Journey to GS Trophy 2024 - Namibia

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You guys did amazing and well done.

It's sad to see that they stacked the odds against the SA team.
I would love to hear a bit more about the event from the horse's mouth so to speak...
Thx in due time.

Idea of this thread is to show eveyting leading up to the event and also including the event.

Its a once in a lifetime event. If there is something that i can take from this is, that my skill level is the hiest it has ever been and probably ever will be. Just makes me a safer rider and i enjoy riding even more.
 
Thx in due time.

Idea of this thread is to show eveyting leading up to the event and also including the event.

Its a once in a lifetime event. If there is something that i can take from this is, that my skill level is the hiest it has ever been and probably ever will be. Just makes me a safer rider and i enjoy riding even more.
Well done Malmoer!!! It was one hell of a ride.... Julle kan trots wees!
 
Well Done Boys, you did very well - second is the best place SA would be allowed to take at this event and you did just that. Proud of each one of you!
 
Well Done Boys, you did very well - second is the best place SA would be allowed to take at this event and you did just that. Proud of each one of you!
reading between the lines i see.:cool:
100% correct. That statement was made back in 2022 after the Albania event by a top bmw executive.

but we gave it a good shot
 
Outstanding!

I'd love to hear a ride report!

What an amazing privilege just to take part, huge ups to your guys for being so competitive.

Do they let you keep the bike as a consolation prize?;)
 
Well done and congratulations to the ZA team. Awesome performance and achievement. Everyone knows you guys are still the best. 👏👏👏👏
 
Outstanding!

I'd love to hear a ride report!

What an amazing privilege just to take part, huge ups to your guys for being so competitive.

Do they let you keep the bike as a consolation prize?;)
There is an option to keep it.
But

You have to purhase and take delivery in Germany........
 
Outstanding!

I'd love to hear a ride report!

What an amazing privilege just to take part, huge ups to your guys for being so competitive.

Do they let you keep the bike as a consolation prize?;)
Ride report will follow, but i need to work to earn an income first.
 
Dis hoekom hy n T7 gekoop het.!! 👏

@Malmoer veels geluk man...nou is jy op n yster wat jou skills beter sal match.
🙊🙊🙈🙈 was nie die plan nie....

My bike is afgeskryf agv n ride. Nie n ongeluk gehaad nie maar wel erg baie skade. Storie vir n ander dag.

Die rallye's se verkoops waardes is baie hoog.

Ek ry baie, so ongeveer 30000km n jaar so ek het n bike gesoek met lae kilos en die nuutste jaar wat ek on bekostig.
1250's sepryse is net te hoog en dan is die kilos ook nie baie laag nie.

Ek het die tenere raak geloop teen n billike(budget friendly) prys.
2023 met 2750km op.

Wou nog altyd een gehaad het maar moet se, ek like haar kwaai.
 
🙊🙊🙈🙈 was nie die plan nie....

My bike is afgeskryf agv n ride. Nie n ongeluk gehaad nie maar wel erg baie skade. Storie vir n ander dag.

Die rallye's se verkoops waardes is baie hoog.

Ek ry baie, so ongeveer 30000km n jaar so ek het n bike gesoek met lae kilos en die nuutste jaar wat ek on bekostig.
1250's sepryse is net te hoog en dan is die kilos ook nie baie laag nie.

Ek het die tenere raak geloop teen n billike(budget friendly) prys.
2023 met 2750km op.

Wou nog altyd een gehaad het maar moet se, ek like haar kwaai.
Baie geluk met die T7. Is dit 'n groot verskil om aangewoont te raak in vergelyking met die rally wat jy gehad het? Weet die gewig is 'n groot ding, maar suspension en krag?
 
Baie geluk met die T7. Is dit 'n groot verskil om aangewoont te raak in vergelyking met die rally wat jy gehad het? Weet die gewig is 'n groot ding, maar suspension en krag?
Is n groot verskil, ek sal moet werk aan die suspensie.
Minder gewig is natuurlik n hengse bonus.
Die feaures wat missing is soos traction control, engine modes ens pla my nie regtig nie ek het in elk geval op die 1200 in enduro pro mode gery met alles af so dis n maklike een.

Like die T7 se engine, glad en voel baie meer kragtig as wat die spesifikasie se. 72hp klink min maar dis genoeg.
Die exhaust met n akro op klink baie mooi, ek is happy daarmee.

Ek beplan om ten minste vir nou die springe voor en agter met my weight rating te vervang. Gister navraag gedoen by MP Suspension vir Ohlins springe voor en agter.

Algemene balans is baie goed, verbaas hoeveel makliker die T7 dinge doen teenoor die 1200.

Maar soos dit nou staan is die 1200 meer stabiel op hoe spoed (120km/h +) op grond paaie.
 
I think it's time to start with some feedback regarding the time leading up to the trophy and the all the high's and low's of the trophy Namibia.

We were asked not to post of show pics prior to the event mainly because we did not want any competitors getting an edge on us.

I will do some videos of my own training sessions but will not show what happened on the official training itself.

So we had 3 official training weekends.
Lesotho - It's a tradition for the trophy riders to go there with Stefan Boshoff.
Aberdeen x 2(mainly becuase its in the middle of everyone and Country trax assisted us with accomodation and the venue. And since its an official country trax venue everything is set up with training in mind.

so Lesotho 04 July to 07 July 2024
In the middle of winter. so with all typical stefan Boshoff rides no one has got any idea of where we are going.
Stefan always says, Ons kyk waar die gees on heen ly. Started of in bloemfontein with a very cold -5 degrees.

I did not keep track of where we were going, first night we stayed in atype of backpackers in the middle of nowhere. From there we took the scenic route towards Ramabanta for the next night.
On our way out heading towards Maseru just before Roma JP Boer had a partial head on collision with a taxi.

On route, Stefan and dirk will stop. Set up certain challenges that we had to do as a team. Some were tough others were not. But it started the process to see who is the best rider with circus tricks and who is the best for technical riding and who is the fastest. That way we will know how to compete to our strenghts.

What was evident was that we did not gel as a team.................. We had some work to do. Not on riding but communication, trust and how to be a team.

Riding Lesotho is part of forming the team, stronger together as the slogan goes.

Some pics below, i will make a video also.
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Ramabanta in all its glory, such nice place
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Jp had a small lapse of attention... This could have ended up much more seriously that it did.
In the end we sorted the tappit cover and rode the bike back to Maseru and from there we towed the 1250 because it was leaking to much oil out of the tappit cover.
 

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