RUST magazine: RUST#42

Suzuki V-Strom 650XT
least knew which way north was.
Of course there’s an easy answer to
such situations – follow the tracks left
by the pack. This mostly works but gets
tricky when too many people have
taken the wrong turn at ambiguous
intersections. Here you have to
become a modern day Indian scout,
looking for the most used option and
checking for evidence of U-turns. The
rain eventually stopped and we found a
distinct enough crossroads to reset the
ICO-iPhone.
Only then we ran into a fresh crash
scene where an enterprising Alex
Golden had not only launched his 1200
GS into a bog but as good as sliced his
nose off in the process. While two men
of stern constitution literally taped
his nose back into place the rest of us
played He-Man in trying to push-pullheave
his GS back up onto the track.
So, very typical it seems of JB & July
adventures, we ran low on time and
were diverted off the final section and
told to short cut it back to the finish.
Day Two ran better. July and Harry
decided on a day of eating and mild
sightseeing over one of competition.
So the Suzuki and I were able to roll free
and fast. In drier conditions the Karoo
Streets were getting good bite and when
Dutchman Michel Langmuur flew by
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