A
dventure: "to venture upon
an undertaking of a questionable
nature...of unknown outcome."
We all dream of doing the long adventure biking
trip of a lifetime. Taking us away to explore for
months on end. Where both the hardship and the
adventure becomes part of your soul. The stuff of
dreams. But the true reality for the majority of us is
that we have to make our weekends work for us in
the same way. Not many of us can afford the time
(or money) away from our work, homes and
families. What is important is to be able to get that
break away from the norm, let the wind flush out
all of those thoughts that bog us down, feel our
muscles and our senses alive with the thrill and
pleasure of being on a motorbike. It doesn't
matter if it's a short trip, a day long or trailering the
bikes somewhere for a weekend, we make it
happen
Johannesburg, South Africa has been our home
for twelve years. Who are we? My name's Claire, I
ride a KTM 390 Duke and my husband, and patient
mentor, Richard, rides a KTM 990 ADVR. .
Sometimes we just ride our gorgeous local area of
Lanseria, great for a quick spin, like a comfortable
old shoe. Other times we opt for a new and exciting
route and either ride it all or get up long before the
sparrows and trailer to a base so we roll out as
dawn's breaking. I've been pillion with Richard
since we were fifteen years old and we would ride
all over our hometown of Durban. Back then
Richard had an XR200RE and that was our
'adventure' bike! We were never held back and any
road which led off into the bush Richard would
ride with me clinging onto him. Forests, rivers,
haunted houses, old railway lines and bridges you
had never known were there, we found. After our
twin daughters arrived I shied away from bikes for
many years although I'd still help with
maintenance (I should've been a machie - I really
enjoy it) until when the children were a littler
older and we were in Jo'burg (Johannesburg)
Richard bought the KTM 990. I said, "Hello
gorgeous," to the bike, my Christmas present that
year was safety gear and a new full faced Airoh
dual purpose helmet, I jumped back on the bike
with my husband and I never looked back! .