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walking, whatever, as long as you’re<br />
having an adventure....<br />
We met up at Kroonvaal Plaza,<br />
refuelled, refreshed with a quick<br />
breakfast, and off we went. Due<br />
to work pressure we had to leave<br />
on Friday and do the distance in<br />
one day, others more fortunate had<br />
left on Wednesday and Thursday<br />
already, doing as much dirt as<br />
possible along the way, Pierre/<br />
Geotraveler had the misfortune to hit<br />
a sheep on the way, and was unable<br />
to make it, next year is another<br />
year... We stopped just after one of<br />
the toll gates on the N1 for a break,<br />
this a really monotonous road, and<br />
just as I mentioned to the others that<br />
we might meet up with Tom/TVB1<br />
along the road, Tom arrived, he had<br />
only been a few kays behind us, on<br />
his brand new Honda NC 750, so<br />
now we were 4 bikes. We stopped<br />
for fuel as needed, but kept a good<br />
pace, I was revelling in the pleasure<br />
of riding the BMW XR 1000, which<br />
in my opinion is a superbike that<br />
you sit on properly, upright and<br />
comfortable, not like a grasshopper<br />
hiding behind a screen, the XR<br />
1000 was launched in South Africa<br />
a few months back, I was fortunate<br />
to be on that media launch as well,<br />
now I <strong>final</strong>ly had the opportunity<br />
to ride the XR my way, live with<br />
it for a few days, an ideal way to<br />
examine the bike and it’s abilities at<br />
my pace. And man oh man, was I<br />
having fun, the XR has a quickshifter<br />
fitted as standard, caning it off<br />
from standstill, holding the throttle<br />
pinned, no clutch, hook the gear<br />
lever, it changes gears like a F1<br />
car, a major adrenaline rush each<br />
time....the XR 1000 has the same<br />
motor as the BMW 1000 R, 160<br />
HP, it is very comfortable, has an<br />
adjustable screen, wide handlebars,<br />
a fair sized 20L fuel tank which can<br />
see around 300km if ridden at close<br />
to legal speed limits, for those that<br />
want adventure, and rarely go on<br />
dirt, this is the bike to have, a bike<br />
that has a lap timer AND a standard<br />
GPS cradle is a true all-rounder, it<br />
would be just as comfortable blitzing<br />
around a racetrack on track days<br />
as it would be tearing around long<br />
mountain passes, or long routes to<br />
a destination of your choice. Full<br />
luggage is an optional addition, all<br />
the brackets are there, the topbox<br />
and panniers just clip on.<br />
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62 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE JANUARY 2016<br />
<strong>1601</strong> <strong>DT</strong> Kurt adv.indd 62 2015/12/16 9:47 AM
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