Archive of BMW Motorrad Club Cape (2006 - 2019)

Hi Anna-Marie, please put my name down. Tel 076 191 9150. Thanks

My original email bounced back.

Ek is in ... vir die opleiding, nie die water nie.

Sal duikpak saambring, net ingeval .

Sit maar my naam op Annemarie.

Hi Anna-Marie

Please add Lance and myself. I have sent you an email. Thanks.

Zanie

Hi all

Please make payment to club bank account and forward proof of payment to annamarie@bmwmccc.org.za

BMW MCCC

FNB

Acc No: 500600 98602

Code:  201709

Reference : Mosselbank + your name

Register for the training by emailing your name, mobile phone number and email address to annamarie@bmwmccc.org.za

 Looking  forward to another fun-filled training day.

Please add my name to the list, have sent you an email.

Please add me

Hugh hendricks

Up in Namibia we were met with numerous water crossings. Fortunately we had Pete O'Hanlon to lead the way....

Neville du Toit starting off on a good line, lost it and recovered

Pete was asked if he would take Trevor King's bike across....."sure" he says....and promptly drops it

and that's Trevor in the background !

Some people we just abandoned

So glad this thread made me look up these old pics....good memories

Thanks Adrian, yes its all about the journey, not the destination.

Andyman I hope this event is a success so that you plan another one when I'm not Fasting..(funnly enough the 27th is our last day of Fast)....next time I'll be there with bells and whistles..

Why ??

Are you going to "Give that man a Bells"

Very disappointed at not being able to attend this due to other commitments.  Looks like exceptional value and will be a lot of fun....especially in light of the recent discovery that my BMW insurance policy does not cover me for breakdown quite as well as I thought it did.  To all the instructors and those attending.....have a great deal of fun, folks.

Have heard of too many bikes disappearing under the water. This is a must. I will be there

Hi Andy

Myself and Hannes will be attending as spectators if we can

Mike Voges

Des and I also would like to attend as spectators. As Des can not pillion yet due to her back op we shall travel in the cage thingie.

Andy, Still space available? If so, I would like to attend. (My wife will also come along...)

Hi,

can i pay on the day, or must be eft?

P

Yes bring cash if you want to buy tow ropes, and tools.

bookings are only firm once payment is made before the day.

We will have some 12 riders in each group.

So to control it all we need payment to confrim.

After 36 entrants we start the waiting lists.

I will only print the certificates and laminate them once we have payment.

Hi. Will b there!! 

Hi Guys and girls

Still a few payments outstanding to finalise your booking for this training day.  Thank you for the payments received already.

We need to finalise bookings as we're close to the cut off point of 36 people.  Still a lot of work to do before the fun and games start on the day. Please assist to forward your proof of payment.  Club banking details in original post. Please forward proof of payment to annamarie@bmwmccc.org.za 

Thnk u for your co-operation.

Thank you, Andy and Annamarie. I've made my payment this morning and e-mailed proof of payment to Annamarie...

Hi Annamarie

Het betaling gemaak vir myself en bewys deur gemail.

Hi. Sorry won't he able to come anymore. My baby sprung a leak today. So water pump seals, shaft and impeller going in on Saturday. Was first a little drop of fluid out the weep hole, now a fair amount. Apologies. If I'm done in time will swing past and check watch from the side lines. 

P

Bookings are full.

The weather God's are really making water for some reason, although there is plenty enough already.

Sunday's weather will be on the chilly side, so dress accordingly.

Here are the GPS co-ordinates    S33° 45.784' E018° 42.744'

Take the R302 out of Durbanville towards Klipheuvel & Fisantekraal.

6.5 km from the Langeberg lights you pass the turn-off for the R312 Fisnatekraal road and Paarl.

Pass this and 2,5 km later you see the sign MELLISH directing right.

You have arrived.

The club banners should make you feel at home.

Dismount and grab a cuppa coffee at the gazebo.

We will check you on the list and give you a wrist band.

Candidates will be divided into three groups.

There are three stations, each with its own session.

Two trainers will be allocated to each group.

Each group and trainer will rotate from one station to the next.

1. Water crossing
2. Self rescue
3. Towing and trailering a bike

Jean and Nelmarrie will make and sell boerie rolls and cooldrinks.

Please remember to bring your folding chair along.

just one good reason why you should walk the obstacle first: I drowned this bike in a hole 170 km from the nearest settlement

Then I made the next fatal error of trying to re-start the engine while the starter was under the water...... and cooked the battery terminally.!!!

And thats why you always ride with a buddy into the wilds.

My trusty friend on her 650 towed me out of trouble and tow-started me every time thereafter, until we found a new battery- but the adventure stayed alive.

TOW AND JUMP STARTING A VERY DEAD ROMMEL IN THE NAMIBIAN DESERT

Learning all the lessons from a blood nose. Out in the Namibian desert, literally 150 kilometers from the nearest town.

Annie's 650 just could not pull the 1150 in the soft dunes  at speed, and when I dropped the clutch, the dune sand offered no traction so the back wheel just locked and dragged.

Trying to turn the engine over with cheap jump leads was not successful on a cold engine in the early morning. the flimsy tinny jaws could not make a sound enough contact to the temrinals and the  cable itself was rated too low to be of material use.

Once warmed up, they were juuuuuusssst about OK.

I left Annie in the shade of a hastily erected tent with all the gear and I rode out to a farm on her 650 to persuade a farmer to come with his bakkie and welding machine leads to jump start the 1150.

Not having good jumper cables cost us half a day- out on the desert in 36ºC dry heat, and had us both speaking swahili fluently and closer to divorce than ever before.

Oh I wish there had been crash course training for me back then.....

7 years later we ride with impunity, anywhere at any time and no mishap can slow us done more than momentarily!

We've learned the many lessons, built up the correct kit over the years and chosen to keep the adventures alive...

I managed to fix my pump etc. Can I join again?

P

Hi Philip, I've added u to the list.  Pls fwd ur proof of payment and take note of the final arrangements and directions on this posting.  See soon. 

 Thank you all for braving the chill and everyone attended.

Only 2 apologies. i rerplacement

Special thanks to Annamarie for doing all the admin and sorting the indemnities out.

Thanks to Jean and Nelmarie for the catering, It was great.

Thanks to the trainers for all the preparation and the patience and especially the willingness to share your knowledge.

Thank you very much.

This would not have been fun without all the interaction and participation from all of you who attended.

Just your interaction made all the effort worthwhile

This should be an annual club event. It can only get better.

If you have constructive feedback, please mail me on andy@abarc.co.za

We can only improve if you give good constructive feedback on how and where.

I had the towing straps and the webbing loops  made up and I tried to persuade two DS motorbike accesory shops to take this on board.

Sadly they both feel they are too busy to investigate yet another product.

So if you are disappointed by being at the wrong place when the 7 I did have were made available, I am prepared to have more made up.

Please let me know by email and I'll do it at the same price.

Those that left before we woke up to the certificates, they will be at the club meeting on Tuesday night.

Marius, Fenwick, Pete, thanks for recovering the bike from the icy waters and braving the crocodiles and frosen legs.  If I ever go to war, I want you on my team.

To all of you who brought your family and kids along- thank you very much, I hope they enjoyed being outdoors and meeting the people you hang out with.

Thank you to all for an informative training session this morning. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot. 

Thank you, especially, to the organisers and presenters for the effort and preparation. These things do not happen by itself. We appreciate your initiative and the time that you have spent to make this event happen. 

What a great day. This was a fantastic initiative.

Thanks to everyone involved.

Excellent traing, advice and tips based on  years of combined experience and good ol' common sense - very valuable.

Well done Andy, Pete, John, Arno, Neels, Charles and Anna-Marie.

Dankie Jean en Nel-Marie vir die koffee and boerewors broodjies.

Thanks Andy and everybody else involved for this informative and fun event. 

Always something to learn and it was really well organized. You guys can give yourselves a big fat old pat on the shoulder for this one!

By the BMWMCCC's very own Masters!

Well done and thank you Anna-Marie, Nel-Marie, Andy, Arno, Charles, Jean, John, Neels and Pete for a rich, enjoyable, learning experience. Thanks also to all my "classmates" for your contributions through your active participation in the event.

A special thanks to Admiral Connell, Rear Admiral O'Hanlon and Seaman Fenwick for going beyond the call of duty to demonstrate the recovery and resuscitation of a "sunken ship".

I agree. The training was insightful, professional and a kind reminder of the preparations one should make before a trip.

I liked the notion that one should "take apart" the bike with the tools you carry to see whether you could perform all the tasks at the side of the road.