A DAY TO REMEMBER BMW MOTORRAD DAYS CLARENS 2015 “From the 6th to the 8th of November 2015 will see Clarens transformed into a hub of adrenaline and adventure, attracting all motorcycle enthusiasts from all brands to the picturesque town of Clarens for the Motorrad Days music and motorcycle festival.” “The event promises to have a festival atmosphere with the hum of BMW motorcycle engines setting the scene. There will be a full line-up of music and motorcycle activities such as test rides, freestyle performances by world-renowned stunt rider, Mattie Griffin. So don’t miss out on this opportunity to join other motorcycle riders in saluting the iconic Motorrad brand and lifestyle experience.” MAKE LIFE A RIDE. Story by Kurt Beine Germany has been hosting this event for 14 years, a BMW Expo of note, where BMW showcases their amazing variety of bikes and gear, this was the inaugural event for BMW South Africa, Clarens in the Free State was the town of choice, reasonably central from most main centres, and a holiday/weekend destination of note. After a great ride down on Saturday morning on my old faithful 990 I arrived in Clarens, it was packed with BMWs, parking was hard to find, even for a motorcycle, after checking in at the Protea Hotel I went off exploring, camera in hand, BMW had cordoned off the entire town square. Just short of 2000 people were booked to see the festivities of the weekend, which started on Friday, through until Sunday. I’m sure there were many more, all sorts of bike brands were evident, but BMW was the brand to beat, all genres of BMW, GS being the most popular, RT, RS, GT, GTL, you name them, they were there. First to be seen in the Expo area was the entire range, with jaw dropping discounts on each model if you signed up right there, I think quite a few people went to just see the expo, but walked away with a brand new bike, I know of one such a person, I could hear the grin over the phone, Joe, enjoy your GSA LC... On the other side of the tent was the entire BMW clothing range and accessories, from the adventure gear to the new style of clothing designed around the BMW R NineT, as well as the entire range of BMW helmets. Thereafter I found more exhibits, Touratech had a large range of goodies, adventure kit of note, their own bikes blinged to the hilt, Wild@heart had an impressive range of adventure accessories, Safari 4X4 were right next door, sporting an 34 DECEMBER 2015 <strong>1512</strong> <strong>DT</strong> BMW Clarens Day.indd 34 2015/11/21 8:40 AM AMP
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