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FACT ... it is back to work day today BUT Wednesday is revival day as the kids go back to school

dig his cool attitude towards life!

but the old dude is riding a 1997 limited edition Eddy Merckx

I have enough chrome parts on my motorbike to tell you that glare should not be an issue

Coffee arrived.... had better at most other places 😒

So thought to do a quick ride out just past melkbos from home (sunningdale) and ended up going to Philadelphia, then old malmesbury road and eventually ender up in Riebeek Kasteel where I am currently ordering breakfast at Cafe Felix..... Now riding the HD I figured this loop would have been great on this loop on a GS....but then started hoping that when I do take one for a proper ride, the GS will give the same feel when running thrive the gears and when decelerating on the HD....if not, then why even bother 😀 After breakfast it will be the quickest road home unfortunately.

The Adventures look to be a road orientated (80/20), which if my friend was looking to a tyre and bike like this, would prob. be the right type of tyre. How does this fair on dirt tracks or trails? According to the sales splurb, this is also origional tyre spec for the 2019 BMW R1250 GS. 10K would be about the same as what I get out of my HD rear tyres....and a new set of Adventures also comes in about the same as per what my HD does.

To the 1200/1250 GS rider's here. Typically how long would a set of tyres last you, and what does one budget for a set of tyres "Asking for a friend"

you may need a dedicated thread for those bikes, with an auction function

Nearly had a chop side swipe me today changing lanes without indicating ... fortunately my spidey senses picked it up and could react in time. But this guy is class though

Could it just be a "step" in the process of closing down the business where they can later say that they have tried all avenues to generate income off old stock that are legally available to them and so doing get to write off some of the company debt? I am no accountant, so shooting from the hip here.

Best wishes with your next adventure Chris! Will make a concerted effort to swing around CWC to shake your hand before you walk out the door for the last time. Working for you at CWC as I left school, not knowing a damned thing about cycling has put me on a love path with the sport and cycling culture over the past 27 years. Through this "job" I was able to scrape together enough money to pay for my further education, and to set up my life to where it is today. Through the years of cycling I have made true friends, the kind of persons who you can connect your soul with. So thank you for taking me into the CWC family back then, and allowing me to grow. Regards Jerome

Chatting to a friend a little earlier today the thought of a 250 something or other older dirt bike to play with in the bush, and then keep loving the HD is also a good option. The older bike should in theory be easy to work on and I would not cry if I drop it a couple of times....not that I cry, or have every cried before, nor will I ever cry....#JustSaying

That is a nice kit for the R345 to be spent

If I went that route it would be a Tenere 700

went to look at the CT Beeemmeerr dealership yesterday .... still a little early for me, we just bought a new family car, so will be saving up a little to get to a GS, though now I have a fair price point in mind and expect the pricing to drop a little more once the 1300's are snapped up locally. will test ride one closer to the time, but I do like the "fit/feel" of the bike when seated and standing.

Not a pocket knife, but going to share in any event. Steel, not sure ... but meant to be a high end stainless variant. My eldest will be going to culinary school next year, and my neighbour made this for him as a gift. His logo to be etched in the knife shortly.

Yo yo yo you Riff Raff So Friday last minute I decided to join a group going over Bainskloof and then back to CT again after a quick lunch stop. I ended up running about 20min late as I was held up at a print shop doing last minute work and realised the bike was running on fumes. This meant I had to chase down the group. Caught them half way up Bainskloof .... let's just say the ride was spirited getting there. I have been planning to ride this route on the bike for a very long time, and have not done it on the bike before. What an exceptional pass to transverse on a bike, the whole loop (Even the k@k@ N1 return) was just awesome. Now I have been eyeing out the GS 1200's for a little while, and the return leg of the loop I left early with another rider from the lunch stop ( https://opstal.co.za/opstal-eat/ ), who happened to be on a GS 1200. The bike looks like fun, has good acceleration and there is the alure of taking a dirt road or two to just see where it goes. Seeing as "everyone" has a GS, and it is akin to wearing Crocs where your self respect seeps out through the holes in the Crocs I have brushed off this urge. Accidentally I have bought a pair of Crocs, and they are ridiculously comfortable ... I have even worn them in public, so maybe I am ready now to try out a GS for a decent test ride. The other thing is, with the GS you can do far more mileage on a tank, with the Fat Bob I am sitting at 250/270km off a tank and hoping to find a petrol station nearby. The loop taken and a link to where I joined up with some of the group https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1cf2yzIihM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA

"LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND" To be found on Netflix .... rather just skip this and save 2 hrs in your life for something more exciting like scrubbing the toilet or the like.

go accidentally buy yourself one or two ... and if you want to freshen up the inner padding after a season of riding you can readily get the new pads from a Spez dealer and it is also well priced. Oh, also DO NOT try on a pair of their shoes while you are there, you may also accidentally end up buying a pair.

so did I, but could not find the list of heavy commentors