RE: [ST] My first Sprint ST ride

[Williams_Ray@xxxxxxx]

I was born and brought up in South Africa.    The first Bike I owned was a
Zuk GT750 Water Buffalo.   A great Bike.    Rode it all over.   My only m/c
injury to date was on that Bike.    A buddy and I had left Johannesburg at
midnight (after the late (16:00-24:00) shift in the DP Dept of a bank)
headed up to South West Africa.    At dawn, I was the GIB and liked the
effect of the sunrise reflected in his helmet.    I moved further and
further rearwards trying to get the picture into focus on my camera until I
moved the balance of the Bike too far back and we both came off on a gravel
road.     

Not much damage to the Bike. 

I scraped my arm real badly (my leather jacket was tied up with bungies
behind me because it was warm weather) and tore my mouth (the last time I
rode without a full-face helmet).    A nurse at the local hospital scrubbed
the road-dirt out of my arm in a competition to see when I would start to
cry (I didn't) and a young medic stitched my mouth so only a very small
crease remains some 30 years later.

On another trip on the GT, we were going past the (then) black area outside
Johannesburg very late at night when a car with some guys with guns tried to
force us off the road.    My buddy went WFO and we raced them to the
outskirts of Klerksdorp where the car disappeared.    It took us an hour and
several cups of strong coffee to get up the courage to get back on the Bike
and head westwards!!!

But you're right...there are some great roads out there.    Down towards the
Drakensberg (especially in the early morning) and around the Cape Town area.


Ray  Williams
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From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Emile
Nossin
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 7:45 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ST] My first Sprint ST ride

>From: Ceren Ercen
>Woo! Looks like you've been out to CA - let me know if you're ever out 
>this way again! I'm in San Francisco. Also, what touring jacket are you 
>wearing in the California 2001 pictures? I'm always looking for good new 
>(to me) women's touring-styled gear, and I know I'm not the only one.

Hi Ceren,
As you might have seen, the 2001 pics are not sorted (yet).
The jacket is an older model Rukka ( www.rukka.com ), right
now I have a newer model Rukka (RVP Pro jacket, I have a
pair of RVP Pro pants on order):
http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/28568/14/998847
http://piloot.smugmug.com/gallery/134822/3/4915318

Rukka also has jackets especially for women as you can
see on the site. Rukka simply produce the world's best
motorcycle jackets and pants. They are expensive, but
always win every comparison test (just like Daytona boots)
and are always waterproof (if you wash it with gore-tex
detergent regularly, like other gear). They also offer
5 years of warranty on their gear. It's worth the
investment and they're cheaper in the long run. I only
have a mc and ride in every kinda of weather, so good 
gear is important to me. I've tried to go with cheaper
gear, but always end up dissapointed (and wet).

Also don't forget to check out the Motorisation gallery
in the motorcycle categorie, you'll love the Pyrenees,
the Alps... well everything. Did you like South Africa?

I'd love to go riding again around San Francisco,
especially direction north towards Oregon. I was lucky
to be able to borrow motorcycles, but in 2002 I was
not able to borrow 2 bikes in the same location. And
renting is way too expensive in the US. That's why
we decided (3 days in advance) to go to South Africa
instead. Renting (as well as food, accomodation etc)
is a lot cheaper there and it's also a paradise for
motorcyclists. Highly recommended! If anybody wants
tips or links for a motorcycle trip there, let me know.

Emile
www.piloot.com


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