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Love You!” 

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and the morning newspaper. 

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58: SA RACING: MX NATIONALS 

4 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE MAY 2016

NEWS 

brought to you by 

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racing, NOT fifty nine): 

Viv Hearne’s 59 racing store has moved 

to shiny new premises in Soloman 

Mahlangu road in Equestria which is 

near Pretoria. They carry a huge variety 

of products from the Big Boy range, to 

Polaris and Linhai – and if you are a lady 

with a shoe fetish (yup) ask Viv to show 

you her new shoe boutique. 

A busy shop and workshop needs a topnotch 

foreman – and Cornel de Villiers 

– he of CDV fame is in the back servicing 

and repairing bikes and ATV’s… 

People pic: Cornel De Villiers, Phillip, 

Viv, Max, Milton and Mandisi. Johan 

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809-4011/14 

Goscors range of pressure washers 

The guys from Goscor called us the other day and asked 

whether we would like to try out one of their pressure 

washers. We went along, collected one and did exactly that… 

This is the more portable 3200 PSI baby of the bunch. OK 

not really a baby because they do have smaller electric units 

– but we wanted something that you can use where there is 

no power. They have them available in both petrol and diesel 

configurations. 

There are a few features on this one that we really like. 

The first is the selection of 5 different spray heads that are 

available – and they slot on via tough brass adaptors. So 

you get one that makes circles, one that jets the stuff off, a 

squirty one – and there is a separate nozzle for applying your 

washing Muti and even a water pistol type job that the kids 

love!... very cool. 

Another feature that we have not come across before is the 

sucking mechanism that allows you to suck up the water 

supply from a trough or dam in the event that no hose is 

available. And it comes complete with a filter so you don’t get 

rubbish into your machine. And we have to mention that the 

force of water generated by this thing is mighty impressive – 

and this is the baby of the portable bunch. 

These guys have a massive selection of washers, including 

one with a built in water tank – perfect for race events 

and such and they tell us that their solutions are very cost 

effective with full parts backup. Look out for them at events 

around the country. 

Go and check out the full range at www.goscor.co.za 

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NEWS 


Looking for LTZ 400 parts? SSS RACING: 

They now have all parts 

available for LTZ 400 from 2005 

to 2008 models. The bikes 

are stripped and the parts are 

cleaned and inspected. 

Complete running engines, 

Swing arms, A – arms, plastics, 

JT racings new 

protective gear: 

They have just unpacked a shipment 

of protective goodies – from chest 

protectors, to knee guards Helmets, 

boots and goggles. “JT wants to offer a 

complete riding solution – great quality 

and a reasonable price,” says George T 

Michaelides the importer. 

JT gear is available at selected stores 

nationwide… 

seats, head lights, frames, 

shocks front and rear, sub frames 

and much more. 

Also remember that they buy 

LTZ 400’s from 05-08 and will 

pay up to R20 000 CASH for the 

bike. Depending on the condition 

and paper work, and if you don’t 

have papers they will do a police 

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West side Motorcycles news: 

The famous suspension and all-sorts man Wayne Berrington 

Smith has teamed up with Nickolas Gertenbach to open 

Westside motorcycles in Honeydew. They have a really cool 

shop, with a chill lounge where you can watch MX or have 

a cuppa while they sort your pride and joy. We saw a huge 

selection of machines from delectable Ducati’s to older 

Yammie 1.1’s to a smorgastbord of dirtbikes and ATV’s in 

all shapes and sizes all in for some TLC. Service repairs 

and race prep – and… Wayne is the only Ohlins certified 

suspension man in SA… 

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is available in a lacquered gel finish. 

Triple felted foam for one of the most 

comfortable fits in the industry. The 

Strap has 3 beads of high quality 

silicon that doesn’t crumble when you 

stretch it. And the clincher – these gogs 

are fitted with the fastest Light Sensitive 

Lens on the Market: from Clear to 

Smoke in less than 4 seconds. So 

when you are riding in bright sunshine, 

the lenses go dark, enter a forested 

area and they clear. Cool huh! We love 

the fit and finish – really funky goggles. 

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If you ever happen to wander into 

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pop in to Centurion motorcycles 

in Hendrick Verwoerd Avenue. 

When you get there, ask Theunis 

to show you some of the custom 

bikes that they prepare in their 

“Reconstructed” department. 

We’ll be featuring a custom 

GS1200 in this here publication 

soon. They stock the full range 

of Triumph, Kawasaki and 

Sym motorcycles on their floor. 

In addition to this they have 

a great selection of genuine 

Triumph merchandise – and 

they recently required the import 

and distribution rights for the 

British Customs range of bolt 

on goodies. Trade enquiries are 

welcome. 

0861-460-460. 

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tyre: 100% italian gran turismo. 

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redesigned for 2016. It features a lightweight 

polycarbonate shell with oversized intake and exhaust 

ports. The EPS liner is Eject compatible and features 

ventilation channels for increased breath-ability. 

- Lightweight polycarbonate shell: 1370 grams 

- RAM Air Cooling System 

- Eject® compatible EPS liner 

- Internal EPS ventilation channels 

- 5 intake and 4 exhaust ports 

- Removable/washable moisture wicking comfort liner 

- DOT approved, ECE certified 

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The first tyre with a double soul. 

HOLDER OF 7 WORLD RECORDS! 

On March 15th 2009, 15 

Journalists and 12 Pirelli Testers 

set 7 FIM World Duration Records 

at Nardò Technical Center in 

Southern Italy. 

On just one set of Angel ST tyres 

they covered a distance of 5,135 

km at an average speed of 214 

km/h in a tough 24H non stop trial 

which proved the consistency and 

the performance of ANGEL ST. 




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NEWS 

Triumph Day 2016: Val Bonne Estate, Modderfontein 

For some reason, the European 

manufacturers really have it nailed when it 

comes to motorcycle lifestyle. This is just 

a great opportunity to rub shoulders with 

fellow riders, do some bench racing and 

enjoy the sunshine. 

The 2016 event was well attended with 

people in and out the whole day. Triumph 

took the opportunity to launch some of 

their new models like the new Explorer and 

some delectable road machines. And the 

dealers really get involved with guys like 

the Davidsons from Traditional Triumph 

with all of their custom built beauties on 

display. The De Rapper clan from Holeshot 

motorcycles were on hand, attempting to 

look as dapper as possible. Riaan and his 

goose from Fourways were seen shooting 

the breeze and Theunis from Centurion 

lifestyle showed off a customers Rocket 

built by his Recontructed outfit… More on 

this lot elsewhere in the mag. Even Rob 

Chandler from Triumph Polokwane checked 

in to make sure that the Gautengers were 

representing. The tunes were good, the 

vibe, relaxed - a great way to spend a 

Highveld Autumn day… 

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Geoff larney with his custom Scrambler featured a 

few months back in the AO Adventure section. 

Great chilled music... 

The fierce looking one is grant McNichol from Ink 

And Iron, with friend. 

A lineup of some of the custom bikes on display... 

This is the man behind Triumphs I-Ride initiative 

- more about that soon. 

Jumbo Botha with his custom Scrambler, which 

we test later in this issue... 


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Rob Chandler checking out the goods. 

The De Rapper gents with the new Explorer complete 

with spoked wheels and WP suspension... 

The very trick Thruxton R... 

MX MID SOFT 32 

Specifically for soft surfaces such 

as mud or sand and intermediate 

surfaces such as grass or compact 

and dry ground. 

MX MID HARD 

Newest option for medium to 

hard terrain–from loose, grassy 

surfaces to compact dirt and 

stones–conditions most commonly 

encountered on everyday 

motocross tracks. 

The De Rapper gents with the new Explorer complete 

with spoked wheels and WP suspension... 


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NEWS 


Thienus from Triumph Centurion with one of his 

speciality Rockets... 

SCORPION MT90 

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of all engine sizes, capable of 

adapting to daily urban use and to 

adventures at weekends. 

A young fan dressed for the occasion. 

SCORPION RALLY 

The choice of champions: Specifically 

for desert racing and rallies. 

Riaan from Fourways with one of his custom 

scramblers. 

SCORPION TRAIL 2 

A new path for adventure 

Triumphs boss Arnold Olivier who put the shindig 

together trying to look dapper. 

Youngest Triumph fan of the day with mommy Sarah Kay 




1200 

ADVENTURE! 

1200REASONS TO GO ON AN 

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Australian motorcycle News... 

Why Australian? well to be quite 

honest, even though we featured 

the new Multistrada Enduro a few 

issues back, we were not told about 

the world launch. So (Sigh!) we had 

to phone some of our mates who 

did crack the nod to the launch for 

a feature. Hopefully, when the bike 

arrives here, Ducati will bear us in 

mind and we’ll get a spin. Until then, 

here is the skinny on the latest big 

mamma adventurer... 

Paul Young shares his thoughts... 

“Any doubts about the new 

Multistrada Enduro being a genuine 

dirt sled are well and truly left in the 

dust once you sling a leg over and 

point it towards the rough stuff.” 

Ducati haven’t re-entered the 

adventure scene to just make up the 

numbers – they’re deadly serious about 

taking the fight to the well-established 

big guns of off-road touring. 

Expect to see sparks fly in the battle 

for our adventure-bike bucks. 

Believe The Hype? 

Ducati says: On the Multistrada 1200 

Enduro, there’s been no compromise 

on Ducati style and technology. 

Tested and developed under the 

most extreme conditions, the 

Multistrada 1200 Enduro features the 

excellent, hard-wearing Multistrada 

1200 frame together with a new 

double-sided swingarm. Ducati 

breaks with the past and enters the 

adventure motorcycle segment with a 

motorcycle that combines traditional 

Ducati values in terms of advanced 

technology and high-performance, 

with long-range touring capabilities 

and true off-road ability. 

Paul says: Certainly can’t argue with 

the opening lines of the marketing 

spiel. This is a modern Ducati with 

all the attention to detail, advanced 

technology, and sassy Italian style 

of a Panigale superbike. The only 

difference is this new Duke is made for 

doing it in the dirt. 

The Enduro was developed in 

parallel with the current regular 

Multistrada, so the frame and 

engine didn’t require any structural 

modifications for the Enduro model. 

However, over 260 other individual 

parts, unique to the Multistrada 

Enduro, were developed to ensure 

the model’s off-road capabilities and 

durability. This is no badge engineering 

job where Ducati have just slapped 

the word Enduro on the end of the 

standard Multistrada name. It’s the real 

off-road deal. 


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They say: The Multistrada Enduro has 

the ability to travel across continents, 

allowing riders the freedom to explore the 

globe on two wheels. The outstanding allterrain 

ability of the Multistrada Enduro 

is matched by its supreme long-range 

touring capability. 

Paul says: I’ve got no doubt that this 

bike has the goods to cross continents 

like Australia via the ‘b roads’, the ‘back 

roads’, and occasionally even the ‘no 

roads’. It’s been designed with dirt road 

capability as the priority, and durability 

tested by some very heavily credentialed 

off-road racers. 

Covering long distances shouldn’t be 

a bother for this bike either. My average 

fuel consumption throughout the 300km 

of testing, half on road and half off it, 

would equate to around 430km from a 

30-litre tank of fuel. Easily enough to 

traverse all but the most isolated routes 

in Oz without carrying extra fuel cans. 

They say: The Multistrada Enduro 

combines all the latest technological 

features available. In terms of Safety, the 

Bosch IMU platform governs cornering 

ABS, combined braking, cornering 

lights, wheelie control and vehicle hold 

control. All of these features, as well as 

traction control, can be configured to 

match rider preference. 

The 5” TFT display changes based 

on the selected rider mode and has a 

comprehensive menu system that allows 

riders to modify the entire motorcycle’s 

behavior. Cruise control and backlit 

switchgear improve comfort and 

safety on long rides even during night 

rides, where the LED headlight brightly 

illuminates the road ahead. 

Electronic semi-active suspension 

adjusts to any terrain and riding style, 

while the powerful Testastretta engine 

equipped with continuously variable 

timing has impressive power, optimised 

for maximum torque and power delivery 

throughout the rev range. 

Paul says: We 21st century riders 

are all totally spoilt with the level of 

technology available to make our lives 

easier, safer, and more comfortable. The 

Multistrada Enduro doesn’t hold back 

on delivering a level of luxury and rider 

assistance which will make you feel 

pampered and give you the confidence to 

push your riding beyond the usual limits 

with relative safety and control. 

Cornering ABS and Ducati’s superb 

traction control system provide a safety 

net if you do overstep your skill threshold. 

And the variety and range of adjustability 

in all areas –including electronic 

suspension settings, ABS and traction 

control intervention levels, and engine 

characteristics – make this like owning 

50 bikes all rolled into one. Add to this 

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and luxuries like heated grips and one of 

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and you can see Ducati is out to impress. 

They say: With the Enduro Riding Mode 

the off-road character of the Multistrada 

1200 Enduro comes to the fore: engine 

power is set to 100 hp and DSS 

Evolution intervention is reconfigured 

for rough terrain riding. DTC system 

settings ensure maximum off-road grip 

and acceleration, while the DWC is 

disengaged. The ABS, instead, is set to 

Level 1, the most suitable for low-grip 

surfaces: at this intervention level rear 

wheel lift detection is deactivated, as are 

the cornering and ABS functions on the 

rear wheel so that it can be locked. 

Paul says: Enduro riding mode is 

calibrated well to ease you onto the dirt 

and get to know the bike’s balance and 

character. In situations of riding terrain 

with good grip, more experienced offroad 

riders will soon want to do what 

I did and customise the Enduro mode 

settings to give full power and no TC 

intervention. With the engine speed 

kept between 2000-4000rpm the Ducati 

proved incredibly tractable. To steer with 

the rear, simply buzz the engine up to 

5000rpm and enjoy highly predictable 

and stable rear-end drifts. Locking up the 

rear wheel on Enduro mode is also highly 

predictable and controlled, with the light 

and evenly modulated clutch making it 

a joy to balance between throttle, rear 

brake and clutch as you link up the 

corners from drift to drift. 

They say: The new Multistrada 1200 

Enduro is equipped as standard with the 

Ducati Multimedia System (DMS) that 

thanks to Bluetooth technology allows to 

accept an incoming phone call, to select 

and listen to the favorite songs and be 

alerted for a new SMS. 

When you get on the bike the smartphone 

automatically connects via 

Bluetooth with the bike; connection 

allows to manage the controls of the 

main multimedia functions while the TFT 

display the listening track, the new SMS 

icon or the name of the incoming caller; 

audio call and music are transmitted to 

earphones of driver and passenger. 

Moreover, the DMS via the Multistrada 

Link smartphones application (available 

for Android and IOS), provides a number 

of functionality designed to enrich and 

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Paul says: That all sounds very 

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The design of the Ducati Testastretta 

DVT engine shows how Desmodromic 

valve actuation provides a clear 

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at low revs the system requires less 

force because there are no springs to 

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to keep the individual valve timing 

adjusters compact, which minimizes their 

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As a result, with a bore of 106 mm 

and stroke of 67.9 mm (giving a total 

displacement of 1198 cm³) the Ducati 

Testastretta DVT delivers 160 hp at 9500 

rpm and 136 Nm of torque at 7500 rpm. 

Even at just 3500 rpm the available torque 

is already 100 Nm and remains nearconstant, 

exceeding 110 Nm between 

5,000 and 10,000 rpm. 

The Multistrada 1200 Enduro mounts 

a six-speed gearbox on which the first 

gear ratio is shorter than that on the other 

bikes in the Multistrada family in order 

to improve off-road performance and 

ensure better handling on more technical, 

low-speed tracts. The clutch on the 

Multistrada 1200 Enduro is of the oil-bath 

slipper type. 

Paul says: Yes, it’s a dirty Desmo! The 

engine doesn’t actually feel as powerful 

as the figures suggest, but this has more 

to do with the way it produces its power, 

with a big fat flat torque curve, and very 

smooth initial throttle response and linear 

throttle progression. This is of course the 

perfect formula for an off-road engine, 

which is why it works so well off-road 

even in full power mode. 

The low first gear is great for technical 

low-speed manoeuvres, and the whole 

gearbox has a light and smooth action. 

Self-servo slipper clutch ensures low 

resistance at the clutch lever and gives 

enough back slip to keep the rear in line 

after back-shifting gears in a hurry. 

They say: The Ducati Testastretta DVT 

features an integrated anti-knocking 

sensor; while optimized for high octane 

fuel (RON 95), thanks to an anti-knocking 


sensor the motor can also operate - without 

manual intervention - on lower octane normal 

fuel (RON 91) as are sometimes found in distant 

countries. 

Paul says: Great idea for when the travel 

budget is getting tight, or when the cheap juice 

is all that’s on offer. 

They say: The Multistrada 1200 Enduro is 

equipped as standard with a 870 mm seatheight. 

A higher 890 mm version - comfortable 

yet suited to off-road riding - and a lower 

850 mm one are also available as optionals. 

Moreover, there is also the option of a narrower 

passenger seat that makes it easier for the rider 

to move back when standing on the pegs. 

Paul says: With the 870mm high standard seat 

fitted I could only just get the tips of my toes on 

the ground. On the 850mm low seat I could get 

better contact with the ground, but the riding 

position felt too low when in motion. The bars 

can, however, be lowered by around 20mm by 

removing a spacer on the risers, and this would 

probably have worked with the low seat. Great 

to see an adjustable height rear brake lever for 

standing up on the ’pegs off road. 

Summary: The primary limiting factors on bigbore 

adventure-tourers such as the Multistrada 

Enduro are their weight, and their suspension 

travel. Like its main rivals, the BMW R1200GS 

and the KTM 1290 Super Adventure, the 

Ducati manages to cheat these limitations by 

maintaining a surprisingly low centre of gravity, 

and by incorporating electronic suspension 

adjustment to use the limited suspension travel 

in the most efficient way possible. 

Ducati has entered the adventure market with 

a bike which is more than ready to compete with 

the two biggest names in the game. It’s rugged, 

rapid, and adventure ready. And it’s even 

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WITH THE 

SCOTS 

THROUGH 

THE KAROO 

Story Clive Strugnell pics Steve Church 

LIFESTYLE 

Touring South Africa by bike is absolutely fantastic, and 

this country must rate as one of the best places to ride in 

the World. We all know this and every weekend scores of 

Adventure bikes hit the road in every direction. Often we 

ride through big parts of the country without really taking it 

in, as we have seen it many times over the years. However, 

recently we had the opportunity to host eight visitors on a 

ride from Pretoria to Cape Town. We chose to travel through 

the Garden route along the way. Suddenly the trip takes 

on a whole new dimension when describing the country, 

some of its’ attractions and lots of history and telling local 

anecdotes to a group of fellow travelers who have never 

seen it before. Our ride took four days as we had to be in 

Cape Town for the second leg of the SA TT Classic Racing 

Series. Some of our group were competing in this annual 

classic race bike extravaganza. 

For our trip we had a selection of big engined adventure 

bikes, with two of the group riding new Yamaha Super 

Tenere’ 1200’s rented from Linex in Randburg, another two 

of us on the latest Suzuki V –Stoms , a 750 Aprilia Shiver 

fitted with some very knobbly full off road tyres, a 1200 

BMW GS and finally a Honda Fireblade! One of our UK 

visitors and his wife, Steve Church (who toured SA last year 

on a BMW 1200 GS) drove the very capable Ford Transit 

back up van with a trailer, so we didn’t have to carry any 

luggage with us, it all went in the van. 

The plan was to follow as many dirt roads as we could, 

with an alternate tar route for anyone who needed a break 

from the dust and thick sand we often encountered. The 

van would follow the tar route. In the end most of us rode 

the dirt roads. All of the guys on the bikes were Scotsmen 

escaping some seriously cold and wet winter weather. 

The first day was quite a short route out of Pretoria, 

past Johannesburg on the N3 to Villiers and then off to 

Fouriesburg via Bethlehem. It was a good introduction to 

riding in rural South Africa, and got the Scots warmed up for 

the rest of it. Our plan was to get to the Fouriesberg Inn as 

soon as possible, and once settled head out to Sandstone 

Estates in Ficksburg for a look at their wonderful collection 

of old vehicles and equipment, including the 20 odd km of 

steam railroad. A couple of people in the group of racers 

taking part in the SA TT travelling by car changed their mind 

about which route to take to Cape Town and joined our 

adventure bike trip in Fouriesburg….obviously they were 

envious of the guys on bikes..maybe next year lads… 

Anyway, we arrived too late to see much at Sandstone, 

although just chilling on the magnificent estate was a 

pleasure. 

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So back we went to 

Fouriesberg for dinner at the 

Inn. What a great place. It’s built 

from the local sandstone like 

many of the old farmhouses in 

that area, and exudes charm and 

hospitality from a long gone era. 

Dinner was quite a formal affair, 

with one long warmly lit table, 

which was great because we all 

got to know each other in the 

best atmosphere possible. It was 

Steve Church’s birthday, which 

he had neglected to tell us during 

the day, but somehow it slipped 

out. The ever friendly staff lost 

no time in drumming up a unique 

“Koeksuster” stack, topped by a 

forest of birthday candles to mark 

the occasion. 

The next day was scheduled 

to be a long one, with a full 

900km route to Plettenberg Bay 

on the itinerary. Despite having 

discussed it at length when 

planning the trip, it was soon 

obvious that we wouldn’t make 

it in one day, especially as a 

small problem with one of the 

bikes saw us whizzing around 

Fouriesberg in search of a 21mm 

nut, (which we eventually found 

in nearby Ficksburg) and saw us 

hitting the trail hours later than 

we planned. Part of the blame 

can also be laid on the hotel as 

they served up a magnificent 

brekkie that we had to enjoy to 

the fullest. 

Two of the bikers, Keith on 

the Fireblade and Bill the bigger 

(there were three Bills on the trip, 

one large one, one middle and 

a smaller one) set off on the tar 

route, followed by the Ford, and 

the rest of us hit the back roads 

around the Lesotho border. The 

roads were much better than we 

expected and we made good 

time. Recent rains had fallen, and 

although many of the rivers were 

still very low, as were the dams, 

the countryside was surprisingly 

green. Our route took us past 

Ladybrand and down towards 

Smithfield. Before we got there 

we turned west on a superb 

gravel road and headed for 

Bethuli, near Gariep Dam. Bethuli 

is a lot younger than Ladybrand, 

Smithfield and those places, but 

still has wide streets and lots of 

shady trees, which were very 

welcome when we stopped for 

lunch in the 40c heat. In general 

Bethuli looks like it has been 

battered by the years and has 

faded from a prosperous farming 

centre to a shadow of its’ former 

prosperity 

From there we hit the tar to 

Colesberg, pausing to show a 

finger to the two speed traps 

on the national road, and on to 

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Voortrekker Monument 


Graaf Reinette. The run along the foothills 

marking the start of the real Karoo is 

fabulous, with the road in great condition 

past Noupoort and on to Middleberg. At 

Middleberg a collapsed bridge on the main 

national road has caused chaos, and all 

traffic has been diverted through the town. 

What a balls up. Middleberg just can’t 

cope and it looks like no-one has taken the 

trouble to help the locals sort anything out. 

A countless succession of stop streets, 

hawkers, jaywalkers, local farmers, other 

locals in bust up vehicles that shouldn’t 

even exist and taxis just add to the 

mahem. Of course there was not one 

traffic official of any sort to be seen, until 

we hit the main road outside town, where 

there was the obligatory speed trap. 

The national road to Graaf Reinette is 

fabulous, with mountain passes forming 

brilliant grandstands to the vast spread of 

the Karoo plains far below. An adventure 

bike is without any doubt the best way to 

experience this magnificent ride. History 

just wafts out of every rock, hill top and 

plain. Somewhere near the last plummet 

down the mountains to the outskirts 

of Graaf Reinette lie the remains of the 

mysterious Boer hero Gideon Scheepers, 

executed by the British at the beginning 

of the last century. The Scots with us 

were fascinated by the story, especially 

as it mirrors some of their own past with 

the British. 

The 1000cc V-Strom - a very 

capable adventure machine 

Steve Church in the Ford had arrived 

before us by skirting the gravel roads 

and stopping less along the way. As our 

overnight plans had changed we needed 

a place to stay, and he found a fabulous 

set up where a full block of old Karoo 

houses had been combined and restored 

to provide the perfect overnight stop. 

It was like stepping back 200 years. 

We almost expected the sound of horse 

drawn carriages and oxen pulling big 

freight wagons to wake us in the morning. 

After yet another gourmet breakfast 

we hit the road bound for Uniondale, the 

last stop on the edge of the Karoo before 

taking Prince Alfred’s Pass down to the 

coast at Plettenberg Bay. Fortunately 

cloud cover cooled things down and 

humming along on these big bikes was a 

very pleasant experience. Along the way 

we popped in to Aberdeen, much to the 

amusement of the Scots, who wondered 

how a dusty Karoo town got to be 

named after a fishing village turned oil 

producing center in far away Scotland. 

At the next stop Uniondale light rain 

began to fall as we took the Avontuur 

road out of town. By the time we got to 

the start of the Prince Alfred Pass it had 

become a steady downpour, turning the 

road to a treacherous mixture of slippery 

hard surface and soft mud. Undeterred 

the intrepid Scots literally headed for 

the hills…and dales along the Thomas 

A slightly modified 

Aprilia Shiver... 

Baines built pass. It is astonishing to 

think that this pass, built before cars 

were invented, is still in daily use by all 

sorts of traffic, including some heavy 

duty stuff. As we hit the first serious 

part of the pass we came across a 

brand new horse and trailer which had 

somehow found its’ way onto the road, 

and now lay in pieces down a mountain 

after failing to make the first sharp turn. 

Despite a series of warning signs the 

moronic driver had carried on. 

Always a fabulous ride, our trip down 

the pass was the highlight of the trip, 

despite the pouring rain. The one thing 

that showed up very clearly was that no 

amount of clever electronics and trick 

suspension can hide the weight of some 

of the big bikes. In the extremely slippery 

conditions the riders on the bulky GS 

and the 1200 Yamaha Tenere’s had their 

work cut out to just stay upright, whilst 

the lighter V Stom and the 750 Aprilia 

Shiver were much easier to ride. 

Slipping down into Plett from the top 

of the Outeniqua mountains is always a 

thrill, and this was no exception. 

The final part of our adventure was 

the run from Plett to Cape Town. Here 

our group split because the racers had 

to get to the circuit in time for the first 

practice, so they hit the N2 and enjoyed 

a high speed blast into Cape Town. 

The rest of the group took the gravel 

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Left: Steve Church, Scotland Yard Investigator and BMW fanatic. Right: Keith Penrice from 

the UK has toured to the Arctic Circle on a Fireblade. In SA he found real horsepower...

Plan your Africa 

ADVENTURe!

We found this truck 

crashed on prince 

Alfreds pass. What it 

was doing there... 

To the Cape 

road to Cape Agullas, detouring via 

Malgas to take in the pont, one of the 

very few left in Southern Africa, on their 

way to Cape Town. Every rider, including 

those who have seen it before, is always 

enthralled by the view of the mother city 

as they crest the top of sir Lowries Pass. 

Once in Cape Town and checked into 

the beachfront Dolphin Beach Hotel 

the group finished the last few days of 

their South African adventure touring to 

places like Franschoek, Stellenbosch 

and of course the Chapman’s Peak road. 

They all agreed that those last few days 

in Cape Town completed their trip in the 

best possible way. 

Some thoughts on the bikes. 

One gets a sense that the days of 

the behemoth adventure bikes may 

be fading…and the latest offering of 

heavyweight manufacturers like Suzuki 

and Honda are pointing that way as 

well. Even the market leaders in this 

sector are seeing their 800 models 

gaining sales all the time, possibly at 

the expense of the bigger 1200 GS. The 

new kids on the block, well not so new 

in the case of the Suzuki V Stom, are 

slimmer, lighter and nowhere near as 

bulky as the big hitters. Our experience 

on Prince Afred’s pass in the rain shows 

that lighter is more fun, and certainly 

safer. Yesterday we spent some time 

with one of the most successful KTM 

dealers who scoffed at our thoughts. 

He brought up a very interesting point. 

His argument is that the whole scenario 

changes when a rider wants to travel 

two up with lots of luggage. Then a big 

horsepower bike with the grunt to carry 

all of this will far outweigh the merits of 

a 94 horsepower Africa Twin…he has got 

a point. Travelling with all that luggage 

is difficult. It’s significant that the only 

rider who got into trouble on our Scots 

trip was Billy McCornochan, who kept 

two saddlebags filled with an incredible 

amount of interesting luggage on his 

Aprilia, just in case our back up van broke 

down, was the only rider to be caught 

out on thick sand at speed and fall down 

after a horrific tank slapper. Time will tell 

if the advantages of travelling light with 

as little luggage as possible and a lighter 

bike is preferred to the big bangers. In 

the meantime not one of the bikes in our 

group, including the fireblade, needed 

any maintenance or repair…what a 

testimonial to modern Adventure bikes. 

We visited 

the Knysna 

elephant Park. 

The skateboard 

at swartkops...

SCRAMBLED 

JUMBO BOTHA’S TRIUMPH DESPATCH BIKE. 

ONCE A TRIUMPH 900 SCRAMBLER… 

“I say Percy old chap, Rommel seems 

to have us surrounded, so could you 

please hop on your bike and pop over 

to Monty with these dispatches…ask 

him to be a sport and send over some 

reinforcements chop-chop!” 

“Uh, what about using a carrier pigeon 

or two, because it will be a bit of a 

blighter sneaking through the Jerries on a 

bike, even if it is a Triumph?” 

“Sorry Percy, no can do. The 

Pigeon network is down. That cunning 

Rommel and his sidekick von Melenthin 

magnetized the pigeon feed, and now the 

birds don’t even know which way is up!” 

“Righto then Grenville, I’ll give it a 

bash… but only if I can use that colonial 

chappie Jumbo Botha’s new prototype 

900 Triumph scrambler. You see he’s 

done a bit of work on it, and it’s really 

cool, and easier to ride than one of those 

crappy BSA clunkers. After all, it’s got 

better rear shocks, little hand-grenade 

valve cap thingies, a Union Jack key, 

proper scrambler bars with a leather-look 

bash pad, and a recessed fuel cap, so I 

won’t snag my important bits If I slip up 

the tank. Also it goes like the wind, well 

relatively, that is, thanks to a very trick 

2 into 1 pipe we scored off the Yanks. 

Some McQueen chappy who made an 

escape from a Nazi lockup recently put us 

onto it. It’s also painted real olive green 

cammo, not that wimpy wavy stuff the 

Eyties like to use… although I must say 

that Italian cammo must work because 

we never see those chaps. 

Come to think of it we haven’t heard 

much from them either, even though the 

Desert Rats say they are around. Just 


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the other day, they said they came across a very strong 

smell of olive oil and suntan lotion when out on patrol 

near the Wadi. What’s more the Triumph starts at the 

press of a button, idles like a Rolls, and never stalls or 

has a flat spot. You see those Triumph techies have 

actually fitted fuel injection, cleverly hidden inside a 

standard looking carburetor. That’s just in case this bike 

falls into the hands of the Afrika Korps. We wouldn’t like 

them to pass on this trick technology to those BMW 

chappies would we? 

Talking of the fuel injection stuff reminds me that the 

tank is big enough to carry enough petrol for a long slog 

through the sand, and if it’s runs out Jumbo has clapped 

a half a gallon jerry can on the side. If your dispatches 

aren’t too big they will fit into the little message box on 

the back. And one more thing, Jumbo junked the little 

brakes, and fitted some rather nifty wavy discs, must be 

more of McQueen’s influence” 

“Percy, if you don’t stop flapping your mouth about 

this Triumph, Rommel will be here and you will have lot’s 

of time to learn German when we are all in the pen… 

if we even make it, because old Erwin has lots of those 

Tiger tanks and stuff like that, and he seems in a hurry 

to get us before Monty hears we are in the soup, so to 

speak. So vamoose, take your sarmies and duck!” 

“Tally Ho chaps, I’m outa here… Brrraaaaaap!” 

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there, so call Riaan Fourie if you want something really 

eye-catching and different that is really great fun to ride, 

very practical as an everyday runner and is based on the 

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Union Jack key. 


HARLEY DAVIDSON 

AMA FLAT TRACK RACING USA

GS QUALIFIER 

We go and kuier at the GS Trophy Qualifier 

event in Benoni on the East Rand… 

By now you must be familiar with 

the Trophy initiative by BMW. If 

not – here is how it all works. 

“Calling all GS owners to be 

selected as the top three South 

African riders and to be inducted 

into the GS Trophy Hall Of Fame. 

Be part of the adventure of a 

life time! 

The GS Trophy South Africa 

Qualifier events will take place 

on 9 April 2016 at various venues 

throughout the country to select the 

best three riders in South Africa. 

Qualifying criteria for regional 

events: 

Regional one day qualifying 

events. Final Trophy qualifying 

3 day event. Regional teams 

from each qualifying region to 

compete at GS trophy South 

Africa event; ultimately resulting in 

selecting the top region in South 

Africa. Selection of the best 3 

riders in South Africa and team 

announcement will take place at 

Drakensville. 

Display Skills challenge at BMW 

Motorrad Days. Previous off-road 

training highly recommended. 

One day event will be tested on 

riding skill and technique, based 

on intermediate level off road 

riding course. 

Selection of winner’s criteria 

is based on the International 

GS trophy qualifying rules and 

regulations.” 

So we dragged our asses out 

of bead really early on a Saturday 

morning and headed for the 

fantastic adventure parts specialist 


Touratech offices where a pretty 

impressive obstacle course had 

been laid out for an eager group of 

20 or so competitors. Let’s not kid 

about – it’s all pretty “Ho Hum”, 

easy on a dirtbike, but to drag a 

big Beemer around and through 

and over this lot is a bit of – well a 

challenge for most. 

We are pretty impressed at 

some of the skills displayed on 

the day –especially by some 

of the lady riders – and we 

discovered that, although the 

F800GS is smaller than the big 

1200, the 1200 seems to turn 

better – thus doing better in most 

of the challenges than the smaller 

siblings. Another though struck us. 

Why the heck does no-one do this 

on a li’l 650. You’d kill it! 

Anyway – who are we to ask doff 

questions like that? 

It really was a fascinating 

day out with GS riders riding in 

circles, figures of eight, up hills, 

down hills, through puddles, fast, 

slow, medium and – even pulling 

their bikes backwards. The skills 

challenge even included a little ride 

in a canoe, which was a real hoot. 

It’s great to see a manufacturer 

that is so pro-active at giving 

their riders something to do with 

their bikes. We’ll cover this lot 

through the year – and hopefully, 

one day when we are big, we’ll 

crack the nod to cover the world 

championships. 

In the interim, enjoy the pics 

and – if you are a big GS fan – go 

and take part next time – it looks 

like fun. 

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touratech.co.za 

More info on the GS Trophy: 

www.bmw-motorrad.co.za 

ADVENTURE LIFESTYLE 


NEW RIDING JEANS: 

SPARTAN JEANS: 

Here’s the thing. It’s easy to find good 

riding jackets, gloves, boots and helmets 

with good protection for everyday 

riding, but not so for trousers. There 

are a number of very good riding pants 

to match or compliment a good riding 

jacket, but if you wear them for everyday 

commuting, or on a breakfast run or 

weekend jaunt you end up looking like a 

storm trooper when you stop. Also rain 

proof body armour equipped pants are 

usually hot and bulky, and are only worn 

because they do the job when you are 

actually on your bike. 

So what’s the alternative? Most riders 

simply rely on normal jeans. They are 

comfortable, socially acceptable and 

reasonably long lasting. Sadly, in real 

terms you might as well be wearing just 

your underpants. Modern jeans are made 

out of regular cotton and on a scale of 

one to ten for abrasion resistance on 

tarmac are right at the bottom. So what 

solutions are there? 

Over the past few years jeans have 

become available featuring better material, 

body armour and better protection. Most 

of them are better than ordinary jeans, but 

many still have some negative features, 

like poor fit, bulky protective panels or 

high price. Luckily for bikers, as time goes 

by newer and improved products are 

becoming available. 

The latest offering in protective jeans 

are the”Spartan” Brand, imported and 

distributed by DMD just in time for 

winter. Although the name is new in SA, 

the manufacturer of Spartan Jeans is 

Oxford Products, a very well-known and 

respected UK brand which has been 

represented here for a long time, and is 

carried by most good motorcycle dealers. 

We tried out a couple of pairs recently. 

They are manufactured from top class 

material. The outer shell is 100% heavy 

duty cotton, the style and cut just like top 

of the range original Levi 501’s. They have 

the same straight cut legs, 5 pockets and 

no external zips to scratch your tank. 

They are high cut and allow a normal 

shortish riding jacket to cover the top for 

comfort and protection and also to cover 

the belt, again so that it doesn’t scratch 

any bodywork. 

The “Aramid” material, which is another 

name for abrasion resistant stuff like 

Kevlar, is not bulky and is sewn into all the 

right areas inside the jeans. There is also 

a thin cotton flap covering the hip area of 

the jeans to stop the abrasion resistant 

material from irritating you skin, and 

there is a discrete pocket sewn into the 

front knee area to hold a soft high impact 

resistant knee protector, which is supplied 

with the jeans. 

Our experience with these jeans is that 

their fit is really good. Two completely 

different shaped riders, one slim and 

trim, the other more “Mature” and in both 

cases they fit and feel just like normal 

quality jeans and are comfortable to wear 

all day. In hot weather you will notice the 

protective material because the pants feel 

warmer than thin cotton jeans, but on the 

other hand this will be welcomed in cooler 

weather. If we ever have the misfortune 

to experience how they work in a fall we 

will let you know, although of course we 

would prefer not to! 

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83-88005 GLKTM-2T/01-05 & 4T/2T R259.00 

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ZEEMAN MOTORS 011 435 7177 

PRIMROSE MOTORCYCLES 011 828 9091 

BIKING ACCESSORIES 012 342 7474 

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RANDBURG MOTORCYCLES 011 792 6829 

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NITE X 2016 KICKS OFF 

If you have never been to a NiteX event at 

the big quarry opposite Bikers Warehouse 

in Malibongwe Drive, do yourselves a 

favour and drag yourselves there to go 

and watch the carnage! 

Most of SA’s top racers take part and in 

terms of spectator value, this has to be 

one of the coolest events on the country. 

Absolute value for money… 

Oh… wait! 

It’s free! So pack the braai, pack Ouma 

and Oupa along with the deck chairs and 

go and watch the fun! 

Results for round 1: 

CLUB A 

1st: 806 Kobus Jonck 

2nd: 871 Pieter Holl 

3rd: C102 Marius Basson 

CLUBS B 

1st: 134 Luke Walker 

2nd: W459 Hendrik Grobler 

3rd: C148 Janneman Erasmus 

INTERMEDIATE 

1st: 251 Luke Walker 

2nd: 601 Erhardt Beukes 

3rd: 147 Werner Rall 

PRO CLASS 

1st: 13 Brian Capper ( 8 Points) 

2nd: 21 David Goosen (10 Points) 

3rd: E118 Mauritz Merring (20 Points) 

More info: www.bikerswarehouse.co.za 

(011) 795-4122 

Pics by Rich Sutherland - www.richsutherland.com


ADVENTURE 

B i k e r s W a r e h o u s e ’ s 

RALLYE 701’S 

The ride is a challenging crosscontinental 

ride which will start 

on the east coast at Mombasa 

in Kenya on 1 June 2016 and 

end at Matadi in DRC on the 

west coast at the end of that 

month, having passed through 

or around the dense equatorial 

Congolese jungle as well as the 

origins of the Congo and Nile 

rivers, a 7 500 kilometre passage, 

apparently never attempted on 

motorbike before. 

Titled Safari Kwa Afrika Bora, 

Swahili for Journey for a Better 

Africa, the 2016 ride aims to 

raise $3 million for the Nos 

Vies en Partage Foundation, 

an independent charitable 

foundation set up by Randgold 

in 2014, and headed by the 

company’s former chairman 

Philippe Liétard, which is 

mandated to help fight poverty in 

Africa, with a particular focus on 

needy women and children that 

have been left behind by society. 

Previous rides raised $2.5 million, 

which has been distributed 

to more than 55 entities in 15 

different African countries. 

The ride will pass through the 

Democratic Republic of Congo, 

where the Foundation has already 

committed itself to the support 

of projects designed to support 

abused women and rehabilitate 

child soldiers as part of that 

country’s post-conflict reparation 

programme.

Anyway – the guys from Bikers 

Warehouse were tasked with the 

supply and build of the bikes that are 

suitable for a grand adventure of this 

nature. The light, nimble 701’s fit the 

bill, Mike and his team then set about 

making them adventure ready… 

We went to check them out at the 

Nite-X track just off Malibongwe Drive. 

Given that very little has been made 

for the 701’s just yet, they employed 

the skills of some of the best 

craftsmen in SA to fulfil this task. 

One of the most important factors 

is the fuel range – and Mike Puzey 

himself designed the long range 

tanks using cardboard templates on 

either side of the bike. These were 

fitted, tweaked, sworn at, retweaked, 

trimmed, re trimmed, sworn at again 

– and transferred to lightweight 

aluminium plate. These were neatly 

welded into 5 litre a side long range 

fuel tanks. Riding the bike, you 

realise how cunning the design is 

– the bike still feels and looks quite 

narrow – a lot less bulky than you 

would expect. The standard fuel 

tank, which doubles as a polyamide 

sub-frame, is one litre bigger than 

the KTM’s, at 13 litres, add the side 

tanks and you have a total of 23 

litres to play with. 

The next issue would have to 

be crash protection. For this task, 

the boys employed the services 

of Rumbux, the guys who are 

responsible for literally thousands of 

aftermarket solutions in South Africa. 

They measured and hummed, hawed 

micro metred and got the hack saws 

and welders out. 

The resultant skid plated, crash 

guards and pannier mountings are 


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world class, testimony to how skilled 

this Pretoria based outfit is. It looks 

and fits like factory finish. 

To protect the levers from the 

inevitable tumble, Bikers selected the 

almost bulletproof Cycra handguards. 

Engine casings have undergone 

the Hyde products touch with Hyde 

Carbon Fibre covers mounted on the 

clutch and generator covers. 

The bar mounted Micro screens 

were manufactures in-house and are 

available as a bolt-on extra at Bikers 

Warehouse. 

Not too much fiddling with the 

electrics, but they have mounted 

some very bright LED spots on either 

side of the headlamp – riding late on 

adventures like this is often inevitable. 

They have also mounted a very neat 

USB charger to run the GPS and 

charge any bits and bobs like cell 

phones and camera’s alongside the 

Scotts steering damper. 

Their choice of tyre – the Metzeler 

Karoo 3 a well known, well rated tyre. 

All in all a very neat job. The 

designs are practical and they do not 

interfere with the feel and function 

of the 701. AND, when you are done 

with that adventure, you can simply 

unbolt it all and use your bike for 

weekends and commuting again. 

We’ll do a follow up feature on 

the bikes and this event when they 

return in a month or so. Next year, 

there will be an extra bike so that we 

can tag along… 

Any queries, give the guys from 

Bikers Warehouse a call. 

(011) 795-4122 


TIMELESS 

THUMPER 

t h e 2 0 1 6 C R F 2 3 0 

Our tester: Shirleen (Slush) 

Rossouw has been riding for her 

whole life – never racing, always 

social. Her collection of bikes has 

included the YZ125, the TW200, 

the Burgman 400 and currently a 

CRF250X. So when we asked her 

to come down a notch and ride the 

humble 230, she was initially not 

overly enthusiastic… Until she got her 

bum in the saddle. She says… 

“You buggers are lucky – who gets 

to go riding on a Friday morning?” 

and off we went, she on the brand 

spanking new unit from BB Honda 

Zambesi, and our galoot on a slightly 

(read VERY) older model. The beauty 

of having our office where it is, is 

that you can hit the trail (Perfectly 

designed for a little bike like this) from 

the gate for a quick 20 km lap and 

really shake out the cobwebs. 

When we got back, we sat down to 

compare notes and this is what she 

had to say… 

I’ve always looked at the old 230’s 

and though “Farm Bike.” And to some 

extent, I believe that that is correct, 

but with the new styling, this Honda 

will appeal to a far greater audience it 

looks modern and is quite pretty. 

Jumping on board, I was 

immediately aware of the cool ride 

height. My 250 is a bit taller, so it was 

great to be able to put my feet on the 

ground and not feel intimidated. The 

bike feels small and compact and 

that’s great! 

I know that many lady riders and 

kids will agree that these are very 

important factors when purchasing 

any bike. 

I started looking around for the 

kickstarter – and there was none. Very 

impressed that this little bike comes with 

a happy button. I spent my life kicking 

on the YZ, so this is a proper bonus! 

I tested the clutch, it felt nice and 

soft, the front brake is easy to reach 

… the back brake felt a bit funny 


OFFROAD 

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compared to mine. I asked why and discovered that it 

has a drum brake out back rather than the usual disc 

brakes that I’ve always had. 

We headed off into the veld: 

Compared to my 250, the 230 feels very light and 

nimble. I found that I’m quite confident throwing it 

into corners, because the power is so consistent. 

My 250 is slightly more powerful, and I tend to shift 

gears a lot when I ride. On the 230, you can lug along 

in the midrange and just open up when you need to. 

Compared to what I was expecting – I found the power 

very impressive. 

All round, the 230 is very easy to ride – and, 

surprisingly, it’s a lot more nippy than I expected. We 

rode through some deep puddles, up and down little 

hills (please see the pic when one of us ran out of talent) 

and generally had a proper good time. The brakes were 

perfect for a little bike, although I have been told that 

drum brakes to tend to fade over time and they need 

constant adjusting. 

On the way home, we swapped bikes, so I got on to 

the (much) older CRF. I was amazed that it felt Identical 

in terms of build and comfort and riding position. What 

I did notice on a badly rutted section on the way back 

was that the new bike seems to have much better 

suspension. I and not sure whether Honda has updated 

the suspension, or whether it is just because the bike is 

new, But it did feel slightly more forgiving. And I have to 

say that the new bikes back brake actually worked, where 

on the old one, I kinda overshot a few of the corners. 

In Conclusion: 

Would I buy one? 

For sure! I am accustomed to my 250, so that is more 

exciting, but I would have liked to have owned one of 

these along the way, Just to get the hang of riding offroad 

without any intimidation or worries. It really is a great 

little bike and my advice to anyone who is looking to start 

in this awesome sport, go and get one! 

At 40 odd grand, it’s not cheap, but, when I compare 

prices in the motorcycle industry, it is probably the best 

value for money around at the moment. And, I’m not 

sure, other than something like KTM’s freeride, whether 

any of the other manufacturers offer a new bike like this 

in South Africa. 

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MX 

RACING 

Written by Mark Sangster. 

Photos by Brodalka Photography. 

THE AIR UP 

PICS BY ZYGMUND BRODOLKA 

THERE! 

Z o n e 7 , C a p e T o w n 

An overcast sky and the threat 

of rain greeted contestants in 

the second event in the Monster 

Energy TRP Distributors SA MX 

Nationals at Zone 7. The rain 

earlier on in the week had left 

the track nice and tacky, and 

everyone was raring to ride. 

That promise of rain became 

real as the clouds opened up 

on the contestants towards the 

end of the practice session, but 

it was not enough to douse the 

fun, and it was just what the 

track needed. 

Racing began at 10am and the 

sun shone for a bit, but for the 

rest of the day it was a mix of 

sun and cloud-cover as the 

riders went through their paces. 

Cape Town’s Antony Raynard, a 

fan favourite, did not disappoint 

and took the win in both the 

MX2 heats, giving him the 

first place spot in the overall 

placings in that division. 

He was in good form, and gave 

the contestants in the MX1 

category a solid run for their 

money as well, gunning for the 

top spot but securing a very 

satisfying second place. 

In the MX1 division it was points 

leader Neville Bradshaw who 

managed to stave off Raynard 

and all other competition to 

retain his number 1 spot. 

“Conditions were extremely 

rough, with soft sand and a bit 

of mud from the rain during 

the week,” said Raynard, 

describing the day’s conditions. 

“It was totally different to the 

usual Cape Town ride, but it 

was a good national track.” 

Despite this, he had an 


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excellent day’s racing. “I’ve been putting in 

quite a bit of work on the Cape Town track, 

and actually all around,” said Raynard. 

“Everything seemed to work out great 

yesterday. The only person I was watching 

closely was Neville (Bradshaw). He was 

in top form and has been showing great 

consistency, and was the person I had my 

sights on.” 

A persistent Ryan Hunt shook things 

up a bit in MX3 and put in an excellent 

performance to end the talented Ian 

Topliss’ winning streak and take the win. 

In the Ladies Division Brittany Cuthbert 

(JHB) continued along her winning ways, 

taking her second victory for the year in the 

series and maintaining a good lead in this 

competitive division. 

FINAL RESULTS: 

MX1 

1. Neville Bradshaw 

2. Anthony Raynard 

3. Sacha Naude 

MX2 

1. Anthony Raynard 

2. Neville Bradshaw 

3. Tristan Purdon 

MX3 

1. Ryan Hunt 

2. Ian Topliss 

3. Alec Combrink 

SENIOR SUPPORT 

1. Brendan Rodger 

2. James Coetzer 

3. Mason Buist 

85CC JUNIORS 

1. Chris Erasmus 

2. Ike Klaassen 

3. Nate Mc Lellan 

PRO MINI 

1. Camden Mc 

Lellan 

2. Cameron Durow 

3. Justin Sangster 

HIGH SCHOOL 

1. Keegan Hickson- 

Mahony 

2. Ricky Raaff 

3. Cayle Dormehl 

LADIES 

1. Brittany Cuthbert 

2. Nanda Clowes 

3. Leah Heygate 

50CC 

1. Neil van der Vyver 

2. Jordan Dewdney 

3. Jordan van Wyk 

65CC 

1. Hayden Tully 

2. Blake Young 

3. Dylan Kirk 


2016 

M1SERIES 

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THE CHALLENGE IS ON 

AS FIRST POINTS ARE 

ON THE SCOREBOARD 

With the first points of the 2016 National Cross 

Country Championship for Motorcycles and 

Quads on the scoreboard, the battle for the 

various title challenges is on and an exciting 

season is being predicted. 

The recent Vryburg Race was the first of five 

rounds of the South African National Cross 

Country Championship and the first of three which 

are combined with the Donaldson Cross Country 

Championship for Production and Special Vehicles 

and sharing race weekends seems popular with 

the motorcycle and quad racing fraternity. 

The classes were jam packed and it became 

quite clear that it will not be plain sailing for any 

title hopefuls this year. In the OR1 (Open Class) 

Championship, Michael Pentecost (Proudly 

Bidvest Yamaha) has built a small lead of three 

points ahead of Botswana’s Ross Branch (Brother 

Leader Tread KTM) who is only two points ahead 

of the defending champion, Kenny Gilbert (Kargo 

Racing Husqvarna). Former off-road champion, 

Altus de Wet (BCR Arrow Racing Yamaha) is not 

too far behind in fourth place with Ruan Smith 

(Sherco Racing SA) rounding out the top five. 

The defending OR2 (250cc) Champion, Louw 

Schmidt (Brother Leader Tread KTM) had a 

problematic start to the season and will have to 

fight his way back from 11th place, just behind 

Roan Lindsay (Sherco Racing SA) whose season 

also did not start according to plan. At the front, 

the 2015 runner-up, Jaycee Nienaber (D&H 

Engineering Works Yamaha) is leading after 

claiming the first victory with Alastair Drennan 

(KTM) second and Hein Jnr van Niekerk (Doorzone 

Bikers Warehouse Husqvarna) third, two point 

behind Drennan and five behind Nienaber. 

Brett Swanepoel (Proudly Bidvest Yamaha) 

opened the defence of his OR3 (200cc) title with 

a victory, but the battle between him and the 

2015 runner-up, Jarryd Coetzee (Brother Leader 

Tread KTM) has flared up again with Coetzee 

second after the first race, three points behind 

the defending champion. Darren MacLeod (D&H 

Engineering Works Yamaha) is currently third. 

MacLeod’s young team-mate, Adriano Catalano is 

leading a talented bunch of youngsters in the High 

UM 03, Clearwatermall, Hendrik Potgieter & Christiaan de Wet, Little Falls, JHB

Jonathan van Wyk 

- Brother Leader 

Tread KTM - 250XCF 

Brendon Fourie - 

Sherco - OR2 

Keegan Phillips - 

Yamaha WR250F -OR3. 

Wayne Farmer 

- Husqvarna TE 

300 - Masters. 

Dean Lindsay - 

Sherco 250F - OR3 

Karen Jansen van 

Vuren - KTM 125EXC 

- Ladies 

Bert Smit All 

Star Racing 

- KTM 500 

xc-w - Senior 

Johan Oosthuizen 

- Yamaha Raptor 

700 - Quad Open 

School Class Championship and is being 

followed by André Basson (Yamaha) and the 

2015 Junior Champion, Stefan van Deventer 

(KTM) with various youngsters from the Junior 

National Championship now competing in this 

class and capable of podium results. 

Like Louw in the OR2 class, his team-mate 

and defending Senior Champion, Juan van 

Rooyen, will also have to defend his title 

from the back of the pack while newcomer, 

Warrick van Schalkwyk (Yamaha) leads the 

championship after a debut victory at Vryburg. 

Wynand Kleynhans (Yamaha) is second 

followed by the enduro specialist, Bruce May 

(Agrisales Peak Yamaha Racing). 

The Master Class Championship brims with 

former champions with one of these champs, 

Wayne Farmer (Doorzone Bikers Warehouse 

Husqvarna) the leader after taking the win in 

his first attempt in this class. Pieter Holl (KTM) 

and Johan Gray (KTM) rounds off the podium. 

Izak Mans (Droomers Yamaha) leads the new 

125cc Challenge with Taye Perry (KTM) the 

leading lady in the Ladies Class and Riaan 

Prinsloo (Yamaha) out front in the Silver Class 

Interprovincial Challenge. 

In the quad category, the defending 

champion, Brian Baragwanath (Proudly 

Bidvest Yamaha) has his work cut out for 

him as he will have to make up five points 

from his current third place in the Open 

Quad Championship to the leader, André 

Park (Yamaha) who will fight tooth and nail to 

defend his position after winning at Vryburg. 

The 2015 runner-up, Stefan Swanepoel 

(Yamaha) is second with Russell Ferreira 

(Yamaha) fourth and Johan Oosthuizen 

(Yamaha) in fifth place. 

The 2014 and 2015 Master Class Champion, 

George Twigge (Yamaha) opened his 2016 

scorecard with a victory, but two new names 

found themselves on the opening podium – 

Petrus van Heerden (Honda) second and Stef 

Bester (VANS Racing Division Yamaha) third 

after good results at the season opener. 

Megan Stander (Suzuki) leads the High 

School Class from Morné Jansen van Vuren 

(Yamaha). 

Motorcycle and quad competitors travel to 

Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal for the second 

round of the SA National Cross Country 

Championship, the SACC Battlefields Race 

on 6 and 7 May. 

Tel: (011) 027 9922 Fax: (086) 650 4987 / www.raceworxktm.co.za

Dirt Trax Middelburg 

Mpumalanga hosted the 3rd 

leg of their popular Farm Jam 

series on the 9th of April 2016. 

The afternoon of the 8th 

competitors arrived to camp 

for the night attributing to a 

cheerful atmosphere which 

strengthen the bonding of good 

sportsmanship. 

What a day we had! 

Quad entries 60 

Two wheelers 220 

All competitors were provided 

with a sticker resembling the 

racing number E232 of Ghislain 

van der Merwe who sadly 

passed away recently. 

They all had this fixed to 

either bikes or helmets each 

honouring him in their own way. 

The race was over somewhat 

faster terrain. 

The course differs with each 

event. 

Prize giving saw people 

competing for prizes that were 

sponsored by Henderson 

Racing, Sunoco Race fuels, 

Vans Husqvarna and X ramp. 

The duel between teams saw 

the Fugitives walking away with 

the floating team trophy again. 

Look out for our next 3 FJX 

events. Two wheelers only. 

Next farm Jams will be hosted 

during the Spring and Summer 

months. 

PHOTOS TAKEN BY FRIKKIE 

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varied and always fun. This is one of the few outfits that cater 

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These guys host weekends away all over the place - in locations 

where you generally cannot just pull in and ride. What a cool 

way to spent the ~Easter Long weekend exploring the Barberton 

mountains on the Swaziland Border. look out for the Swazi 

Mangala long weekend scheduled for early next year... this year, 

Tri Nations, Ndumbe Mountains and JHB to Durban in the dirt are 

in the pipeline. 

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JHB to Durbs and back in the dirt: Starts 29th Sept 2016. 

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YAMAHA SUPER TENERE SETS OUT FOR GLOBALRIDER, 

A SOLO JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD 

Telefonica Yamaha Globalrider is an 

epic adventure that will take Hugo 

Scagnetti on a once-in-a-lifetime 

trip around the world. However, this 

magnificent journey is not aimed at 

personal glory; there are far more noble 

goals for the Globalrider project you 

never thought about. 

Scagnetti battled severe injuries in his 

legs caused by a vascular necrosis 

and promised that, if he ever walked 

again without crutches, he would travel 

the world to raise money for scientific 

research. Globalrider is his project 

that will “broadcast and raise funds to 

support the work of scientific research 

centers dedicated to the field of tissue 

regeneration using stem cells in children.” 

After surmounting numerous obstacles 

over the past 13 months, Hugo is now 

ready to take on an amazing adventure, 

with massive support from Yamaha 

Motors, the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 

team and Telefonica. His journey will 

kick off on May 27 in Spain’s capital of 

Madrid, at the Telefonica’s offices, and 

will head for France, Italy, Greece, and 

Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, 

Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. 

A plane will then fly him to US land in 

San Francisco, before heading north to 

Seattle, and then crossing the country to 

reach Miami in Florida. Next stops are the 

UK and Spain back home. 

Thanks to Telefonica and all the 

communication technologies that will go 

into his Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere, 

Hugo Scagnetti will be able to shoot a 

complex documentary of his ride. Both 

him and his bike will be loaded with 

sensors that will take care of telemetry, 

connectivity, geolocation, and social 

networks, as well as monitoring Hugo’s 

medical status remotely. It looks like this 

epic journey will be as much a test for 

Telefonica’s M2M and Internet of Things 

technologies as it will for Hugo and his 

Super Tenere. 

All the donations and benefits from the 

distribution rights of the documentary 

will be directed to the Puerta de Hierro 

Hospital in Madrid and its stem cell tissue 

regeneration research team. 


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