https://onetrackmind.online/blog/Stories from the barn, the track and the road.en https://onetrackmind.online/blog/monterey-a-week-too-early/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/monterey-a-week-too-early/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTWe were in Monterey a week before Car Week and had no idea it was coming. https://onetrackmind.online/blog/giuliatourer/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/giuliatourer/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://onetrackmind.online/blog/6757/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/6757/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTI find myself in the market for a motorcycle and the search (i use the term loosely) has begun. As has become a thing in my life, researching (read dreaming) suitable options is 99% of my fun, let’s c https://onetrackmind.online/blog/back-in-the-day/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/back-in-the-day/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTBack in the day, I lived on a farm in Grabouw, so I bought a BMW 1100GS, to commute. I did 18000km in 6 months…on the original tyre (how times have changed). My riding and confidence improved massivel https://onetrackmind.online/blog/my-mental-health/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/my-mental-health/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMTDidn’t realise how good riding a motorcycle is for my mental health. Suddenly, the world feels much lighter. I remember seeing this image of anatomy couple years back and thinking, my customers spend https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2022-honda-africa-twin/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2022-honda-africa-twin/Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMTWell, that didn’t go according to plan. “No keyless and no quick shifter, that’s extra” Riaan quipped as he handed me the keys to the 2022 Africa Twin. Smugly thinking to myself, someone reads my stuf https://onetrackmind.online/blog/bmw-1250-rs-cycle-tour/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/bmw-1250-rs-cycle-tour/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMTBack in my Ducati Days, I reprimanded my mechanic for riding recklessly. He replied “anyone riding faster than you is riding recklessly”. That wasn’t funny. Later that day he tried to redeem himself b https://onetrackmind.online/blog/audi-a5-convertible/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/audi-a5-convertible/Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMTMy best Chauffeur dress…. Ignorance is bliss, at least that has been my philosophy (and coping mechanism) for the last 20 odd years that my business restricted me to commercial vehicles and motorbikes https://onetrackmind.online/blog/wpmc-killarney/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/wpmc-killarney/Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMTSome seriously sexy equipment in the parking lot and the Pits at Killarney this weekend! https://onetrackmind.online/blog/wijnland-motor-museum/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/wijnland-motor-museum/Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMTWijnlandAutoMuseum, worth a walk around! @wijnlandautomuseum https://onetrackmind.online/blog/tyrenoise/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/tyrenoise/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMTInspired by a meme from this morning, I had to add my limited opinion to the matter! It always amazes when clients ask my opinion on Tyres, only to complain about their (tyre) noise! Safety first peop https://onetrackmind.online/blog/gsxr750-suzuki/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/gsxr750-suzuki/Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMTHmm. Perks of the job, they say. Not entirely my cup of tea, but quite impressive nonetheless. 160kph in second gear, imagine what it does with the remaining 4 gears!Lovely torque, far to screamy for https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-cdba-day-4/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-cdba-day-4/Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTCDBA Reflections Not one for organized events, large crowds or riding in dust, I have to say I really enjoyed this past weekends CDBA event and I am proud to say we, KTM Cape Town, are partners with s https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-cdba-day-3/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-cdba-day-3/Sat, 22 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTCDBA: Day 3. Well. As days go, that was pretty out there! Absolutely sublime morning riding into wilderness over Montague Pass, bringing back great memories of the first time we did the pass (Uniondal https://onetrackmind.online/blog/cdba-day-2/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/cdba-day-2/Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTCDBA Day2: Louvain Guest Farm Lovely to see how entrenched Louvain Guest Farm are in the well being and development of their local community and surrounds. The world needs more people like them! Aweso https://onetrackmind.online/blog/cdba-day1/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/cdba-day1/Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTCDBA - Louvain: Day 1. Liaison. How to make it rain. Let Clinton Pienaar pay the bill. This is a business in the making.... What’s in the Kriega 20L DryBag! Puncture repair kit Pump Klim Stowaway Jack https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-4/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-4/Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTNamibia 2. Day 4. Hometime In my experience, the outbound journey is infinitely more exciting than the return, despite covering the exact same road. That stretch between Springbok and Klawa, makes you https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-3/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-3/Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTNamibia 2, Day 3. Firstly, I neglected to mention it was Riaan Swart 5th anniversary with us at KTM Cape Town. Thanks for the commitment and loyalty Riaan, it’s been real. Everyday you surprise me, in https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-2/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-2/Sun, 02 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTNamibia 2, Day 2. Not much to report today, besides another little meltdown by the General over the accomodation bill because Riaan is still waiting on his Gondwana Card. Some sightseeing around the f https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-1/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-2-day-1/Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:00:00 GMTNamibia 2. Day 1. 850km. My kind of day. Turns out Riaan Swart will be welcoming a baby into his life within the next month, so we decided, spontaneously, to take on a long overdue baby shower. In nam https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-9-the-end/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-9-the-end/Sun, 26 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTAnd so ends the quiet before the storm of 2020. As usual dinner at the infamous Joe's Beerhouse in Windhoek, didn’t disappoint. Decided to treat ourselves with tented accommodation Windhoek Game https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-8-i-think/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-8-i-think/Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTSlow day in Africa. When you have to turn the music down to see where you are going in the sand. Mystified how we arrived in WalvisBay, missing Swakopmund completely. According to logistics, I missed https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-6-skeleton-coast/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-6-skeleton-coast/Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTA tribute to my parents, particularly my father, who always spoke of visiting the Skeleton Coast and Richtersveld (which I’m now blessed to call my backyard) but never did. It’s been over 20 years now https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-5-punctured/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-5-punctured/Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTWhen you have been told not to swim in the river because of crocodiles, Andre Viljoen, packing your bag with your back to the river, bush behind you moves.... you understand what Epupa means. Gardener https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-day-4-rest-day/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-day-4-rest-day/Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTChecked in for 2 nights, explore the area. Reflect, walk, swim, sleep, beer, repeat. All things we don’t usually get to do on a Bike Trip. Evening ends with great conversation with camp manager and fa https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-4-why-i-ride/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-4-why-i-ride/Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTIn a recent article Harley Boss requested Journalists to “sell the motorcycle lifestyle” rather than “explaining the product” (Link article below) Today’s stage (to Epupa Falls) would have been epic o https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-3-liaison/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-3-liaison/Sun, 19 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTLost In my thoughts, taking in the farm sounds, sipping my morning coffee, the silence is broken by the piercing shrill of parrot being strangled. Turns out it’s the kettle whistling on the gas stove. https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-2-etosha-pan/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-2-etosha-pan/Sat, 18 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTWake up after second sleep, ask logistics what that strange sound? I think I left that thing out that made the coffee machine explode the last time. Turn it off I say! Why she protests. Because the la https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-0-we-havent-left-yet/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2020-namibia-day-0-we-havent-left-yet/Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTAs we arrive at the check in counter, logistics realizes she has brought her expired passport. Thankfully we allowed to check in using my passport, but then I get to Uber home to collect the correct d https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-day-1-liaison/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/namibia-day-1-liaison/Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMTWelcome 2 hours of solitude, after a rather frantic start to the day . Staring out the window at the Namibian desert, imagining what could be, listening to the sounds of Johnny Clegg. Inevitably Logis https://onetrackmind.online/blog/wp-apex-upgrade/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/wp-apex-upgrade/Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:00:00 GMTEventually got to compare my Scalpel, with its upgraded WP Apex Suspension, back to back against the stock version over the weekend. Remarkable improvement overall! As stated in the past, few bikes ha https://onetrackmind.online/blog/euroadtrip2019-one-night-in-salzburg/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/euroadtrip2019-one-night-in-salzburg/Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTAlorra, not much to say about yesterday’s ride. Planned to leave at 6am and breakfast in Venice en route to Mattighofen, but woke up at 7:15 and adjusted accordingly... as we do in Italy. Leisurely br https://onetrackmind.online/blog/euroadtrip2019-motogp-sanmarino/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/euroadtrip2019-motogp-sanmarino/Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTFun day under the Italian Sun!!! Slept like a rock, with two more power naps before breakfast of champions overlooking the Adriatic. Life is good in Italy Picked up a local SIM card for “Hot Spot” pho https://onetrackmind.online/blog/euroadtrip2019-austria-to-italy/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/euroadtrip2019-austria-to-italy/Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTLump in my throat as I bid the boys farewell. They head home while I get some me time... Decisions decisions, where to for the next three nights after plans for Goodwood Revival were cancelled last mi https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-5/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-5/Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTDay 5, that’s a wrap. Actually it’s a burger. Feeling returning to my finger, took a last blast around Mattighofen, speed reading the small Austrian roadsigns as they rushed by. Managed to pull back t https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-4/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-4/Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTDay 4. Austrian Cultural Experience.... Eventually found a suitable keyring for my “keyless” key. Ended up visiting the 900 year old Hohenwerfen Fortress and enjoying a spectacular Birds of Prey show https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-3/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-3/Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTDay 3 started slowly meandering around the village killing time in inclement weather... until the WhatsApp came through “there been a misunderstanding, your appointment is for 10am, not 11”. In a flas https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-2/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/2019-ktm-factory-tour-day-2/Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTFun Facts!!! Factory Safety Check includes Security Test. Only 1 out of 4 passes this test on the first time. (at least in our group) #partsguy In 2018, KTM produced 235 000 units from 5 production li https://onetrackmind.online/blog/day-1/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/day-1/Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMTTake a break, go to Europe in summer they said! Get away from the rainy weather, people you know, crazy taxi drivers, they said! The break from work will do you good. “They said.” I would like to meet https://onetrackmind.online/blog/scalpels-new-shoes/https://onetrackmind.online/blog/scalpels-new-shoes/Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMTSpoiled the Scalpel with some BST Carbon Rims. After a week of rain, I jumped at the opportunity to sample these bad boys on Cape Towns finest roads, bumpy and smooth! Not one for flamboyance, I have