Nimmo's new toy goes to WARR

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NIMMO

Race Dog
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Location
Colesberg
Bike
KTM 990 Adventure
After renting a bike and going to Kaokoland last year the bug bit - as with all parents with students, money is always an issue - especially if you already have a bike in the garage.
After a lot of thought I bought a 2006 WR450F with 4400km on it - It needed some TLC mainly cosmetically and all the joints (just as older people).
Bike was sent to @superfoxi for the suspension and @BuRP went out of his way to help me with getting it there and back here - thanks again.
After I got it back I stripped it to the basics and redid everything I could.

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Bart came to help me set the carb, and braai off course.
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Bike was R25K. Suspension and some other TLC R12K. And all the linkages, bearing, tyres, tubes, sprockets, chain and new LR tank R15K.
R52K - for an old but "new" lady set up for my weight and height.

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I finished the bike one week before WARR and the test ride was 130km which only showed the GPS power routing was an issue the rest was fine.

Wednesday I loaded and took off for Loeries to meet up with the Enkels.
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Outside Calvinia I ran into a WC oke left behind by his "friends" - @JacoM at least came to help
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At a certain age you need a fan (hot flushes)and a courier to carry all your sh!T - guess who. By the looks of driver he was not a fussy eater as well - he would fit in just fine.
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Friday we left for Vioolsdrift - here it broke my heart to see the blokes tear up that road while driving my bakkie - did I make the right decision?

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The venue

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Nimmo , wat was jou sprocket gearing voor en agter ?
 
@BuRP , @Lars, stayed behind to do the tough route the Sunday to PN and back the Monday - dwerg was not feeling up to it and kept the bar lady busy - while the sand was keeping us busy.
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Nimmo , wat was jou sprocket gearing voor en agter ?
14/48 - was 14/52

Was 'n baie goeie roep - jy moet net 2/3de vinnig haak in die los sand, hy grawe in. Klippe idle hy uit soos niks.
 
Ekt myne gehardloop op 14- 44 vir als doen Op langer trips het ek gegaan na 15-44 . Baie lekker fietse . Het jy al agtergekom die WRFs het n kenmerkende reuk aan hulle . Ai ons petrolkoppe .....
 
Ekt myne gehardloop op 14- 44 vir als doen Op langer trips het ek gegaan na 15-44 . Baie lekker fietse . Het jy al agtergekom die WRFs het n kenmerkende reuk aan hulle . Ai ons petrolkoppe .....
Ek geniet hom baie Fendie, waarde vir geld en hy is deur als sonder om 'n beat te mis. Ek glo as hy die naweek oorleef het sal hy als kan oorleef. Ja ek weet waarvan jy praat :ROFLMAO:
 
Thanks to @Kamanya @JustBendIt and everyone involved (Morne) - we do appreciate the effort that goes into setting up the routes etc.
The Growcery team - the food was well worth the drive to get there.
The old and new friends - thanks for a break from reality, I had some good laughs.
@Lars @BuRP @Dwerg for the company on the routes.
 
Dêm dis rerig n bitter sexy skoeter daai dêmmit daai groot tenk doen dit vir my!!!:love:
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Paar stunning landskap fotos.👌

Nou is ek oortuig Bart het op hou rook weer twee sonder sigret fotos!! Daar was darem n 3de foto met die regter wys vingers stokstyf😜
 
Lovely pictures!

I have been visiting this part of the world for more than 20 years and have never seen it this green and so many flowers. Places that I only know to be sand were covered in succulents.

Nature had put on quite a show.
 
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