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To my Wild Dog friends It is with considerable sadness that I've had to give up motorcycling and sell my bike. A wonderful chapter - one lasting 23 months - has come to an end and I now press on acutely aware of a vacuum in my life. Being part of the Wild Dog Adventure Riding forum has been...

Date: Saturday 10 November 2012 Meeting time: 07h30 Meeting place: the Total garage off the R27 (West Coast Road) near Melkbosstrand Permits are required to access the dunes and I ask that all who take part will honour this regulation. -- single-entry permits for motorcycles: R70.00 --...

A most enjoyable occasion, on a glorious day. A peaceful setting, with magnificent views. An inviting braai – sheep heads for some, wors and such for others … and Riebeeker's freshly-baked homemade bread. A gathering of riders, family and friends ... diverse & fascinating conversation. Thank...

The dunes at Atlantis provide an expansive and varied playground for sand riders. Of particular value, the area provides sections that are sufficiently mild for those relatively new to sand riding and sections that are adequately challenging for the experienced sand rider. Although still very...

Riders: Pleco (Kawasaki KLR650), with his daughter as pillion, and his wife Rubicon (Yamaha TW200) Kamanya (KTM 950 Adventure – a ‘hybrid’, that is, specially modified) Dogmatix (Kawasaki KLR600 – nicknamed ‘the mule’) Eish (Kawasaki KLR650) Smeagle (BMW F800GS) Doug C (Kawasaki KLR650) It’s...

Riders: Pleco (Kawasaki KLR650) and his wife Rubicon (Yamaha TW200) Roost (Yamaha YZ450) and his wife Teach (Yamaha YZ85) Krag Kris (Yamaha WR450) Gareth (Triumph Tiger 800XC) Doug C (Kawasaki KLR650) Today’s public holiday, accompanied by superb weather, provided an ideal opportunity to enjoy...

Riders: SACK (F800GS) & Doug C (KLR650) A few stats (from the tracking app on my cell phone): Total distance: 14.47km Total time: 1h20m54s Moving time: 32m20s Average moving speed: 26.85km/h For SACK, the Total distance and Moving time would be substantially more. When I took breaks, he rode...

At 8am this morning five riders congregated at the Total garage at Birkenhead Drive, situated along the West Coast Road (R27) near Melkbosstrand. Our purpose: to head to Altantis and to revel in the challenges and delights of riding in the dunes. For one rider, the Altantis dunes would be...

Greetings. My first motorcycle was a second-hand Yamaha CT3 175, purchased in 1975 just prior to my 16th birthday. After a few months, the CT3 was traded in for a new Yamaha DT 125. At the time I lived in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where one could obtain one's learner's and driver's licences at...