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It's the things that go wrong that make it an adventure and hard-wires it into your memory! How'd you get out in the end? It looks like things may have gotten a bit messy.

True....LOL......with the help of an 4x4. Was about 10km from home.

Tops Marius!

Were you out alone- for shame on you!

However, if there were tow person you can get out of that on your own, no towing, there is a technique for bike recovery from that entrapment.

Must have been fun though.

Strongs for going out in this weather.

That mud looks like the treacle type where traction is very difficult.

Where, pray tell?

After I came to a still stand the first thing that popped up in my head was your (Andy) words on Sunday...."He ran out of skill..."

Will mail you the trip file if you want to work it in a off road ride sometime. 

So wish I could have made the river crossing Training day. I tried to work out every possible way to get out...with no luck.

Ja, on your own, you are pretty stuck.

you know you will never be short of a few takers if you just post adhoc for some ride buddies for a jaunt at short notice.

Love the photos.

Hope you did not hurt the bike getting out that sloot.

Hope you kept your sense of humour.

Was this on the Rialroad tracks between Kalbaskraal and Darling??

Well done Marius, for going out there and giving it a bash!  These types of "experiences" are the ones we learn most from AND will remember for a long time to come.

And as Andy says, there's a few people who would be willing to join a ride to anywhere and at very short notice. Just shout ☝☝☝

@ Andy....Railroad between Malmesbury and Russtasie

@Tarryn....will post it next time, lots of spots around Malmesbury still to be explored by the GS. LOL

It must be a red 800 gsa thing. I also ran out of skill a few times last weekend, in the mud:

in the sand:

in the flowers:
 

I'm glad I have a burnt orange GS then lol.  These are classic shots with stunning change of scenery and a great selection of places to fall haha, all not on 1 trip i hope. Well done for not throwing in the towel, many would have .

Well done.

Hey Lance

Classic pics man. You're a bit of a "hero" in our "Namibia group" and so seeing that even you have these (hopefully no injuries) spills is "cool". It makes it easier for us to take on the challenge knowing that we, "mere mortals" , can expect loads of fun and valuable experience on our upcoming trip.

Looking even more forward to the upcoming trip now, thanks for sharing. 

Lesson: Stay in you lane and know your limitations!

It was all in one trip. Lance's dad also had a couple of falls, so it shows that KTMs can also fall!

My one fall was not recorded, so it never happened! Though I now have a missing mirror...

Lol. And now I find out Lance was telling tall tales. I see in the GoPro footage he actually did record my fall.

You can run Zanie but you can't hide!!

"It must be a red 800 gsa thing" LOL

And this pic, just put the cherry on the cake for me and gave me a good laugh. Don't know if it is just Lance lying down like that (Apparently he is ok). or the other rider standing on the other side of the road, going WTF?

Quentin, I think it is one of those falls that happened so fast that you don't even get a chance to put your arms out to at least try and prevent a face plant!

I have a lot of experience with that on the dirt bike ... MUD tends to end up in crevices on your head and face, some places you just never knew were so deep!!!

To Q and Tarryn: There is definitely a story behind that pic. This was the only off where Lance remained down for a while, which had me quite worried. It turned out he had hurt his knee a bit. Yet the photo was taken a bit later, when Lance had regained his sense of humour. Hence, given his flair for the dramatic, he thought a flat-out belly-plant would look interesting. That's his dad looking on, probably wondering where the last of Lance's marbles have gone.