Finally got the family out to Eteza, on Xmas eve for an outride.
We met up with Jerome and Gary, and were also joined there by Schalk and Daleen.
Much fun was had by all, especially me, and especially while catching some air on Heidi's Trailblazer....
Date : 24 December 2006
Riders: Aroon/Aziz, Heidi/Adam, Jerome, Gary, Schalk/Daleen
Bikes : Polaris Hawkeye, Polaris Trailblazer, Yamaha Raptor 350, Yamaha Big Bear 250
This was Gary's first outing, and he and the Big Bear handled themselves pretty well - the bike is quite light for a utility, and the engine is well-responsive. The transmission is semi-auto with 5 forward gears and reverse.
Other bikes at the venue included a Polaris Scrambler 500 (yummy!), Bombardier DS 250 and a Yamaha Banshee (legend !) - that Banshee sounded intimidating, and was tearing up the trail and the track!
Later on, a couple of racers joined with a Suzuki LTZ 400 and a Honda 400 - it was embarrassing to be on the track at the same time as these guys !
The trail at Eteza has a good variety of terrain, and quite a number of mildly technical sections, with loads of shady picnic spots down near the river - we will definitely be visiting this area more often! According to Jerome's chat with Leon, the owner, there are plans afoot to build a clubhouse near the track during the next year or so....
Gary and I were at the head of the pack, and took a wrong turn mid-trip and ended up taking quite a long detour, returning to the parking area over an hour later....we had fun though, and Gary appears to have been nibbled by the bug.
I am now on a mission to find other trails for us to visit in the near vicinity (+/- 100kay radius) - on the shortlist : Coastal Outdoor Adventures in Ging, River Quad Trails near Ballito, and Mtonjaneni Lodge near Ulundi.
The other mission is to find myself a Scrambler 500 (!!!)
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