Breakfast run to Starbucks a.k.a. Van Zylsrus

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m0lt3n

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Just a quick short ride report....

It was time to clear our heads again, but with family duties always present, we only had time for a morning ride. Saturday we got together at 6am and took off.
I recently got an 1190, and with its soft rims we tried to keep to more sand focused roads.

We rode from Kathu to Deben on tar and then got on the gravel. Roads were a little sandy but we did have rains about 5 days ago so never encountered very deep and loose sand. Going through Tswalu we saw a 2spoor which looked very inviting. It was a line inspection road I think, but still fun. With the long gras it was a bit difficult to see the holes in the road. This eventually ended, and trying to sommer take of through the veld quickly resulted in my first off on my new (to me) bike. But it had to happed so now I can really start to enjoy it. The fall was nothing serious, I hit some big rocks I could not see and lost my balance. Bike fell nicely inbetween big rocks. We turned around and rode without much more incidents to Van Zylsrus.

The Hotel is rather nice and good value for money. a decent breakfast is R65 and this includes bottomless coffee. And asking for moer koffie it really is a treat. We stuffed our faces and then went off for the real reason we wanted to come here.
On the edge of the town there is a small dune I have been wanting to take on for a while now. But before setting off we met an old friend in a new Ranger which just rode the dune. I am not to sure if he made it, but he reckoned we couldnt, so now I was just more eager to get there.

Philip went first, he is the better rider, with lighter bike and better tyres. It looked easy. Soon I followed and it was a little of an anti climax easy. Still fun but the sand wasnt very loose.  Philip had a slight topple, but we had to make the pic tell the worst possible story.2nd attempt I didnt make it though, I did not carry enough speed combined with my slick tyres it was just not happening. Philip remarked I am almost not even kicking up sand. 3rd attempt was good again, while philip entertained the locals with his bike.
 

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