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was screaming. Fortunately there were no fatalities
and we continued with the ride. We reached our
destination and it was a gravel road. On our way back
I fell more than five times and bumped a mobile toilet.
Because it was a gravel road I was so dirty, and the
ladies could not stop laughing at me. I was not injured,
not even a scratch, but my ego and self-confidence
got a hiding. After that I did not want to hear a thing. I
got on my bike and went straight home. Now, I can
proudly say I am a biker and have my motorcycle
license and so far am not involved in an accident.
Is there any other kind of motorcycling that you’d like
to try your hand at? I might try riding a superbike.
Have you made any close female friendships due to
motorcycling? Yes I did, there are four ladies I
regularly ride with and are my buddies.
If you could go ride with any of your motorcycling
heroes – living or dead – who would they be?
Valentino Rossi
Do you have a motorcycling achievement that you
take pride in? I rode to the mountain kingdom of
Lesotho, which was the longest ride I’ve done. 1000
km per invitation of Her Royal Highness Queen
Letsie. It was an awesome achievement which
encouraged me to ride more and more. I also did a
road trip to the kingdom of Swaziland 828 km away.
Tell us a good story. One Saturday afternoon we rode
to Hartebeespoort Dam in Magaliesburg. The road If you could change one thing about the world of
had beautiful curves, we stopped for lunch and motorcycling, what would it be? No selling of alcohol
everybody spoke of their experiences and at motorcycling events because people don’t know
escapades. their limit.
I accompanied the group to a wedding and while What’s your dream bike? My dream bike is the current
riding downhill I could not control my bike. I passed Dyna Switchback Harley Davidson which can be
everybody in the pack because I just panicked and converted from a cruising to a touring bike.
Interview with a Biker
