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Offline Minora

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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #60 on: August 31, 2010, 10:08:49 pm »
WOW inspiring stuff

Thanks Neil for the effort, dis regtig lekker om deur die report te lees.

Hats off for going through with everything and finishing Dos Sertoes
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Ek weet nie wat hier aangaan nie, maar dis 'n moerse sukses!!!
 

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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #61 on: August 31, 2010, 10:34:28 pm »
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #62 on: August 31, 2010, 11:19:35 pm »
Mods please send this ride report to ROLL OF HONOUR please !  :deal:

Brilliant stuff  :thumleft:
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #63 on: September 01, 2010, 02:42:45 am »
This is awesome.  :ricky:
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #64 on: September 01, 2010, 07:23:10 am »
Quote from: GlenInk on August 31, 2010, 11:19:35 pm
Mods please send this ride report to ROLL OF HONOUR please !  :deal:

Brilliant stuff  :thumleft:

+1000000

This ride report is going to be an EPIC one, I am so proudly South African and so proudly a Wilddog with a report like this, man you cannot get a better example of commitment and hard work to achieve your dream.

This is truly inspirational stuff!!!

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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #65 on: September 01, 2010, 07:50:34 am »
Damn, BB, reading the prologue, I felt like I was there with you!!!
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #66 on: September 01, 2010, 08:41:06 am »
Ag nee shit, ek is vasgenael..... :thumleft:
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #67 on: September 01, 2010, 10:26:20 am »
Excellent stuff!!!  I'm really enjoying this...  :thumleft: 
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #68 on: September 02, 2010, 09:23:28 am »
wow! this is like eating pudding and surfing big waves at the same time!!
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #69 on: September 02, 2010, 12:37:51 pm »
G....lued

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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #70 on: September 02, 2010, 03:55:43 pm »
Quote from: BlueBull2007 on August 31, 2010, 12:41:16 am

There’s 10 places on the bike where they paint green squares, in this photo there are seven; can you spot them all?

I can only see 6 :(
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #71 on: September 02, 2010, 03:57:44 pm »
Quote from: Kreef on September 02, 2010, 03:55:43 pm
Quote from: BlueBull2007 on August 31, 2010, 12:41:16 am

There’s 10 places on the bike where they paint green squares, in this photo there are seven; can you spot them all?

I can only see 6 :(

The two that are easy to miss is on the back of the bottom tripple clamp and on the crankcase below the barrel...
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #72 on: September 02, 2010, 04:06:45 pm »
Quote from: domstes on September 02, 2010, 03:57:44 pm
The two that are easy to miss is on the back of the bottom tripple clamp and on the crankcase below the barrel...

Ahhhh, I missed the one on the bottom tripple clamp... Thanks for putting me out of my missery :)
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #73 on: September 02, 2010, 04:17:36 pm »
I could also only got 6. The crank case below the barrel? My screen must be kak, cuz I dont see nuddin'! ???
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #74 on: September 02, 2010, 04:19:10 pm »
Quote from: Berm_Rooster on September 02, 2010, 04:17:36 pm
I could also only got 6. The crank case below the barrel? My screen must be kak, cuz I dont see nuddin'! ???
Just make the photo or you screen a bit brighter. Then you should see it.
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #75 on: September 02, 2010, 04:40:12 pm »
Quote from: domstes on September 02, 2010, 04:19:10 pm
Quote from: Berm_Rooster on September 02, 2010, 04:17:36 pm
I could also only got 6. The crank case below the barrel? My screen must be kak, cuz I dont see nuddin'! ???
Just make the photo or you screen a bit brighter. Then you should see it.

OK, now I got it!
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #76 on: September 03, 2010, 05:08:10 pm »
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #77 on: September 03, 2010, 06:15:54 pm »
Hey guys has the race finished  ??? whats happened to BlueBull2007  :peepwall:
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #78 on: September 03, 2010, 07:22:49 pm »
Sorry I have been a bit sick this week, my foot got infected! :o

I plan to have the the next update later tonight.
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Re: Living the Dos Sertoes Dream: Racing 4,500km across Brazil
« Reply #79 on: September 03, 2010, 08:06:51 pm »
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