I am migrating my stuff to here, cos theres some nice fun times depicted in the piccies, heres some fun stuff that I did on and with the Dakar
Hey All, as a last, I just wanted to put in some photos of what I did on my Dakar while I owned her. It was a beauty of a bike, where I learnt to go from fear of ANY scratch, to just downright do anything that I can think of on her.
Ok, so heres some photos - there will be additional new fotos at the end, and when I am done... can you spelll
burnout.....?
Firstly, the one that Roelof posted to Weg, to get me in the mag. Baby shoes, here you are, in all your glory, famous for a month. May the buggers who make you muddy from here, get an infectious pox on their genitals, and may it be worse than a thousand camel fleas laying eggs in their skin.
Pic: snotgat - 4x4 course, Zevenfontein.

4x4 course

snotgat again - fun stuff

learning how to ride in sand

somersaults on the bike

another time

in deepppp

playing in the first rains of the season mud

going down a dam wall - practicing for GS challenge

this was much much tougher than it looks - tiny amount of air on front wheel, though trying to keep it down

jest a cooool foto :-)

the day I left baby behind for the weekend, to test the 1200GS - Route 62 dirt

meeting up with all the mates in Grabouw for the weekend

the day she turned... from

to (note the time, everything was in sync)

3rd day I had my bike. I shat myself badly following my mate and his wife on the 1150GSADV
(new Years Day)

New Years Day - first full day of having it in my name (note the bubblewrap - thats how much I hated scratches :oops: )

first day I had the bike: going up Sir Lowrys Pass......
it was fooking cold and windy

first camping trip

first ride I led in entirety - it was all virgin territory to me too, didnt fall once, which made me feel hundreds. Craig almost lost his ATwin down the cliff, Leon too with his GS ADV

heres a pic of that

as always, doesnt look as bad as it was.

view from Craigs bike (where it lay)

on the way back from Kagga Kamma ride, outside Ceres

deep in the Karoo, I felt thankful for the reliability of a BMW. It was searingly hot.

the bikes cooking in the sun - Kagga Kamma

Near Slanghoek, in the Cape

Trip out to Grabouw, via Lord knows where. Note Eskom wind generators. Suffice to say it was fooking windy, got blown everywhere..
(note how nice the bike looks, map on the tank, scratched it to pieces unfortunately - lessons you learn :roll: )

the way I first travelled - :oops:

from Calitzdorp Spa, over the mountains, on the way to George

last biker to pack up (my mate promised a technical ride first, which got cancelled, I had to repack, though I was originally the first packed)

a shallow river crossing

camping in Vic Bay, George - only half the bikers had arrived

going past ostrich farms - Calitzdorp, Monkeys Wedding

rear view of the water crossing

pitching up and taking over :-)

breakfast was served on this river bed - thanks ODM

what a bike -

more people pitching up, Vic Bay, George

leaving Calitzdorp Spa

almost in George now

love my bike

Craig gets stuck in a really innoccous (sp) mud hole

half the gang is gone already, this was the breakfast in the river bed

better view

one petrol pump in the whole town, no warning, oke shat himself. Half the gang arrives

Riding near LStrikers house

first time Steenbras trip - realllly difficult

first day of bike in Grabouw

teaching the boyz how to dance in the CAVE

DaCave - this is on the railway that the famous Choo Choo goes on... cant see the cave from the road

Franschoek mountains

Steenbras - awesome

jest breathtaking - Steenbras

again

first dune discovery - West Beach

I thought I was in the Sahara

target fixation

sunset - wot a day

notice my ATTGATT slippers

on the verge of Steenbras

overlooking Gordons Bay

loose gravel - notice the pitch - it was fun

so pretty

here you are baby

HOLY MOLY

on yer pegs Tyke!

a better view - so proud of this tiny 650



this is where I banged my rear shock absorber. I decided to take the most dificult line I could. It worked, but I think 2xKTM height not to hit anything

the first time, through West Beach with a pillion on the back, we never fell once.

where Ernies bike went kaput - great guy Ernie is

my bike had the heart to pull Ernie out of West Beach, but not the rope. HEres the end of the day, it was cold, and wet.

dont have too many fotos of this, but it was a very good challenge.

my bike took everything that was thrown at it like a trouper

on the last descent into the Hell

thats my bike 2nd from left - Die Hel

Seweweekspoort

Racing everyone in the group down backside of Franchies. Roadblock

Camping in a riverbed - Montagu

On the way to Gamkapoort Dam

looking into Swartberg, way to Prince ALbert

Breakfast, Calitzdorp

took me nice and fast up Swartberg (nearly died around 30 mins before this, no pictures)

Only fall on the Hell trip (surprising), - was a tipover at standstill. Reaching for my walkman

Provision buying in Barrydale

What a setting. My bike was often used as spares for my mates who broke things

The route she took me on

fooking snake was too big for my mouth

whats this then?

taking Michele on the back through Grabouw

good times

I never goof off!

Craig trying out the bike thats kicking his 750cc Twins ass

new sprockets, and clean

cant see the whoopsies, but McDuff can bear me out

I went over the tree stump, and it was fine, but the front end washed out. Down goes me and Mish on sand. She bruised herself eina

Joker negotiating

Little Dakkie, two people up, leads the way

always faithful, always there to help

hard working machine, going to be cleaned now

sideways in the mush mud

riding two up, and finally got knocked off,


Me and Mish - it was BITTERLY cold

Grabouw - with McDuff, Lourens and Nina

McD himself

L,N, and myself

Hardworking baaiks

Ernie likes the wall, I prefer the road

Last time she will probably see that part of the world, ever

and heres the finale............
state of the union

closeup

well, lets see how well she brakes

not bad. lets try this then:

warming up now....

mmmmm good stuff man....

ssssmmmmookkkkiinngggggggggg.............

still smoking after shes stopped

ok, lets head out for the new knobbly now....

and the last photo ever taken of my bike while I had her:

R.I.P. Baby, R.I.P............ love ya