I fight through the taxis everyday Somerset West to Cape Town in peak hour rush traffic.
99% of the time they give way to me when they see the bright orange headlight and 2 bright white spot lights.
I fear white 19yr girls more on the road, they're playing their music loud, singing, doing...
Riding since 2010, roughly 450 000 to 500 000 kilo's in that time between 3 bikes. Knocked off bike by a mini bus taxi once in peak hour traffic on N2 in Cape Town, also T Boned a kudu once that landed on me and we skidded down the gravel road outside Aberdeen. Nothing serious, got back on and...
Finally, I pulled in by @funduro and checked the valves, all 8 were within a ball hair of tolerance except for 1 valve on the exhaust of Piston 1 was slightly tight. Funduro is a perfectionist and adjusted all 8 anyways to within his 0,000000001 of a ball hair tolerance level.
Looks awesome, we didn't even get a bash sticker this year for our attendance at the Western Cape one. And you guys get a Saturday breakfast included :oops:
No one partakes in substances whilst driving that road, only once they arrive. But yes the road will be crap after 10 000 people have all arrived. I have done 7 Afrikaburns before
If you're heading to Gannaga Lodge ask them ahead of time if you can buy a 5l or 10l petrol from them. Most farms have petrol for the farm bikes/quads etc. I have often refueled at the places I stay overnight in Tankwa area
I miss that feeling
Nowadays I try very hard from falling asleep
Been using a bike every day since May 2010 and have completed just over 400000km in that time