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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2015, 08:09:57 am »
bacon and eggs pictures great u must really must have enjoyed
great pic,s
thank u for posting
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2015, 09:19:56 pm »
From here I took the tar road towards Graaf Reinet, what a lekke road, lots of twisties up and down. Lekke sover! Ek land nou op in Pearston na GR en vat van daar die grondpad na Jansenville.

Nice plat pad


Weer begin lekker opsteek agter my!


En net HIER begin my nagmerrie. Little did I know what lies ahead. In my tipiese windgat houding besluit ek dat enige T4A roete geskik is vir n KTM. I was just to tired ride,walk or breath for that matter so only took a few pics but here they are:

All looking good for now en moerse impressed met myself om deur 10cm water te ry



Soon the road turned to a 2spoor en toe raak dit rof



Cant really see it in the pics but I was climbing 1st gear hills, going through at least 20 gates that I had to open and close. Moerse proses: Stop, soek plek vir die sidestand, sukkel om af te klim met my kortgat bene, maak oop hek, stoot die bike deur en reverse die hele proses weer * 20  :P


I then started getting dry riverbeds one after the other



I was now low on fuel, about halfway through the road to hell totally alone, no cellphone signal for 2 hours and shitscared of snakes. I realised that had to make it out before dark without breaking any bones and then made a very silly decission. Op die gps lyk dit of ek so 10km kan uitsny as ek in die rivierbedding probeer afry. Nou ja, after about 30min 1st gear spinning full time Amageza riding with fully loaded 990 I got to this.



Ek moes omdraai, weer my 120kg lyfie riding god hou en vasbyt om bo te bly. Terug waar ek n uur gelede was. Nou het amper fkl petrol, niks water oor nie en ek begin dink daaraan om my testament in die sand te skryf


There is now NO track left to speak of, erosie humps elke 100m wat so hoog soos die bike is en dit klink dalk nice maar na 477 humps raak jy gatvol en MOEG. I pretty sure that no vehicle came through here since Chaka Zulu. Van die erosie slote is n meter wyd en ek moet deur die boose neuk om terug op die track te kom that only excist in the gps. 



So na 4 ure wat my laat dink aan hoe maklik my diensplig se pt sessies eintlik was kom ek by die hek uit? I could not help myself and started laughing (it was that or crying) IT Was Locked!!


I saw a farmhouse in the distance and started walking. Only about 2km but it felt like 20. They phoned somebody to unlock the gate and lady casually asked me if I went through any gates with electric fencing on top. The answer was Yes, 4 of them?  It was a frikken lion camp All she said was that somebody must have removed the signs and locks on the other side.....WTF? :o

Anyway, I was now on my way again on a beautifull gravel road and after going through 2 game reserve electronic gates to get out I ended up 30km from Jansenville on tar.




And then it happened, Petrol is klaar pappie. Gelukkig onthou ek van my secret weapon, 4.5L of clean healthy Desert Fox fuel.


It started raining but I was happy! I AM ALIVE.  Got to Jansenville, Zamalek, Rumpsteak, Bed.
Next morning got up late with every bone in my 52year old body acking but 10m on the bike fixed that.
Decided to go visit Die Drol in Addo otherwise I will never hear the end of it.


Die plan is om 24e saam met Jupiter hulle oor die Grootkak pas te ry bokant Baviaans en John het my so bang gepraat dat ek reguit PE to is om vir my 'n nuwe voor tyre op te sit.

Ek rus nou 2 dae in Jeffreys, so teen die tyd wat julle my volgende update kry was ons al almal by die Bash en terug. Mooi ry manne, hou die blink kant bo

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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #22 on: September 22, 2015, 10:22:22 pm »
Lekker RR, op 'n stadium hier wou ek ook al sę: Oooo Fok ;D
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« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2015, 04:49:18 am »
Lyk my jy het die "scenic" roete oor Pearston se vlaktes geneem ;) .  Grootse skrik van die hele trip was seker om vir ou Bokdrol daar in Addo in die daglig te sien. :)

Lees lekker hier.
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2015, 05:32:26 am »
Schalkie nou wat nou met die KTM....wanneer het dit gebeur...

lekker trip ry lekker en maak n draai hier by ons op pad terug....klein ompad
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2015, 05:51:31 am »
Lekker Schalk.......  Awesome to meet you.

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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2015, 07:17:06 am »
Welkom op ons Oos Kaap paaie.   :biggrin:   :thumleft: 
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« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2015, 07:36:34 am »
Mooi ry Schalk!

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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #28 on: September 23, 2015, 08:45:32 am »
"Die plan is om 24e saam met Jupiter hulle oor die Grootkak pas te ry bokant Baviaans en John het my so bang gepraat dat ek reguit PE to is om vir my 'n nuwe voor tyre op te sit."

Laat ek dit so stel... as ek erens heen oppad was met 'n gelaaide KTM, dan het ek ompad gesoek eerder as om GRP te ry  :imaposer:

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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #29 on: September 23, 2015, 08:48:08 am »
I always make the same assumption, T4A is ok, touch wood, I have never had an experience like this
A lion camp??? WTF????
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« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2015, 08:53:10 am »
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #31 on: September 23, 2015, 09:27:43 am »
Ek wil saam as jul hier verbykom maar nie deur leeukampe nie
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« Reply #32 on: September 23, 2015, 11:00:30 am »
Eish!!!
Nou weet jy ten minste, leeus gaan kruip vęr weg as hulle 'n KTM hoor aankom.  :imaposer:
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #33 on: September 23, 2015, 03:35:06 pm »
Quote from: jupiter on September 23, 2015, 08:45:32 am
"Die plan is om 24e saam met Jupiter hulle oor die Grootkak pas te ry bokant Baviaans en John het my so bang gepraat dat ek reguit PE to is om vir my 'n nuwe voor tyre op te sit."

Laat ek dit so stel... as ek erens heen oppad was met 'n gelaaide KTM, dan het ek ompad gesoek eerder as om GRP te ry  :imaposer:


Ja Nee, nou voel ek sommer stukke beter na jou inspirerende comment. Onthou net om foto's te neem voor julle my optel  :patch:
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #34 on: September 24, 2015, 07:54:27 am »
Moer lekker om jou te ontmoet ou Grote!! Maar as ek die RR so lees is ek maar moer bly ek het aangery en nie agter jou aan nie👀👀 ek en die ou Buffeltjie raak heel kleinserig so met die ouderdom saam👴 !! Jy skryf lekker ou Tjoma👌
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« Reply #35 on: September 24, 2015, 08:16:48 am »
Oo! Jaaaa! Net by the way!!! Jy was nogal reg daar in Middelburg toe jy gesę het dit wil vir jou voorkom of die Buffeltjie gaan deur steek Port Alfred toe😄. Die pad was lekker...die weer was lekker en die geduldige....gewillige gebrom van daai boxer tussen my bene het my laat verlang na ver plękke😆 Net ander kant Queenstown het die sweepers en twisties ręrig begin en my laat dink aan my węreld daar by Graskop👍. Ry toe so lekker toe ek die kark uit my oë uit vee toe stop ek in PA... Sooo 700 km vir die dag👌
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #36 on: September 24, 2015, 08:27:25 am »
Sooo Schalkie..... het jy lekker Leuuloop gedoen? :pot: :lol8:
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #37 on: September 24, 2015, 02:43:08 pm »
Quote from: SchalkL on September 23, 2015, 03:35:06 pm
Quote from: jupiter on September 23, 2015, 08:45:32 am
"Die plan is om 24e saam met Jupiter hulle oor die Grootkak pas te ry bokant Baviaans en John het my so bang gepraat dat ek reguit PE to is om vir my 'n nuwe voor tyre op te sit."

Laat ek dit so stel... as ek erens heen oppad was met 'n gelaaide KTM, dan het ek ompad gesoek eerder as om GRP te ry  :imaposer:


Ja Nee, nou voel ek sommer stukke beter na jou inspirerende comment. Onthou net om foto's te neem voor julle my optel  :patch:

 :lol8: Thanks Maat vir 'n lekker saamry. Veilig terug by die huis. En nou weet jy sommer ook jy kan daai KTM enige plek invat  :eek7:
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #38 on: September 24, 2015, 03:51:20 pm »
Great RR Schalk  :thumleft:
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Re: 3000km(now 2000) To the 2015 Nat Bash via the Eastern Cape
« Reply #39 on: September 24, 2015, 08:25:56 pm »
Ok die les vir vandag word genoem Grootrivier pas Awesome Gerhard, dankie vir die saamry, sou dit seker nie gewaag het sonder jou nie!

Ontmoet Jupiter by Tolbos vir n bietjie koffie en motivation


Begin van Grootrivierpas, tot hier was net warmmaak en stretch
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Ek kon nie eintlik kiekies neem van die rowwe stukke nie, to busy looking for 1st gear and shouting in my helmet. Naah, just joking, wasn't to bad, if you can do Breedtsnek, you can do this, just 40km long.
Hier is so 2 kiekies waar ek n plat plekkie kon kry om te stop.





En ons survive  :thumleft: Nou net om oor hierdie stukkie water te kom  :eek7:


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