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U l y s s e s E a s t R a n d
Newslysses Issue: 395 January 2013
Meet every Sunday for a breakfast run departing from Bimbo’s, 5th Avenue, Northmead Benoni, at 8:15am
Chairperson: Llewellyn Collins Cell: 082 940 4983 E-mail: [email protected] Vice Chairperson: Allen Burger Cell: 082 459 4959 E-mail: [email protected] Andrew Potgieter Cell: 082 881 2936 E-mail:[email protected] Ulysses East Rand on the Web:www.ulyssessa.co.za/pages/chapters/gauteng/east-rand.php
================================================================== Planned Rides :(This will be mostly longer rides.)
Month Date Venue Area
February 3 Serengeti, followed by an afterburner to the Radium Bapsfontien/Louis Botha Ave
10 To be decided @ Bimbo’s ?
Other rides of interest: (from various sources like Bark Essay!)
February 1 Outcasts Night Jol (R50,00 entry) Benoni Commandos, Tom Jones Rd
9 Vlakvark Run Webo’s Pub & Grill, Fochville
16 Moth Motorcycle Assosiation 2nd Birthday bash Jenny,s Pub & Grill, Krugersdorp
16 Y’s MCC Day Jol @ Midnight Oil Bikers Pub (R50,00 entry) 13 Comet str, Boksburg West
March 1-3 Impala Rally Hartbeespoort
3 Classic car and bike show (entrance R60,00) Nasrec Expo Centre
9 Ulysses Bosveld Day Jol Swartwater/Tassiefees
9-10 10th Anniversary Ink & Iron Piston Ring Club, Modderfontein
22-24 Buffalo Rally Mossel Bay
Short Rides: ( TBA-Watch this Space)
February 3 Serengeti Bapsfontien
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Backfiring from the chair:
Our Dullstroom breakfast run ended up being a full day run with the brave manne and poppies doing
a round trip of ± 620km, starting with breakfast at The Anvil Ale House and then an afterburner to
the now famous Ruby River Lodge.
Those in attendance:
Wells & Anita, Clive & Shirley, Peter & Eve, John (visitor), Lionel & Hannetjie, Big Rob, Mike O’D,
Nigel, Grant and Richard (visitor).
Our meeting point at Bimbo’s was under grey skies. Leaving at 07h30 we decided to take the toll
road out to Dullstroom as the hungry folk wanted to get there as quickly as possible! Arriving at
The Anvil Ale House we were met by very friendly staff and very quickly started placing our orders
for brekkies. The staff were somewhat frazzled by our group but coped pretty well, and the food
was good. I can most certainly vouch for the Trout Quiche. As for the beer, good, very good!
We left Dullstroom just as a thunderstorm was brewing and headed out to Loskop Dam via Belfast
and Stoffberg, the weather cleared up and not a drop of rain was experienced anywhere along our
route. At Ruby River the ladies wasted no time in taking off their boots and relaxing at the splash
pool,(note the no splashing sign).
The route back was a treacherous one as we contended with the local populations poor driving
habits and dodged a couple of goats on the Verena/Dennilton stretch. All in all it was a fantastic
ride and if anyone was as tired as I was, I’m sure they hit the sack pretty early.
Looking forward to many more day rides
Just a reminder: Don’t forget to complete the National Rally entry forms
and submit them along with your payment as instructed on the entry
form. I trust by now all have finalised their accommodation
requirements, if not – you are running out of time.
For those who don’t know;
Les has been in and out of hospital recently with severe pain caused in part by an operation he had
some time back. He is currently awaiting test results, please keep him in your prayers and thoughts as
we wish him a speedy recovery.
Robin is still taking it easy and misses the riding, wishing you all the best mate!
Rudi du Plessis will unfortunately be leaving UER as he is moving to George.
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Herewith a photo of Joe and Tish representing UER @ the Stag rally – submitted by Murray Russel.
Till we ride again,
Wells.
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Captains Log: Sunday January 27th
We are sometimes most fortunate that the weather bureau makes mistakes as the expected
downpours on Sunday morning did not materialize and seven of us enjoyed a safe and brisk ride to
the Purple Cow restaurant in Centurion. The manne who came were:
Graham BMW 1300GT
Allen BMW 800ST
Gansen BMW 1200GS
Tjardt (Vis) Honda 800VFR
Nick Honda 1200VFR
Harry Honda 1300 Pan-euro
Trevor Triumph 1700T-bird S
Allen suggested that I lead the charge and Harry took up the rear-guard position as Mike C had
electricity problems at home and could not get his complex gate to open. We made good time to
Bapsfontein and cruised to the Rietvlei Dam turnoff.
There were no stragglers and we dondered on through Irene towards the Old Johannesburg Road
where I overshot the shortcut (new road to the P Cow). After a swift U-turn Allen took over as
arranged and we soon arrived at the restaurant to sit at a long table outside the main building.
Some of us availed ourselves of a fine brekky from the buffet and the rest ordered breakfast from
the a la carte menu. A couple of guys were flying model planes and helicopters to keep us amused
while we ate. Allen’s daughter Tammy also joined us for coffee and then it was time for us to leave
for other pastures back home.
Another fine ride, with very capable riders on magnificent steeds and we look forward to the next
sojourn into the unknown on Sunday morning as always.
Until next week when I’ll see-ya (disappearing) in da mirrors,
Twisty Two.
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Cool-Dude!
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On Saturday Erika & I attended the Suzuki 1500cc Trike Launch. What a machine, expertly built in
Germany and imported into the good old R.S.A. This trike looks like a pit-bull on steroids with the
growl to match. You don’t see many pit-bulls on the road so don’t expect to see many of these on the
road with the introductory price tag of R 350.000
Regard’s
Andrew Potgieter.
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Started with breakfast @
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Afterburner to Ruby River Lodge
