Shagati, this is absolutely awesome. I plan to get a bike next year, planning towards it seriously. and who say i might join such road trips. this is the true definition of fun..

solomon111: My mother must not hear that i tried this kinda stunt.
Na heart attack straight.
I admire you,bro.

My mother hasn't heard......yet!
But I doubt her reaction would be any different from her reaction to the Akure, Benin City, Abuja, Uyo, Portharcourt etc trips

Rolling in Ghana

Had fun in Ghana.
Hotel bills settled, bikes checked, tyres pumped, helmet visors cleaned and we set out at 06:30 Accra time.
Its early, boys are grumpy from being woken up so early and hitting the road so no one is in the mood to take pictures.

Fuel stop at Avalavi which is 4km from Aflao border

I think I am going to love this thread. subscribing to it.

Welcome to Togo......In English this time

My only successful attempts at pictures while ON the bike
Traffic light stop in Lome on the way to Hillacondji

Spot the difference in the first two pictures

the difference in those two pictures: the reflection on the side mirror. the first one only shows a car, while the second has two cars on it.

Shagati:

The time, location and manner of your demise is totally outside your control.
Don't let it be your own excuse for not living.

Yeah exactly. Crashed on my 06 R6 in 2010 along Osubi Road in warri and it didn't change a thing. Am still rocking the baby. Some are just too scared to live.
Hoping to get a Honda CB1000R in 2014 then I'd resume my solo long trips

Isn't she a beauty?

@OP can i travel too with my bajaj or jincheng okada

The difference in the pics is the cars in the background in the other lane and ur mans face hidden.

searchcorp: the difference in those two pictures: the reflection on the side mirror. the first one only shows a car, while the second has two cars on it.

cne010: The difference in the pics is the cars in the background in the other lane and ur mans face hidden.

what else can I say? Na una be the general overseer

nadia_SA: Shagati wen u coming to south africa??

so u could give him a nice ride

I'm getting a sport bike too as soon as possible.i have always wanted to travel through the continent on bike,next motor-vehicle I have to import now shall come with a bike.

Loving this thread.Kudos Shagati

*yawns* una see time?

Shagati: We arrived at the CONOIL petrol station at Seme at about 07:30
Notice how we always get interested spectators every time we pull up somewhere? (Red arrows)

Next steps? Get in touch with the agent who will process us across both sides
Exit formalities on the Nigerian side and Laissez-passer on the Republic of Benin side

Various agencies [b]need to be cleared [/b]on the Naija side of the border
NAFDAC
NDLEA
CUSTOMS
IMMIGRATION
MIN. of AGRIC etc etc

You mean "need to be bribed"

Shagati: Requirements

- A working motorcycle (obviously )

- Documentation
: International driver's licence
: International passport (or the ECOWAS passport)
: International certificate of vaccination (Yellow card)
: International certificate for motor vehicles
: ECOWAS Motor vehicle insurance (a.k.a. Brown card)

- Currencies (USD, CFA, Cedis)

- An open mind and lots of patience (reasons for this would be explained later)

Interesting

Originalsly: OK...a touring bike....was thinking was like a racing bike!...and maybe the rider developed back problems and couldn't make the return trip! Did you guys ride at nights too?....and how well you managed bad roads? ...any pleasant surprises along the way?...scary moments?...what's the fastest speed you clocked?....what didn't go down as expected?...if you do the trip again what would you do different? End of interview! Lol

Are you a journalists

Shagati:
Yes, Hypersports Tourer. Don't forget the hypersports


Faster and more comfortable than a racing bike


No, I said earlier that he returned to Lagos a day before the rest of us


Not during the trip to and fro but yes we rode within Accra at night


There was an 18km stretch of road that had been stripped for reconstruction in Benin Republic. (I am sure there is a picture or two to follow) It was very dry and dusty on the outbound journey and very muddy/slippery on the return journey because it rained 2 days before. Almost like Motocross
All other roads were fine except the Okoko to Seme stretch which was pot-hole infested. Not a problem for two wheels though as you can go around potholes without slowing down.


None that I can recall


We were well within the speed limits at all times. #Cough! Cough!#


I can't think of anything to be done differently. This trip is done and dusted. Next Stop? Mali? Burkina Faso? Morocco?

good answer

popsy007: so u could give him a nice ride

I love this thread
i always loved bikes but due to the financial stuff i cant get one now but i will get it in d future
i love them

I read from 0page to the 7thpage, its bin long i read all coments on NL like this. I love this @shagati you and your guys are da bomb

GH PATRIOT:

Wow! Good to know they are beign Professional, because I have heard a lot of negative tales from travellers about how they are harrased on the borders by immigration.

not just at the border but at the airport. In the case of Nigeria is that they are just greedy and they want money. While that of Ghana , they feel its a paradise and they just want to frustrate the Nigerians who are coming in. While the other countries like togo and benin rep, they seem to be emulating ghana and nigeria. Togo is emulating Ghana and benin rep is emulating Nigeria

Shagati: Welcome to Togo......In English this time

I dey tell. Dat is to say , e no easy for dem. The french word 'bienvenue au togo' ,people(nigerians) are confuse thinking they are in Gambia. That is why they had to write it in english 'welcome to togo'. Nobody wants to lost!

Mornings peeps. Nice work here

Where's Miss_3v3 (my club hopping companion ) ?

this is so cool though!
I know i will be part of a Novelty like this pretty soon.

nekaa: Sweet... Buh too risky for me sha...

. Adventure Noni...

360command: not just at the border but at the airport. In the case of Nigeria is that they are just greedy and they want money. While that of Ghana , they feel its a paradise and they just want to frustrate the Nigerians who are coming in. While the other countries like togo and benin rep, they seem to be emulating ghana and nigeria. Togo is emulating Ghana and benin rep is emulating Nigeria

@B0ld3d why? They don't have a mind of their own ni?


read more about the Proposed new Highway

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Nice thread Shagati, very nice. I enjoyed looking at the pictures of your road trip.

Bajaj no fit embark on this kind tour?