The Green Kalahari Gathering 2012 - Please Post Pics & RR Here***

[Rickus]

I'm glad you guys enjoyed the gathering.....I saw a HP2 coming past at HIGH speed between Brandvlei and Calvinia on Sunday...think it might have been Jacko ? , and then I saw THE MARLBORO HPN parked in Kenhardt....me and Uilspieel were on our way back from the Amageza with the Cruiser and 2 KTM's on a trailer.....(KTM habitat)

 

[Jacko]

I'm glad you guys enjoyed the gathering.....I saw a HP2 coming past at HIGH speed between Brandvlei and Calvinia on Sunday...think it might have been Jacko ? , and then I saw THE MARLBORO HPN parked in Kenhardt....me and Uilspieel were on our way back from the Amageza with the Cruiser and 2 KTM's on a trailer.....(KTM habitat)

Ek het 'n bakkie gesien wat 2 x groot KTM's opgeStoetie het. Indien dit jy/julle was...

... pleit ek skuldig, U Edelagbare.  eepwall:

PS: (Of jy nou vinnig of stadig ry, jou hol kak op 'n HP2  :'()

 

[fixit]

Once again a fantastic gathering. great people, perfect venue, good food and exceptional organising! Thanks again Lorenzo.  :thumleft:

It was really nice to meet and ride with the fellow dogs. IanB and friend, Howard and the rest.
Special thanks to ETS (Kobus) for outstanding hospitality!

Pics and short ride report to follow.....

See you all at the next next one (Gariep....??)  eepwall:

 

[DirtyHarry]

Thanks for the great moral support I have received during the gathering from all of you  :3some:
Eventually my shaft was welded by 13.00h yesterday and 2 hrs later I was on the road to Cape Town. My old lady was purring nicely along and today I was home for lunch already.
Thanks to our chairman and all the other airheads to make the GKG so special.
Jacko, sorry that I did overestimate your holding capacity for Whiskey the first evening  :biggrin:

 

[baashjp]

Thanks for the great moral support I have received during the gathering from all of you  :3some:
Eventually my shaft was welded by 13.00h yesterday and 2 hrs later I was on the road to Cape Town. My old lady was purring nicely along and today I was home for lunch already.
Thanks to our chairman and all the other airheads to make the GKG so special.
Jacko, sorry that I did overestimate your holding capacity for Whiskey the first evening  :biggrin:

Glad you are ok my friend  :thumleft:

 

[Jacko]

Thanks for the great moral support I have received during the gathering from all of you  :3some:
Eventually my shaft was welded by 13.00h yesterday and 2 hrs later I was on the road to Cape Town. My old lady was purring nicely along and today I was home for lunch already.
Thanks to our chairman and all the other airheads to make the GKG so special.
Jacko, sorry that I did overestimate your holding capacity for Whiskey the first evening  :biggrin:

Gaan kak man.

Translation: Hehe.  :laughing4: :laughing4:

 

[Fudmucker]

Thanks for the great moral support I have received during the gathering from all of you  :3some:
Eventually my shaft was welded by 13.00h yesterday and 2 hrs later I was on the road to Cape Town. My old lady was purring nicely along and today I was home for lunch already.
Thanks to our chairman and all the other airheads to make the GKG so special.
Jacko, sorry that I did overestimate your holding capacity for Whiskey the first evening  :biggrin:

Glad you made it back safely, DH!  :thumleft:

 

[Dusty Rusty]

What a treat it was to spend my debut long distance venture on the HP2 with the Airheads and other HP variants.

Thanks Chair for pulling it all together with a resounding success. A big  :thumleft:

Our trip down was interlaced with fantastic dirt roads - some of them, nice and sloshy  :ricky:

Thanks Fud and BoerSoeknBike for the companionship,  camaraderie and the complete crash course in "How to trouble shoot your Airhead".  :biggrin:

I must just say that "Airheads" is a complete misnomer, they consumed so much oil that I thought they were two stroke engines  eepwall:

Fud spent more time under his bike than on top of it.  :biggrin:

Meeting the other dogs was very cool, especially the "one man army" who suffered a technical knock out in the early rounds, after indulging in Irish poison liberally dished out by Harry  ;D

The outride on Sunday was very special with some stunning rocky passes. It was nice to see the customised German machinery blended with artistic twists rolling over the rocky ridges.

I must say that the riders in this category of biking are cut from different cloth. It was an honour to share the time with you guys.

I have some pics that I will post.

Next year God willing, I'll bring my HPN  :thumleft:

Wow, this is a nice "thank you" note

 

[willieee]

hi! Harry  glad you made it on your own steam, :ricky: C you on the next ride!

 

[DirtyHarry]

Here are a few pics from my camera.

 

[hayleyscomet]

WOW Well done to all , Looked like a well organised trip and the weather played the Game 2.

Lekker photos , thanks

Wayne

 

[madmike999]

looked good!

 

[kaptein stander]

for those who haven't seen this yet..

GREEN KALAHARI GATHERING LIMITED EDITION POSTERS FOR SALE

after yet another very successful gathering, i've decided to print a limited number of very high quality art posters of our gathering t-shirt design. this will be a hand numbered edition of only 40, full colour, A3 sized, all hand signed by the artist himself. make sure you get this collectable to frame for your bar, your workshop, or even your bedroom! the guys who went on the gathering will obviously get preference - the price is a mere R180 (postage included).      remember there will only be 40 - avoid disappointment!

reply to this post, or contact me directly on [email protected]. the first 40 replies will get lucky!

 

[DirtyHarry]

Some G/S pics.

And this must be a space ship

And the best of all. Stoffel riding with his grandson on the tank :thumleft: Apparently the little one did 200K's without complaining.

 

[White Rhino]

Spaceship - :imaposer: Damn, been spotted. I'm just on a routine inspection to fathom what earthlings are doing to these timeless classics. I'm pleased to report back that they all look earthbound and that non of them are ready to fly :biggrin:

 

[Stofdonkie]

Gaan julle weer 'n video op Youtube sit?

 

[Stoffel]

It was sutsh a honour to be able to ride riemvasmaak and the river  bed shortcut with my grandson.  a whole day on the bike, what a treat for both of us.  Thank you all for making it a very special gathering for a 5 year old. A special thanks to die oom wat alles gereel het. :3some:

 

[White Rhino]

Variety of Pictures from the trip. Just click on the pic.

or to view as a slideshow click https://s921.photobucket.com/albums/ad56/CapeEpic/GKG%202012/?albumview=slideshow

It's Good, it's clean it's fresh tra la la​	Comrade Fud Mucker and BoerSoeknBike​	But first... a liddle maintenance​	Extracting an important piece - a clothspeg?​	Enough tar time to get dirty​	Karoo, a very socialble place​	Fud in the mud ​
What lurks below ... let's not find out​	Don't look down dammit Jy sal jou gat sien​	BSnB skipper's licence came in handy​	Like a hippo happy in mud​	Flying Fud ​	Surviving slippery encounters​	This is home  to the EishPee​
This farmer can't get enough dirt​	Communal living Penthouse above​	A compliment on your bike is going to cost R5​	Boer soek 'n campsite​	What's this ugly thing It's not even an airhead​	You'll have to park Far away, OK​	Swim anyone ​
The bar deck easy to kuier​	Views of the Orange rive​	Or a paddle into the sunset​	Or just chill the sun away​	Ag Nee, the  Cheetahs Are pissing me off big time​	Home for my mistress & I​	Louis Vuitton swanky pants​
Contemporary art ​	Modern art ​	Seats make great pillows ​	Small talk before a big ride​	Ek will ook so 'n ding op my EishPee​	Kyk, die Whiskey het my so links, regs dood gemoer ​	Ready for some action​
One proud new HPN owner​	But first some more maintenance ​	Let's get out of Dodge already​	Hold onto your panties eke is nou daar​	Hier gat ons ... uit die kamp​	Pit stop, less yada yada more vroom vroom​	And so the beauty is found​
Rocks are sculpture, nes pa​	Stunning rocky terrain​	More sculptured rock ​	... and more ... ​	Arriving at the Top of the Hot Springs ​	Rondezvoux point ​	Never leave home without front brakes ​

 

[White Rhino]

View at the top of the Hot Springs ​	Entering the Hot Springs valley​	That'll be 50 Ront per bike! Ouch!​	R50, hmm ... let me see ...​	Someone let the  cat out the bag​	Drinking our R50 sounds like a better deal​	The route to the right looked inviting​
Up we go ​	And off to  quench a thirst​	The group snakeing its way​	Coming up the rear​	as Greeks tend to do​	Nice Butt ! ​	Next gentleman for a shave​
More of the same terrain just love it ​	... and ... ​	... and ... ​	... and ... ​	... and ... ​	... and ... ​	... and ... ​
... and last one​	Very quaint & clean Settlement​	Views of the Orange River ​	This nourishes the grapes ​	The locals are very friendly ​	We share space with friends​	Life was, like ... mellow! ​
Sharing war stories​	While others sits and drinks​	Relishing the moment ​	The mighty gauge ​	The falls ... impressive​	Further back the gauge is visible​	It draws one in ​
Two dogs and a brave puppy​	Panoramic Falls ​	Georgeous Quiver ​	Group pic ... ​	Early Sunset over the Orange​	Classic African Sunset ​	Leaving Kakeman stunning winelands ​
Sheep grazing ... and a tree​	Travelling through special scenery​	... more ....​	... more ....​	... more ....​	The sky over the ridge draws you in​	Fab vegitation ​
Makes me quiver ​	Where there is water there is abundance​	The last of the prime scenery​	a road to remember​	Spluttering Fud at work​	Fud marking his territory oustide BMW Upington​	Before​
After ​	We have spark... what's next​	Home for the next 4 hours​	How to troubleshoot a G/S80​	Swopping coils didn't work​	New Vellies for BoerSoeknBike​	Finally dismantling the carbs​

 

[baashjp]

WR graet pics and thanks for the theetahs part  :laughing4: