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Hi Geoff I am keen, add me to the list please Thanks John

Geoff I hope to receive my GSA within the next week. If its is on time, I would like to join you for the ride. Abel Esterhuyse

geoff,if you need backup/sweeper, i, and i am sure andy would be happy to help.shout if you need us. mark i only work to support my hobbies!!

Geoff, please add me to the list as well. Thanks Dirk

Sounds good.

Hi Geoff, Depending on the date I would like to attend, I'd GLADLY help ( Just like Halfjob) where I can even in the event of needing a sweeper... Keep it SAFE !!

Thanks for the response however I can't communicate info to you without your e mail addresses. Please e mail me geoffrussell@absamail.co.za I need your name and surname/Naam en Van asb. Geoff.

Hi Geoff, please add me to the list. Would love to attend another one of these...first one was great and I learned stax!!

Here is a list of those interested so far; Warren Ellwood Natalie Ellwood Lindsay Madden Andries Zietsman Corne Kloppers John Martin Tanya van Niekerk Johan Mocke Dirk Potter Kobus Pool Thanks to the following BMW Club members for offering their assistance, shows the commitment from Club members; Annie Connell John Carr Ruan de Lange Mark Burton Johan de Jager I will confirm the date shortly.

Morning all, Date for the beginners ride is Sunday 25th November at 0800. This is unfortunately the only Sunday I have available until next year. We will meet at the Florida Farm Stall near Wellington on the corner of the R44 (Adam Tas Street) and the R45 (Malmsbury rd). We will have a short chat about some do's and don'ts before we leave on a dirt ride to Gouda, then to Moorreesburg then to Malmsbury and back to Florida Farm stall. We will stop from time to time to chat and ask and answer questions. Your partners are welcome to join us. The ride will be about 4 hours. Please confirm that you are able to attend on this date or not. I have asked Andy and Anne Connell to come along on the ride if they are available. Anne has just started riding and attended the first beginners ride and since then she has improved in leaps and bounds. Her Husband Andy is newish to Off Road Riding but is a great rider, mechanic and Medic. Tanya van Niekerk who was also on our first beginners ride is returning to continue her learning process. A huge pity there are so few ladies joining us. Look forward to your responses. Regards, Geoff.

There have been a few cancellations. If you are keen drop me an e mail russell@aroma.co.za Please do not just pitch up at the venue as I can only accommodate those that have booked. Thanks.

Mmmm, now I'm torn. Would like to do this, but would also like to attend the Toy Run. How far is the Farm Stall from CT? And how do I get there?

Cloudgazer, The TOY RUN is an awesome event make no mistake, it's all about getting toys to the kids. You can arrange (we'll help) that your toy does get to the kids. the ONLY reason why I suggest you do the beginners off road training is because you said you want to experience the outdoors and gravel....you are not going to get this on the Toy Run. I arranged that my toy gets to the bin on the toy run and that I can go on the off road trip. Just a suggestion.... The trip starts in Wellington and Wellington is about 60km's from town. I also suggest that you maybe speak directly to Geoff Russel - he organises and leads these off road trips. Russel@aroma.co.za Keep it SAFE !!

I agree Johan, also rather doing the offroad and making a plan with my toys

Cloudgazer I have been offroad all my life I haven't yet done a trip with GR but I have done many toy runs There is no question you will enjoy the offroad trip with GR 10 times the toy run and learn so much more.

Cloudgazer, I have been on a couple of the off road trips with Geoff and I have to admit that it does wonders for the confidence - we dicussed everything and he is very open for advise - things like "am I stitting right" to " is this tyre pressure correct" nothing is left out and everything gets answered. If you want to really enjoy your bike, get some training, going into heaps of other bikers whilst not 100% comfortable on your bike MIGHT not be the right thing to do. I was also split btween the toy run and the training and I decided to do the training (again)....I also feel at ease knowing that BMW is well represented at the TOY RUN and that my toy will make it to a needy child. Keep it SAFE !!

If you are not 110 % comfortable on your bike -STAY AWAY from the toy run. When you get 7 000 + bikes together there will always be some "unruly" characters, even the odd idiot that tries to pull a wheelie inside a pack of people riding in formation. Riding in such a big group is not for the faint harted. Go and enjoy the off-road training. ALWAYS safety first - and training is an important step towards safe riding.

Well said old Padlangs !! Keep it SAFE !!

Cloudgazer, I have send Geoff an e-mail now to find out if he can accommodate me on the ride. If he can we can meet at the Winelands 1stop and ride together to Wellington. The Toy run can never be as much fun as getting dirty with your Dakar. IMO. I believe I can fly!

Geoff wanneer is die volgende "beginners off road riding" na hierdie een? Dalk kan ek dit dan maak as ek bietjie langer voor die tyd die datums kry en probeer beplan?

Geoff, ek het dieselfde versoek as Johan. Kan dit nie maak vir Saterdag nie, maar sal baie graag die 'beginners off road riding' wil doen - iewers vroeg in die nuwe jaar.

Die ride is sondag, nie saterdag nie. Vir die kursus kan julle vir Leon kontak. Kobus

Daar is 'n Rider & Pillion Off Road training day Saterdag aangebied deur Leon en 'n Beginners Off Road Training trip op sondag aangebied deur Geoff Russel. Keep it SAFE !!

Geoff, if still an opening, please add us in for Sunday. Ben & Sandra Saaiman (1200 GSA) from Paarl. Sandra will be pillion.

Ben, I have sent you a PM. Geoff.

Is the ride still on ? Kobus

Herewith the final list of those joining us; Lyndsay Madden Robin Brown Corné Kloppers John Martin Tanya van Niekerk Dirk Putter Mike White Steve Crosswell Mandy Crosswell Many others inquired but did not respond to my communications about the ride. If there are beginners that are still keen to join us please do not just pitch up but rather call me on 0828078130 and confirm that there is space available. Geoff

Hi Geoff Thanks very much for a really enjoyable outing, I learned a lot as I am sure most of us did.... even though I was terrified half the time, I suppose confidence only comes with practice and experience. Thanks also to Leon for giving up his Sunday morning to toddle along behind us with his tool kit and to make sure we were all ok. Here are some photos from the day Meeting at the Farm stall 8am First stop after about 15 minutes on the gravel Arrived at Gouda, our first stop Chatting over a cold drink at Gouda Second stop point Having a break Moved to the trees away from the heat Last stop point on the dirt Tanya shows us how it's done The route we followed brought into Mapsource Here's the route in Google Earth

Well done John on the presentation. Sorry I could not make it. Thanks to Geoff and the Leon's of this world. Kobus

Thanks Geoff It was awesome, especially to discover the real purpose of a GS. I had some shaky moments (tankslapper) but I am sure for the bike it was no big deal, thank you bike! I'm also glad to hear that Mandy is OK, I wish her a speedy recovery. Dirk

Nice - slip in a little hint that there might have been some incident, but don't tell us anything about it... ;-) What happened?

Unfortunately Mandy Crosswell took a tumble on the dirt road just outside Gouda after she had hit some holes in the dirt road on a right hander. She says she was doing about 70kph. Her riding clothes helped tremendously however she still ended up with a broken left ankle, cut right elbow and a very eina shoulder. See this exert from her husband Steve's e mail to me : I’d like to thank everyone for their help today after Mandy went farming, and I thought I’d bring you up to date. I got her into Durbanville Mediclinic where they stitched her elbow and diagnosed a broken left ankle. Her right shoulder is sore and she has assorted bruises but is otherwise cheerful, well, sort of cheerful. Mandy’s jacket, a Lookwell, protected her very well. The jacket is a write-off, but her back and shoulders are intact. She was wearing Lookwell gloves and her palms and knuckles are OK. When I looked at the abrasion on the palms of her gloves I thought that she would have lost all of the skin on her palms if she hadn’t been wearing any. She was wearing BMW City pants, amazing, hardly pulled a thread. Boots, Daytona – not enough ankle protection for the low boots............................ I am sure that you all join me in wishing Mandy a speedy recovery. Geoff.

Great day Geoff = thanks a million. We wanted to do the Toy Run at first, but eventually decided to go on the GS beginners run. Good choice as we have learnt so much. To stand riding two-up (at speed) was quite a scare at first, but thanks again for your fantastic advice. Sandra now just wants to go riding... We all had a great day. All of the best to Mandy; good to hear that she is OK. Once agian thanks to Geoff, Leon and all who rode together to make this a memorable day. First of many to come; next time we might be brave enough to go on a tour with you guys.

Well done John GS on the story and photo's. Steve and Mandy, all the best and get back on that bike soonest. Keep us posted on Mandy's speedy recovery. The route looks great, never knew those back roads were there and I'm going to follow your tracks shortly for a nic e day ride. Andyman Yup that's me. Standing up in the traffic on the 1150GSA.

I'm very jealous. Wanted to join you guys, but was committed to doing the Toy run. Unfortunately I didn't get to do that either. I bought my bike last Monday, and was planning to do a lot of riding on the weekend. But while at some friends on Sat morning - some asshole stuck a screwdriver into my ignition and twisted it. I had to get BMW to come and two the bike away. Who knows when I'll be getting it back... Faaaaarck, the urthest I've been is to Camps Bay, and maybe done a total of 100kms. I am not a happy camper.

Lucky that is all that was done. It could have been stolen, God forbid!!