Piston Pete
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Looks awesome! Waiting.... 8)
GKG 2011, the report
- Thread starter Dustdevil
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TerrorSA
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More picture please :mwink:
Dustdevil
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Die landskap
Die pad
Die water
Die modder
Die geselskap
Die kamp
Die pad
Die water
Die modder
Die geselskap
Die kamp
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fat b
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Looks like alot of fun , sorry I missed it ! :'(
kaptein stander
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Please ID the owners and their bikes as we go along that us other G/S'ers may get to know them. If possible.
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Brakenjan
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Jaloers is ek nou!!!
Please tell me that this is the first of many annual airhead gatherings!
Please tell me that this is the first of many annual airhead gatherings!
Annual. Book it now. Same time, that we don't have issues with the calender again. I demand.
That group photo is awesome. Inspiring. This whole thing is just plain great. Sorry, can't help myself.
That group photo is awesome. Inspiring. This whole thing is just plain great. Sorry, can't help myself.
airHEAD
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I think all who were there would agree that the inaugural Great Karoo Gathering was a huge success. Well done to the Chairman, the Kaptein, the DustDevil and anyone else who helped with the arrangements :thumleft:
Before we could gather we had to arrive and that guaranteed some interesting stories when your choice of adventure bike is anywhere between 15 and 30 years old
Our group started with 5 bikes, 2 HPNs and 3 monoleavers
To ensure the MGC (maximum gravel content) the route went via Sutherland, Fraserburg and Loxton. We soon became aware that there was a lot of water around
By Victoria West the group was growing...
...but not going Bismark helping out with some field diagnostics on Louis' bike. Once the issues were traced to a faulty ignition module and suspect plug lead, some creative logistics were put in place. We would meetup in Richmond with boersoeknbike who would collect the spares from the GS Workshop in Middleburg on his way from Limpopo Then Howard (Louis' brother) would head back with the spares while the rest of us continued on.
There was plenty more mud on Route. Willie giving it horns through one of the mud holes even though he had lost his front mud guard on the previous day
The HPN seemed to know the way there all on its own :ricky:
Once we arrived it didn't take long to find the local Brewery and start sampling the local brews :mwink:
The Gathering had began...
Before we could gather we had to arrive and that guaranteed some interesting stories when your choice of adventure bike is anywhere between 15 and 30 years old
Our group started with 5 bikes, 2 HPNs and 3 monoleavers
To ensure the MGC (maximum gravel content) the route went via Sutherland, Fraserburg and Loxton. We soon became aware that there was a lot of water around
By Victoria West the group was growing...
...but not going
Bismark helping out with some field diagnostics on Louis' bike. Once the issues were traced to a faulty ignition module and suspect plug lead, some creative logistics were put in place. We would meetup in Richmond with boersoeknbike who would collect the spares from the GS Workshop in Middleburg on his way from Limpopo Then Howard (Louis' brother) would head back with the spares while the rest of us continued on.
There was plenty more mud on Route. Willie giving it horns through one of the mud holes even though he had lost his front mud guard on the previous day
The HPN seemed to know the way there all on its own :ricky:
Once we arrived it didn't take long to find the local Brewery and start sampling the local brews :mwink:
The Gathering had began...
This will become the stuff of legends.
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Great stuff :thumleft:
fat b
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:eek7:
airHEAD
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Hey Jupiter,
sorry to hear about your run in with the trailer :eek7: I know how much you would have loved to have been there, hope the recovery doesn't take too long. I will try and post some more pics and tell the story about Saturdays outride tonight. Just to give you some idea, this is how Fanie felt after we were through the worst of it :mwink:
sorry to hear about your run in with the trailer :eek7: I know how much you would have loved to have been there, hope the recovery doesn't take too long. I will try and post some more pics and tell the story about Saturdays outride tonight. Just to give you some idea, this is how Fanie felt after we were through the worst of it :mwink:
Thanks Mike. I'm fine, but will take some time to recover. Looks like it was good fun from what I've seen so far and can't wait for more.
Looked like you were enjoying your bike. Sorted out the enjin problems ?
Looked like you were enjoying your bike. Sorted out the enjin problems ?
airHEAD
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jupiter said:
I was absolutely loving the bike. Watching some of the other guys struggle in the rough stuff with the standard G/S front end made me realize that having decent suspension instantly makes you a better rider :mwink:
The altitude seemed to sort out the engine problems (pinging) completely but it returned when we came back down to the coast :'( I guess I am going to have to make the mixture even richer or put in a base gasket as a spacer to reduce compression or something...
Me and my bike out and about in the Great Karoo. Sure beats the daily commute :ricky:
Where are you ? Oh ! there. Just kidding of course. I'm glad you're enjoying the bike. Have you investigated re-jetting the carbs.
(Hope no-one minds the hi-jack while we wait.)
(Hope no-one minds the hi-jack while we wait.)
airHEAD
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jupiter said:
I have tried about 5 different combinations of jets, needles and needle positions but I will post more on that on the build thread sometime when I do a year one roundup report. I don't want to hi-jack the GKG report with talk about my bike, there were 20 other cool airheads at the gathering :3some:
