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[Just Blip It!]

Just got home after a fantastic event! Rieks, well done on a well planned, organized and executed event! The routes were top class, there were no serious incidents, the guys had an awesome time. Great support from the bikers this year, a 30% growth over last year!
The medics, back-up team were first class and everyone felt well supported!
There are 40 riders that left with Rieks for the annual Prawn Run to Macanetta in Mozambique, to those guys, ride safe, have fun and post pics when you get back.
I will post my pics a little later.

 

[Just Blip It!]

I was the first bike to arrive at 15h30 on Thursday afternoon and proceeded to my accommodation that I was to share with 8 other riders.
Die ou Plasshuis.

Just as the sun was about to set the other guys arrived.

Eaves the Frenchman wasted no time and decided to be the first to drop his bike as he arrived!  :imaposer:

Then the party started! All the usual suspects were present!

After a lekker breaky the riding started! Wow what awesome routes they were!

Laurika.

The first of many to suffer a puncture! Brad Love.

Back at Bambi Lodge. Henry.

There were at least 6 1190s present!

Hondsekierrie!

Harry the Buffalo all the way from Phalaborwa.

Harry the Buffalo's son.

There was a stop over in Tonteldoos where we met this "grootdoos"!

Rieks the organizer and hostess of LDBA.

Kroeg by Tonteldoos.

Andrew. Eat My KTM.

This was the staff hard at work cleaning the floor in the bar at Bambi Lodge after Smokes did his traditional "burnout" in the bar on his 950SE!  :imaposer: :imaposer:

 

[BLK]

You guys no how to make people feel jealous for those left behind!!Wish I could have joined you.Thanks for the pics and making those left behind feel part of the fun.To eaves??You should have left your road tyres on your 1190 and maybe it would not have fallen over.

Thanks for the pics

bruce
800gs

 

[Nicobie]

Jis man, you guys look really mean before starting the trip, if I was a rock in your path, I would roll out of your way rather than you ride over me.
Thanx 4 sharing

 

[tankgirl]

i had one ridiculously fantastic weekend! will be back with my passport next year for sure

big thank you to Rika for organizing everything, you did a superb job and everything was perfectly coordinated – coming from someone who doesn’t even have a gps ;D i know everyone had a magnificent time!

great respect to those who crushed the skills challenge, as well as the red and orange routes on such big bikes! well done! i certainly enjoyed every bit of riding i got to do!

thanks also to each and every one who helped me with punctures and exhaust issues *blush*
Johan, Smokes, Shaun, Colin, Denzil, Mark, Treffon, Joe, Jan, Shaun, Henry, Denys, Bobby, Brad, Derick, and David for accompanying me all the way to bronkhorstspruit.

about 10km from my house the exhaust came loose again and the last resort was to zip tie it to the bike, which I did and managed to get home safely just after 2pm!

 

[EATMYKTM.]

Hey Rika and all the other LDBA'ers
That was a lekker trip and the riding was tip top!
You need to get rid of the mud on that Red Route and then all would be 100%
Have a jol in Moz Guys
andy

 

[Just Blip It!]

And a few words and photos stolen from LDBA and Mooch's Facebook page!

"Ok am I not destined to do this ride or what? I am now sitting in Nelspruit hospital after cutting half my thumb off with a very sharp biltong knife! What a tool.!!! Last year I smashed my knee, now I slash my hand! Okay after few stitches I should be more or less good to go again. Lets see!"

The good news is they patched him up with a few stitches and off he went to Moz on the Prawn Run.

A few pics courtesy of  Mooch.

Komatipoort at the border.

First cold beer stop in Moz yesterday.

Sand on the way to the lodge.

On the Ferry to Macanetta.

 

[Jag man]

Awesomely jealous

 

[Just Blip It!]

Just got this photo from the boys on the Prawn Run!!  :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif: :drif:

 

[laurika]

Just in fRom Prawn run.....more sand on this ride than I knew God Made...thanks white rhino.....your detour was a long tWeeSpoor with deep soft sand that nevEr Stopped.....yikes...

 

[kleinboet]

Dankie, dit was great! Een ding geleer: moet nie 'n topbox op 'n KTM 990R sit nie, my subframe het gebreek...

 

[kleinboet]

Haai Laurika

Ek's bly jy het die sand oorleef!

Erwin

 

[laurika]

Haai Laurika

Ek's bly jy het die sand oorleef!

Erwin

yip. Barely....oNe off the bucket liSt!  Xxx

 

[Adventurer]

Dankie, dit was great! Een ding geleer: moet nie 'n topbox op 'n KTM 990R sit nie, my subframe het gebreek...

Nope, just don't load it too much..... :thumleft:

 

[Rieks]

Thanks Blippy and all the rest! A few hick-ups here and there .. I admit! Great that most of you enjoyed the weekend and came to LDBA for the right reasons - to ride that bike of yours! I will post some pics later .. need to deal with payments, the media and their deadlines first! :spitcoffee:

 

[Mooch]

Great Rides and Great Fun. Cutting my the thumb and stabbing my leg with the biltong knife was a bit dumb and did cause some "throbbing" while riding. But a few stitches and Miprodol took care of that. (Rule: Dont play around with an exceptionly sharp bilting knife after a few drinks!! If it slips youve got kak!)
PS Thanks to the Medicis for rushing me through to Nelspruit Medi Clinic in for stitches. - They were Fantastic!

The rides around Bambi were great and I particulary enjoyed the Friday ride through the thick bush.

The red dirt route through Moz was pretty tough is places with the sand, but what a jol and a fab ride!! (As per pic above with the 1200 GS in it - Note it has no mirros left after he (Ron?) fell in front of us and the bike barrel rolled a few times). After a whole lot of dirt and sand Those beers at the shebeen were the best I ever had!!

Macenetta was beautiful and great fun as the boys (and girls) played in the sand and we had a few beers and R & Rs and the food was tops.

The ride back was great and went well apart from MarkRoss having a front wheel blow out on his F800 GS just after Nelspruit, but all was well as he managed to save it an pull it off the road without major incident.

Thanks Mark for posting some of my pics above, I will post more when I get a gap.

 

[Mooch]

Some More Pics:

Evidence of the thumb cutting and Leg stab incident...

More from just before the border...

 

[Mooch]

More Pics from Mozambique (Prawn Run Leg):

At the shebeen:

 

[Mooch]

Enjoying an ice cold 2M Beer at the shebeen near the end of the red sand route in Moz... (Thumb all good!)

 

[Mooch]

Rika and Hondsekierie