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Author Topic: Bikers have got to love Africa  (Read 911 times)

Danie

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Bikers have got to love Africa
« on: September 18, 2008, 11:57:00 AM »
I found this story (written by a guy who often does trip reports ) in a local motorcycle magazine, and the following was part of his report about visiting a motorcycle rally in one of our neighbouring countries :


"One of the nice things about visiting different places in Africa, is the stories the locals tell. My favourite for the weekend was Fuzzy's story about a few of the boys on a breakfast run. They all ride the litre class superbikes, and because there is no traffic, they ride everywhere at over 200 km/u.

On a Sunday morning they were tearing along the road when Mr. Plod jumped into the road and stopped them for speeding. The radar gun showed that they had been doing 220 km/u. With much muttering and shaking of heads the cops informed the lads that the fine was the equivalent of ZAR30 (less than USD4.00)

Fuzzy says to the cops:  "You must fine us double because we are coming back this way again and when we come back, we don't want you to stop us."

"Thank you Sir" said the cop and diligently wrote two tickets.

The lads continued the trip, and half an hour came flying back again at 250 km/u. Having done their duty, the cops were waiting for the return - and as the boys rode through, the cops were leaping up and down like lunatics, going mad at the side of the road - screaming encouragement and making go faster signs to the bikers."


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Re: Bikers have got to love Africa
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2008, 03:55:29 PM »
Gotta love those stories!  ;D
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Re: Bikers have got to love Africa
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2008, 05:24:20 PM »
I, on the other hand, crossed the breadth of Tanzania, over the bush trails with a 1972 Honda CT90. 1,000 miles of tracks and mud at the mindbending speed of 45mph. It was in 1975 and I had the time of my life. I went many miles out of my way, sometimes, just to find gas.

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Re: Bikers have got to love Africa
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2008, 07:19:22 PM »
1000 miles on a CT90 is a pretty long trip - and I'm especially impressed that you made 45 MPH on such rough roads on that little machine.   I've sometimes envisioned doing such a trip myself but on a Royal Enfield - perhaps not so reliable as a Honda, but apparently it can be repaired with baling wire and tape, and some have sworn to me that they could even run one on gin (with low compression cylinder, of course).  I'm a bit skeptical of that, though.

You wouldn't happen to have taken any photographs of your adventure ?    What pictures they would be !
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Re: Bikers have got to love Africa
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2008, 04:48:08 PM »
Sorry, no pictures. A camera was too fragile a thing to carry on that trip. One day, a missionary did get a few shots of me, but I never saw the pictures. I wasn't doing 45 all the time. I did have some flat country that I could fly through. I also had areas that went by at 5 mph. All in all, it was a great ride. I don't think the same ride could be done with an Enfield, or any other heavy street bike. You would need phenominal fuel-mileage and a light enough vehicle to push over some bad terrain. Tires would have to be, at least, half knobbies.

 A GS could probably do it easily, if it had more access to fuel than I did, on the way.