.
Route: South Africa - Mosambik - Malawi - Tansania - Kenya - Ethiopia
- Eritrea - .Sudan. The last section from Port Sudan via Saudi Arabia - Suez by
ship because of freey because of trouble at the border Sudan - Egypt - Suez -
Cairo by motorbike.
The best: JUst to find out what I can do with 71
years.
The Worst: Two bad accidenst with hurt participants. Bush-camping
was a little problem for me.
Book or publication: Personal report with
29 pages including maps and pictures. Perhaps available aganist fees from "Apotheke
am Lindenplatz" Tel. 0049-(0)451-83061.
Organiser:
Earlier experiences: 10.000 km
from Germany through Austria - Italy - Greece - Turkey and bach in 19??
B.T.
08.04.2004 As far as I know Michael (who was an earlier motocross rider) is the
oldest mc-traveller who crossed Africa from Capetown to Cairo somehow. He is the
oldest at all who crossed Africa by bike on any Transafrica-Route as well. The
oldest who crossed Africa Cairo - Capetown by motorcyle
20.03.2003
1st contact by email
01.11.2003 1st information by Gerhard Engel in Lübeck.
01.12.2003
1st request for update
08.04.2004
Request for last update.
16.-18.04.2004 Michael will visit the "26th Motorcyle
Meeting for World-Travellers" in Malmedy
27.09.2002 - 27.10.2002
Wiesinger, Achim (German, 10.12.1966) and
group your www.jowisbikes.de.vu
and www.wiesinger99.de
-
Algeria. Achims plan is to ride to Algeria and the desert of Ténéré
Route: Germany (Cologne) - Switzerland - Italia - Tunesia by boat - Algeria
- going to Djanet over "Gräberpiste" - Ténéré - Hoggar and back.
Purpose of travel: to travel
The best:
not yet clear. maybe i can tell you something afterwards
The worst:
see above
Book or publication (about your tour): none
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: not yet
Earlier Experiences of big
Motorcycle-Tours: with motobike only in Europe, but travelexpierience in North-
and Southamerica, Asia
06.07.2002 1st contact
12.2002 + 6 Monate
Dietrich, Dennis
Ich bin aber immer noch auf der Suche nach einem großen Tank für meine
Suzuki DR 650 R Bj. 1994.
30.10.02 1st request for update
19.08.2003 2nd
request for upadte
03.2003
Tour d'Afrique, http://www.tourdafrique.com,
some cycle tour I heard of in Cairo meeting one of the truck drivers. They are
cycling from Cairo to Capetown in 100 days.
14.03.2003 1st information by
Frank webmaster@crossingafrica
01.10.2003 + 6 weeks
Schmid, Wolfgang
(Born 11.03.1967, German)
- Germany - Egypt - Germany.
Plan to ride solo in 6 weeks with a HPN-BMW R 80 G/S from Germany to
Egypt and back.
Purpose of travel: Holidays
Route: Germany
- Italy - Greek - Turkey - Syria - Jordan - Egypt - Israel and back with the ferry
to Greek - Italy - Germany
Earlier experiences by bike: From East to
West N.Y. - Chicago - Route 66 to L.A. and over the Highway No 1 to S.F.
2
times India for 4 weeks with an rental moto from Goa to Trivandrum and back??
18.08.2003
1st information
22.08.2003 2nd request for update
03.11.2003 - ??.04.2004
Schmitt, Marion (German, born Lege, 28.09.1961) and Thomas (German, 22.10.1962)
+ East and South Africa. Marion and Thomas travel with two YAMAHA TT600 R in eastern and southern Africa.
Purpose of travel: ??
Route: They flew to Nairobi with two bikes ?? - Kenia (Nairobi) - Sansibar - Tansania - Malawi - Zambia - (Lusaka) - Botswana - Namibia since beginning of january 2004, so far 15.000 kms)- South Africa - back ??
The best: ??
The Worst: ??
Book or publication : South-Amerika in magazine "Enduro 10/93" and "Motorrad News 12/95 and 01/96"
Earlier experiences: Thomas Schmitt rode solo Transafrica: December 1990-April 1991 with BMW R100GS, Afrika 18.000kms (Germany- Austria- Switzerland-Italy- Tunesia- Algeria- Niger- Togo- Benin- Nigeria- Kamerun- Centralafrika- Zaire- Uganda- Kenia). Bike solo by plane to Germany/Stuttgart.
Thomas and Marion Schmitt: December 1992- May 1993 with EML-BMW R 100 GS Sidecar (you have the Foto, the Sidecar was pink/black) South-Amerika 20.000kms (Argentina- Chile- Peru- Bolivia- Paraguay- Brasilia - Uruguay- Argentina). Sidecar by plane to Argentina/Buenos Aires and back to Germany/Frankfurt.
November 1995 - January 1996 Thomas Schmitt rode with Heos 100 GS and Marion Schmitt rode a Yamaha TT600. Middle East 10.000kms (Germany-Austria- Jtaly- from Greece with a ship to Israel- by road to Egypt - Jordan - back by plane to Germany/Stuttgart.
10.01.2004 1st information
10.01.2004 1st request for update
29.04.2004 next request
january 2004 plus
4 months
Engel, Gerhard (German, born 23.07.1941)
-
Transafrica The mechanic Gerhard visited me 15.11.2003. He had white hair but
his not very high body was in an excellent shape. Gerhard was full of his plan.
The reason was to get recommendation from me for his new Transafrica plan.
Route:
Orginally he wanted to cross Africa in 3-4 months starting in january 2004 on
a bike: Tunisia - Libya - Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenia - Uganda - Tansania
- Zambia - Zimbabwe - South Africa. At this stage of planning he did not have
a bike.
Earlier experiences:
01.09.1973 - 24.12.1973
Engel,
Gerhard (German, born 23.07.1941)
Transafrica: Johannesburg
- Tanger. Gerhard drove back solo in a car "VW-Käfer" (30 PS. In the back double tires, in the front a wrench (Handseilwinde) in nearly
three months. About 28.000 kms through 21 countries. In whole Africa Gerhard met
no tourist at that time travelling Transafrica.
Purpose of travel: Gerhard
worked for a year in South Africa. Then he wanted to drive back instead of flying
back.
Route: Africa (South-Africa (Johannesbourg) - Swasiland - Lesotho
- Rhodesia - Mozambique - Malawi - Zambia - Zaire - (Kisangani) - Central Africa
(Bangui) - Cameroun (Doula) - Nigeria (Lagos) - Dahomey (Cotonou) - Togo (Lome)
- Gahna (Accra) - Obervolta (Quagadougou - Bobo) - Mali (Bamako) - by train form
Bamako to Senegal (Tambacounda - by bike to Dakar - St. Louis) - Mauretania (Nouakchott
- Atar ???? - Bir Moghrein ???) - Spanish Sahara (El Layoune) - Morocco (Marrakech
- Casablanca - Rabat)) - Europe (Spain (Algeciras) - France - Germany (Karlsruhe)).
The
worst: A lot of trouble withe VW-car. Being robbed in Africa.
The best:
He made solo all the distance.
B.T.: It came out that
he made an extra-ordinary Transafrica-tour in 1973. Because it was so long ago
he even did not remember all countries in the row. He promised me to write me
in detail the route through Zambia and especially in Mali - Mauretania - Spanish
Sahara. If re eally had driven Atar - Birg Moghrein - El Layoune this would be
a very seldom used route. Because his car was robbed in ?? he did not haver a
camera and foto of his VW-Käfer (which finally came to the rubbish in Germany).
Gerhard owns two hours of super 8 mm of his Transafrica tour. And promised
me a foto of his VW.
11.12.2003 I got a short written summary and a video of
his Transafrica-Trip in 1973. Because of illness of his wife he cancelled the
plan of his motorcycle-tour Transafrica in january 2004.
??.06.2004 - ??.12.2004
???? im hoping to start in june 2004, and hit the tropics in dec, jun 2004\2005.
I do NOT understand this. CLEAR it !
Shani, Adam (Israel, born ??)
-
Plan Transafrica: South > East > West > North. Adam plans
to travel solo Transafrica with BMW R 1100 GS. Model 1997. In 10 months he wants
to cover ca. 30.000 kms.
Purpose of travel: To
see the world as it is, meet its people, see how they live, what they think. To
see the landscape, feel the weather and like to be confronted with the the daily
challenge as a traveller and a bike rider
Route-plan:
Asia (by plane from Israle to) Africa (South Africa - Namibia - Angola - Zambia
- Tanzania - Uganda - Ethiopia - back to Uganda - DRC - CARep. - Cameron - and
up the Sahara: Nigeria - Niger - Mali
- Mauritania - West Sahara - Morocco (i want your advice for sahara)
The
best: I hope: Angola, DRC, CAR
The
worst: Loose my bike,or my life??
Useful
informations and TIPS for others: .... ??
Earlier experiences of big
Motorcycle-Tours:.1999: A tour
from America to Mexico and back on a KTM 620 EGS(1996).
2000: 1 first tour
in Africa. South Africa (Capetown) - Mozambiqe - Malawi - Zambia - Botswana -
South Africa. On HONDA XR600R (1995)
2002: Tour in Botswana on BMW 650GS (2000)
2002\3:
Namibia - Botswana - South africa on BMW R1150GS. The bike was STOLEN. So now
I have got a BMW R1100GS(2000) for the Transafrica-Tour.
19.10.2003
1st information about this planned tour
21.10.2003 1st request for update
31.10.2003
ca. Will visit me for boxes and rack
BT.: I have never
heard that a man from Israel rode Transafrica. In any case this is a rarity !
Transafrica:
South > East > West > North
30.09.2004
- 30.12.2004
Kloer, Johannes, (German, born 15.10.1965)
-
Plan Cairo-Capetown. Johannes plans to cross solo Africa with a Royal
Enfield with Hatz-Diesel engine (462 ccm, 11 PS, www.royal-enfield.de.
Purpose
of travel: To visit horticulture-farms. Wants to discover more of Africa.
Route:
Europe (Germany - Switzerland - Italy) - by ferry from Italy (Ancona) to Asia
(Libanon (Beirut) - by motorcycle Libanon - Syria - Jordan - Africa (Egypt - by
ship from Assuan to Sudan (Wadi Halfa) - Ethiopia - Kenia - Tanzania - Malawi
- Simbabwe - South Africa (Capetown) - by plane back to Europe (Germany).
The
best: ?
The Worst: ??
Useful information for others: Ganz
neu ab ca. Juni 2004 gibt es folgende Fähre von Italien zum Libanon (Beirut):
http://www.otls.de
Größte Forum
für Landcruiser-Fahrer von Alexander Wohlfarth:
http://www.otls.de
Earlier experiences: 1986 With a 200 D Mercedes-Diesel
Johannes and Josef Heuger 3 months overland to Greece by ferry to Israel (Haifa)
- by car to Egypt - Israel - back by ferry to Greece (Piräus) - Germany.
1996
Three men climbing of Kilimandscharo. 2004 Roland Fuchs and Reinhald .. and Jonhannes
with Landcruiser HZJ 78 overland to Morocco and back in 3,5 weeks. G
B.T.:
Johannes can be the first motorcycle traveller riding Cairo - Capetown with an
motorcycle with a diesel-motor.
june 2004 First contact
20.07.2004
1st visit for recommendation
??.01.2005 - ??.ca.07.2005 (6 months?)
Brohammer,
Peter (Sweden, born 1962)
Peter plans to ride to and in africa on a 2001
KTM 640 LC4 Adventure.
Purpose of your travel: Experience Africa.
Route:
Route to be decided. Will probably finish in Cape Town S.A.
Earlier Experiences
of big Motorcycle-Tours: See Australia Australia 22.03.1991 - 01.08.1991 and
Iceland 22.06.2002-17.07.2002
07.04.2004
- 01.06.2004
Harms, Stefan (German, born 22.03.1968)
+ Transafrica: Capetown > Cairo > Turkey.
Stefan rode solo
12.000 kms with HONDA AFRICA
TWIN RD O7.
South Africa > Namibia > Sambia
- Tansania > Kenya > Ethiopia > Sudan > Egypt > Jordan > Syria
> Turkey. There oil came out of teh cylinders. So The mc and Stephan came back
bye German automobilclub ADAC..
Purpose
of Travel: Stefan wanted to see himself how it really looks in Africa.
Route:
South-Africa (Capetown) Namibia (Windhoek-Caprivi
Zipfel) > Sambia (Victoria Falls - Lusaka) - Tansania (Dar es Salaam ) - Kenya
(Nairobi (The visum for Ethiopia in Nairobi after 8 days) - Isolo (from there
it is recommended to ride next 600 km to the Ethiopian border by convoi. But you
are not forced to do travel by convoi. Stefan rode with police to Moyale 600 km
off road most time standing on the bike) - Ethiopia (Addis Abeba (here you can
get only money with cards out of two banks. Visum for Sudan after 8 days. From
Gondor to the border hard surface way on sometimes very rough / gravel - Sudan
(off road until you come to the tamac road leading to Wad Medani and Khartoum.
Along the Sudanese road no police check from the border until Khartoum. In Khartoum
it was 50°C degrees. So Stefan decided to travel to Wadi Halfa with his mc
by train via Atbara to Wadi Halfa (20 hours, 80 € black for the police cabin)
- by ferry to Egypt (Aswan. Ferry-price ca. 70 US $ + 20 $ per person). Because
the ferry arrived thursday afternoon Stefan had could get his requested documnets
and stamps for the police and customs only after four days. Finally he started
still with the Egypt plate by convoi to Luxor. Here he had to wait some hours
and to take part in anothet convoi to Hourgada where he could sleep very good
and cheap in a youth hostel. By to Cairo. Visum for Syria in Cairo in 1 day. From
Nueba by ferry to Jordan (Akaba. The visum for Jordan you get on the ferry (as
a German) - Amman) - Syria (at the border Stefan was not forced to have a certain
exchange per day. Damaskus - Aleppo) -Turkey (100 kms after the border in Osmania
the motorcyclinder started to leak. The German automobil-club ADAC brought him
and the bike back to Germany form Adana.
The best : Nice Africans.
His trip was much easier and better than expected.
The worst : No spareparts.
No front tire north of Nairobi. Big cities are dirty. Better stay into the landscape.
2004:
Stefan was here for recommendations before the trip. Originally Stefan wanted
to continue to Wladiwostok and then Alsaka-Tierra del Fuego by bike. But he decided
to travel b public transport starting 26th,09.2004.
Info: Best would
be to have a list of good motorcycle-repair-shops along the way Capetown >
Cairo.
Info: The best book with all information concerning route-description
Capetown>Cairo
http://www.magsathome.co.za/sputnik.asp?CategoryID=11851&CategoryDescription=Getaway%20books
13.02.2008 + 1 Jahr
Esther Zierau und Jürgen Brenner www.motorrad-rehm.de
+ Transafrika. Esther (Suzuki DR 650) und Jürgen ( Yamaha TT 600) reisten von Rastatt nach Südafrika.
Januar 2008: First request.
03.-24.08.2008
Karin Schapal (German, 24.07.1962) and Wolfgang Schapal (German, born 17.02.1959 ) no website
+ Tunesia. My wife Karin and I rode together 6.500km with one BMW R1200GS in 3 weeks.
Route: Europe ( Germany ( Kerpen ) - Switzerland- Italy- Sizilia (Palermo) with ferry to Afrika (Tunisia ( Tunis- Hammamet- Sousse- El Djem- Sfax- Gabes- ElHamma- Kebill- Touzeur-Gafsa- Kasserine- Thala- El Kef- Jendouba- Tabarka- Nefza- Beja- Meijez El Bab- Tunis ) by ferry back to Europe ( Italy (Civitaveccia) near Roma ) - Switzerland – Germany ( Kerpen ) )
The best: Of course my wife.
The worst: We missed the ferry at tuesday and had to wait until saturday 05.08.08-09.08.08
Important useful informations for others: ..dont drive in august (it i s to hot ). Book the ferry`s in advance.
Earlier expririences: greece, italy and yugoslavia by bike but its more than 20 years ago, and we don´t know the exactly facts anymore.
We don´t have other pics, only 2gb pics, sorry..... best greetings from the F1 championchip town wolfgang
14.04.2009 1st summary
15.04.2009 1st request for update
15.04.2009 Last summary,
Will
be continued. Please send me your Mc-Travel-information as the block above.
Bye Bernd Tesch in Germany
In this Blocks below informations
are missing. Who can help?:
12.1984 - + Ca. 4 weeks
Wiechert, Hans-Joachim (geb. 30.05.1934, German)
With YAMAHA DT 175.
Route: D - Italy (with Habib Line) - Tunisia - Algeria - Tunisia - Italy
- Germany
09.08.01 Personal visit here. Will send me all details later via
Arne Ulmman.
Money, Charlie (England)
http://www.charliescaper.co.uk
- Plan Transafrica.
With a Cagiva E900 Elefant
charliescaper@eudoramail.com
03.10.2001 1st.
information by Grant Johnson: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com
03.10.2001 1st email to them.
??.10.2001 1st answer and contact
Tin, Hajlte and Nina Rasmussen with children Emil and Ida (Danish)
+
Transafrica. Capetown - Cairo. Die dänischen Motorrad-Reisenden und
Motorcycle-Buch-Autoren von großen Reisen Hjalte Tin und Sohn Emil (16, ohne Führerschein
von Capetown nach Cairo, 1992, jüngster Transafrika-Fahrer) und Tochter Ida (13,
jüngste Transafrika-Travellerin)
11.-13.04.1997: Visitor and gave kindly a
slides-show at "19. Moto-Fernreise-Treffen" about their Transafrica
-tour with the family.
Mayr, Gerry (German, born 1966)
In
2002 he started with a 250
First list with summaries in
Internet about "Africa by Motorcycle". I would be
grateful if you could help to keep this update ! So far you find many
language and grammar mistakes inside because of lack of time. Pardon. Will be
corrected and updated with more Travellers in future.
Documentation:
1968 Start of search
of Transafrica-Travellers for my own tour with VW-Bus in 1970 / 71.
1992-1994
More intensive search because of my book "Motorrad Abenteuer" in work
by phone, fax and personal visits.
1995 - 1997 First tries to find and contact
Africa-Motorcycle-Travellers by email.
1998 Start of my webside. Not knowing
what will come out of it in future.
02.1998: A part of this information you
found already under > http://www.berndtesch.de > German or Engl. version > News
28.05.2000: Start of this collection first time in internet under >
http://www.berndtesch.de
01.08.2001 Visitor
50.000 on my homepage Andreas Goetzenich.
31.10.2001 138 KB
13.01.2003
178 KB
22.03.2004 201 KB Visitor ca. 94.000
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