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My name
is Steve Eilertsen and this is my lovely wife Carole. We live In
Johannesburg, South Africa. Born and bred on African Soil!
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About
Us - Steve and Carole Eilertsen
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| Caz and I on our first
BMW 650 on our first two week motorcycle tour. Yep, that was a case of
"fools rush in where angels fear to tread" - but we made it home in
one piece! We sadly sold this stalwart motorcycle with 96 000km on
the clock - it was a great bike and an old friend. |
Caz, three months pregnant on our last
long tour before Josh arrived. The famous tree in Limpopo
province hints at our tour reports on this website. |
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Caz and Josh. Caz is a
graphic designer hence the great Photo-Shopped, black and white pic of
Michael below. She is the
ultimate travelling companion whether riding pillion on the dirt,
riding her own bike in the twisties or sitting in the sun next to
the pool while I go riding, one more time! |
Joshua getting used
to sitting in the sidecar of the Ural. He is an "off-roader" already
and would rather walk through the garden and over the rocks than
take the path. |
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Caz and I on our newest motorbike, a
Ural Tourist 2006 model made in Siberia, Russia. It was bought
to accommodate Joshua so that we can maintain our biker
lifestyle (well some time in the future!). Being slow it will
have to be used in conjunction with a car and trailer as South
Africa is a big country. |
Over 20 of our
friends and family have bought motorbikes since we started
touring. This is a big responsibility but it's all here, laid
out for them to read so that they can bike well and safely. This
is my sister Sally and her best friend Marinda |
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This is my daughter
Charisse. Yep, and no motorcycles here. She is at Pretoria
University and is all about student life, student life, student life
. . . we're a passionate family! |
My son Michael and I
on his first motorbike tour. He also likes the wind in his hair so he
also owns an Audi TT convertible. |
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My ultimate
motorcycle on a long, dusty off-road tour i.e. BMW GS1100 (with a
custom paint job). I believe this to be the best all round
motorcycle ever built i.e. for touring, power, speed, payload,
pillion, on-road, off-road, commuter, comfort, weight and
classic value - it has it all. I aim to put 250000km on it
before I consider a new motorcycle. |
Yep, it's all about
bikes, South Africa, touring, photography, writing and the
people you meet and the encounters you have. |
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