Atlantis dunes 2x newbs and a flying Roost (er)

[Pleco]

Hello Guys and girls.

We were at Atlantis on Sunday morning for a bit of a run, and also to give Rubicon and Remy a chance at riding in the sand.

My experience was that the entrance to the dunes is a bit daunting to the newbs, as it is a lot of sand all of a sudden, and the 4x4s churn it up a bit into a bad 2 spoor.  :ricky: (Shaun1, DougC and the "BMW affair" will confirm this.

Roost was in front, showing the 2 dunes newbs how you should rather not do it.  :biggrin:

Short clip, as this main Moegoe forgot the helmet cam at home!

[flash=480,385]https://www.youtube.com/v/-J-1LEXJz18[/flash]

Some pics to follow.

 

[DirtHound]

Lekker one, Pleco!

Hope to join you guys soon when I've got a bike again  :thumleft:

 

[Pleco]

The sand was extremely soft. No speed under 30kph worked, which put Rubicon and me on the KLR completely out of our comfort zones.

It was good for me, as I needed to get my speed up. But it was not so nice for her, as she was bound to fall, and at those speeds it starts hurting.

Some pics:

Deon's XR ready for battle

Deon taking off

Remy , Rubicon en Roost with Deon's XR in the background

Rubicon on the way down:

Up and OK

Roost to the rescue. I think he is getting seriously GATVOL of picking that KLR up!  :imaposer:

Roost flying

Roost almost roosting Sis

Rubicon having a more serious off after quite a jump for a KLR. You can see how far she was airborne!  

Every fall you can walk away from....  But after that one she had enough! My turn!  :ricky:

Some more to follow

 

[Rynet]

Nice one Pleco and great photos  !!! Well done to Rubicon  :thumleft: :thumleft: That sand was soft and rutted  that takes courage for a Noob ! Hope she is not too sore today ?

Looks like eveyone had fun . I am ( not ) sorry I missed it  :mwink:

 

[Dusty Rusty]

Eina!!!!!

Dit was 'n harde val wat Rubicon gehad het.  Sjoe.  Well done girl! 

:thumleft:  :notworthy:

Deon se bike is darm maar mooi! 

 

[ROOST]

lekka jump rubicon! Can see you made some nice ground through the air! you make me proud!! Glad that you are still in one piece!! :thumleft:

 

[ROOST]

pitty you left the cam at home pleco, im sure the onboard commentry wouldve bin quite entertaining this time round! shot for organizing the ride! :thumleft:

Remy, well done man! Who wouldve ever though that youd pick up a smiley in Atlantis dunes!!  ;D

 

[Pleco]

Pics are courtesy of Geri. (Deon's wife)

Rubicon a bit eina today. A few bruises, and tired from fighting the bike and sand.  :biggrin: One thing she commented on was how well the Leatt brace works. She could feel it "catch" the helmet on impact. She has absolutely no whiplash or stiffness in her neck. The sand tends to grab and stop you abruptly, causing some problems.

The sand required an aggressive pull away in second, until the bike planes on top of the sand. This is something that needs to be practiced, and the girls tend to be a bit on the timid side with this. She rode well up to the first fall, and got through some seriously difficult pieces. That first fall unnerved her a bit unfortunately. She was still smiling though!

I will take her back there after the first winter rains. The sand needs to firm up a bit first. When you close the throttle, its like hitting the brakes. Hard! The bike would just dive straight in.  

 

[Remy]

pitty you left the cam at home pleco, im sure the onboard commentry wouldve bin quite entertaining this time round! shot for organizing the ride! :thumleft:

Remy, well done man! Who wouldve ever though that youd pick up a smiley in Atlantis dunes!!  ;D

Hahahahah  :imaposer: wel like I told those 4x4 poepole GS stands for gooi sand en vinnig ook  :mwink:

 

[Pleco]

Roost had some time to give some Jiu Jitsu lessons!

Roost needing some assistance.

Deon playing

Remy blasting off

Remy taking a nap (Yeah, we caught that one, although we missed the big one :biggrin

Roost parking

And lastly, Roost showing off the correct technique. He was absolutely flying. Jumping over dune crests and probably doing between 60 and 80 kph on the flatter sections. It makes my stomach turn just watching it  :eek7: :eek7:

 

 

[Soccet]

Lekker ouens as my TA weer reg is gan ek verseker weer saam met julle gan speel!

 

[TVB]

Lekker, mooi pic's!  :thumleft:

 

[Remy]

oi  dit tel ni as ek die bike omgooi as ek hom te duup inspin nie atch:

bly julle het die grote gemis  :imaposer: