Dawie was so kind to offer me his Fireblade for the weekend since my R1 was out of order. Now who can decline an offer like that? So we had an amazing breakfast run.

The Fireblade has more than enough power and an amazing power band which reminds me of my two-stroke days. If you open up in 1st gear, and especially with a passenger, the wheel flies of the ground and high into the air when the power kicks in. You will flip the bike if you're not used to it. Many times I wonder how they can sell such mean machines to anyone who has R105,000.00 to spend.

I took this photo on the famous 'satellite' road:



And here's a photo of the brand new R1, this one having a mere 175km on the clock. What a fine piece of art. If you're honest with yourself, this is the bike to have. It doesn't get better than this. This one belongs to 'the leader of the pack', Helmut from The Rock Riders.