The cop was shouting : “We’re supposed to be polite to you guys and then you come and do stuff like that, THAT WAS A RED LIGHT AND AN ILLEGAL U-TURN”.
He had his hand on his gun….
By Gavin Wooding
I was nominated to write a report on our Sutherland trip. I’m hopeless at writing ….. ,anyway here goes.
FLTR Axel (Simon), Captain Crash (Bobby), BeetleJuice (Chris), The Shining (Neil), me (Gavin)
When I watched the weather on TV and saw the temperatures at Sutherland being so cold, I wondered what it would be like […]
Had to goto Ashton today. Boring tar ride is the quickest way. But wait, I thought, why not take the Voorhuis/Bruintjiesrivier road to Bonnievale and from there to Ashton. Dirt, scenic, some water crossings, hopefully.
I got to Ashton and had my work done in 5 minutes, then saw a sign to a Viewpoint and decided […]
Continue reading about Swellendam to Bonnievale and back via the railway line.
“Motorcycles are no longer a cheap mode of transport, they’re now recreational vehicles.” - Larry Hagman on Discovery Channel
The other night I was watching a video someone taped from the discovery channel. I think the program was called “The history of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles”. I enjoyed the video even though I’m not a Harley fan.
Anyway, this […]
Continue reading about Um, helloo - my bike is not a “Recreational Vehicle”!
Weaving through traffic is a skill that takes time and practice to develop. All important is bike control at low speeds, being alert, being pro-active and the more experience the better. So practice, practice practice.
Beating traffic jams are also the reason a lot of us ride bikes- and the scenario most likely to have us […]
Continue reading about Lane splitting - how to do it safely.
THE IRON BUTT RUN
PART 1 by Beetlejuice, PART 2 by Axel
The digital speedo is going 270,271,270,271….
The throttle is to the stop.
I can feel the vibrations through my jacket into the pit of my stomach as I lay flat on the tank.
The engine sounds like a spitfire engine as the plane dives earthwards after having it’s […]
1- DR650 in front of abandoned railway house. Lots of these around and a sad sight.
2 - Inside is in a sad state. Wonder whom these properties belong too.
3 - Back over Tradouws Pass
4 - Getting creative
5 - Suurbraak, need to see whats on the other side of the river.
While in Suurbraak, I ventured into […]
With work being crazy the last month, I never got round to updating the website and post some pics. So heres some from last weeks ride. I will try to give some more info.
I was in Montagu on my DR650 when I got called out to Touwsriver. I had two options, take the Koo tar […]
There are a number of ways to reach Puntjie. If you’re riding a DR650SE or any dirt capable bike, you can take the Blombos road from Riversdale or the Vermaaklikheid road closer to Heidelberg. Both will take you about an hour and you will travel through an agricultural landscape on quite good gravel roads.
However, the […]
