Recent content by Whethefakawe

Was Peter Hedley your uncle? If so, small world. Do you know the story of his death, and Moon Collingwood's involvement? It's in the SAAF book. Tragic story. Email me on the bikesquad email if you want ( or have) more info. Leo, thanks for the update! Cheers

I was informed that the ship carrying the container carrying the boxes carrying the books..............docked in SA three days ago. No idea how long it will take to offload, but the container has to go to Joburg, then the boxes back to my mate's place in Prince Albert. He will do the...

I found out today, the container is delayed, It will ship in March. 

Please direct any questions, comments, complaints or insults to: [email protected] cheers

Thanks for the interest gents, I hope it's not just a wet fart. We're having issues with the shipping, caused by supply line problems in the US. The local ANC has fucked up large parts of the economy in one year flat, and the container the two boxes are supposed to travel in is now delayed or...

Howzit Craig I know you from Patrick's stories.......bunch of other names too.  :biggrin: Do you know if anyone has a photo of Swannie? It's a gap in the record, not knowing what he looked like.  I'm curious. I am in contact with Rob Rose, will hopefully see him on 2 January, he and one of...

Sorry, had to go .................work. What a pisser. I'll make a plan next week. I haven't done any research into costs etc, but how about this? I'll distribute the first printing, ie. another 90 or so, for the cost of shipping. There's no point in transferring money from SA to the USA or...

F**K me

Try again

HA. Found my log-in passwords in the old 'little black book'. Thanks for the fluff Gary  :lol8: Bit of context, if I may. I went on a LOA (Leave of Absence) from work back in June 2008, and spent 2 1/2 years in Greece with my sister, in Uganda with my mate Patrick, and in SA. I am severely ADD...

Patrick wrote me a 6-page recollection of the incident many years ago. I'll be publishing it, and the stories I've had recorded since 2006, soon. He said they left Oshigambo in a rush, Lionel (De Lema, I think from listening to his recollections) was in front, lifting the tracker. He couldn't...

Some memory was scratching at me all day, just remembered why at 8 pm. Probably few people care anymore, but as long as someone remembers, it's OK. It's 40 years ago today that L/Cpl. Pieter Swanepoel hit a cheese mine near Oshigambo on a XR 500. He would have been 60 in three weeks. I'm one...

The bike is not for sale, it's FREE to whomever will clean it up and ride it. Just don't chop it, that's all I ask. It's at Runner's, I offered it to him first but despite my asking three times, he wants to part it out. I am paying him for his time and effort to go rescue it, plus storage until...

Last chance saloon................ I have a 1982 Honda XR 5-00R ProLink that needs a home, only condition is YOU DON'T CHOP IT UP OR PART IT OUT. My old bikesquad bro Patrick Devy died in Uganda a year ago May, it was his bike, he'd bought it from a friend /original owner who needed money...

Another essential upgrade is the fuel pump. This is the stock one, looks like something out of a Sopwith Camel. The size of a beer can almost. I bought an appropriate FACET pump, the one with the built-in check valve, from an aeroplane supplier. I figured out early on that bike shops add about a...