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    LS

    a few times recently, I have read of the "ou muragie" dirt road between the cango caves and de rust..... is this the same road we travelled on en route to last years bav bash? dankie man
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    foreplay to Trailriders tour

    i am sitting in front of a fire, with a glass of wine, and a sexy woman after a lekker days ride to get to george for TRs bonanza tour.... a minor mishap, but the 4 XTs and 2 BMWs did well. 1 Loncin unfortunately did not finish (more later) at mosselbay we split up and i am now at buffalo bay...
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    Sundays meander....

    Over a smoothie on Saturday, Droffarc and I decided to go on a run sunday morning...... It was to be a rerun of one we did previously - excuse my garmin :? At a fuelstop, I was watching this dog trying a new long distance pissing record against that shiny new car :lol: :lol: It was a...
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    My first foray into the Cedarberg

    Believe it or not, but I have never been inside the Cedarberg region to date, apart from riding on the N7 up to the Northern Cape. Our planned route was a simple one. From home to Ceres, on to Citrusdal then home again. We left Alans place at 08.30 sharp. He on a Dakar, Jenny his wife on a...
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    revolution

    as most of you now know, i got quite a bargain helmet from Linex in cape town.... a lazer revolution flip-up helmet. (R300 bucks coz it was missing the back/bottom edging) but as it was XL, I had to fork up another R450 for the M size insides. So just under R900 for quite a lekker helmet. the...
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    GRAVELMAD

    you had a report up with lotsa pics two minutes later it was gone bring it back!!!!!!!
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    so...

    i think i am ready... :shock: this will be my first overnighter with a bike/tent/etc. and i must say, i am a little nervous... and looking forward to seeing how you other guys pack etc... ITS LESS THAN 24 HOURS FOR MEEEEEEEEE :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol...
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    Suzuki DR 600

    '84 model good working order (just waiting for decompression lever which is on order) selling coz i am def too old to kickstart this beast R17000 neg contact me (ernie) on 082 434 9022
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    gordons bay - rooiels

    i know you guys dont really travel this road at 70km/h, but as of now, if you get fined for speeding, its only going to be from 100km/h and up. speed limit has been raised from 70 to 100 km/h. oh, after the recent rains, take care with the odd little rock fall ok?
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    pissing oil

    I am at a loss. and so is the mechanic working on the bike, and apparently one of the top yamaha mechanics in durban being consulted is as well. when i ride at a constant speed in mid-rev range, example 100km/h (4000rpm), i have oil coming thru the breather pipe into the airbox and draining out...
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    sweeper to greyton

    apologies to all who waited for me to show up..... i am sorry. so i faktap. but i was determined to still do the route. even as delayed "sweeper" (stolen map to show the route) this is what the place looks like, when late :( very lonely. i wasnt sure exactly where the old pass started...
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    report with no pics

    thats the way it is, sorry. yesterday, mango, a friend alan and myself attended the bmw off road course for beginners. i have to secretly confess to something. after 2x at grabouw and 1x west beach sand riding, i thought i would not be "challenged". BIG mistake. i will skip the usual starting...
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    knee guards

    after a recent tumble in Grabouw and knocking my knee and suffering for a week, i went out and bought knee/shin gaurds. a buddy, did the same. yesterday, we both took tumbles. the only indication of landing on my knee, was dirt on my jeans. it seems i had FULL protection. alan, the buddy, took...
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    careful in c.town

    i just received this email.... use or not.... To all MAWC members and friends. PLEASE PASS THIS ON. We have been notified by one of our bikers and been asked to let you all know. There is a major road block in the Worcester area. The guys are targeting Bikes ONLY, they are checking licence...
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    Grabouw - my second time round

    This is my second time to the Grabouw hills. I will never tire of it, even tho it tires the shit out of me. LITO had planned to go for the weekend. An open invite was made to all. I could only go the Sunday, so it was a gloomy, wet morning when Mango and I left Cape Town. Over Sir Lowries Pass...
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    Think Bike interest

    for those of you interested in the Think Bike campaign down here in Cape Town, feel free to visit this thread on the TB site. your support will be welcome tks
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    PING sharkie

    remember the guy from the bikesa site.... who rode a chinese bike? do you have his contact no. to let him know of this site?
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    suspension setup

    if anybody can make head or tail of this, they might find it interesting or even useful click here for a 6 part explanation :smurf:
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    saturday "training"

    hey LITO i really enjoyed last saturday... and would like to ask if you can host something similar more often. pls! say about one saturday a month? am sure i am not the only one who can profit, and you seem to know how to go forward - step by step. how about it?
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    Gear Review

    This might also interest some of you. It basically covers all the brands and is rated by the users enter here
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