HELDERBERG YAMAHA 7 December 2013 ride

[Andy660]

Thanks to all 15 Riders that came on the ride.
Clearly WD`s Rock , with noobs or not , although I couldnt see any noobs among us ???

RIDERS
1)Gavin M      XT660Z Tenere
2)Andy660      XT660Z Tenere
3)KTM Kev      KTM 990
4)Keith 1200    BMW GS1200
5)Gary super  ten  XT1200Z Tenere
6)Robin Brown    DR650
7)3 Blind Monkeys      KTM990
8)adventure hunter1      Transalp XRV700
9) SBentley        XT660Z Tenere
10)adventure hunter1 Dad  XRV 700
11)Foreinger      KLR650
12) Prestic  KTM1190
13) Buff      Super Tenere
14)Stevenbushcat & Bushkitty Super Tenere
15)Dunce KTM950

Thanks to all of you , no one got lost and thanks to you all for helping to open and close the gates

We got away this am at 07h50  for our days ride., lots of new faces.
The Droevlei roadwas still a little sandy , but good.

Then on the crap 'Old Malmsbury road ' ,  we picked up Gary super 10 here , then KTM Keve took the lead and we were quicky in Moorreessberg,

The big bikes refueled here.And were were off , joined a section of The Alternative Route and made our way tyo 'Die Ark' Karavaan Park,
To Theabus and Bregda Mosterts farm , to ride up the stunning two spoor to the top of their Mountain.
Email them if you would like to go up their mountain.

Koringberg Jan 2010 movie

I made this clip some years ago , when I still had my XT660R (2010)
The riders were Taureg on the KTM950 , Etienne2T on a DRZ and Robin Brown on his DR650



GARY



BUFF



Prestic on 1190 KTM

 

[gwild]

Thx Andy for another awesome ride  :thumleft: always nice going to new places  :thumleft:

 

[Buff]

Thx again Andy & Helderberg  :thumleft:

BTW, that's Gary in the photo, not me  8)

 

[gwild]

The starting point

 

[gwild]

Stop at Malmesbury, start of kalbaskraal rd the tar road is way worse than the gravel

 

[Andy660]

Gavin Mac coming down Koringberg

 

[gwild]

Some wher on the ride

 

[gwild]

Adventure hunter 1's dad, foreinger, Steven, adventure hunter 1,i hope i got it right

 

[gwild]

Random pics

 

[gwild]

Korengberg or something like that

 

[3 Blind Monkeys]

Thanks Andy and Gav it was great as usual, will definitely be on the next one again. :thumleft:

 

[StevenBushcat]

Thanks for the great ride. 40deg celcius, it was cooking out there.

 

[Andy660]

Dunce



Foreigner




random



At the top of Koringberg Mountains private jeep track



3 Blind Monkeys with his wife on the back




Bridge over the Berg river




Gavin Mac



Keith 1200



Koringberg Jan 2010 movie

I made this clip some years ago , when I still had my XT660R (2010)
The riders were Taureg on the KTM950 , Etienne2T on a DRZ and Robin Brown on his DR650

 

[Andy660]

To hire a cottage at the top of Aurora Mountain , you have to book(https://www.mountainmist.co.za/Accommodation.htm) with that RUDE Woman( Anne) that drove her bakkie in front of Steven B to stop you all from driving up the mountain road.

OR it seems , the land has been sold and now belongs to these people.

https://finebushpeople.co.za/danielshoogte_private_reserve.html

The Radar station is a South African Airforce Radar Station ,

That would be the Kapteinskop radar station near Aurora and is linked to Langebaanweg.

(https://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3214)

So she has no right blocking us from ridding up the road !

I did some research on the Aurora Mountain.
The farm changed ownership in 2012 after lying empty and derelict for 4 years.
Accommodation wil be available in chalets and a bushman cave, camping. Accessible by sedan car.
The road is a through-road maintained by the military running through private land, so please respect this and get permission first.
It is well worth the effort.

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC181ER_picture-perfect?guid=ffed47a0-ed2f-4cda-bc26-f58c5657221c

 

[Robin Brown]

Thank you to Andy and all the riders. Yet another great outing in the Sandveld. Unfortunately my building operations forced me to shorten my day.





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[keith1200]

.Thanks Andy660 ,Gavin and Yamaha Helderberg for a well planned awesome ride .

 

[Andy660]

After The Koringberg Two Spoor , we headed west out of Koringberg and a right takes you down to the cement water Drift , that all the bikes are parked on in some of the pics.

Cenent Bridge with Steven B facing




From the bridge up a very sandy road , that requires a 'Stand Up and Open Up Approach' , oh and if you arent consentration when I give you some causions , you go straight into the farmers yard , instead of taking the LH Fork. lol

We then hit the Velddrift tar road and with a quick LH and RH , you are on the way to Aurora.
did find a dirt road to Aurora , but as its only a day  ride , I opted for the tar road to try and keep the returning home trim in the daylight.

Well all went well  up the Kapteinskloof Mountain .KTM Kev , Adventure Hunder and my self , stpped at the end of the road to take in the breath taking views.
When this 'person' comes up the road in a white bakkie , she climbs out the bakkie shouting and cussing about private property , road closed and everything , but forgets to mension that the road up the mountain is in fact SOUTH AFRICAN AIRFORCE Radar Station access road , we were not off it and only were only going up for the view,

I have met and spoken to here prteviously, I had even organized a ride up there to have her make lunch for 10 of us which she then canselled the day before the time,
I had later learnt from some other bikers that had stayed with here in her house, that she enjoys a joint or 3 out of a box , Table in themiddle of the lounge , and even grows the shit up in the mountains,

So I chose to nothing in reply to her rant , but Adventure Hunter says , OK MOM ! Boy , I AM NOT YOUR F------g Mom and bla bla bla----------,
I just ignored her , carried on taking pics and left her to ADV Hunter and Kev, we went back down the mountain and found out she had pulled her bakkie out of her  driveway in front of Steven B  who was coming up the road.
There was a frencman with here who was happy to let the bikes by to go and see the view , but she was adamant and said no !Tazer next to her in the bakkie and all , I was told.

Anyway , after some googling I see the land all belongs to new owners since 2012 and can be booked for sleep overs,
I think we should book and pay them and go back on our bikes, it is awesome up on the mountain , very remote.

https://finebushpeople.co.za/danielshoogte_private_reserve.html

Here Johan , who took a walk through part of the road up the mountain , that has been cut out of the rock.

 

[Prestic]

Thanks for a great ride Andy/Gavin

 

[Andy660]

Hey 2StrokeDan ! Here is your Mountain Trail Student !

 

[BrendaButtercup]

Regarding the issues with Anne, I have posted an explanation here: https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=139390.msg2693583#msg2693583.  In summary, there are 4 properties on the mountain, of which the biggest by far is what has been mentioned as having changed ownership and offers a cave and cottages.  The smallest is Mountain Mist with an unpleasant owner.  The other two are a national heritage site (gyssekraal), and our property (Fijnbosch Farme).