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Ride
Guides and articles for the road ahead.
Maintenance, repair, buying, PPE, tools, navigation, first aid, packing, terrain, weather, safety, sport and regional history.
Ride farther.Ride smarter.Get home.
Motorcycle knowledge, equipment and support for riders across East Africa.
02IndexFour ways in
Ride is the guides library. Market is used bikes, tools and gear. Shop is new spares, accessories, oils, kits, maps, navigation and audio. Workshop is service, inspection and rider recovery, opening soon.
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Market
Used two wheelers, tools and biking gear.
Local and used market finds, inspected in person. Bikes plus used tools and bike related goods.
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Shop
New spares, accessories, oils, kits, nav and audio.
Spare parts, rider and bike accessories, oils, kits, maps, navigation systems and audio. Catalogue grows with operations.
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Workshop
Service, inspection and rider recovery.
Routine service, diagnostics, pre-route and pre-purchase inspection, plus rider recovery dispatch at opening.
03RideGuides library preview
Maintenance, repair, buying, PPE, tools, navigation, first aid, packing, terrain, weather, safety, sport and regional history, from us and from professionals.
The escarpment in wet season
The old escarpment road is shorter, quieter and more interesting than the highway. In April it is also the reason riders end up in the ditch at the third hairpin. Here is how the surface actually behaves once the rain starts.
9 min read
Chain service intervals when the road is dust
A drive chain on dusty roads does not fail from lack of lubricant. It fails from lubricant that has turned into grinding paste. The fix is not more oil, it is a different schedule.
7 min read
What a boda stage already knows
Riders who cover two hundred kilometres a day on the same machine develop diagnostic habits that no manual teaches. We spent a week listening rather than explaining.
11 min read
04MarketUsed bikes, tools and gear
Used two wheelers, used tools and biking related goods from the local and used market. Everything here was inspected in person or is shown as a demo listing. Frontier Moto holds no stock yet and brokers no sales. Notes on condition, not offers. Nothing transacts yet.
Used bike ML-118
2021 Honda 150 commuter
Single owner. Service history present, chain set recent, tyres at half.
Used bike ML-121
2019 Yamaha 250 dual sport
Higher mileage, fork seals weeping, otherwise sound.
Used bike ML-124
2018 Shineray 125 commuter
Stage retired. Working machine, honest wear, priced accordingly.
Used bike ML-127
2020 Suzuki 400 adventure
Imported. Low mileage, no local service history, parts lead time is the risk.
05ShopNew goods, placeholder catalogue
Placeholder catalogue for new goods. Spare parts, rider and bike accessories, oils, kits, maps, navigation systems and audio. Categories will be refined as shop operations grow. Nothing for sale yet. Prices are placeholders in Kenya shillings.
Chain and sprocket set, common sizes
Placeholder. Sizing and stock to be confirmed at opening.
Untested
Vented gloves, short cuff
Placeholder. Sizing and stock to be confirmed at opening.
Untested
Tank bag with map window
Placeholder. Fitment list to be confirmed at opening.
Untested
Engine oil, 10W-40, 1 litre
Placeholder. Brand and spec to be confirmed at opening.
Untested
Puncture repair kit with inflator
Placeholder. Contents list to be confirmed at opening.
Untested
06WorkshopOpening soon
Know the engine before you open it
The workshop handles routine service, diagnostics and pre-route inspections. We work on the machines people actually ride here, which means commuters and working bikes as readily as touring machines. Workshop and rider recovery are opening soon. Nothing is bookable or dispatchable yet. The forms on this page are demonstrations that transmit nothing.
A single cylinder four stroke with every part named, from camshaft chain and rocker arms through piston and cylinder block to clutch and kickstarter. Learn the names here and the service guides read twice as fast. +254 700 000 000 is still the placeholder contact, not answered yet.
Workshop and recovery are opening soon. Booking and dispatch forms are demonstrations.
07Latest and field notesUpdated 24 Aug 2026
Reading a matatu before it moves
The signals that come three seconds before a sudden stop, and the following distance that makes them useful.
6 min read
The first ninety seconds after you stop
Position, visibility, then the machine. In that order, every time.
5 min read
Inspecting a used bike in twenty minutes
The order to check things in, so that a fault ends the inspection before you waste an hour.
10 min read
It will not start, and it is almost always one of five things
A sequence that finds the fault without removing anything you do not need to remove.
9 min read
Packing for three days on a 150 cc
Weight low and forward, and what stays home when space runs out.
6 min read
08Visit the marketUsed bikes, tools and gear
See what is on the stand
- BikesUsed two wheelers, seen and started
- ToolsUsed tools judged on wear, not packaging
- GearRider and bike goods with condition notes