Dorsland
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For the past few weeks I have been wanting to go take a nice shortish ride on my XR but something has always got in the way. We've either been baling, or finishing off a job that hasn't been completed that past week or I've been alone on the farm. So anyway, this morning my 2IB had another appointment in Jansenville and I took the chance to go do what I reckon will probably be the last ride on my XR. I've advertised it on the forum a while back (https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=147241.0) and haven't had much luck selling it. No problem, I am about to trade it in on another F800GS in the next week or so.
After this morning's ride, I am sorry that the world is not always how we want it to be as I would really like to keep the XR and get the 800. The XR is such a low maintenance, easy bike to own and ride. Yes, it is not exceptional at anything but it is good at lots of things and has no pretensions about being anything but a damn nice ride. I don't know, it may be that I spent every free hour I had back during my days in the army when I was jonk en roekeloos, lusting after an XT500. I eventually bought, raced and toured the backroads of this country on a TT500 after I klaared out. I think the XR rekindles some of those feelings in me.
Anyway, enough reminiscing.
This morning was one of those awesome clear coolish autumn days, and I took off on my leisurely breakfast run to Nieu Bethesda.
Dis waaragtig lekker om sulke paaie - veral omdat ek nog so nuut in die omgewing is - sommer op mens se drumpel te kan ry. Ek vind op sulkte trippies dan ry ek maar hier 50 - 70km/u en bekyk die omgewing. Mooi van voor ...
... en van agter:
As mens nou dié pad terugry dan is hierdie "off-camber" draai daar om mens weer uit die rustigheid te laat skrik. Ek het al 2 keer amper die bakkie hier die veld in gery :eek7:
Die welbekende Kompassberg in die verte en die lekker grondpad wat so oor die Karoovlaktes kronkel:
Wat sal 'n Karoolandskap sonder oop vlaktes, garingbome en ver gesigte wees?
Ek was darem ook daar :biggrin:
Does anybody have any idea what this cairn just outside Nieu Bethesda commemorates? All the brass plaques and other identification has been stolen (of course)
Die dorpie het elke eerste Saterdag van die maand 'n mark. Mense drom nogal saam (kyk in NB vat dit min mense om saam te drom). Ek eet graag ontbyt hier by die Village Inn van Oom Niel en sy vrou Ydil. Goeie mense wat lekker gesels.
Ook die paartjie van Wellington daar raakgeloop. Hulle is oppad huistoe van Bloemfontein waar hulle gaan kuier het. Ek dink dis familie van Dwerg, die man is agter die windskerm weggesteek :imaposer:
En toe sommer hierdie langnek skape afgeneem. Die gras is vanjaar hier in die Oos Kaap so lank die skape moes noodgedwonge langer nekke groei om daaroor te kan sien :imaposer: Bietjie laat vir April Fools
So ouens, die volgende RR wat julle lees gaan heel waarskynlik my trippie terug van Stellenbosch wees as ek my 800 gaan haal. Moet mens aansoek vir 'n visum doen om oor die Hottentots Holland berge te mag ry? Ek sal seker maar 'n das ook moet inpak
eepwall:
I'm going to miss my XR, it's been a great reliable and fun bike to have around.
After this morning's ride, I am sorry that the world is not always how we want it to be as I would really like to keep the XR and get the 800. The XR is such a low maintenance, easy bike to own and ride. Yes, it is not exceptional at anything but it is good at lots of things and has no pretensions about being anything but a damn nice ride. I don't know, it may be that I spent every free hour I had back during my days in the army when I was jonk en roekeloos, lusting after an XT500. I eventually bought, raced and toured the backroads of this country on a TT500 after I klaared out. I think the XR rekindles some of those feelings in me.
Anyway, enough reminiscing.
This morning was one of those awesome clear coolish autumn days, and I took off on my leisurely breakfast run to Nieu Bethesda.
Dis waaragtig lekker om sulke paaie - veral omdat ek nog so nuut in die omgewing is - sommer op mens se drumpel te kan ry. Ek vind op sulkte trippies dan ry ek maar hier 50 - 70km/u en bekyk die omgewing. Mooi van voor ...
... en van agter:
As mens nou dié pad terugry dan is hierdie "off-camber" draai daar om mens weer uit die rustigheid te laat skrik. Ek het al 2 keer amper die bakkie hier die veld in gery :eek7:
Die welbekende Kompassberg in die verte en die lekker grondpad wat so oor die Karoovlaktes kronkel:
Wat sal 'n Karoolandskap sonder oop vlaktes, garingbome en ver gesigte wees?
Ek was darem ook daar :biggrin:
Does anybody have any idea what this cairn just outside Nieu Bethesda commemorates? All the brass plaques and other identification has been stolen (of course)
Die dorpie het elke eerste Saterdag van die maand 'n mark. Mense drom nogal saam (kyk in NB vat dit min mense om saam te drom). Ek eet graag ontbyt hier by die Village Inn van Oom Niel en sy vrou Ydil. Goeie mense wat lekker gesels.
Ook die paartjie van Wellington daar raakgeloop. Hulle is oppad huistoe van Bloemfontein waar hulle gaan kuier het. Ek dink dis familie van Dwerg, die man is agter die windskerm weggesteek :imaposer:
En toe sommer hierdie langnek skape afgeneem. Die gras is vanjaar hier in die Oos Kaap so lank die skape moes noodgedwonge langer nekke groei om daaroor te kan sien :imaposer: Bietjie laat vir April Fools
So ouens, die volgende RR wat julle lees gaan heel waarskynlik my trippie terug van Stellenbosch wees as ek my 800 gaan haal. Moet mens aansoek vir 'n visum doen om oor die Hottentots Holland berge te mag ry? Ek sal seker maar 'n das ook moet inpak
eepwall:I'm going to miss my XR, it's been a great reliable and fun bike to have around.
