Ok, so I've been lurking for a few weeks.
The forum is not unknown to me, and some may recognise the bike in my avatar.
Ibela or as many of you will fondly remember as Malgat was a very close and dear friend of many many years.
Malgat took up riding around the same time I took up flying gyros. The avatar was taken on the day we branded our steeds together.
Despite various attempts by Iep to get me to test my endurance of a "roadie" with him on his Africa Twin Legend and me on my old (2001) 650gs "scooter" I remained resolute but we still managed to fit in those occasional weekend breaks to Groot Marico. Him by bike and me by air.
I have recently "upgraded" to a F800gs and in honour of a true friend whose outlook on life was always so refreshing and humbling to me, I wanted to pick up on a part of his life that I sadly did not embrace and share at the time. It is for this reason that I signed up onto WD's.
In the short time that I have been lurking on the forum, it has become quite apparent that Iep positively touched the lives of many Dogs ;D
and this post is dedicated to his honour.
I have already learned a tremendous amount out of this forum. Been astonished at the level of intellect in some of the posts and in a short space of time seen similar cameraderie, friendship and support which Malgat and I shared over all those years.
Although flying is and will always be my first passion, I have now begun to understand what Iep was trying to introduce me to. Living life to its fullest and always providing someone else with something to smile about.
The forum is not unknown to me, and some may recognise the bike in my avatar.
Ibela or as many of you will fondly remember as Malgat was a very close and dear friend of many many years.
Malgat took up riding around the same time I took up flying gyros. The avatar was taken on the day we branded our steeds together.
Despite various attempts by Iep to get me to test my endurance of a "roadie" with him on his Africa Twin Legend and me on my old (2001) 650gs "scooter" I remained resolute but we still managed to fit in those occasional weekend breaks to Groot Marico. Him by bike and me by air.
I have recently "upgraded" to a F800gs and in honour of a true friend whose outlook on life was always so refreshing and humbling to me, I wanted to pick up on a part of his life that I sadly did not embrace and share at the time. It is for this reason that I signed up onto WD's.
In the short time that I have been lurking on the forum, it has become quite apparent that Iep positively touched the lives of many Dogs ;D
and this post is dedicated to his honour.I have already learned a tremendous amount out of this forum. Been astonished at the level of intellect in some of the posts and in a short space of time seen similar cameraderie, friendship and support which Malgat and I shared over all those years.
Although flying is and will always be my first passion, I have now begun to understand what Iep was trying to introduce me to. Living life to its fullest and always providing someone else with something to smile about.
