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NELSON’S CREEK BMW MOTORCYCLE GATHERING
All BMW Motorcyclists
An invitation to a very special BMW motorcycle event!
Dear BMW Rider,
The BMW Motorcycle Club Cape invites you to attend the second Nelson’s Creek Western Cape BMW Motorcycle Gathering which takes place over the period 8 – 10 February 2008.
This unique gathering which is open to all BMW motorcyclists whether they are club members or not, takes place in the heart of the Western Cape wine lands with base the prestigious Nelson’s Creek Wine Estate near Paarl.
The aim of the gathering is to have a weekend of enjoyment, fun and BMW camaraderie in typical BMW lifestyle fashion.
Annual Tour: Oudtshoorn Kleinplaas dual ride
It’s that time of the year again; the BMW Motorcycle Club Cape’s annual tour will be to Kleinplaas Holiday Resort, Oudtshoorn on the 26th to 28th October 2007. (Venue used for the BMW ABBG in 2005)
Oudtshoorn is very centrally situated and offers some stunning out rides. Off road to De Hell and routes via Meiring’s Poort or Robinson Pass, spring to mind.
Bookings are open. We have booked 20 x 4 bed standard open plan chalets at R163.50 per night per person and 12 x 4 bed luxury open plan chalets at R186.00 per night per person.
[http://bmwmotorcycleclubcape.co.za/user/74/contact Contact Dave] at 021 409 5836 to make a booking.
GS ECO 1000
Over two days, ride up to the Gariep dam to join hundreds of GS riders at a sumptuous BMW shindig. Registration at the official site here.
Mr.Badger does the GS Trophy
The GS Trophy
This year is the 30th anniversary of the BMW GS. Part of the celebration is the GS Trophy event - an international competition with 3-man teams representing each participating country - to be held in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
Roadies Sutherland Winter Trip Report.
Siende dat daar gee “trip report” is vir die “Roadies” se Suterland Winter Trip nie, het ek besluit om dit te skryf. Maar ek is nie so gemaklik in Engels nie, so julle sal maar net tevrede moet wees met Afrikaans.
Vrydagaand 17:00: Die panniers is klaar gepak met elke moontlike warm kledingstuk wat in my kas is. Hulle is klaar vas gesit op die motorfiets.
Dirtbike Fundamentals - Eselfontein 2010
I got a dirtbike to 'play' on, in order to improve my adventure bike riding skills. I really wanted to learn how to wheelie, and practising on Mr. Badger was getting expensive.
Once I had the bike, I needed to learn how to ride it properly, and put my name down for the Country Trax Dirtbike Fundamentals Course, even before there was one scheduled for the Western Cape.
Long before the course arrived, I was practising the skills in this video:
Sutherland 2010
No thank you! That’s was the reply I got from my wife when I first posed the question of joining the BMW club on their annual trip to Sutherland. “We’ve done that, three times, one of them recently.”
So, no go I thought, but then Gifberg happened and I think it changed things.
The Start of Things To Come
I’m bikeless and work is slow; the GSA is in for repairs to a failed pinion bearing and replacement thereof as well as its driveshaft. So, by way of an introduction (I joined in June), I thought I would share some of the good times we have had on the “beast” since we bought her new in December 2009. Also to whet the appetites of those that are lurking on the web site (as I did for months) and vacillating about a purchase (as I did for months). This is not the royal “we”- no, my wife does not like allowing the GSA out without her riding pillion.
(Off) Road Trip to Pretoria
This is more of a summary of a trip than a full “trip report” – simply because I do not have the time to do a comprehensive trip report. Thus in short, I had to be in Pretoria for work and instead of fly north I decided to evade the soccer masses by doing a road trip with the GSA.
