To break the new bike in we decided to do the run out to Barrydale and go a bit beyond that and take a circular route on gravel (180+ km) and back round to Montagu. The bike just purred along at 140 on the N2, eating up the miles. We had the usual stops at Dassiesfontein (to find the geocache), the Karoo Saloon, and at Ronnies Sex Shop (to say hi to Ronnie and find another geocache). Then we hit a "very" long stretch of gravel and I tried out the off road suspension settings.... wow she just soaked up all the bumps and it was a surprisingly good ride and we passed only one 4x4 along the whole 180km.... Got back to Cape Town after about 12 hours and still felt surprisingly good! Total of 671km travelled at average 5.5l/100km with about 186km on gavel.

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Finally at Montagu before sunset with only 40km of fuel left...
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Us along the gravel road...
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Chantel carrying the tortoise off the road
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Chantel examining the geocache's logbook at Ronnie's Sex Shop
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Chantel and I near the top of Tradouw Pass
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Chantel taking a photo for some Europeans on Tradouw Pass
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Chantel enjoying real farm coffee and scones at Dassiesfontein
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Gravel road stretches on another 80km...
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Had to stop to get this windpump shot...
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Found this tortoise crossing the road
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Mountain pass
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Gravel road stretching into the distance.... we passed one vehicle in 180km!
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Passing through one of numerous drifts on our way to Montagu
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180+ kilometers of gravel road stretch onwards...
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Another front view
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Definitely dirtier...
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Front view of bike after some dust...
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Bike broken in on gravel now!
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Gravel road on way to Montagu
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Gravel road on way to Montagu
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Riding on Route 62 in South Africa
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Ronnie and I outside Ronnie's Sex Shop
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Karoo Saloon on Route 62
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Karoo Saloon on Route 62
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Inside Karoo Saloon on Route 62
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Bikers head at Karoo Saloon on Route 62
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Welcome stop at Karoo Saloon along Route 62
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Danie near the top of Tradouw Pass
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En Route to Tradouw Pass
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En route to Tradouw Pass
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En Route to Tradowu Pass
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Dassiesfontein.... always an interesting stop along the N2
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Found the geocache at Dassiesfontein
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Franschhoek Pass with a view over the Franschhoek Valley
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Actual route travelled
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Planned route