Dirt ad Trail Online Nov 2020

Present for duty:
Moto Guzzi V85
Guzzi’s rendition of an adventurer
from IMI.
R234 800
www.italianmi.co.za
Suzuki V-Strom 1050.
From Suzuki SA, a brand new entry to
the ADV market.
R221 950.00
www.suzuki.co.za
The BMW R1250 GS.
From BMW Motorrad Fourways
dealership.
R285 000.00
www.bmw-motorrad.co.za/cedar-isle
The KTM 1290-S.
From the guys at KTM SA.
R259 999.00
www.ktm.com
The Yamaha 1200 Super Tenere ZE
From in Randburg Linex.
R249 950.00
www.linexyamaha.co.za
The Triumph Tiger 1200 XCa
From Triumph South Africa.
R274 999.00
Includes topbox and panniers
www.triumph-motorcycles.co.za
The Riders:
Our riders included a bevy of very experienced
peeps the usual galloots from the
magazine, Glenn, Sean and Kyle. Then
we included 3 guest riders in the form of
The Bike Shows Donovan Fourie (Who
we last found sprawled in the desert sand
after getting things wrong at the KTM 790
launch. Kurt Beine - who has been riding
since before most of us were even born.
Debbie Van Rensburg is usually found
on her 950 KTM came to share some
ladies perspectives. Yes – lots of ladies
ride adv – so it’s important to include
them.The bikes were collected from
all around Gauteng and on the balmy
summers morning of the ride, we all
gathered at BMW Motorrad Fourways for
a quick cuppa before heading out.
What could be better?
A bunch of like-minded individuals meeting
at a big persons toy store to take a
day off during the week in order to ride
some the latest and greatest machinery
on earth…
Like that!
The routes:
Now. We know that a lot of you lot who
live outside Gauteng might just snigger
at us. We might not quite have the Cape
Fold Mountains or Mpumalanga’s ET
routes – but we do know guys who know
guys… and we made Donovan our route
captain for the day. The bikes were all
filled up before departure and clocks
were zeroed.
Well…
To be fair only one clock was zeroed
– the rest of us couldn’t figure out the
electronics. It was actually quite funny
watching this panel of experts trying to
work it all out. If you do get yourself a
modern ADV – get ready to read the
manual. Once we had all given up trying,
the journey began.
And what a great day it was!. Our route
took us out of the hussle and bustle of
Randburg and into the Cradle of Mankind.
And the focus was not only on
finding dirt – we spent a lot of time finding
our way along twisty back roads. We
needed everyone to spend a bit of time
on each bike so that they could share an
opinion – so lots of stops, lots of laughs
and swearing at Donovan for taking so
long to film stuff - and we got to see some
new places. There is the coolest trout
farm in The Cradle called Bergsig Trout
Farm. It’s on the banks of a river in the
mountains. Green grass, shady trees and
perfect photo opportunities.
Outstanding.
Once we had convinced the owner that
this was not, in fact a land invasion…
we were allowed to proceed. Take your
fishing rods and pay them a visit some
time. Too cool!
bergsigtroutfarm.co.za
We roared our way down the Hekpoort
Pass, with lots of diversions all along
exploring the countryside and side paths.
Magaliesberg town was our venue for a
quick bite at the Wimpy.
Man! There are lots of trucks roaring up
and down the main street these days.
With the demise of the railways it is now
a main thoroughfare for transporters. We
took a trundle up to the top of the mountain
outside town for more pics and the
exchange of war stories. If you don’t ride
a motorcycle, you will never see spots
like these.
We know of a fantastic road that leads
out of town – through a canopy of green
trees and onto a really interesting gravel
run. That was brilliant fun! And at the end
of that, we reluctantly turned the bikes
homeward and back to the big smoke….
It wasn’t a really long ride – just on 200
for the day, but it was GREAT!
Motorcycles do that you know.
Here is a rundown of all of the bikes –
and some of the opinions expressed by
our riders…
‘‘WHO SAYS SIZE MATTERS’’