billy-joe
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keep it coming! get to the good parts already!
THE ROAD TO HELL ..... and back (part 8 THE FINAL CHAPTER now up)
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JustBendIt
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billy-joe said:
all good things come to those who wait
during the day I must work - I wake up at 4 AM every day to do the next chapter which takes me at least 3 hours - don't laugh - I ride chicks and bikes not keyboards
Michiel
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All this waiting around saw an opportunity to go wet my feet in the Atlantic.
Dustdevil
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At one point I knew Michiel was right behind me and two or three bends in the road further he was suddenly missing.....I stopped waiting to see if he is coming. Has he stopped to take photographs or is there trouble with the bike or did do the unthinkable....
After a short wait I decided to turn around and go and have a look to see whats keeping him. When I came around the bend both Rov Rat and Nismark is parked in the middle of the road helping the stranded Michiel. He was laying on his back with his eyes closed and the color of his skin was a pale grey....I feared the worse.
It turned out that both Michiel and the bike is fine. Michiel came down hard on his shoulder and he was in great pain but with the spirit of a lion he simply got back on the bike for some more sand. The sand movie was shot after this fall :
Michiel misjudged a sneaky little S bend in the road and coming from soft sand to very firm surface with a fine powdery gravel the front lost traction and the bike went down hard and fast.
After a short wait I decided to turn around and go and have a look to see whats keeping him. When I came around the bend both Rov Rat and Nismark is parked in the middle of the road helping the stranded Michiel. He was laying on his back with his eyes closed and the color of his skin was a pale grey....I feared the worse.
It turned out that both Michiel and the bike is fine. Michiel came down hard on his shoulder and he was in great pain but with the spirit of a lion he simply got back on the bike for some more sand. The sand movie was shot after this fall :
Michiel misjudged a sneaky little S bend in the road and coming from soft sand to very firm surface with a fine powdery gravel the front lost traction and the bike went down hard and fast.
Michiel
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Once we got going again things got lekker. The guys were talking about how speed makes the
sand riding easier so we flew down the tracks. I once briefly saw 110km/h on 663's clock!
This was all good until I saw my arse. I didn't read the road surface correctly and lost both wheels
in a corner falling harder than ever. For the most part I skidded facing West and right at the end the
bike spun round facing East and threw me over separating us by about 3 metres. 663 is standing
in the picture as she was picked up from high side.
This put a dampener on my fun as I hurt my shoulder.
R-O-V-Rat told me to lie down as he explained I was "going into shock". For a moment I thought
this might be the end of my trip but luckily it wasn't too serious and a couple of minutes later
663 roared back into life with plumes of smoke bellowing from the Fuchs racing exhausts because
oil found its way out of the engine while she was lying on 'er side.
Back on the old girl with a rather sore body I couldn't resist the temptation of following Dusty, R-O-V-Rat
and Nismark on the alternative tracks next to the ocean. The sand was so soft and deep that I couldn't
ride 663 in 3rd unless I wanted to destroy the engine.
[flash=700,420]https://www.youtube.com/v/EjVbXxgB-X0&list=UUm_qtk4U2Crzp2eUl9Ss-ZA&index=2&feature=plcp[/flash]
sand riding easier so we flew down the tracks. I once briefly saw 110km/h on 663's clock!
This was all good until I saw my arse. I didn't read the road surface correctly and lost both wheels
in a corner falling harder than ever. For the most part I skidded facing West and right at the end the
bike spun round facing East and threw me over separating us by about 3 metres. 663 is standing
in the picture as she was picked up from high side.
This put a dampener on my fun as I hurt my shoulder.
R-O-V-Rat told me to lie down as he explained I was "going into shock". For a moment I thought
this might be the end of my trip but luckily it wasn't too serious and a couple of minutes later
663 roared back into life with plumes of smoke bellowing from the Fuchs racing exhausts because
oil found its way out of the engine while she was lying on 'er side.
Back on the old girl with a rather sore body I couldn't resist the temptation of following Dusty, R-O-V-Rat
and Nismark on the alternative tracks next to the ocean. The sand was so soft and deep that I couldn't
ride 663 in 3rd unless I wanted to destroy the engine.
[flash=700,420]https://www.youtube.com/v/EjVbXxgB-X0&list=UUm_qtk4U2Crzp2eUl9Ss-ZA&index=2&feature=plcp[/flash]
throttle jockey
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That looks awsome. Please can someone post a Mapsource route I have to ride that sand sometime. :ricky: Or pm it to me please.
DRAZIL
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you guys make that sand look easy......sigh...something I would like to do but not confident enough.
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Dusty Rusty
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Jeez-whizz
Julle manne MAG maar!
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Julle manne MAG maar!
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stroke her
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Ek het laas daai pad solo gery met my 640 (en GLoop :biggrin
Die section van die video sal julle sien die middelman is plat...is ondat hy so hoog is dat die 4x4 se onderstelle hom so mooi gelyk skraap!!!
Al was ek alleen daardeur was dit ook teen n redelike spoed. Dit is actually veiliger as om stadig te gaan want jy sukkel nie so met vassit en kak nie en word dus nie so moeg nie. Jy moet natuurlik net nie te gereeld neer donner nie :mwink:
GPS is actually nie nodig vir die section nie...jy ry feitlik al die pad noord met die see links en kilometers fokkol regs. Moeilik om te erg te verdwaal...
Michiel...imagine hoe lekker daai nuwe KDX van jou daar sal gooi!!!
Die section van die video sal julle sien die middelman is plat...is ondat hy so hoog is dat die 4x4 se onderstelle hom so mooi gelyk skraap!!!
Al was ek alleen daardeur was dit ook teen n redelike spoed. Dit is actually veiliger as om stadig te gaan want jy sukkel nie so met vassit en kak nie en word dus nie so moeg nie. Jy moet natuurlik net nie te gereeld neer donner nie :mwink:
GPS is actually nie nodig vir die section nie...jy ry feitlik al die pad noord met die see links en kilometers fokkol regs. Moeilik om te erg te verdwaal...
Michiel...imagine hoe lekker daai nuwe KDX van jou daar sal gooi!!!
billy-joe
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Powerflow Justin said:
i know i know, just been looking fwd to this rr for a while now. still think you lot are hellanuts for taking on the road to hell. 4x4's fear that road! whats next, baboons on 200kg ds's?
Roela
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Ek het darem self op daai sandstukke die speedo so af en toe gevang, partykeer ook hier by die 100. Daai tyd dink ek net o hel as ek nou val spat die stukke! My parte buig lankal nie meer nie.
Sorry Justin dat ek nog nie die foto's aangestuur het nie, my komper is weereens gef@k. Mechanic kom blykbaar môre. Word darem lekker deur die ore gewerk hier op die platteland.
Michiel, jou cd's met my videoclips is in die pos. Haal net asb die gepraat uit en sit maar musiek by, dalk ken vd mense my.
Dankie vir die trip, was lekker om gesigte by die avatars te sit. :3some:
Sorry Justin dat ek nog nie die foto's aangestuur het nie, my komper is weereens gef@k. Mechanic kom blykbaar môre. Word darem lekker deur die ore gewerk hier op die platteland.
Michiel, jou cd's met my videoclips is in die pos. Haal net asb die gepraat uit en sit maar musiek by, dalk ken vd mense my.
Dankie vir die trip, was lekker om gesigte by die avatars te sit. :3some:
JustBendIt
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See Duiwel said:
OK - jy is vergewe ou maat - my enigste boertjie china - my soutie maats is baie jaloers!
Andy660
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Well done guys , been waiting for this read all week , now stop faffing around , and get it done !!!
