Bruno BON's take on the Buff & the Hell

Bruno Bonotti sent the following..
(Some secrets are revealed!!)

First group departure at 05:30 (Willie, Bruno, Pauli, Andre Henrico and Shaun)




The second group arrived later (Colin, Etienne, Willem and Andre Beneke)
and we enjoyed a braai at Peet Beneke's house at Gariep Dam.

Next morning: The complete group ready to TAKE OFF!


On the way down to Mossel Bay


Maybe we were TOOOO fast….rs


Finely - finally - at BUFF !!!


Bad address…


Saturday we had breakfast at Oudtshoorn, before the ride ..
Swartberg Pass




Ladies and Gentlemen: “DIE HELL”




Refreshment …


At the end of line some beverage to support the group
Willie, Pauli & Willem


The Long Way Back and the closed turns!


Noisy people….

Yikes... that tire did not do too well on the open road! But I'm glad to see that you guys made it back out of hell

Did you see some people there we'd know?

This is defenitely on my list of things to do!

Die buff of die hell?

Marnus wrote:Die buff of die hell?

rephrase: "These are defenitely two things to add to my list of things to do!

That is some serious tyre eating being done.

I was actually looking at those tires when we went on the Klein Kariba trip and considered fitting them for the Sani trip, but now I don't know... looks like a rather expensive wheel decoration!

Thanks Bruno for the pics.
Looks like you had a good time.

Thank you for sharing Bruno!!! I agree with Sias, this will definitely be added to our list of things to do!

Hey Marnus,
I'm going to use this tyre in Sani Pass!!!!
The only problem is the batch that was sent to ZA....
...and the SPEED!
Keep yourself limited to 130/140 Km/h and everything will be Ok....(I gess...rs)

yes keep yourselves in (speed) limits

Bruno bud, you better take some serious tire repair kit with. I'll help with the repairs, but I'm not gonna carry your bike up that pass

see you on top then!

By the way... how fast did you go when the footprint came off?

Bruno da man


Our own Speedcop




Safety officer






Breakfast in Outshoorn




Tyre deflating time












Looking for a tyre leak

Even more great pictures. Thanx for them.

BON wrote:Hey Marnus,
I'm going to use this tyre in Sani Pass!!!!
The only problem is the batch that was sent to ZA....
...and the SPEED!
Keep yourself limited to 130/140 Km/h and everything will be Ok....(I gess...rs)

I am not willing to take this type of risk with a tyre. The manufacturer should have his tyres retested and classified ito speed and load rating at the Department of Transport.

In the meantime I will use tyres that have a proven track record.....