Swartruggens Ride

Thanks so much for an awesome ride!
It was such fun

Thanks Etienne, I enjoyed it a lot - and no rain! Sias and Corlia: bad luck with that puncture! Some pics.

Just chilling...with lots of high-tech talk...weight on the outside in corners...etc..




The quarry. Some played, some talked and some did not want to be photographed!


Interesting explanations of what exactly happened on the road...

Pieter played hard, got stuck, and then got unstuck with a bit of help...

Here are some photos of today's ride:

Getting ready for the ride









Breakfast with the S Team
Breakfast at The Deck Restaurant












Lunch with the GS team
Lunch at the Orange Grove where it pays not to be in a hurry:

Ina and I








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Here is somebody who is really enjoying the K1300GT!!

Dankie Johan vir 'n puik ride.

Jou plan om te ry, te eet, weer te ry en dan verder kuier was baie slim

En dan daardie laaaaang ente reguit pad! Wow! So'n GT kan roer!

Seems we missed a very nice ride yesterday - hope all enjoyed. Always nice to look at the pictures taken of a ride one could not get to.

LeRoy Olivier wrote:.. Always nice to look at the pictures taken of a ride one could not get to.

Sniff sniff... Agree.

Mario and Johan - Thanks for the pictures so far!

PS:
Sias? and now a puncture? It WILL get better my friend!

mario wrote:Sias and Corlia: bad luck with that puncture!

You’re telling me!? Those two holes (more like little cuts) were just too big to patch properly. We did it anyway and progressed another 20km before running flat again. So we phoned BMW-on-call to fetch us.

Cause: Nail on tar…
Moral of the story: Stick to the dirt roads (or go tubeless - anyone know what that tubeless conversion costs? And if it really works?)

Anyway I'm sure you guys and gals had a lot of fun. It sure was a great day for riding!

GSlady wrote:Sias? and now a puncture? It WILL get better my friend!

I know! They say bad luck come in 3's...WHAT NEXT!!?? Luckily I am not superstitious

Let's count the Kyk-Noord-pannier as ONE.

Sias wrote:

mario wrote:Sias and Corlia: bad luck with that puncture!

Cause: Nail on tar…
Moral of the story: Stick to the dirt roads (or go tubeless - anyone know what that tubeless conversion costs? And if it really works?)


I know! They say bad luck come in 3's...WHAT NEXT!!?? Luckily I am not superstitious

Sias, send me the waypoint where you picked up the 'nail on tar' pse. I'm ready for another ride . A nail that causes a cut?? Kom nou Bru, wie dink jy gaan jou glo? Dit was 'n skerp ou klippie man . Grappies verby, mens is darem bly daar is iets soos BMW-on-Call nê! Al moet jy soms 'n laaang tyd wag. Ons het eenkeer sowat 3h gewag, langs mielielande waar niks is nie en niemand wat stop om te help nie

WHAT NEXT!!??: Shame man, just one more then you can start supporting the Bulls with a clean conscience. I did see your blood is blue in any case, albeit under cover!

Nice, thanks for sharing.

Be assured there are a lot of us who enjoy reading RR’s from S and GS trips alike (thanks Mario)

by the looks of things, it seems the

……scrap book operators……….

and

…….other elements in our club……

are in the majority

JR wrote:Nice, thanks for sharing.

Be assured there are a lot of us who enjoy reading RR’s from S and GS trips alike (thanks Mario)

by the looks of things, it seems the

……scrap book operators……….

and

…….other elements in our club……

are in the majority

.....and take the time to share their experiences with the others who cannot always make the rides.

tj wrote: Grappies verby, mens is darem bly daar is iets soos BMW-on-Call nê! Al moet jy soms 'n laaang tyd wag. Ons het eenkeer sowat 3h gewag, langs mielielande waar niks is nie en niemand wat stop om te help nie

Ons het self net oor die twee ure vir hulle gesit en wag in die warm son (ek lyk soos 'n tamatie vandag ) Maar was baie verlig toe hulle opgedaag het en ons kon met ons verbrande lywe in die koel kar klim!!!

Hi Almal

Dankie vir jul gasvryheid! Die dag was baie lekker!
Net jammer ons het nie so 'n paar aksie fotos van die deel vanaf Koster na Swarteuggens toe nie, maar ek glo nie een van ons het so 'n vinnige sluiterspoed kamera tussen ons nie!

Groete
Rudi en Estelle

[quote="Corlia"]

tj wrote: Ons het self net oor die twee ure vir hulle gesit en wag in die warm son (ek lyk soos 'n tamatie vandag ) Maar was baie verlig toe hulle opgedaag het en ons kon met ons verbrande lywe in die koel kar klim!!!

Moet tog netnie met jou tamatielyf nou vir die Leeus wil skreeu nie

[quote="tj"]

Corlia wrote:

tj wrote: Ons het self net oor die twee ure vir hulle gesit en wag in die warm son (ek lyk soos 'n tamatie vandag ) Maar was baie verlig toe hulle opgedaag het en ons kon met ons verbrande lywe in die koel kar klim!!!

Moet tog netnie met jou tamatielyf nou vir die Leeus wil skreeu nie

Nie maklik nie... al word Sias se voet blou en my lyf rooi (dit klink snaaks, ek weet ... ), bly ons maar lojaal aan die CHEETAHS!!!!

From the Brit bike to the German bike brigade. Thanks for the great ride. It also certainly keeps my Afrikaans sharp- thanks for that.

ahh, I thought I recognize your face on the pics

DaveS, nice to see another Shark supporter on line

Thanks to everybody for making this such an enjoyable trip!

JohanGT wrote:DaveS, nice to see another Shark supporter on line

Thanks to everybody for making this such an enjoyable trip!

THe only time I support the Sharks is when they play the Bulls. Western Province is my team.

Ag nee, now I know what was bothering me all the time about you...

You are the second WP supporter I know... the other one moved over to Cheetahs...

tj wrote:You are the second WP supporter I know... the other one moved over to Cheetahs...

Yes - the Cheetahs need all the help they can get!