National Bash ride Report

[soundboi]

Nice one Tweets. Lekker RR

 

[laurika]

Thank you so much for the adventure Tweeters...nice RR!! You and Stoffel were awesome partners. I learnt so much from you both. Xxx

 

[Carrots]

Lekker Tweets......lyk maar woes en leeg waar julle was maar dit is 'n ander tipe mooi!!  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[laurika]

Lekker Tweets......lyk maar woes en leeg waar jule was maar dit is 'n ander tipe mooi!!  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

die tipe mooi wat jy van ver af wil sien, met a koue drankie in die hand...

 

[lurker]

Nice RR Tweets

 

[lurker]

Thanks Crossed Up and Briv, appreciate it Ile pick it from Andy this week

 

[DRAZIL]

North, South, West, East
Hazzard asked me if I was going to do one of my normal roundabout routes to arrive at the bash as he knows that I have the habit of stopping here and there doing sight seeing on a trip, so I plotted a scenic tour through the Rammelskop pass to Sutherland, Ouberg pass, Katbakkies pass, cedarberg, bash, Augrabies ,Boegoesberg, Craddock and finally home. This was the first time Hazzard has ridden his GSA on gravel and was soon to discover it is a little bit heavier than his XT660.He did extremely well with no offs and our bikes never gave a moments hassle over the 3900+/- kilometre trip.
First off I would like to say thanks to those that organised everything; it was great even with its small hiccup here and there. It was fantastic to see so many new faces and meet real DS riders and not keyboard jockeys that cannot ride more than 50-300km and yet make more chirps and noise than 8 year old kids at a Justin Bieber concert. >
The mixed breed of DS bikes was an awesome sight and proves that you do not get unreliable bikes anymore. The only two bike issues that I’m aware off were quickly sorted out with the input of over a hundred and ninety dogs.
My highlight was meeting all the old faces again, the Petes, Andys, Gerhards,Cockys and Kobus’s ect.
To those that missed it due to commitments, you guys and girls missed a good one thankfully there will be one next year.
Here are a few dozen photos which made the trip worth every kilometre travelled.
1=Meringspoort pass
2=Lazy lizard or lazy Drazil
3+4=on route to Rammelskop pass
5=Hazzard enjoying his first of many river crossings

 

[DRAZIL]

Just before this river crossing my GPS suddenly lost all tracks and maps and showed us we were in the outer limits somewhere between the Komsberg pass and Rammelkop pass, after a fantastic twee spoor gravel obstacle course we arrived at a game farm. Farmer brown told us we took the wrong split so back we went through sand, rocks and rivers till everything came back online, Hazzard was now thinking about selling his GSA as we started our final mountain climb towards Sutherland.
I had two scares one when approaching river crossing my back tyre suddenly went into a pot hole which was filled with powder and started to wash out but a bit of power corrected this and the second going over a blind rise there was a major crevice in front of me but too powered out and around that.(reminder, must get a head cam)
1+2=Drazil
3=last stretch to Sutherland
4+5=next morning checking out the observatory

 

[DRAZIL]

1+2= observatory (a first for Hazzard)
3=sheep crossing at the top of Ouberg pass.
4= wilderness porn with a view, notice how he uses the cliff to full advantage. >
5=ouberg pass on our way to the boring stretch.
6= Cederberg oasis at the bottom.

 

[Mapsource]

Soos gewoonlik slaap ek so bietjie laat, maar hier's 'n paar om ChrisL en Nimmo se stories in te kleur.

 

[douw]

>

 

[Mapsource]

En nog kiekies...

 

[DRAZIL]

1+2+3+4=rooi cederberg
5=lucky bastard (house on Clanwilliam dam)

2=Hazzard

 

[Frannarossi]

Nice photos Drazil,keep them comming :thumleft:

 

[DRAZIL]

Our three young pranksters swapped Slaaiblaars GS800 with the twins GS 800 both orange late Saturday afternoon and then chased each other with a roman spider. Keep an eye on these three if they are close.
Hazzard will post pics of the twins.
1=a turd of a mountain
2=Hazzard left, and 3 mischievous pranksters
Forgot your names. Insert here=
3=Slaaiblaar (sitting) and sidekick Ian
4=Beauty
5=Road to camp

 

[Mapsource]

En nog.

 

[DRAZIL]

1+2= Graveyard in the middle of nowhwere.
3=Hazzards house at Augrabies
4=my house at Augrabies :biggrin:
5= a days work and still not repaired

 

[DRAZIL]

1+2+3= Augrabie repair team must work for parliament.
4+5=Hidden gem on the river outside Groblershoop.(KHEIS campsite)

 

[DRAZIL]

K.H.E.I.S riverside lodge a truly hidden gem.

 

[Mapsource]

En dis dan dit.