Durbanville to Paarlberg Quickie

[Bus]

So yesterday Fidel phones me asking if Im keen for a ride. Silly question and 45 mins later I meet him and Wanabee at the Stellies/Klipheuwel turn-off on the N1. Me on the Z, Fidel on the KTM640 and Wanabee on the DR650 with the â??tinyâ? tank. (More on that tank later thoughâ?¦)

I donâ??t know the exact route, I will let Fidel elaborate further, but once again, respect to the man for doing some homework and taking us on a great trip. Our eventual destination would be Paarlberg.

We took the Eenzaamheid road to meet up with the Fisantekraal road going out from Durbanville.

Some pics:

On the Eenzaamheid rd (1st beerâ?¦)

Then right on the Fisantekraal rd and shortly left on another dirt road. Motor gate with a lekker pool of muddy water in front.
Another nice show-off pic opportunityâ?¦  O0

Fidel

Me

Wanabee

Then we came to a moera snotty section with very thick mud and vehicle tracks forming a tricky 2 spoor situation. Fidel went through no problems. Then myself & Wnb. He was rather close behind me and in stead of paying full attention to the front, I let my front wheel â??clipâ? the mud middelmannetjie and I went down like a sack of shit, hahaha!!! And in the process of trying to stop and not make roadkill of me, poor Wannabee had to bin his bike too.
atch:

Sorry ou maat!!! But thanks, anyways!!!  :dousing: I owe you one

We both picked our sorry muddy asses up out of the mess and started wiping ourselves clean. Unfortunately Fidel didnâ??t have his camera with him to snap this Kodak moment. Nevertheless, we took some pics once everything was upright again. You can see the â??slagveldâ? in the background.

The peanut gallery who watched the whole thing unfold. They were lagging their little gatte off, the bliksems!!! No bad feelings though, it musta looked moera funnyâ?¦  :imaposer:

Luckily no damages, just 2 really mudcaked Zooks.

Then on in the General Paarl direction with Fidel leading the way.Then another quick â??refreshmentâ? stop. (I think this was the Haas-something rd???)

Explored a low level bridge but were met with a â??private roadâ? signboard. 

Then on to Paarl and up Paarlberg.
Magnificent views all aroundâ?¦

Fidel marking the WD territoryâ?¦  ;D

Stopped at this lekker little waterfall for some pics.

Seems this is quite a popular spot for some local romanticsâ?¦ uke:

Some more lekker scenery

Then on to Lanners Landing (well that was plan Aâ?¦)
Fidel ran out of fuel on the way and the â??tinyâ? tank on Wanabeeâ??s bike flexed itâ??s muscles.

Slow brewedâ?¦

Extra maturedâ?¦

Then we had a dop at the Klapmuts Hotel. Fidel then headed home and Wanabee and I headed back to Durbanville via the Eenzaamheid rd again.
A muddy road in pitch darkness is hairy, lemme tellyaâ?¦ Bliksim, we both pussy-footed all the way to the Fisantekraal rd with a couple of ringpiece-clenching moments, but made it with no incidents.

Then burned home on the tar.

Awesome ride, great scenery, great company.
Dankie Manne!!!

 

[Piston Pete]

Nice report & pics Lekker one guys ;D

 

[LIL MINX]

You 3 guys had lots of fun it appears...... ;D  The roads were very muddy

Bus, I came down yesterday in a nice water crossing too ha ha - will send pic tomorrow ;D

 

[bradleys]

:imaposer: :imaposer:

 

[Bus]

Bus, I came down yesterday in a nice water crossing too ha ha - will send pic tomorrow ;D

:laughing7: :laughing7: :laughing7:

Hey, you are still learning so at least you have an excuse, I was just plain braindead.  :BangHead:

 

[r u talking to me]

I still cant believe i left my camera at home....nob. Would have loved to capture that mud wrestling moment.

Before i could even stop to turn around, i heard the klonkies lagging behind me, then i knew exactly what went down. The mudmonster strikes!

Nice one Bus und Wanabee, great fun and comradery.

I cantbelieve we ran outta gas 4km out of Paarl. I was riding on reserve all the time and thought id get 70km on the 640.

Erm, wrong. Just prooved that you get exactly 64.5km, en dan stap jy. ;D

.....and what a pearler of a day, for all you couch bound dawgs, you missed out ....big time!

 

[dustsucker]

lekka one ouens

 

[Fourie-kop]

Bus, I came down yesterday in a nice water crossing too ha ha - will send pic tomorrow ;D

:laughing7: :laughing7: :laughing7:

Hey, you are still learning so at least you have an excuse, I was just plain braindead.  :BangHead:

O ne'... daar was niks fout met my foon nie... Dis asof julle bang is om saam met die BM te ry. Dit klink amper soos 'n biekie xenophobia wat hier aan gaan!!!! Julle wou mos nog altyd 'n kiekie van die bm op sy rug kry....  Justice!!!

 

[Andy660]

Cool looking muddy roads , Did u go into the reserve on Paarl Mountain ?

 

[Zeff Cowboy]

Lekker lekker

 

[Smithey]

Nice one, looks like you guys had a blast.

 

[edgy]

Must say,that looks like a blast...lekkerone!

 

[Mark Hardy]

.....and what a pearler of a day, for all you couch bound dawgs, you missed out ....big time!

Please remember My phone number next time...please.

hat ride must have been a hoot.....thanks for sharing

 

[Frohan Visser]

Boys...boys.....shit...why didnt I joined u????
Nice , looks like fun with all the mudmonsters everywhere!!!!
Bus en Wannabee, is daar blou kolle van die val???
Fidel my broer, same thing happened to me, riding in reserve all the time and ran out of fuel between Malmesbury and die Bosch....
Why didnt u took the circle rout on top of Paarl mountain, pass the tower???
Anyway, next time im in!!!!!!!!!
Souns like something big is coming this weekend !!!?????

 

[Bus]

Bus en Wannabee, is daar blou kolle van die val???

Val? Wie het geval...?  atch:  ;D
Haha!!! Nee wat, te stadig gery om seer te kry. Dit was een van daai no-brainers...

O ne'... daar was niks fout met my foon nie... Dis asof julle bang is om saam met die BM te ry. Dit klink amper soos 'n biekie xenophobia wat hier aan gaan!!!! Julle wou mos nog altyd 'n kiekie van die bm op sy rug kry....  Justice!!!

Please remember My phone number next time...please.

Sorry my brudders, this ride was regtig very spur of the moment.

But I do believe the eyetie is planning sumfing special for this weekend...  :deal: :drif:

 

[Bus]

Cool looking muddy roads , Did u go into the reserve on Paarl Mountain ?

Hey XT
No, we just went past. It was rather late already. And apparently you have to pay now??
We wanted to explore some steep little paadjie where the access chain was broken, but just then this evil looking ranger woman-thing drove past us. We waved and she basically snarled down her nose at us...  Ok, bad idea...

 

[dustsucker]

Ek so bly julle gaan vir `n slag saam Fidel en ek kan `n ruskans kry.  As ek so na die foto`s kyk lag ek te lekker as ek sien hoe skoon sy bike is na `n 'mud ride'.  As on gaan ry lyk dit alty asof ek op `n ketting agter hom aangesleep is na elke trip....daai man is werfetter op sy ponie in die modder as jy hom net die geringste kans gee  :imaposer:
Fidel se gereeld vir my: <old chinaman`s voice> swaerrie, you ride like sissy girl

Bus, ek sien daai bloomer pantie in die bos pas by you bra -- hoop jy het dit opgetel en saamgevat.

 

[letsgofishing]

Nice one guys!  ;D

 

[JonW]

Some awesome roads and countryside you guys down in the Western Cape have for riding.

Looks like you had a blast.

 

[Bus]

Bus, ek sien daai bloomer pantie in die bos pas by you bra -- hoop jy het dit opgetel en saamgevat.

Maar natuurlik!! Dis my size ook nog... pas my perfek.

Ek het dit vandag aan. Jeuk so effens, maar verder is alles fine...