DRAZILVILLE - Another Dop en Tjop Ride

[Gerard]

Fourteen bikes collected along the route from PE to Nanaga, Alicedale, Riebeeck East, with a loop around to Drazilville where we had our lekker Veldbraai. Knuckelhead then took us on a nice scenic ride back towards Alicedale and from there home.

A full days ride and another successful day in Africa. Thanks to you all for another enjoyable ride.

Its late and I'm to tired to do an RR now, but here is a teaser so long. The rest can post there piccies so long, if you ready.

 

[Casting from Turd]

Sorry I missed you guys and Knucklehead yesterday.
Hope you had a really great ride though.
Got your tooltubes JUp

 

[Vis Arend]

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[Gerard]

As per usual we met at the Engen garage and nice surprise when a good few non-Dogs joined the ride. From their talk it seems they are ardent Harley riders, who also have big DS bikes. For some of them it would be their first time on dirt and hats off.

At Nanaga we picked up a few more guys and headed for Alicedale and the mandatory coffee.

It would be a no rush day with some Newbies and slow riders in the group. Gathering at the turn-off to Burchell's

View from somewhere up the pass. It was a beatiful day to be on the bike.

 

[Gerard]

Gooing style up Burchell's. Nice little pass to warm up for the day.

 

[Gerard]

Some more views. We do live in a beautiful country

 

[Gerard]

Coming down the pass we got a little mud. There are of course different ways of doing this. Check the GSA with double spots  :eek7: That could scare the shits out oncoming traffic

 

[Gerard]

Our Guide for the day, who had the route on GPS, could not make it and no-one else thought to down load it. We did miss a turn-off or two but eventually found our way going through some game farms and seeing good few bucks... and some wart hogs.

At the Fish River crossing we gathered again. Nice to see the group of bikes togetrher like this.

 

[Gerard]

Drazilville is an old abandoned ruin of a town. Our ride for the day was inspired by a previous RR. There's just something about braaing in the veld that makes it different. We had a really lekker kuier here.

Knuckelhead then took us on a nice little scenic ride home, with lost of mud crossings through this beautiful little kloof. I know I took a few pics but it seemed to have gotten lost in the Blue Nowhere

 

[DRAZIL]

Did my buddy Kevin find you guys,he's a Harley rider that prefers his GSA and loves gadgets on his bike?
Looks like all had fun. :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[Gerard]

Did my buddy Kevin find you guys,he's a Harley rider that prefers his GSA and loves gadgets on his bike?
Looks like all had fun. :thumleft: :thumleft:

Yep, there was five of them. Loved his bike with those ghetto blasters. Everywhere we stopped we rocked. Forgot to take a pic. Nice bunch of guys and think we will see them again.

 

[Scalpel]

Jupiter ek like daai ULTRA DOG sagte luggage van jou!!!! :biggrin:

 

[Geotraveller]

Sub. Dit is werklik n mooi land waarin ons bevooreg is om te bly en die Oos kaap bly n geheime juweel.
Dankie Jup!

 

[DRAZIL]

Did my buddy Kevin find you guys,he's a Harley rider that prefers his GSA and loves gadgets on his bike?
Looks like all had fun. :thumleft: :thumleft:

Yep, there was five of them. Loved his bike with those ghetto blasters. Everywhere we stopped we rocked. Forgot to take a pic. Nice bunch of guys and think we will see them again.

Wait until you go through Shamwari with Dire Straights hitting the airways  :
it feels like the movie with Malon Brando"Apocalypse Now"

 

[jaybiker]

Thanks guys.One of the episodes of Wallace and Grommit was entitled "A grand day out." They should have been with us.
Only thing niggled me all day was constantly re - tying down my lunch bag on the back. The back end of a F650 is a lousy platform for loose tying Gotta stop stuffing around and get a top box. Not posting any of my pics 'cos they're not all that special and truth to tell I don't know how to do it.

 

[TrailBlazer]

https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=107120.0;attach=224187;image
Is someone busy restoring this place? I noticed on my return from the EC Bash earlier this year that the place had been painted

 

[Gerard]

https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=107120.0;attach=224187;image
Is someone busy restoring this place? I noticed on my return from the EC Bash earlier this year that the place had been painted

That house did look like it had some work done to it, but already has a few broken windows again.

 

[Hotwire]

My contribution of foto's from a different angle!

Will keep the writing as little as possible!

01 - At the turnoff, just outside Alicedale
02 - Knucklehead
03 - a Nice View
04 - Assisting JBiker on saving him alot of trouble and time!
05 - The Long Road to Drazileville!
06 - Water under the Bridge
07 - Climbing through the fence to start the Braai (Check the SwannieBraai - Very Nice little Braai - Next time I will remember more news paper)  
08 - Swanniebraai in action
09 - The rest of the guys meet on Jupiter's Rooster!!
10 - And that Ice cold ones with a lekka chat with the guys!

 

[alwyn_gs]

Lekker manne!!!  :thumleft:

 

[LouisXander]

lekker man!