Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Julie Oertel on Brenda Buttercup the F650 Funduro

I can come with to chaperone Julie and to help if you like.

Thanks Mr. O, Badger and BB noted and booked.

Myself and my son, Christopher will join you guys. (R1200GS and XCountry)

Kevin
R1200GS-WP

Annine and Martin on one 1200 GSA would like to join please!!

Dennis on mr.stripes to ride with please.

Pick mr. stripes up, how can u leave him lying in the road like that! 

Me too, please!

Jeremy

I have been asked by a club member if his better half can join us on her Kawasaki.

The answer is, "of course if your partner is on another marque, they will still be welcome."

It's about the biking and if we can help get your partner onto gravel more often, it's all good.

If numbers get large, we'll split into two groups.

Venue can take 24 brunchers.

Hi Andy,  please add me to the list

Thanks

Erica

Done Erika!

Is there still space for one more?

Hi Are you Bruce Bell?  Should be fine - I'll put you on the list

Yes. Sorry about that !

www.proviant.co.za

Proviant is a lekker very cultural Afrikaans eatery in Main road Paarl, just after the KWV and the Berg river turn-off.

They arew preparing amenu ofr us and can cater for 26 with ease.

Gulp and the Mrs to please?

Gulp, can you please send me your name & Mrs name and email?   anne@abarc.co.za

Annie n I will be away in the Karoo from Monday 9th August to Sat 14th so please excuse us for not replying to mail n phone calls.

We will have NO connectiity at all.

The ride is still on

Proviant is expecting us.

Bring R55.00 for full english breakfast inc one coffee & tip/service charge

If you want fruit juiceor coffee, extra costs.

For vegetariean ask waitron to leave the bacon and wore in the kitchen.

The weather forecast looks like some light rain may come and go.

But the ride will take place irrespective of the weather.

I'm confident the roads will be fine, even if a light rain settles the dust.

We have  29 people on 26 bikes.

Will split into two groups and ride slightly apart.

I have sent you all the start point.

I changed it to aovid the problem of un announced additions to the ride.

I sent all the riders an sms and an email so if you did not receive one, let me know

See you all on Sunday at 08Ho00 at the start point you got on sms/email

WE WILL NOT MEET AT PLAKKETKLOOF ENGEN.

Hi Andy

I haven't been at work this week, I've been on course so haven't received the notification. Please sms it to me on 0722298847.

Thanks

not received: sms to 0826580133.

Thanks

I have not received any SMS or email and this is the first time I have heard the start point has changed, thank goodness I just logged in and saw your post!? I would have waited at the Engen in Hendrik Verwoerd Drive for nothing? Where are we now meeting??

ps. oh Pete won't be there, he is in the Transkei.

Hi Andy

I have not received any notification .

Please SMS me on 083 303 9975

Thanks

Willie

smns's all sent again

Morning, its a wet wet Sunday morning.

For those that do come along to the start point- we will ride both tar group and dirt grioup.

Due to road conditions, we will split into a tar ride group and a dirt ride group

Annie will lead the tar riders

Andy will lead the dirt riders.

Only people pretty comfortable on wet dirt should join the gravel as there is a lot of snot on some parts only of some roads.

See you there.

thnx Andy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/kevin.vanblerk/BMWClubCapeRide22Aug2010

So how did you guys manage to drown the bikes?  It seems to me some people were riding too fast in the water and the crest of their bow wave was right on the air intake.  But at least you learnt to clear a drowned bike.

How did the 2010 1200 GS do with regard to the air pipe from the airbox on the left pot being right at the bottom of the airbox (i.e. any water at all in the airbox ends up in the cylinder)?

Glad I missed it - am sick with a cold and really did not need to get wet feet.

Andy and Anne,

We had a great time until you led us astray and we ended up drowing a few bikes!  Wouldn't have wanted it any other way..   THANKS CandyMan for all the photos!

MartinD + A

Andy and Anne

Thanks for a great ride. I really had a great time and a looking forward to many more gravel rides. Thanks for the help through the river crossing. I am glad I made the second one without any problems.

Willie

Charles, the drownmings were actually quite legit.

We crossed thje river at 09h00 and then re-crossed it at 12h40 by which time the water had risen by 1oo mm. this you can see on the drum in the photos.

The 1150 just making it through made it look ok.

But as the 1200's started it was evident the 100mm was too high.

No bow wave just depth.

And so we walked the other 1200's across and the 1150s and 650's and the R80GS rode themselves across.

Kevin, great photos and thanks

Thanx Andy, great day. I never thought i could so much fun getting wet, half freezing, stomping around in a river "with my boots on" and letting Vettie drown.

http://bmwmotorcycleclubcape.co.za/beginner-dirt-road-ride-sunday-22-august-rain

nice trip report Andy!

A big thank you to Andy and crew for a great day out. I learned a few more things which was great and met a fantstic bunch of guys - thanks to everyone on the ride.

The water in the crossing had nothing on that which fell from the heavens on the way from Durbanville to the deep South!

Hi Andy and Anne,

many thanks for a great ride - good opportunity to initiate my new GS boots, and yes, indeed, they ARE waterproof! Can't wait for the next outing? Cheers Graham

The old GS may have made the water crossings with ease but I am do need to drain the gearbox oil!

To be safe I am doing all the fluids while I am at it - not a very productive morning work wise though!

Charles,

wrt the water ingewsted into the airbox.

When we removed the sparking plug, water already ran out the left bank.

And when we tik'd the starter, it shot a huge blob of water metres off out the left bank with a drip or two from the right bank.

Thus all the water ingested drains straight into the airbox and maybe the sump

  Martin, Rusty better checkl your sight glass for milkyness  HMMMMM

Even though I was the only 1150 at the GS Trophy, several people commented on how their old 1150 was the best bike they ever had (except the youngsters of course, who mostly didn't know what an 1150 was).  And to top it all, the 1200 GSA got a weight bonus point allocation - but Mr.Badger, who is a good 20kg heavier than a 1200GSA was not given any weight bonus because the marshalls reckon he is easier to ride, especially in sand!

Picked up and standing in the rain at home while I sit in glorious warmth on this lounger..

Charles im sorry ,but almost anyone riding and "old 1150" will tell you that same story.

They are sorely mistaken....it was great bike in it's day and continues to hold its own ,but it will never come close to the new 1200GSA.

Im Glad Badger served you well.

recomend that you you check the dif oil as well. I know mines a different generation but there was water in the gearbox oil and a bit in the diff oil. Easy check but expensive to fix if left!