Journey to GS Trophy 2024 - Namibia

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Not really sure.....

It is what it is i suppose.
Did test ride one and it felt similar in balance and feel to my Rallye. Ok a little different but with more power.
More power is never an issue.

Suspension is definitely way better, so that is good.

I will arrange locally to be part of the guys servicing the bike, just to see how everything fits and what is what.
 
you can practice servicing on my Dakar - free of charge!
mmmm i am way past the point of practicing in my life, but i would service it for a small charge that would go towards the trophy effort......

BTW you still need to bring the bike so that we can do the front tyre
 
Its been a hectic few weeks leading up to our first team ride (social ride) and after the ride, so besides doing my normal rounds on WD, this is the first time sitting down properly and putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard ...hehe

Anycase, leading up to the long weekend i decided that with the limited info i got from JP Boer who is orginizing the trip and expecting a seriously technical route, packing became an issue which was uncalled for.

Not wanting to take too much stuff with but at the same time taking what you need became a balancing act.

I did a quick solo trip, packing what i thought i needed and sleeping over at Oasis, doing a round trip to Uitspankraal and back home on the sunday. Video will follow soon.

I realised that my packing setup was not working.
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What to do.
What was the problems?
Well, my backpack that i normally use did not fit comfortably over my chest protector, was pressing into my collarbones, so for the Sunday i placed that on the back. This was more comfortable but i did not Hydrate nearly as much as i should have and so de-hydrated and felt K@K for the rest of the week, recovering from de-hydration.

I changed my setup and decided to take my soft pannier with, and the night before i left, I changed my mind again. Praat van lekker deur die kak.........

Anycase got that sorted and set the Wednesday off for Oranjerus between Keimoes and Upington. I took a knobbly with to change in Upington but stpped at Fit-it in Keimoes and it was schorching hot. Floor manager(also the owners son) came up to me and the first thing he asked was, Wil jy n glas coke he?

Obviously i said yes., Tyre changed, got some meat and of to Oranjerus camping site.
First set back for the weekend, i lost my short rallye screen. Looked for it, but it was gone.

JP and Morne arrived the next morning and we were off. No idea what JP had planned for us.

I will add the video that i made for anyone interested to watch it.

We had some tyre issues and at Vanzylsrus we decided to repair a cut to JP's rear tyre. This is where my second very big set back happened. Lost my toolback..... well i left it by mistake and it was gone when i went looking for it. My hardware for my BMW diagnostics were in there and all my tools. Damn, it is what it is.....

We got ot play a bit on Hakskeen pan, diceded we wanted to sleep on the pan, but thunder storms were rolling in and we decided it would be a safe bet to pack up and roll out at 19:00 in the evening. We headed straight for Oranjerus.. We had some serious weather. dust storms, thunder and lightning the whole way and showers.
When we arrived into Upington, some of the roads were flooded and we knew we dodged a bullet by leaving early from Hakskeen pan.

Please check out the video.


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Botswana in the background
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Would like to take this opportunity to than our supporters for making this possible.
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Cool video! Great route.

Very wise not to tempt the weather Gods on that pan. @Rynet had an epic story about getting to expeirnce a pan after rain!
 
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@Malmoer hoe gaan dit met die training? Hoe was die training camps?
Thx vir die belangstelling!
Begin Julie was ons Lesotho toe vir Span training, Einde Julie was dit Aberdeen (country trax) en einde Augustus is dit die laaste span training. Dan is dit 2 weke en dan is dit vlieg Namibie toe.

Hoe gaan dit met die training.......... Hectic!!

Ons is gevra om niks spesifieks of sosiale media te plaas nie. Ons wil nie die ander manne idees gee nie:ROFLMAO:

Maar hier is n klein video van Country Trax Aberdeen se bekende Doodsakker.
 
Julle ry nie babyheads sommer grootmens koppe!! :oops: 🙈
 
Julle mag maar. You must be the fittest you have ever been in your life by now
 
@Malmoer

Please check on your YT settings how to activate the option to allow subscribers to be notified when new vids are uploaded.....just subbed now to the channel thank you.

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Julle mag maar. You must be the fittest you have ever been in your life by now
Was al fikser...... Maar op 49 is ek darem nie te bad nie.
Die ding met die trophy is, jy ry meeste van die dag op lekker grond paaie. Geniet die scenery en vir maks 15 of ongeveer 3 challenges moet jy perform.
Op dag 3, 4 en 5 begin die fiksheid vir jou werk.
 
It starts on Sunday!!! @Malmoer wishing you and your fellow riders all the best.
Go show the world what champions us South Africans are

Is there anywhere besides Fakebook that we can watch or follow the proceedings?
 
It starts on Sunday!!! @Malmoer wishing you and your fellow riders all the best.
Go show the world what champions us South Africans are

Is there anywhere besides Fakebook that we can watch or follow the proceedings?
Thx guys,
we are well prepped and ready to rock and roll.

Looking forward. Someone in the know said he has done 4 trophy events thus far and this one is by far the hardest. also got info that it quite hot in nam. all things we are used to and enjoy.

The bmw- motorrad youtube page is probably the best way to follow it. With daily video uploads
https://facebook.com/BMWMotorrad
https://instagram.com/bmwmotorrad
https://youtube.com/user/bmwmotorrad
https://x.com/BMWMotorrad
https://linkedin.com/showcase/bmwmotorrad/
https://tiktok.com/@bmwmotorrad
 
Cannot find any info on the proposed roads/routes, seems that it is still not shared. Know that will be in the Erongo & Kunene Regions.
 
Cannot find any info on the proposed roads/routes, seems that it is still not shared. Know that will be in the Erongo & Kunene Regions.
You won't find any route info.
Competition is a closed event and the competitors must be surprised by what they find.....
Namibia is so vast that to surprice people will not be difficult, and i suspect probably to keep spectators from joining in.
 
Thanks,

I am not trying to view/follow the throphy, rather to avoid it should my plannned trip continue on the weekend the thropy comes to an end. All media states that it is closed event.

With riders and marshalls we are looking at 60+ bikes for the throphy.

Best of luck for you and your team.
 
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Thanks,

I am not trying to view/follow the throphy, rather to avoid it should my plannned trip continue on the weekend the thropy comes to an end. All media states that it is closed event.

With riders and marshalls we are looking at 60+ bikes for the throphy.

Best of luck for you and your team.
no worries, would have been nice having saffas there supporting us. But not possible
 
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