Liewer laat as nooit!
Watty, please add me and Michnus to your list. (Will do the payment now.)
UncleAl, please add us to your 'boere-hamburger' list - we missed SA food a lot!!
The zip actual ripped - it looks a bit worse because they cut the pants open to see how much damage was done. If M had the hip pad in I am sure there would have been no damage. He has an abrasion on his hip of about 10 x 5cm. The only other skin missing is on his elbow, but that was due to...
If I recall correctly we were doing between 100 and 120 km per hour. Michnus were thrown from the bike, hit the barrier and then the rolled down the tar.
My opnion - Uvex did the job and we need to seriously look at neck braces.
Michnus is home! He is doing a lot better and sends his thanks for all the messages. He will soon join the debates on helmets, neck braces and bikes. ::)
The last x-rays that were taken yesterday showed a fracture on his top left rib and a small hemothorax. The doctor was happy for him to...
'Mrs Michnus' here ...
Thanks for all the wishes. When I left the hospital just before ten Michnus was doing much better. He has fortunately no broken bones, but is quite badly bruised and we are a bit worried about his head injury. Quite a bit of bruising around his hairline and under his...
Somewhere-els, Michnus, Poepeljack, Mr&Mrs Metaljockey and Geoff all safe in East London.
Three punctures and one broken clutch cable today, and that just in 140km's!
bud500
Hi Bud500
Awesome place you moved to ...
Must agree the weekend was fantastic! Myself, Michnus and Poepoljack also took this route and ja, the spice was there ... dropped my poor Dakar and broke the one pannier.
It was great meeting you.
Personally I 'need' about 4 bikes - one for every different ride ... ::)
My comments is purely based on my experience and the bikes I was able to test:
For a solo trips I must say nobody can beat the backup you get from BMW and yes they are extremely comfortable. The 1200GS for town &...