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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with
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So the reality is that I am no longer 19 years old, the world is a much smaller and uglier place, time is not as easily available and... -
Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Ja, so anyway, here we are today ...... And why, 43 years later, I bought a CRF300L and am on a mission to simplify things in my life...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
In the army when we were back from the grens, we always listened to Capital Radio and Kevin Savage. It was our bit of rebelliousness...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Near Lusikisiki somewhere. Yes, I still have that sleeping bag in a cupboard here.
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Ek WAS erg oor my skoene en boetse Chris. Die samjoor het eenslag my stepout skoene as voorbeeld gebruik van hoe mens skoene moet bone...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Filling up at a manual fuel pump in the Ciskei somewhere. Yes, I survived and lived to tell the tale despite an obvious lack of ATGATT...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
So then, in the third phase of the TT's life, I turned it into a commuter and adventure bike for my PE girlfriend and I. She was game...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
A TT500 is not a bike you want to go rock crawling with, trust me.
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Then the big(ger) stakes! The 1981 Toyota 1000 Desert Race in Botswana. My boss t Main Yamaha, Rodney Lipchick on an IT490, my friend...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Moving up in the stakes, I entered the Barberspan 500 out at Delareyville. I remember clearly how those hak en steek thorns ripped my...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
I took part in a Bapsfontein race. I borrowed a friend's Isuzu bakkie, those 1800 models, to get my bike and kit to the race. It had a...
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Oubones reacted to Dorsland's post in the thread A TT500, a CRF300L and 43 years that separate them with Like.
Shortly after getting the bike, and coming from a little KE100, I had to learn to wheelie. Note the use of maximum ATGATT to eliminate...
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Oubones replied to the thread Sorted F650 Dakar or G650 Sertao (i.e. the single).Waiting😂 My new one is on 86000km👍
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Oubones reacted to Beebop's post in the thread Sorted F650 Dakar or G650 Sertao (i.e. the single) with Like.
I managed to source a Dakar. Not as low mileage as I was wanting, but after some haggling, came in at a price I couldn't turn down. It...