MRW Issue 1

Jos on his beautiful, oneand-only
Bumblebee
Streetfighter V4
moments, both front and back, it
was time to head back down to
Fancourt for some much-needed
rest and food, although there
was not much rest
but rather plenty
of food and beverages
(we will call
them) and loads of
smiles and chatting.
We eventually left
and headed back
to the guest house
for some rest ready to tackle day
two in Gorgeous George.
Day 2 had arrived and so had
the freezing cold weather. On our
way up in the van the day before,
we had seen signs of snow on
the mountain, and on day 2 there
was plenty more. Icy topped
mountains in the distance was
a pleasing sight, even if it meant
we could not ride, it’s not every
day you see snow on mountains
here in SA. Videos and pictures
“...my concerns about whether or not
the SF V4 could translate to the road
were profoundly cast aside and this
was only after 2 runs on the pass.”
soon blasted all over social media
of snow on the mountain and
in surrounding areas, so it was
going to be a day of chilling enjoying
great company and some
beverages, as we call them.
Day 3 and the weather had
cleared up opening up another
chance for us to experience more
The power on hand was direct, smooth, yet
forceful – it had it in abundance and the electronics
package was happy to play along. On
passes like this it’s all about keeping the revs up
and in the sweet spot, having power on hand
ready to blast out of the turns. Well, this thing
had a sweet spot at every rpm. There was no
lagging, no hiccup at any point in the rpm. I
found myself gently caressing through 3rd and
4th gear, using the wealth of power on hand to
blare out of the turns, and the perfect measure
of engine braking on deceleration to help scrub
off speed and line me up for the turns. When I
wanted power, it was there, when I wanted to
turn, it did, when I got the turn slightly wrong
and needed to correct, the SF 4 graciously assisted
– my concerns about whether or not the
SF V4 could translate to the road were profoundly
cast aside and this was only after 2 runs
on the pass.
Needless to say, we spent another hour or so
racing up the pass at will, carefully and cautiously
dodging traffic and enjoying the splendor of
the SF 4 on the pass. After some pants staining
It’s the power on the ZH2 that
keeps you coming back for more.
I wasn’t worried about the
gearbox or handling, all I wanted
to do was thrash that throttle on
and feel the burst that blurred
everything around me.