"There is no fuel anywhere" our race against an empty tank S1EP55

[@lindatedesco1867]

Absolutely love this channel!!! You guys are amazing ! What a beautiful place, Keep inspiring , this is awesome!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you for your enthusiasm! Comments like these keeps us motivated to upload!

[@benniegerber9526]

Nice interesting roads, believe me as an ex Free Stater, the Free State is always beautiful, winter or summer. I just love the endless views of the Free State.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you! Free state has interesting roads... but that's coming in the next few episodes

[@willemhutten6585]

Nog n baie nice video! Dankie, en geniet dit!

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Baie dankie vir die ondersteuning en bly jy het dit geniet! 😁👍

[@garthwaters5756]

another awesome one thanks guys 😊

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you!

[@nielzbollen5926]

yt showed you automatic a video, don't know what it is or was but I'm already addicted to your story. ps what a beautiful environment and animals omg ...👍

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Welcome! And we so happy YT recomended our channel to you! Glad you are enjoying our adventures with us! 😁👍 we hope you will stay tuned for lots of adventures to come!

[@WillsWP1]

Hi Werner, maybe you should invest in a 3 litre fuel bladder just for safety sakes. It should fit nicely on top of your bags.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

We have over 400km of range on the 390 (the smallest tank)... so we should have enough if we just remember to fill up when we get the change. Our own fault :). We will definitely take a fuel bladder when we go out of SA though

[@henryvaneyk3769]

The Eastern Cape is a big problem these days with regards to relying on fuel and other things. Many of the towns have regressed into ghost towns. We also almost had an issue getting fuel on the way to Molteno many years ago. Best is to get local knowledge on your route for issues.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

We must say that we only had fuel issues twice so far on our trip. 1st time due to loadshedding in Sabie and then this time. But other than that we never had issues. We found the Eastern Cape to be one of the beat places to travel actually. Beatiful roads and scenery but also the towns we went to was all fine and had no issues. But its a big province and we will have to go back and explore more we miss the Eastern Cape.

[@gideonleroux7519]

I love your channel, defiantly going on a long ride soon I bough a small Suzuki V-Strom !

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you, glad you enjoy our channel! Enjoy you long ride, the Suzui V-Strom is a nice one :)

[@andrewlong5444]

Good run, petrol being out of concern with route plans 🤔NZ

[@thetravelingtortoises]

It happens, but then you make a plan and try your best. 😁 and sometimes it rewards you with a nice road!

[@nawiribrahim]

I am on a trip right now, i always top up when there is fuel, I fill again before stopping for the night and also carry a 2L bottle. Seeing the troubles you had it maybe a good idea to have a few extra liters in between your bikes. Can't tell when you will need it.

[@Thebabsdt]

Lekker ride today 😊

[@thetravelingtortoises]

We can go 400km without fuel stops (based on the little 390's fuel consumption), so in South Africa that is more than enough. We just need to learn to fill up when we can (in this case the night before when we arrived in Tarkastad). Our own fault! We are looking to buy a 6L fuel bladder once we leave SA.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you!

[@AdventureGrampa]

The Golden Rule of traveling in Africa - never pass a petrol station without filling up! In an emergency you can always buy diesel from a farmer or a trucker, but petrol (gasoline) is another story.

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Very true! But the problem comes in if there is no petrol between point A and point B and then point B desides to have no petrol 🤣 so far it has been ok we have not ran out yet it is also just a matter of planning. Keeping an eye on the fual gauge and being flexable. If point B has no petrol then change the route to a place where there is petrol and you sure you can reach easily. We had more than enough peteol left to get to 4 diffirent towns but not enough to do the planned route. But this is part of the adventure and these things will happen. As long as you dont make a big deal out of it and just have fun its all good. You never know, that unplanned route sometimes turns out to be amazing!😁

[@theexperimentalcqdx4208]

Great video. When are you going back to fetch your bike license

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Thank you! the licenses we will get once it's ready... no idea when that might be! We checked last week and it was still in the process of being printed (already the same for weeks). We are holding our thumbs that it isn't going to take another couple of months!

[@danietheron9978]

Hallo Werner, ek wou nog altyd daai wereld da ge ry het, het al baie in die Tarkastad, Hofmeyer area gaan jag, hier is n comment oor n fuel bladder wat jy kan saam ry, jy kan kyk na die desert fox een wat nie te duur is nie, selfs Itchy Boots ry nog met hare. Jy kan bestel by flying brick in die Kaap en lat courier. Sterkte vir julle en groete Danie Theron

[@thetravelingtortoises]

Hi Danie, dankie vir die boodskap. Ja dit is baie mooi wereld daai! Regtag lekker plek om rond te ry. Ja die bladder system is nice, ons werk op die 390 se afstand wat ons altyd 400km op kan kry dan is die bike nog nie leeg nie. In SA is dit meer as genoeg, maar mens weet nooit waneer die petrol stasies besluit om nie te werk nie. Met al die maande nou amper n jaar se ry het dit nog net twee keer gebeer een keer met loadshedding en ander keer wat daar net nie petrol was nie. Ons kon darem nog maklik die ander dorp maak. Ons kan ook altyd petrol uit die 890 tap en oor sit. Die probleem met die dag was dat ons so 290km grond pad sou doen en waar daar niks tussen was nie so moes maar net bietjie route verander het. Maar ja die bladder is n goeie opsie. Mens weet net nooit waneer jy dit gan moet vol maak nie. Soos itchy boots ook agter gekom het om met n vol bladder rond te ry vir “daai een dag” is ook baie gewig om net saam te sleep.