Short rides and new discoveries around my backyeard. (new ride and pics added)

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Yes with a quad..... O0

Early morning I decide to go for a ride. High speed and long distance (for a quad) trippy. The area I rode is fairly isolated and the whole 250 km ride I saw only one other vehicle. a Farmers pick-up. There is no cell reception and the farms are far and few between. Many of the farmhouses are empty.

A while ago I bought this Bombardier DS650 Baja X for a steal. Big service and R4000 later she runs like a new bike. The 650 twin spark Rotax engine is a gem. Higher comp rate than the older F650's but just as durable. Ground clearance is 297mm with 305mm travel in front and 280mm in the back its my understanding that she have the longest shock travel of any quads ever build.  

First stop for pics, water, pee and poep.




The roads are fast gravel with some very bad patches in between. This old pick up remind one of the dangers of being overconfident.



Not sure if its a Ford or a Chevvy. Not in the mood to climb over the fence.


The landscape changes from flat grass lands to low hills. Extremely beautiful for me.



Here the sand become red, a typical feature of the Kalahari. The Camelthorn trees provide welcoming shade in the high summer.






This oke did not want to dice.



Roadkill. This little buck was killed last night. About 8 hours previously. I moved her to the side of the road where nature will deal with her carcass. There are lot of game and wildlife here.



The kudu's had some kind of party here early morning or last night. Interesting thing about this tracks is that there is no exit down or up the road. So the Kudu's went over the fence as usual.



Last pic of the ride about 50 km from home.



Yes quads are fun too on gravel.
 
Hello Ama!
Good to see you!

Ama ride ride said:


Roadkill. This little buck was killed last night. About 8 hours previously. I moved her to the side of the road where nature will deal with her carcass. There are lot of game and wildlife here.

Is that tortoise coming for you? It looks dangerous. Do you think it took down that buck?
 
LuckyStriker said:
Hello Ama!
Good to see you!

Is that tortoise coming for you? It looks dangerous. Do you think it took down that buck?

Hi LS, long time no see.......Tortoise about 80m from the buck so its very likely that it hit and killed it at 10m per hour :eek:

 
Ama ride ride said:
ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS said:
Hello Ama!
Good to see you! :thumleft:

Hallo Chris, kom ry bietjie sand hierbo.
Wens ek kon. Op die oomblik sukkel ek net om my daaglikse loop te doen. Gooi asb nog fotos van jou omgewing.
 
Please go to new members page to introduce yourself before posting pictures of kwaadbikes!

:lol8:

Good to see you here again Ama!
Been missing the dancing Spidy.
 
WHAT A GREAT QUAD I HAD ONE THANKS FOR THE PHOTO,S
 
Nice to see u again and have a RR even if it is on Kwaad  :thumleft:
 
Ama ride ride said:
Hope this RR will soften the WD's hardened stance to kwaads.... :ricky:
They used to irritate me also.

Don't let those hardened anti quad WD okes irritate you. Just ignore them.  ;) :biggrin:
 
So 16 June I went for other loop ride. Some pics.

Lucasdam road


One of the many gates to open and close


The landscape keep changing in color





Apple, beer and fart stop


First time I see this kind of dam.


Further on


This road lead to Pearsons Hunt and on to Van Zylsrust. An adventure for other time.


Due to a kaput battery and no cell coverage I spent some time here.



Witgat of koffie boom.


This, petrol, snotplugs and water are their weight worth in gold here in the Kalahari.





 
Beautiful part of the world. Pity about Sishen and all the trouble that mining has brought to the area. But that's progress, it seems.

My Dad was born on Mount Temple, near there. Mount Temple, Seremoneng and Mount Leonard were the family farms.
 
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