Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

We recently conducted a trip (as per the initial invitation on the forum) to the Great Karoo. It was to be a reconnaisance trip for future rides. Apart from the initial detour through Gamkaskloof and Baviaanskloof, our aim was to focus mainly on a very specific area of the central Great Karoo. Our purpose was to ride as many backroads and private tracks & trails as possible, to explore biking opportunities in the area, discover some of the hidden secrets and meet real Karoo people and their hospitality. So, we did just that and after a wonderful 9 days it was agreed that this should be an annual event with more frequent trips to this area if possible.

Middelpos- off-tar trip. Aka “A gate too far..” 10th & 11th August 2007 On the 1st August a thread appeared under the ‘Trips and Tours’ page of the BMW Motorcycle Club Cape’s forum. I checked my Outlook calendar entries and saw I had three vessels in Port loading citrus- Maputo, Durban and PE. “Oh, my hat! With citrus volumes starting to peak was this trip possible for me?” Alas, duty calls…and it galls me. Anyway with a slight hole I my budget, dear Liza, dear Liza, I slept on it for a while. I saw the places fill up very quickly and anyway only recognised 2 names……