Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Eendekuil was the destination of the Mystery Ride yesterday. Great thanks to Geoff for organising this very enjoyable event! The routes, weather, venue were perfect. The 37 bikes split into an off-road group led by Geoff Russel and a on-road group with Brian Messenger as leader. The split was 22 offroaders (incl 4 ladies!) and no less than 11 pillions! The road group were 15 bikes with 5 pillions. The offroad group split into two groups - leading group with Geoff and following group with Neil Terry. The road group went on a trip past Worcester, Wolseley, Tulbach, Piketberg to Eendekuil. I believe it was a most enjoyable ride. They stopped at Tulbach "Kuierbossie restaurant" for an exeptional breakfast with very good service at very reasonable price. The off-road group travelled quite a distance to the first dirt (just beyond Durbanville). A section of this road has been paved since I last rode there. Past Klipheuwel and Riebeeck Wes, Gouda and eventually Piketberg and Eendekuil. Geoff had to cut the dirtroute bit short due to time constraints, so the last stretch was on tar. (Geoff, it would be great if you could show us the roue on a picture/map on the forum) The surface of the dirt roads were as perfect as you can expect. Very little dust, no difficult mud or water, sunshine, little wind. What more can one ask. We were very lucky that the surface had time to dry a bit. Long sections of that road will be a nightmare when wet! Some potholes rattled my teeth, especially one near Riebeeck, but that was driver error. The mirrors had to be re-adjusted. Fortunately we were standing at the time, negating most of the shock. Vernon & Geoff at the first wait-for-everyone Gouda Outside Gouda we followed the leader through a lekker ditch, bypassing a perfectly ridable normal road. Four meters of special stage for the day. Quickie special stage Charles, Julie, Barry & (?) pillion at a regroup. The 800GS really looks good out here. En route to Riebeeck Wes At regular intervals the road had a patch of clayish soil with narrow dry tracks. Bit un-nerving to feel the slight sideways movement of the tyres on the soft undersoil. The key was to keep your balance & line and trust the bike. Steve and Pillion bought some land out there (buy now, pay later at the dealer :): Fortunately a soft landing, minor damage to the GS Eendekuil Hotel is a new venue and we were their first customers (at least in large number). The owners (Johan and Magda) bought the very neglected building and are restoring it to a hotel that would cater for off-road trips in the area (local farms and private land, outrides to Sederberge/Wuppertal/Middelpos etc). They are GS riders themselves, which means they will know what the riders want. This sounds very exciting since many of the short/local routes would be rather unique and not accessable to the general public. See www.eendekuil.co.za Riding into Eendekuil I had this feeling of satisfaction - a real mystery changing to excitement and pleasant surprise. Arriving at the venue, we were greeted by a feast of smiling faces and many bikes. Few surprises awaited us. First a young man, Trevor, rushed about offering each driver parking on the gravel, a wooden disk to put under the sidestand. Have you ever had such service, anywhere?! At the entrance we were treated to a cocktail glass of rum,fruit juice and tiny ice pellets. Hmmmm.... an aquired taste in my books, especially the first few sips. By the end I actually enjoyed it. Next surprise was the fantastic buffet meal. And friendly service. And very quick (self) serving. Two ticks and everyone had his meal. Karl testing the cocktail & Theo explaining something A (very) few words by Geoff Kos vir 'n Koning! I now realise I have only two pictures at the venue - please help & post your pictures taken at Eendekuil! After lunch everyone scattered homeward, each in his own direction. A small group went with Geoff to do the Aurora loop of the offroad route that was cut out in the morning. I believe it was great! I am sorry I missed it. And the last surprise - could it be that there was a HD here before us? HD tracks? Great ride, great venue, no more mystery. Thanks Geoff!