Howzit from Cape Town (Darth Fader)

**gmh** · 9th August 2008, 10:21

Originally Posted by fridayflash

hi df, i went to your local site but had trouble getting verified,
so ill wait for that, then browse further

Hi DF, also waiting for a 2nd email which they said they will send before i can logon. I was use to browsing the pontiff forum catching up with whats happening back there.
Yes, law enforcement is pretty tuff this side compared to the non-existent enforcement that side, but i think that in the long run its a benefit.
When i read that guys are in accidents doing 160k in traffic, then i think wtf, yet it was not that long ago i was doing it on the M5 as well.

Whats up for this weekend??

Cheers

**Darth Fader** · 9th August 2008, 18:08

Only 160???? What were you riding...a 250??? LOL...only joking. You are right...the cops here are now really targeting bikes, but for the wrong reasons I believe. The bloody taxi's are falling apart, but they have road blocks on Sunday mornings just to bust your arse for having a small number plate...not cool. The fines have been heavier for speeding though, but you don't really see the cops out on the country roads, so there you can open up a bit. A buddy of mine rode up to Mossel Bay (about 400km's) yesterday...his average speed was approx. 180, with squirts of 300 in between....and that's on the N2!!! What can I say? There are bike accidents just about every weekend...2 that I know of last weekend comming back from the Eagle rally...one was a buddy of mine. The licencing system in SA needs a major overhaul very soon !!! Too many kids out on ZX10's that have no idea what they are doing. It's them that have no idea about what it is to be a biker, they do not respect other road users, and it's them that give bikers a shit name to the general public.

Apart from a CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association) bike bike run tomorrow, there's nothing else on in Cape Town this weekend that I know of....everyone is still recovering from last weekend...LOL. What's the rally scene like down there? I would like to know more about the whole biking scene in NZ...is it much different to here in SA? Please keep me informed.

Keep well and ride safely.

DF

**sagirl** · 5th September 2008, 16:43

Hey DF. Welcome. Im from Durban via Joburg, now in Wellies. Are you coming to Kiwiland anytime soon? It is truely awesome here.

**Darth Fader** · 9th September 2008, 03:46

Tell you what sagirl, as soon as I win the lotto, I'll pop in there by you...fuck, I'd LOVE to get to see the world. Just by looking at Lord Of The Rings, New Zealand looks like a really stunning country !! The people sound stunning as well if I go by what I've read on this site...BIKERS RULE !!!...ALL OVER THE WORLD !!!!!

DF

**Fudmucker** · 9th September 2008, 05:40

Howzit 2U2.

I hail from Pretoria, where the jacarandas are plentiful and bikes slide like hell in spring when the blossoms are on the ground after a rainstorm...
1980 BMW R100s and an '04 R1200GS are my current rides.

**Darth Fader** · 10th September 2008, 04:21

WTF...there are more South Africans in NZ than there are in South Africa....LOL. Shit, it won't be long before the whole KB starts talking in Afrikaans...LOL Are you now permanently there Fudmucker? As I said, it seems like one hell of a nice country to live in...ENJOY and thanx for the welcome.

DF

**socialites** · 10th September 2008, 14:52

Hey DF, I hail from PE via JHB, PTA and Nelspruit now in Auckland, Did all thye big rallies in SA (Buff, Rhino, Paradise etc) back in the day when the 900F and Fireblade was still considered cool. Was also heavily involved in Moto-X and Enduro doing most of the events such as Elands River, Baberspan, Sun City 400, Desert race etc. Have been in NZ 8yrs and started out here with a SV1000S, Then went to the Hyabusa 1300, then the CB1300, now have got older and am doing Adventure riding on a DR650. I also ride dirt bike and am currently on a CRF450X. The bike scene here is very small compared to SA and the roads, although they are scenic, are crap. The rally scene is pretty Micky Mouse, but hey, the population here is very small, so it can be expected that the whole scene in much smaller. None the less..NZ is a great country with most ppl being very freindly. Us jaapies are probaly more outspoken than most and very rarley hold out on our opinions and this can piss some of the more politically correct Kiwis off..but generally they a cool bunch. Welcome to KB and stay in touch.

**johannvr** · 10th September 2008, 16:41

Originally Posted by socialites

Hey DF, I hail from PE via JHB, PTA and Nelspruit now in Auckland, Did all thye big rallies in SA (Buff, Rhino, Paradise etc) back in the day when the 900F and Fireblade was still considered cool. Was also heavily involved in Moto-X and Enduro doing most of the events such as Elands River, Baberspan, Sun City 400, Desert race etc. Have been in NZ 8yrs and started out here with a SV1000S, Then went to the Hyabusa 1300, then the CB1300, now have got older and am doing Adventure riding on a DR650. I also ride dirt bike and am currently on a CRF450X. The bike scene here is very small compared to SA and the roads, although they are scenic, are crap. The rally scene is pretty Micky Mouse, but hey, the population here is very small, so it can be expected that the whole scene in much smaller. None the less..NZ is a great country with most ppl being very freindly. Us jaapies are probaly more outspoken than most and very rarley hold out on our opinions and this can piss some of the more politically correct Kiwis off..but generally they a cool bunch. Welcome to KB and stay in touch.

Hi Socialites & DF

Another "overstayer" here from Midrand & better half's from PE. Now been in NZ for just under 2 yrs & settling in well. In same vein used to do the madass thing on Suzuki Katana when they were even cooler than 900F

, then a succession of Gixxers. Now also getting restful & have just gotten a DR650 - must still get around to the adventure riding bit though ...

Johann

**socialites** · 11th September 2008, 08:04

Originally Posted by johannvr

Hi Socialites & DF

Another "overstayer" here from Midrand & better half's from PE. Now been in NZ for just under 2 yrs & settling in well. In same vein used to do the madass thing on Suzuki Katana when they were even cooler than 900F

, then a succession of Gixxers. Now also getting restful & have just gotten a DR650 - must still get around to the adventure riding bit though ...

Johann

Mate...get in touch with me re: some adventure riding, we doing a good one at the end of the month, down to the naki tunnels, lets see if we can tie something up.

**enigma51** · 11th September 2008, 08:37

Originally Posted by Darth Fader

WTF...there are more South Africans in NZ than there are in South Africa....LOL. Shit, it won't be long before the whole KB starts talking in Afrikaans...LOL Are you now permanently there Fudmucker? As I said, it seems like one hell of a nice country to live in...ENJOY and thanx for the welcome.

DF

Yeah but 90% of them are from fucking j'burg and live on the north shore. (the other side of the auckland harbour bridge)

If i find one person a year from Cape Town im lucky. But being from cape town i dont find interacting with other "cultures" a issue.

There is some real cool roads in new zealand but they use shitty tarmac so in the summer it melts and winter its covered in shit (Thats real shit ie cow shit).

**slimjim** · 11th September 2008, 08:58

kia-Ora bro... bloody nice reading of all threads.. yup only pro with gods zone and why our speed are slow..aren't fucking long enough to go fast between cities... lol.. but post some pic's of ya's rallies as there's normally quiet a few pic's posted on this site... have a few rallies a quick site to look at some of the clubs is www.silverbullet covers most of the bike sceen in nz

**johannvr** · 11th September 2008, 11:59

Originally Posted by socialites

Mate...get in touch with me re: some adventure riding, we doing a good one at the end of the month, down to the naki tunnels, lets see if we can tie something up.

You have PM

**johannvr** · 11th September 2008, 12:07

Originally Posted by enigma51

Yeah but 90% of them are from fucking j'burg and live on the north shore. (the other side of the auckland harbour bridge)

If i find one person a year from Cape Town im lucky. But being from cape town i dont find interacting with other "cultures" a issue.

There is some real cool roads in new zealand but they use shitty tarmac so in the summer it melts and winter its covered in shit (Thats real shit ie cow shit).

I'm Guilty on both counts Mate ... ony Joburgers that have had to duck & run - Cape's too mellow to run from.

But I did go to varsity down in the Cape & worked in Worcester for a while - does that help? Have at least seen the culture & learnt to drink Red Wine by the gallon!

**enigma51** · 12th September 2008, 07:33

Originally Posted by johannvr

I'm Guilty on both counts Mate ... ony Joburgers that have had to duck & run - Cape's too mellow to run from.

But I did go to varsity down in the Cape & worked in Worcester for a while - does that help? Have at least seen the culture & learnt to drink Red Wine by the gallon!

I went too school in Worcester and my parents has a farm in de wet (Hex river valey) so you
forgiven. But you still valie!