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