growweblaar
Race Dog
OK, I'll start - others please add.
the_wes was keen to initiate his new steed, and with the help of some Cape Dogs, that's exactly what happened. Present were: the_wes, growweblaar, newguy, Toktokkie, cloudgazer, Paul (friend of cloudgazer), Dirtseeker, Karl (his very first dirt run :mwink
, mountainboy & Mr Big. Briv wasn't present from the start, but intercepted us roughly 3/4 through .
The core of the route was some yummy railway service roads in the Darling area. Let the pictures tell the story:
Richwood Total: the dawn of a perfect winter's day in Cape Town:
It was very misty all around the Cape on Sunday morning. At the start it was so bad you could hardly see. Mist clearing up (Occultdale):
the_man and his machine:
Some folk brought out the toys for this railway run. mountainboy was on his wife's scoot, a very brash XR250 [Hei, wat kyk jy!?]:
Toktokkie on the TDub - man, that's a nice little bike. Tokkie actually didn't mind the frequent water crossings - he just floated over them like a deity:
cloudgazer and Paul arriving:
Our Esteemed Leader in his twat suit, directing traffic:
We start hitting the real stuff. A water/mud crossing claims its first vistim: Karl. Don't worry Karl - best to get it over with as soon as possible! You are now a worthy DS rider :thumleft:. PS wes is walking over to take photos, not help:
By now we were hitting mud traps, rivulets and water-filled dongas a dime a dozen. Here Mr Big shows us how to broadside a puddle and still make it through 8) (he was on the XL600 - the Tiger stayed at home with mom):
...and we finally find the real source of the mist:
Karl is a pro by now, but newguy keeps a watchful eye:
OK, let's go, no-one's gonna fall at this one:
Aha! Dirtseeker, who earlier pulled off the most spectacular Transalp recovery right in front of me, is sucked in by the monster of the bog:
Cloudgazer coming through:
...followed by Karl, with a slightly smaller, but equally satisfying splash:
Staan wyd! Hier kom die groot ou op die XL (check that reflection!):
The yellowest Suzuki with the biggest tank in the whole Western Cape (newguy) :biggrin:...
As we arrive at Mamreweg station, this big farmer pulls up and starts k*kking us out :xxbah:. This is a private road!! You went through my nature reserve! :angry5: You spooked my 20 gemsbokke and they cost R10,000 a piece!!! :angry9:
Our Esteemed Leader, explaning to the gentleman that nowhere does it say it's a private road:
After the farmer left, we hang around Mamreweg a bit more:
A little while later Briv arrives in our tracks, probably having spooked everything else in his trail. We head to Darling for lunch. After that we split up and little groups head home.
Briv, Mr Big, Dirtseeker and myself take a scenic route around Riebeck-Wes and do some lovely dirt roads. Unfortunately, Mr Big's XL was playing silly-buggers and every now and then would refuse to start. I've got new respect for the electric starter. At one point Briv produced a tow rope for a running start, which did the trick:
What a nice day. Others, please add your bits :mwink:. I'd like to see the one of wes lying under his bike, on top of newguy's bike...
the_wes was keen to initiate his new steed, and with the help of some Cape Dogs, that's exactly what happened. Present were: the_wes, growweblaar, newguy, Toktokkie, cloudgazer, Paul (friend of cloudgazer), Dirtseeker, Karl (his very first dirt run :mwink
, mountainboy & Mr Big. Briv wasn't present from the start, but intercepted us roughly 3/4 through .The core of the route was some yummy railway service roads in the Darling area. Let the pictures tell the story:
Richwood Total: the dawn of a perfect winter's day in Cape Town:
It was very misty all around the Cape on Sunday morning. At the start it was so bad you could hardly see. Mist clearing up (Occultdale):
the_man and his machine:
Some folk brought out the toys for this railway run. mountainboy was on his wife's scoot, a very brash XR250 [Hei, wat kyk jy!?]:
Toktokkie on the TDub - man, that's a nice little bike. Tokkie actually didn't mind the frequent water crossings - he just floated over them like a deity:
cloudgazer and Paul arriving:
Our Esteemed Leader in his twat suit, directing traffic:
We start hitting the real stuff. A water/mud crossing claims its first vistim: Karl. Don't worry Karl - best to get it over with as soon as possible! You are now a worthy DS rider :thumleft:. PS wes is walking over to take photos, not help:
By now we were hitting mud traps, rivulets and water-filled dongas a dime a dozen. Here Mr Big shows us how to broadside a puddle and still make it through 8) (he was on the XL600 - the Tiger stayed at home with mom):
...and we finally find the real source of the mist:
Karl is a pro by now, but newguy keeps a watchful eye:
OK, let's go, no-one's gonna fall at this one:
Aha! Dirtseeker, who earlier pulled off the most spectacular Transalp recovery right in front of me, is sucked in by the monster of the bog:
Cloudgazer coming through:
...followed by Karl, with a slightly smaller, but equally satisfying splash:
Staan wyd! Hier kom die groot ou op die XL (check that reflection!):
The yellowest Suzuki with the biggest tank in the whole Western Cape (newguy) :biggrin:...
As we arrive at Mamreweg station, this big farmer pulls up and starts k*kking us out :xxbah:. This is a private road!! You went through my nature reserve! :angry5: You spooked my 20 gemsbokke and they cost R10,000 a piece!!! :angry9:
Our Esteemed Leader, explaning to the gentleman that nowhere does it say it's a private road:
After the farmer left, we hang around Mamreweg a bit more:
A little while later Briv arrives in our tracks, probably having spooked everything else in his trail
. We head to Darling for lunch. After that we split up and little groups head home.Briv, Mr Big, Dirtseeker and myself take a scenic route around Riebeck-Wes and do some lovely dirt roads. Unfortunately, Mr Big's XL was playing silly-buggers and every now and then would refuse to start. I've got new respect for the electric starter
. At one point Briv produced a tow rope for a running start, which did the trick:
What a nice day
. Others, please add your bits :mwink:. I'd like to see the one of wes lying under his bike, on top of newguy's bike...
