3 Countries and 3 Provinces to finish off the year’s riding……

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finkel en koljander die een lyk nes die ander.......

 

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Considering some of your pics from the "Where has your bike taken you today?" thread, this is bound to be an epic RR. Looking forward to the rest

 

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Mark gets the first puncture of the trip on Collings Pass

 

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His Temu Dremel comes out and in no time we are back on the road….

 

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Making our way toward Van Reenen

 

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Refuel at Montrose and then on to Sandspruit Pass. A fairly steep and loose rocky climb but the 990s storm up it.

 

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We have a quick colddrink in Geluksburg and then make our way towards the infamous Bezuidenhouts Pass.

I’ve done Bezuidenhouts up and down in the past, most notable on my HP2 at a GS Trophy event when a farmer graded the pass just before the event and turned the Black route into a Green route…..

Both times were easy but having seen recent YouTube uploads from @Hollywood and Sunset Tribe, I thought we might be in for a challenge. A fellow rider told Mark that he did it fairly recently and it was an easy ride. We approach the pass oblivious to the weather system moving in.

We arrive at the bottom of the pass and it looks like a gravel highway.

First signs of trouble are the huge mud puddles behind every speed/drainage hump.

I become a victim of Mark’s full throttle exit from one of these muddy pools……

 

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Mark becomes the first victim as the incline gets steeper and the surface rockier

 

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I walk down and help Mark to pick up his bike. When I arrive back at my bike I am struggling already, chest heaving and soaked in sweat.

 

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Well….. him and his 990 of course
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Gravel highway

 

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I walk down and help Mark to pick up his bike. When I arrive back at my bike I am struggling already, chest heaving and soaked in sweat.