Trailrider
Bachelor Dog
Attakwaskloof: Day 1
On Saturday Morning Topbox and I arrived at Honda George where Geoff, Kevin and Gavin were already waiting.
Topbox has a great bike and I can seriously see one of these in my future ;D
More and more bikes arrived. Introductions were done and bikes admired.
Before long we were on our way. A couple of kmâ??s from Fancourt we hit the first dirt.
The roads were wet and muddy and the going was slow.
Quite a few bikes had close calls. Mud is not the favorite road condition! At this stage I was wondering Hoo Hoo who would be the first to go downâ?¦ ;D
At the first stop road conditions was the topic of discussion. A light bike with knobblies has big advantages in these conditions.
Tyre pressures were adjusted and we were on our way again
As the road conditions improved people started enjoying the South Cape scenery.
Clinton and LetsGoFishing enjoying the ride:
Hallo Uiltjie! 8)
The second stop was at a river where we enjoyed snacks and drinks.
Next stop was at Diesel & Dust to fill up on petrol.
Some bikes had some interesting â??extrasâ? ;D
Then Uiltjie â?? being the perfect Gentleman â?? decided that he would break the iceâ?¦ ;D ;D ;D
I did promise that I would report that he was power sliding at 220km/h on dirt when he went downâ?¦ ;D ;D
From freshly renamed Uitjie & Dust we followed the Haelkraal road and later turned North to Bonniedale Adventure Farm.
This is a lovely road with ever changing scenery.
This is the same spot where a certain lady from this forum decided to â??stopâ? on our Easter trip
;D ;D ;D
Itâ??s a nice spot â?? one of many on this route
From here itâ??s a short stint to the farm. I stopped at a gate to close it after everyone was through, but no one came. After a while we realized that something was wrong. Clinton rode back and found that Kevin from PE overshot a corner and had quite a bad fall. Iâ??m sure someone would post pics of that fall later. :-\
On to the farm.
This is a great destination and I hereby formally nominate it for a venue when we have a Cape regional bash. ;D
We unpacked and relaxed. The liquid refreshments were close at hand.
Geoff in a relaxed mood 8)
When the sun started to set we were well underway to a great evening.
Uiltjieâ??s pride & joy
Eisbein decided to look around. Check out the ATGATT. ;D
The party continued until the wee hours. More on that laterâ?¦ ;D
Attakwaskloof: Day 2
When we woke this morning quite a few people werenâ??t as rowdy as the night before. Breakfast ranged from Weetbix to cold pies and braaivleis.
Sauerkraut showing how cold it is
Before we set out we all lined up for a group photo ( I canâ??t wait to see that pic Vicky) and when we pulled off I rode over a water pipe (which I did not see) at an angle. :-\ With all the dew I had no grip and the front wheel washed out. : I went down like a sack of potatoes much to the delight of the others and especially Uiltjieâ?¦ >
Iâ??m sure those pics will be posted and quoted over and overâ?¦
When the laughter died down we finally set out for Attakwaskloof.
This is my favorite Kloof route. The pictures cannot do the scenery justice. Itâ??s absolutely amazing.
A quick stop at the ghost town Woeskaâ?¦
â?¦and then through the rest of the Kloof
The Kloof road Tâ??s into the Herbertsdale / Van Wyks dorp road.
Here we said goodbye to Uiltjie, Philip, Topbox and Surf who headed to Gysmanshoek Pass (I cant wait to see those pics).
We headed over Cloetes Pass towards Herbertsdale
At this turnoff the group split again and we said our goodbyes to the PE guys and Eisbein who continued to Hertsdale and the N2.
LGF, â??Sweeperâ? Mike, Clinton, Sir G and I took the scenic route back to George
King of the Hillâ?¦ 8)
We also saw the game that was so elusive the day before.
And so another great ride came to an end. I hope all you guys got home safe. Thanks to all who attended â?? you guys made this ride a success. Special thanks to Sir G who led the group which in turn freed me up to take lots of pics, to â??Sweeperâ? Mike who closed the gates behind all of us and LGF who cleaned up this morning and even did the dishes!
I hope to see you guys again in the not to distant future.
In anticipation of what is going to happen in this thread I would like to leave you with this image:
> ;D > ;D > ;D
Cheers!
On Saturday Morning Topbox and I arrived at Honda George where Geoff, Kevin and Gavin were already waiting.
Topbox has a great bike and I can seriously see one of these in my future ;D
More and more bikes arrived. Introductions were done and bikes admired.
Before long we were on our way. A couple of kmâ??s from Fancourt we hit the first dirt.
The roads were wet and muddy and the going was slow.
Quite a few bikes had close calls. Mud is not the favorite road condition! At this stage I was wondering Hoo Hoo who would be the first to go downâ?¦
;D
At the first stop road conditions was the topic of discussion. A light bike with knobblies has big advantages in these conditions.
Tyre pressures were adjusted and we were on our way again
As the road conditions improved people started enjoying the South Cape scenery.
Clinton and LetsGoFishing enjoying the ride:
Hallo Uiltjie! 8)
The second stop was at a river where we enjoyed snacks and drinks.
Next stop was at Diesel & Dust to fill up on petrol.
Some bikes had some interesting â??extrasâ? ;D
Then Uiltjie â?? being the perfect Gentleman â?? decided that he would break the iceâ?¦ ;D ;D ;D
I did promise that I would report that he was power sliding at 220km/h on dirt when he went downâ?¦
;D ;D
From freshly renamed Uitjie & Dust we followed the Haelkraal road and later turned North to Bonniedale Adventure Farm.
This is a lovely road with ever changing scenery.
This is the same spot where a certain lady from this forum decided to â??stopâ? on our Easter trip
;D ;D ;D
Itâ??s a nice spot â?? one of many on this route
From here itâ??s a short stint to the farm. I stopped at a gate to close it after everyone was through, but no one came. After a while we realized that something was wrong. Clinton rode back and found that Kevin from PE overshot a corner and had quite a bad fall. Iâ??m sure someone would post pics of that fall later. :-\
On to the farm.
This is a great destination and I hereby formally nominate it for a venue when we have a Cape regional bash. ;D
We unpacked and relaxed. The liquid refreshments were close at hand.
Geoff in a relaxed mood 8)
When the sun started to set we were well underway to a great evening.
Uiltjieâ??s pride & joy
Eisbein decided to look around. Check out the ATGATT. ;D
The party continued until the wee hours. More on that laterâ?¦
;DAttakwaskloof: Day 2
When we woke this morning quite a few people werenâ??t as rowdy as the night before. Breakfast ranged from Weetbix to cold pies and braaivleis.
Sauerkraut showing how cold it is
Before we set out we all lined up for a group photo ( I canâ??t wait to see that pic Vicky) and when we pulled off I rode over a water pipe (which I did not see) at an angle. :-\ With all the dew I had no grip and the front wheel washed out. :
I went down like a sack of potatoes much to the delight of the others and especially Uiltjieâ?¦ >Iâ??m sure those pics will be posted and quoted over and overâ?¦
When the laughter died down we finally set out for Attakwaskloof.
This is my favorite Kloof route. The pictures cannot do the scenery justice. Itâ??s absolutely amazing.
A quick stop at the ghost town Woeskaâ?¦
â?¦and then through the rest of the Kloof
The Kloof road Tâ??s into the Herbertsdale / Van Wyks dorp road.
Here we said goodbye to Uiltjie, Philip, Topbox and Surf who headed to Gysmanshoek Pass (I cant wait to see those pics).
We headed over Cloetes Pass towards Herbertsdale
At this turnoff the group split again and we said our goodbyes to the PE guys and Eisbein who continued to Hertsdale and the N2.
LGF, â??Sweeperâ? Mike, Clinton, Sir G and I took the scenic route back to George
King of the Hillâ?¦ 8)
We also saw the game that was so elusive the day before.
And so another great ride came to an end. I hope all you guys got home safe. Thanks to all who attended â?? you guys made this ride a success. Special thanks to Sir G who led the group which in turn freed me up to take lots of pics, to â??Sweeperâ? Mike who closed the gates behind all of us and LGF who cleaned up this morning and even did the dishes!
I hope to see you guys again in the not to distant future.
In anticipation of what is going to happen in this thread I would like to leave you with this image:
>
;D > ;D > ;DCheers!
