Tales of the Purple Turtles
... and then there was one. My DR650 mania reached its peak at 4 DRs. Why so many? They came across my way and begged to be in my care for a little bit. They've all since moved on to better owners and in one case no owner - written off in an accident and currently in the auction house, waiting for the highest low bidder.
I'm down to 1 Suzuki DR650, and have since bought a little Kawasaki KLX250S that I absolutely adore, and immediately dubbed my Black Beastie.
My Grey Gent, my last DR650, in the meantime had his head(s) checked and suddenly shows amazing spunk; no longer the gentle, complacent gent but now a much rougher ride. He Who Has Not Been Named Yet will soon reveal his new character.
My ride reports:
[list type=decimal]
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=185479.msg3444313#msg3444313">Old Lady and the Purple Hooligan (December 2015)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=197217.0">Thumper Bash (August 2016)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=207640.msg3798764#msg3798764">Western Cape Bash Malagas (March 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=209148.0">Oasis-Sutherland - Better Stick to Gravel, Dear (March 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=211205.0">Going Solo to a Hot Gig by a Frosty Guy (June 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=214397.0">Napier Quickie: Dux Taken for a Ride (2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=214989.0">Thumper Bash - Cookie Monsters and Mud Wrestling (2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=215552.0">Cederberg-Tankwa Karoo - a Minion, Marbles and Mountains (2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=218277.0">Cederberg Oasis Spit Braai - (Gippo) Guts and Glory (November 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=220024.0">Karoo Krismis - Dorre Karoo na Groene Tuinroete (December 2017</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=219242.0">Garden Route Ride: Who Let The Dogs Out?! (December 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=223521.0">Oasis for the Soul... and the Social (April 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=224580.0">EC Bash - Purple Hooligan Rides Again (May 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=226065.0">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Farm (June 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=227772.msg4113031#msg4113031">Thumper Bash - a Drive Report (August 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=232692.0">Garden Route Ride: Dust, Heat and a little Snow (December 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=237237.0">Cederberg Oasis Spit Braai (April 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=238037.0">Northern Cape Crawl - Slow and Slower (June 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=241482.0">Tankwa Trek - Oh I Don't Know Where I'm Going (September 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=243864.0">Farewell to Andy: Andy660's Last (SA) Ride (November 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=244016.0">Old Postal at Last (November 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=254061.0">Up The Creek Without a Permit (July 2020)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=254468.0">Kareedouw Afkuk (August 2020)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=255398.0">Licenced to Ride: Singles Tour (13 - 28 October 2020)
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=260208.0">Infernal Interlude: Crazy Glue Family Ride (December 2020)
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=255934.0>Alice in Hondaland: Not-A-Honda-Launch Report (13 February 2021)</a>
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=260368.0>No Spills: Jubilee Tour (2 - 10 May 2021)</a>
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=262348.msg4726688#msg4726688> Thumper Bash 2021 (24 - 26 September 2021)</a>
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Random:
... and then there was one. My DR650 mania reached its peak at 4 DRs. Why so many? They came across my way and begged to be in my care for a little bit. They've all since moved on to better owners and in one case no owner - written off in an accident and currently in the auction house, waiting for the highest low bidder.
I'm down to 1 Suzuki DR650, and have since bought a little Kawasaki KLX250S that I absolutely adore, and immediately dubbed my Black Beastie.
My Grey Gent, my last DR650, in the meantime had his head(s) checked and suddenly shows amazing spunk; no longer the gentle, complacent gent but now a much rougher ride. He Who Has Not Been Named Yet will soon reveal his new character.
My ride reports:
[list type=decimal]
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=185479.msg3444313#msg3444313">Old Lady and the Purple Hooligan (December 2015)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=197217.0">Thumper Bash (August 2016)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=207640.msg3798764#msg3798764">Western Cape Bash Malagas (March 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=209148.0">Oasis-Sutherland - Better Stick to Gravel, Dear (March 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=211205.0">Going Solo to a Hot Gig by a Frosty Guy (June 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=214397.0">Napier Quickie: Dux Taken for a Ride (2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=214989.0">Thumper Bash - Cookie Monsters and Mud Wrestling (2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=215552.0">Cederberg-Tankwa Karoo - a Minion, Marbles and Mountains (2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=218277.0">Cederberg Oasis Spit Braai - (Gippo) Guts and Glory (November 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=220024.0">Karoo Krismis - Dorre Karoo na Groene Tuinroete (December 2017</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=219242.0">Garden Route Ride: Who Let The Dogs Out?! (December 2017)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=223521.0">Oasis for the Soul... and the Social (April 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=224580.0">EC Bash - Purple Hooligan Rides Again (May 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=226065.0">A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Farm (June 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=227772.msg4113031#msg4113031">Thumper Bash - a Drive Report (August 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=232692.0">Garden Route Ride: Dust, Heat and a little Snow (December 2018)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=237237.0">Cederberg Oasis Spit Braai (April 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=238037.0">Northern Cape Crawl - Slow and Slower (June 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=241482.0">Tankwa Trek - Oh I Don't Know Where I'm Going (September 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=243864.0">Farewell to Andy: Andy660's Last (SA) Ride (November 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=244016.0">Old Postal at Last (November 2019)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=254061.0">Up The Creek Without a Permit (July 2020)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=254468.0">Kareedouw Afkuk (August 2020)</a>
[*]<a href="https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=255398.0">Licenced to Ride: Singles Tour (13 - 28 October 2020)
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=260208.0">Infernal Interlude: Crazy Glue Family Ride (December 2020)
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=255934.0>Alice in Hondaland: Not-A-Honda-Launch Report (13 February 2021)</a>
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=260368.0>No Spills: Jubilee Tour (2 - 10 May 2021)</a>
[*]<a href=https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=262348.msg4726688#msg4726688> Thumper Bash 2021 (24 - 26 September 2021)</a>
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