LuckyStriker
Bachelor Dog
Butch, Kaboef and I met just before 8 at Krige's pub.
It was a cold and misty morning
We then shot over Helshoogte to Franshhoek were we met two other lads, one of who are joining us on the upcoming Namibia trip.
From there we rode over the Franschhoek pass
and some nice dirt roads
We stopped in McGregor for a nice brunch at a cafe called "Green Gables Country Inn and Village Pub"
Next up was a river crossing. The current was slight but the rocks were slippery. I decided not to paddle through but stood on the pegs and ploughed on. Bad idea! I struck a submerged rock which threw out the front wheel and I found myself suddenly heading upstream!
I turned back to the bank but the loose rocks gave way and I went down like a sack of potatoes. Fortunately I made it to the other side before going down so no water trouble...
Just a minor dent in the header pipe and some shallow scratches on the engine protectors. I felt like a poepol though since I was the only one who dropped it.
Easy does it...
Butch struggling a bit to keep the beast going straight
Powering out of the wet...but not too much or you dig in
That orange headlight apparently draws more attention from the cops than the missing number plate
I owed everyone a beer because I popped my bike's cherry. We stopped of at this friendly bush pub and had a lekker chat with the locals and met up with some other bikers
Thank you that is all
It was a cold and misty morning
We then shot over Helshoogte to Franshhoek were we met two other lads, one of who are joining us on the upcoming Namibia trip.
From there we rode over the Franschhoek pass
and some nice dirt roads
We stopped in McGregor for a nice brunch at a cafe called "Green Gables Country Inn and Village Pub"
Next up was a river crossing. The current was slight but the rocks were slippery. I decided not to paddle through but stood on the pegs and ploughed on. Bad idea! I struck a submerged rock which threw out the front wheel and I found myself suddenly heading upstream!
I turned back to the bank but the loose rocks gave way and I went down like a sack of potatoes. Fortunately I made it to the other side before going down so no water trouble...
Just a minor dent in the header pipe and some shallow scratches on the engine protectors. I felt like a poepol though since I was the only one who dropped it.
Easy does it...
Butch struggling a bit to keep the beast going straight
Powering out of the wet...but not too much or you dig in
That orange headlight apparently draws more attention from the cops than the missing number plate
I owed everyone a beer because I popped my bike's cherry. We stopped of at this friendly bush pub and had a lekker chat with the locals and met up with some other bikers
Thank you that is all
looking forward to your write up of the bike.
