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my motorcycle diary: My friend Eddie
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Friday, July 25, 2008. Eddie was the first of us to get hooked onto bikes. He had several small two-stroke machines, including a lovely Honda MB5 and a Yamaha 125 Electric. He quickly graduated onto something a bit more substantial and decidedly bigger; a 1979 Suzuki GS400L; a bike that I was going to buy, but got intimidated by its size! I turned back, and arrived on the scene in the midst of flashing blue, red and orange lights. The high-way was backed-up, and my stomach heavy with doom. I did ...I was...
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my motorcycle diary: A brief background of the Nama Revival in South Africa
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Friday, July 25, 2008. A brief background of the Nama Revival in South Africa. Since the eighties particular groups of descendants of Khoe and San people in South Africa became increasingly aware of their lost heritage. This was in tune with the changing political environment in the country and gained momentum with the advent of democracy and a constitution that guarantees freedom of association and protection of minority rights. But what was the problem? Embracing this concept will also not only add ext...
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my motorcycle diary: A road story
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Friday, July 25, 2008. That rumble is unmistakingly Milwaukee iron. Long before it comes into sight, the world tenses in anticipation. The vibration sends birds scattering from where they were chirping and bickering on the telephone wires. The cows behind me stop their lazy graze, and – echoing my anticipation – look up and turn their heads towards where the hog should appear any moment now on the hill. Sure, wherever you are going. I could not believe my luck. There is only one trouble, boy. Then and no...
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my motorcycle diary: Two wheels on the road to nowhere
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Friday, July 25, 2008. Two wheels on the road to nowhere. Friday, July 25, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Two wheels on the road to nowhere. Biking the 29th - A voyage of discovery - Across S. Song of the Sausage Creature. Girl with the black cowboy boots. Bikes that stood out. What have I learned. A brief background of the Nama Revival in South Af. Going back to my Nama roots. Landscape of my past. Grey bikes - more pain than pleasure? So, you want a grey bike? Quad-biking in the savannah sun.
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my motorcycle diary: My friend Riaan
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Friday, July 25, 2008. I never thought the day would come. He has been threatening to do it for years now, and we eventually stopped listening to him. Then I got the news; Riaan bought a bike. Finally! The fact that it was an unregistered import from Lesotho and that the bike has been standing in a garage for 10years was beside the point. Riaan has a bike, and that is all that matters. Now there would be three of us easy-riding through the Cape’s mountain passes and beach roads. And that same night Riaan...
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my motorcycle diary: The Ultimate Ride
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Friday, July 25, 2008. It’s a beautiful bike road. Chapman’s Peak near Cape Town is beautiful anyhow you look at it, but especially for bikes. That cliff, the mountains looming above, the sea far below, the fantastic series of tight corners and ups and downs. And at the end of the pass, the sudden view of huge, sweeping, snow white Noordhoek Beach, with its raging surf. 8216;Maybe we’ll ride it together some day,’ John said. It was just talk because the Peninsula and riding a bike on Chap...Only it wasn&...
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my motorcycle diary: The Car-mad Namas
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Friday, July 25, 2008. I am just back from a few days of holidaying in Concordia with my Uncle Albie (Boeta to me) and his family. It was quite sudden. He came by one evening with his family for supper and the next thing I know I am in Namaqualand, two years after my last visit. Like last time, this was also a nostalgic trip, but with a difference. This was a trip about coming to terms with my childhood, making new memories, bonding with an estranged family, and most of all, having fun. There aren’...
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my motorcycle diary: A long overdue update
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Monday, January 21, 2008. A long overdue update. I have neglected my blog. I don’t think anybody still checks on it. Who would, if nothing gets posted. I just lost the time and energy. Is my dream job getting the better of me? February I will be a year at TopBike. I will have to stop referring to it as my “new” job. But it is perhaps a good time for reflection. (Note to self: a Sowetan journalist got fired for saying bad things about his company on his blog, so watch your step! I cannot really think of a...
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my motorcycle diary: Awakening
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Friday, July 25, 2008. It does not matter. If I do not know why I am here. How I got here. It does not matter. If I do not know why I am not there. Why I did not get there. I am here now. My new life starts now. As it will tomorrow again. As it did yesterday too. Is not my broken past. It is this moment that I breathe. Making it work for others and me. And God smiling upon us all. All that matters is now. Because the moment works fine. So the future is already fulfilled. And the past a useful memory.
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my motorcycle diary: Old posts
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Friday, July 25, 2008. The eagle-eyed among you might have picked up the sudden torrent of posts. Let’s just say I have a lot of catching up to do. I should resign more often. Not only is the workload and stress gone, but I now have time to surf the web and relax. These items were written a very long time ago, as the dates on some of them show. Before my blog, I had a website. The pieces from that website. Friday, July 25, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Two wheels on the road to nowhere.
