Africa riders

[abraxas]

Thanks to jsteinb95 for setting this section up. How many fazer owners are from Africa, specifically South Africa?

I know there are quite a lot on the roads, a friend has 2, an '04 and an '08.
I'll try get some pics posted from this side of the world.

Safe riding all!

 

[lonesoldier84]

would love pics, or even a video somehow...id love to see some africa riding...must be pretty exotic....especially compared to the canadian prairies haha

 

[abraxas]

I don't think our terrain is very much different, but i think the circumstances are. Roads are not safe here, so we need to be more careful in ALL respects.

I'm in Johannesburg, and the biggest problem is getting out the city, to quiet roads. The best available roads are in the eastern transvaal, about 4 hours ride form here. Twisties deluxe

 

[Empty]

Live in Modderfontein, commute daily to Honeydew. Had several bikes, but absolutely LOVE my Fazer (Red).

Thanks for the invite by the way! :Flash:

 

[Mr T]

Live in Durban, South Africa

T

 

[abraxas]

Hey Mr T .. welcome
Pity you're down THERE ;-) ... but must arrange a ride when possible.
You the same one on Think Bike?
peace

 

[Mr T]

Hey Mr T .. welcome
Pity you're down THERE ;-) ... but must arrange a ride when possible.
You the same one on Think Bike?
peace

Hi abraxas

Only registered on e-dirt and bikesa, must be another Mr T on Think Bike.

We shoud set up a meet between jhb and dbn

cheers T

 

[abraxas]

OK ... need some ideas here please.

I've posted all over the local biker sites, and contacted Yamaha about their client lists. They tell me they tried to organise a fazer run and only had 4 responses ... so the tone was really negative.

They are having something in November i believe, i've asked to be kept updated, and will copy here. We already have about 5 bikes in the area lined up, seemingly more than yamaha could muster. But i see the other fazers DAILY, there are many out there ...

How do i get a hold of fazer owners around here, short of flagging them down on the side of the road ... i'm at that point

 

[Cloggy]

Live in Modderfontein

Great Dutch (Afrikaans) name :thumbup:

........ Had several bikes, but absolutely LOVE my Fazer (Red).

Of course you do, who can resist red, and it's the fastest

 

[DaFiz]

Hi I'm David in Cape Town and we boast some of the most beautiful rides in the world... (or am I just saying that)
The Franschoek mountain pass and the RooiEls road... twisties that bring out the best in the Fazer. Oh what a luvverly ride - I can't wait for Sunday morning.:cheer:

 

[Cloggy]

Hi I'm David in Cape Town and we boast some of the most beautiful rides in the world... (or am I just saying that)
The Franschoek mountain pass and the RooiEls road... twisties that bring out the best in the Fazer. Oh what a luvverly ride - I can't wait for Sunday morning.:cheer:

:needpics:

Hearing Dutch sounding words and mountains in the same sentence just seems odd to me

 

[DaFiz]

:needpics:

Hearing Dutch sounding words and mountains in the same sentence just seems odd to me

Sorry Bud. I have one of those old Nokias from the last century... it's good enough to call home and advise them I'm having too much fun to be home for lunch, but it doesn't do photographs. Someone sent me a pic of myself on the ride a while ago, but I don't have any pics from the ride.

 

[DaFiz]

A calender I'm working on (pleez don't sue me for copyright infringent)
the kind of view we see on our cigarette stops...1 - 2 - 3

4 = a view of my daily commute taken from a highrise acommodation block.

 

[Cloggy]

A calender I'm working on (pleez don't sue me for copyright infringent)
the kind of view we see on our cigarette stops...1 - 2 - 3

4 = a view of my daily commute taken from a highrise acommodation block.

Wow they are amazing views, thanks for the pics :thumbup:

 

[DaFiz]

:thumbup: cool Man I've left Cape Town a couple of times over the years (career moves) but that mountain is like a magnet... it keeps on drawing me back

 

[abraxas]

Hey DaFiz ... wondered when you'd make it!! :welcome:

I'm with you though, those cape roads, i mean start at ou kaapse weg, and chapmans peak .... and in just about ANY direction ....

Must get some pics to show these guys what they're missing .... i'm missing them too ...

 

[DaFiz]

Cool Abraxas. I'm on at work and it could be temporarily only with all the reshuffling going on here and me left with an old AppleMac that duzzent wanna...
Rather than go on "organized" long distance rides these days I find my self out riding alone until I end up chasing a group of GSXRs over a mountain pass. Now I'm never gonna catch them but they have to run away from me anyway it's just so much fun on a Fazer:rockon:

 

[FZ6-ZN]

Hi DaFiz

Welcome :cheer:

Toni

 

[Andz]

Did someone mention the Rooiels road?

Taken on Chapman's Peak:

 

[abraxas]

Damn those are fine pictures!!!!!

Used to hike over those hills as a kid .... most beautiful area i know :thumbup:

That mountain is called "the Sentinel", and you got Hout bay harbour in the background. They have the BEST fish market around.