Middle ground Ride ---- Harrismith-----

A couple of Old friends and some new ones got together from Natal and Guateng for a Middleground ride to Harrismith--

Met some great new people this week-end and as usual a great time was held.

Thank's to Dakota for all the planning as well as Malibu -Mark-Beemer Man-Jules -
Li--Who now has her own series on -How to do the -Long Way Round and Down in a 4x2 Kia--with a 640ktm on a trailer as a backup.
Winston -Wendy-Firecracker-Would I-Torrin -Stuart-Ross and the rest -- i am not that great with names---

Starting the post and the rest of the gang can add --------------------------------

The Ride Down.

Sunrise on my way to the meeting spot at Delmas-



On Route.



Great clear cool day for riding--

Beemer Man telling Mark Hardy --How to Polish header pipes
Jules looking at the time and saying comon guy's --Die Bier word Sier--en die son trek water--
Dakota saying --comon all i need saddle time --



Another angle
Drawing straws to see who gets to ride sweeper--



Vrede --Lunch--- great food and a well kept secret with the dog's




They even have a --KTM --Lounge and it was reserved for Travel Gravel and Hubby Just Biking who also happened to arrive there as we had a few seconds later



On Route again --rest break for Beemer Man to drool over The Bling Machine--



Oh -Goodness--He forgot to do the headers--What a disgrace --Wonder How he missed that one
Must be his mind on those G-Strings he took with for --------------- That's another story and stays in Harrismith :



Jules and my two Hussies-- :




Saturday's outride with me--The Scenic one--Jules did the bullit run

Li and her Chick Bike-- :mwink:


Stuart--running in his new DR


Ross --well done bud --great riding for one year in the saddle only--

Wendy--


Some clapped out Huskie --off the road again--can't take them anywhere-- ???

Some of the group at a Old Sandstone Building




Firecracker and Would I-- Riding well Carla-great to see how far you have come in such a short time



Beemer Man --Nearly at the end of his thread- eepwall:


Some scenery




On Route to --The Lost Tunnel -Built in 1925-



Winston -- what a pleasure it was to meet you --when we going to Reccie the Lebombo Mountains--



How many people does it take to fix a puncture ????

One to sit on the bike and keep --her end up--


And you can work out the rest





Thank's all and those awesome people that made the Trip possible--hope our tracks cross again in future--

Add your pics and comments the rest who were with and took some pics--

Thanks for starting the thread blazes.

What a great weekend. Good riding and excellent company, even thou my riding was up to sh1t  ;D.
Thanks to Dakota for orginising everything...the beers were cold and the bed comfortable  :thumleft:

I'll post some pics and report later.

ooooooh this looked like fun!!

Looks like you all had fun!

All I have to say at this point is "I got to ride the Bling Machine"...

Nice  :thumleft:

Howsit Blazes & the rest....
Saw you guys in Vrede on Sunday... Roger Doger and I were in the old Willy's Jeeps as you left town. I think Malibu saw us wave. How was the wing affecting the ride?,,,,, we got blown around a bit on the section between vrede and villiers!
Lekka ride. Must do Normandien & Mullers passes. :thumleft:

So that was you lot that was waving so enthusiastically  ;D

The wind was alright, good thing was it keep the dust from hanging around  :thumleft:

Mark Hardy said:

Thanks for starting the thread blazes.

What a great weekend. Good riding and excellent company, even thou my riding was up to sh1t  ;D.
Thanks to Dakota for orginising everything...the beers were cold and the bed comfortable  :thumleft:

I'll post some pics and report later.

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Great to see a RR with you in it Mark! And no picture of you falling?  ???
;D ;D ;D

Camelman said:

Mark Hardy said:

Thanks for starting the thread blazes.

What a great weekend. Good riding and excellent company, even thou my riding was up to sh1t  ;D.
Thanks to Dakota for orginising everything...the beers were cold and the bed comfortable  :thumleft:

I'll post some pics and report later.

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Great to see a RR with you in it Mark! And no picture of you falling?  ???
;D ;D ;D

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I was up before the cameras came out  :mwink:

Thanks to all of You,  Fire Cracker and I had a great time. Will try retrieve and post picks later.

Here a couple of pics of the weekend

Quick smoke break for some of us


My little ride for the wekend...I did not come to terms with the DRZ until Sunday.  Such a fun bike to ride but with not riding for 3 months my skills were lacking


The underside of "The Bling Machine"


What a good place to stop for lunch if passing through Vrede. Good food and cold beer  :thumleft:
Jules, Li....whats with the hand signals  ??? ;D


Some de'co in the place




Outside


After lunch it back too the good stuff...riding..or standing around having another smoke 


Coffee the next morning


more to follow

firecoast said:

ooooooh this looked like fun!!

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We allways have fun up here --not boring like you lot down there ---stiff necked Capies  eepwall:

Malibu said:

All I have to say at this point is "I got to ride the Bling Machine"...

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Amongst other things  :

Looks like you all had a great weekend. Was great to gatecrash your lunch - was a good seeing you all again  :thumleft:

blazes said:

Malibu said:

All I have to say at this point is "I got to ride the Bling Machine"...

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Amongst other things  :

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Thing... you can't call Jezabel a things! 

Loved the week-end everyone!  Thanks De for organising and inviting us   We had a blast!! 

Michael thanks again for the lovely rides.

I'm useless at getting pics on here, so when i get a visitor who knows how, i'll post some pics

Lovely meeting everyone

Fire Cracker said:

Loved the week-end everyone!  Thanks De for organising and inviting us   We had a blast!! 

Michael thanks again for the lovely rides.

I'm useless at getting pics on here, so when i get a visitor who knows how, i'll post some pics

Lovely meeting everyone

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Great to have you two along with for the ride --Youre riding has improved by leaps and bounds---Is that why D bought the KTM--to try and ride you away  eepwall:

A couple of Saddle Tramps 

Thanks to all who organised. Had a great time.  Saw some old friends and met some new ones.
Here is Winston going up Buzzy's