Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Article : Women and Quadding


Great piece from ATVSource.com about girrls and quadding.....

Friday, March 21, 2008

New Product : Nightvision glasses ?


TAG makes glasses? Nightvision glasses? Check out the article on ATVsource.com...

Ride Photos : ZBA Double Header Enduro in Ntumeni





Herman, Herman jnr, Jenny, Essie and Michelle had a stonking good time at this event, which catered for bikes and quads on an Enduro format at Ntumeni, which is truly some of the best riding terrain in Zululand.

Peter Huysamen's events are ALWAYS well-organised, and well supported - check out his ride report and photo gallery as well as upcoming events at his website, ZBA Racing

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Ride photos : Prawn Shack

Herman and Jenny sent through these photos from their recent run up to the Prawn Shack, near Mtunzini....




Article : Don't Leave Home without your GPS!

Click the pic to access a very informative piece about GPS's, courtesy of ATVsource.com

Monday, March 10, 2008

Online Photo Album added : Bat Cave Ride

Go there to see all the photos from the ride, and to ogle at all the fun they had on this epic trip in Zululand!

Live Ride Report : Post-ride comments

From Warthog :
Hi Guys
I need to say the following, I went to sleep at 19h30 last night and today I feel like a train hit me. I think it is because of the fitness levels : what I did learn is that I can’t do this for 4 days.
I will have to stick to 2 day trips till I get my fitness level up...
Thanks
Bruno

From Sergio:
Thank you to Mitch for an excellent weekend / ride. Mitch you are the "Pathfinder".
Bruno, to you thanks reverting my lung capacity to the same as it was 5 years ago before I stopped smoking.
Stewart thanks for the tow and keeping us all smiling.
This weekends bunch of guys really were great. I must admit last night I hit the pillow hard and had a real good nights rest (Bruno must have sawn the forest down)
once again thank you all, have a great weekend and look forward to our next adventure.
yours in quad'ding.
serg (90% lung capacity but still alive)

From Victor:
Hi Guys,
I had a great outing, you were all fantastic company. Mitch, I must say, you earned the title of Path finder. If it was me the group would have done a few u turns and circles, believe me.
Stew, you kept me smiling all weekend, thanks.
Serg, imagine if you were a smoker, “you would be in ICU by now” LOL……
Regards
Vic

From Mitch:
Hello, "Bats Cave Riders" and Aroon - in our 'media control center'
Well, what a ride.... all in all, a great success, largely due to the enthusiastic attitude from each of you = my hearty thanks.
I will be digesting the salient point of the trip with a view to using them as part of the planning for the next out ride.
My apologies for the 'bug' which certainly quietened my otherwise energetic nature on Saturday night/ Sunday.
Thanks again
Regards, Pathfinder

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Live Ride Report: Bat Cave Return Trip photos

Breakfast at Bat Cave


Back on the Road


Taking a break in the shade - by mid-morning, it had gotten almost unbearably hot!


Refuel stop at Hluhluwe



Home Sweet Home

Live Ride Report : Bat Cave Run part 5

In Camp now, at Bat's Cave

Total distance covered today = 200kms, which is 50kms further than the plan - I wonder where the GPS data went wrong!

Average travelling speed was 40kph, and there were 2 incidents : Sergio's near head-on collision with a quad racer and Paul's roll after trying to avoid a reversing Pathfinder who had missed a crucial turn while on point....

Speaking of Pathfinder, word was that he had been riding with a tummy bug, and was needing more water and getting more fatigued than would have been usual.

So far, the trip has been an education, with an early conclusion that the Kosi trip is going to need a 4-day weekend to complete comfortably.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Live Ride Report : Bat Cave Run part 4


Near-disaster!

Just after leaving Hluhluwe area, our intrepid group "ran" into an organised quad event, and poor marshalling/barricading caused a near-head-on collision, resulting in a bent steering arm on Sergio's KYMCO 300.

No injuries, thank goodness, but a bit of stress and lost time....


The guys are back en route to the campsite at Bat's Cave, now expecting to arrive at 3PM

Live Ride Report : Bat Cave Run part 3

Stopping at Monzi


Break at the 80km mark


Refuel stop at Morrisons


Made it all the way to Hluhluwe in good time.
Arrived at this spot at around 12h15, expecting to reach Bat's Cave by 14h00, right on track.
No hassles or incidents up to this stage.

Live Ride Report : Bat Cave Run part 2

1st stop - all seems to be going well...

Live Ride Report : Pathfinder does Bat Cave


7 Quads, 300kms of wooded trail ahead of them, great weather forecast....good luck, boys!

Thursday, March 6, 2008

New product : KYMCO side-by-side


Check out this review of one of the latest side-by-sides available on the market - this time KYMCO has entered the fray.....brought to you by ATVsource.com