Garden Route toy run

[letsgofishing]

" It's chucking it down in George - what's it like in Sedgefield?"

"We've only had some drizzle, but it's cleared a bit in the last half hour. See you after 10?"

Riiiight!!!

5 minutes after I leave home, have filled up with petrol and am waiting for the George bunch to make their way to Sedge, it starts raining!

Earlier, TR had called from Glentana to say it was raining buckets. I called a hotel in Knysna and they said there was a bit of drizzle. This sequence of to and fro calls continued for about an hour. Then the excuses started:
" The TKC's aren't so great in the wet"
"My rear's really smooth"
"it's not worth getting sick"
etc.!  :
What a bunch of fair weather riders 

The riders from MosselBay and George were meant to leave George at 9:30 and arrive in Sedge at +- 10:00.

A wet Sunday in Sedgefield

At 10:25, I'm still waiting in the rain.
Apparently, there was an accident involving 3 bikes outside Wilderness - don't know exactly what happened, but there were no serious injuries.
Eventually, the REAL bikers arrive  ot: - Pad, Dusty and Smidty. I hook up with them at the lights and we make our way slowly to Knysna. We were meant to all meet up at the backpackers in Buffels and ride en masse to Knysna, but what with the weather and time delays, the straggly bunches made their wet way to the angling club in Knysna.

As usual, most of the bikes were tar burners.

The folks selling food and drink must have over-catered horribly - I guess there were only a hundred or so dedicated souls who braved the weather.Last year , in the Plett run, I think there were over 400 bikers.

The steaming bunch of bikers inside the angling club.

The new Garden Route Real DS Bikers Committee:
from left to right : Smidty - Treasurer, LGF - Drinks Break Organiser, Pad - Cheersman, Dusty - WaterMeid  ;D
After a few warming drinks (great day for Milk Stout  ), the we started warming up/drying out and the rain more or less stopped.

We thought we'd move outside, but the sign kept us indoors!

Some entertainment for the kids who were there.

Knysna not at its best.

Thanks guys and guyess for making the effort!
LGF

 

[Ama ride ride]

He he...like your comments..."REAL bikers arrive"

 

[Smidty]

He he...like your comments..."REAL bikers arrive"

:laughing4:  Thanks LGF! turned out to be a great day for a good cause  :thumleft:

 

[letsgofishing]

One day in a year to help some under-priviledged kids - absolutely!

 

[Dr Dirt]

Nice one guy's and a girl. :thumleft:

 

[Pad]

Thanks LGF for the pics and such true words. :biggrin: :biggrin:

Some kiddies who were lucky enough to pick their own toys

These faces made riding in a bit of rain really worth the effort

And then there were those who enjoyed getting wet

 

[KLRBoy]

Hey, I was there.

My helmet is the one in the bottom left corner of the helmet pic.

Departing from Plett in the morning for buffels went something like this.
Wife: Babe, should we take our rain gear?
Me: No, don't be silly it's barely even drizzling and it will blow over, then we are stuck carying our gear around all day.

hmm.. needless to say, 5km out of plett it started pouring.

 

[Trailrider]

The new Garden Route Real DS Bikers Committee:

And how much gravel did the "Real DS Bikers" do that day?

Glad you guys enjoyed it. When I drove to the Spar to get my pancake ingredients it was raining so hard I had the car's wipers at full speed. I've ridden in the snow before so bad weather doesn't frighten me, but doing an all tar trip in torrential rain didn't sound like much fun. The Red wine, Camembert cheese and pancakes did the trick tough. 8)

 

[Dr Dirt]

The new Garden Route Real DS Bikers Committee:

And how much gravel did the "Real DS Bikers" do that day?

Glad you guys enjoyed it. When I drove to the Spar to get my pancake ingredients it was raining so hard I had the car's wipers at full speed. I've ridden in the snow before so bad weather doesn't frighten me, but doing an all tar trip in torrential rain didn't sound like much fun. The Red wine, Camembert cheese and pancakes did the trick tough. 8)

s

Hoor Hoor !!!  Real DS Bikers  :imaposer:  hoeveel van julle BMW ryers het gestaan in die reen op die teerpad toe uit daarmee. eepwall:

 

[cassiebotha]

I did some brethtaking laps on nurburgring norcsliefe in a porche panamera. Daar was nogal baie mense gewees  
Ek het gewonder of mense daar sou wees. Baie dankie oom mike dat oom geshare het

 

[letsgofishing]

The new Garden Route Real DS Bikers Committee:

And how much gravel did the "Real DS Bikers" do that day?

Glad you guys enjoyed it. When I drove to the Spar to get my pancake ingredients it was raining so hard I had the car's wipers at full speed. I've ridden in the snow before so bad weather doesn't frighten me, but doing an all tar trip in torrential rain didn't sound like much fun. The Red wine, Camembert cheese and pancakes did the trick tough. 8)

Like the name says - DS - gravel AND tar! 

 

[Chrisl]

We did some slip/sliding down Swartbergpas Oudtshoornside yesterdaymorning.
It was wet and muddy.
Got to Oudtshoorn the suns out!!!

 

[Dr Dirt]

We did some slip/sliding down Swartbergpas Oudtshoornside yesterdaymorning.
It was wet and muddy.
Got to Oudtshoorn the suns out!!!

It never rains in Oudtshoorn. :laughing4: I alway's go play golf there when it rains in George.

 

[letsgofishing]

Yip, it's like living in 2 different countries on either side of that mountain!

 

[Pad]

The new Garden Route Real DS Bikers Committee:

And how much gravel did the "Real DS Bikers" do that day?

Glad you guys enjoyed it. When I drove to the Spar to get my pancake ingredients it was raining so hard I had the car's wipers at full speed. I've ridden in the snow before so bad weather doesn't frighten me, but doing an all tar trip in torrential rain didn't sound like much fun. The Red wine, Camembert cheese and pancakes did the trick tough. 8)

s

Hoor Hoor !!!   Real DS Bikers  :imaposer:  hoeveel van julle BMW ryers het gestaan in die reen op die teerpad toe uit daarmee. eepwall:

:laughing4: :laughing4:

Ag ok my hande was net 715 keer in die lug om superbikes te groet

 

[Dr Dirt]

The new Garden Route Real DS Bikers Committee:

And how much gravel did the "Real DS Bikers" do that day?

Glad you guys enjoyed it. When I drove to the Spar to get my pancake ingredients it was raining so hard I had the car's wipers at full speed. I've ridden in the snow before so bad weather doesn't frighten me, but doing an all tar trip in torrential rain didn't sound like much fun. The Red wine, Camembert cheese and pancakes did the trick tough. 8)

s

Hoor Hoor !!!   Real DS Bikers  :imaposer:  hoeveel van julle BMW ryers het gestaan in die reen op die teerpad toe uit daarmee. eepwall:

:laughing4: :laughing4:

Ag ok my hande was net 715 keer in die lug om superbikes te groet

Ha ha soos op die dvd het jy al gekyk jy sal sommer hoor hoe slaan jy amper jou wind uit omdat jou hande in die lug was. :imaposer:

 

[Pad]

:laughing4: :laughing4:

 

[Smidty]

:imaposer:    :imaposer:  Sy hande was rerig meer innie lug as op die handels!

Ok nog 'n prentjie  :imaposer:

Some of the toys

Some of the children

Trying to dry out    :imaposer:

Then some bikers? chicks? decided to have a swim 

We were not allowed  :imaposer:

Quick stop on the way home

Thanks to all ! Had a fantastic day, and TR, tis DS bikes, sometimes tar can be just as much fun as gravel  ot:

 

[Dr Dirt]

Smidty jou "Tar" hooligan. :biggrin:

 

[Smidty]

:laughing4:  :laughing4: 

Het jy nie gehoor ek stink nie?  ot: