hello from The UK

moorlander999 · by moorlander999 on 6th February 2010, 00:46

Hello to everyone in SA.from the UK.

I am a member of the BMW Cub UK and ride a 2003 R1150RT with only 5,000 miles on the clock...( needs to get used ) I am a Police officer in the UK so the bike doesnt get used very much as a result.

I joined this site after hearing so much about SA from visitors to the UK site/forum. The pics in the gallery are amazing although I dont think I would put my bike in the cargo net to get on board ship !!

Hope to speak with some of you,
best wishes

Simon Very Happy

Admin · by Admin on 6th February 2010, 07:40

Hi Simon
Welcome to the forum!
Looking forward to hear more about BMW in the UK!

We had our Club Social last night and some might not be out of the feathers too early! Very Happy

tj · by tj on 6th February 2010, 08:35

Welcome Simon

Small world. I saw your name on your forum recently. My name on your forum is johanm.

Good to have you here. We are planning to visit your country during July for a weeklong bikeride. Hope to be able to meet some of you while there

(PC)2E · by (PC)2E on 6th February 2010, 09:16

x2, Me and the wife are also planning be be in the UK around the same time. Please send me your contact details. regards Peet

moorlander999 · by moorlander999 on 6th February 2010, 12:53

Thanks for the welcome guys...............I have just been looking at the photographs on your site and they are making me jealous.....sun/good weather....its is not fair because it has been very bad here in the UK ....A real winter, lots of snow....now it is raining and foggy..just like British Summer !!

My bike has been in storage since October and now I am starting to get stir crazy....I need the 2 wheels Mad

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Daleen · by Daleen on 6th February 2010, 14:40

Welcome to the forum Simon. Looking forward to hear more about biking in the UK.

DaveS · by DaveS on 6th February 2010, 15:04

moorlander999 wrote:The pics in the gallery are amazing although I dont think I would put my bike in the cargo net to get on board ship !!

Simon

Hello Simon and welcome.

The bikes with the fairings ie the LT and the R1200ST were not hoisted in the nets - they were lifted aboard with metal pallets to protect the fairings - pics are also included.

Only the GS bikes were lifted in the nets.

moorlander999 · by moorlander999 on 6th February 2010, 15:18

it still looks a bit scary......if that were mine I wouldnt be able to watch Shocked

I suppose that you are restricted on what ship is available - no drive on / drive off ferries etc ??

DaveS · by DaveS on 6th February 2010, 15:28

moorlander999 wrote:it still looks a bit scary......if that were mine I wouldnt be able to watch

I suppose that you are restricted on what ship is available - no drive on / drive off ferries etc ??

No - this was the St Helena - the ship that supplies St Helena Island, so semi cargo/passenger vessel. Up to end January 2010 Walvis Bay in Namibia was one of it's stops but it now longer stops there.

Ferries not really used much in SA. Have a few small open ones for river crossings but nothing on the scale of the channel ferries.

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