LiveInTheOutdoors
Race Dog
So this was destined to be just a stress buster, after a hectic 4 days work (yeppers, one trade was 4 days long tbat was animated with stress). I said to my business partner and riding partner and friend and BMW riding instructor friend Leon, lets go for a ride. But only after getting into another trade. Sweet.
True as nuts the trade turns into a reversal, which I am still in... what a kak week of trading. Anyhow, as soon as I was in the reversal, I google talked my mate, and said, lets fork off. So circa 1840pm, we met just up the road.
This is just a greenbelt area that people use to walk their dogs and its the area that is the junction of the R300 in Bellville area. Nothing too scenic, nothing too hectic, just a dirt road and imagination. Nothing like taking a few ramps and jumps to relieve the stress!
Now, I have to be an apologist and say two things: 1) My ankle aint right yet, and is still swollen. I had a 2 hour physio session before going on the bike :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: and 2) I aint really used to the thing yet, like I was my Dakar.
Anyway, power slides were the order of the day.
Here ya go.
This is the most sideways that I could manage on the Katoom, its a full handlebar lock (and adjusted to make the steering max turnable)
Turning around and revving her up for more skidding
Missed a transition point
See how awkward my body is still. Not yet at peace with the bike
AT one stage though i was gong to wack the photographer
Swop the slide round. Rememebr these are only snappies and you know how hard it is to get the best part of the slide on cammy.
My mate - doesnt a GS always look so awesome?
Missed the slide too - too fast!
Accelerating away, this is the split second he starts
Note body position
This was a little turn left from the approach side which doesnt have runup and had some of our famous Cape sand in it but finer, and then this little bump. I didnt feel comfortable making her WOT over the bump yet cos it hurts the ankle on landing.
another
really good focus here.
going up one of those rock covered with wire water traps thingies
taken my Leons 10year old son, I think he did well to capture the moment of a lil ramp
the Katoom. Note the fork compression...
cheers R300
I will also put up a few videos on putfile for the hill me and my mate did in the grass. Grass even when dry is slippery as you know, and when you go up a steep gradient, even more so. And there wasnt much runup for sure.
check in a bit for those links.
True as nuts the trade turns into a reversal, which I am still in... what a kak week of trading. Anyhow, as soon as I was in the reversal, I google talked my mate, and said, lets fork off. So circa 1840pm, we met just up the road.
This is just a greenbelt area that people use to walk their dogs and its the area that is the junction of the R300 in Bellville area. Nothing too scenic, nothing too hectic, just a dirt road and imagination. Nothing like taking a few ramps and jumps to relieve the stress!
Now, I have to be an apologist and say two things: 1) My ankle aint right yet, and is still swollen. I had a 2 hour physio session before going on the bike :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: and 2) I aint really used to the thing yet, like I was my Dakar.
Anyway, power slides were the order of the day.
Here ya go.
This is the most sideways that I could manage on the Katoom, its a full handlebar lock (and adjusted to make the steering max turnable)
Turning around and revving her up for more skidding
Missed a transition point
See how awkward my body is still. Not yet at peace with the bike
AT one stage though i was gong to wack the photographer
Swop the slide round. Rememebr these are only snappies and you know how hard it is to get the best part of the slide on cammy.
My mate - doesnt a GS always look so awesome?
Missed the slide too - too fast!
Accelerating away, this is the split second he starts
Note body position
This was a little turn left from the approach side which doesnt have runup and had some of our famous Cape sand in it but finer, and then this little bump. I didnt feel comfortable making her WOT over the bump yet cos it hurts the ankle on landing.
another
really good focus here.
going up one of those rock covered with wire water traps thingies
taken my Leons 10year old son, I think he did well to capture the moment of a lil ramp
the Katoom. Note the fork compression...
cheers R300
I will also put up a few videos on putfile for the hill me and my mate did in the grass. Grass even when dry is slippery as you know, and when you go up a steep gradient, even more so. And there wasnt much runup for sure.
check in a bit for those links.
