Jolandie Rust: Motorbike

Tuesday, 04 October 2011

Gearing Up - And my bike's name!

I specifically took the weekend ‘off’, because I thought this week might be a hectic one.

So far it’s been pretty uneventful.

Well not entirely as I acquired another piece of gear today!

Thanks to my friend Shayne @ Cyberbike Johannesburg, I now have my own beautiful new helmet!!

And it’s not just any helmet. It’s a super cool HJC “7 in 1” helmet!!

“7 in 1”? – I hear you ask.

Yes, my snazzy helmet can convert into 7 different helmets.

1. Full Face

2. Super Moto (Off road + shield)

3. Off Road

4. Open Face (Shield + Peak)

5. Open Face (Shield Only)

6. Trial Type Open Face (Peak Only)

7. Classic Open Face (Without Shield, peak)

My "7 in 1" HJC Helmet

AND it has a one-touch, sun shield flip visor, which is super awesome!

Next up is my jacket, pants, boots and gloves.

All on their way!! Soon I’ll be able to upload photos of myself fully geared!

Once we’re done with my gear, we start on Nova’s gear.

Oh yes, I haven’t announced this yet.

My bike’s name = NOVA

Meaning: Nova means ‘New’ in Latin. And also means: A star that grows in brightness. J

Once we’re done with all the gear, there’s a list on what needs to be done on Nova. A few custom parts etc. All very exciting.

And I still need to get in some off-road and handling training of course.

Lots to do!!

Slowly but surely getting there.

I’ll be announcing my departure date soon! So be sure to keep your eyes open and check in regularly!

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

Thought for the week: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” – Neale Donald Walsch

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Sunday, 02 October 2011

On your marks, get set...

This weekend was spent doing a whole lot of relaxing.

Hanret took me to my first ‘real’ ballet on Friday evening. We watched ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Absolutely beautiful!

We had a pretty busy Saturday morning. Walking in the park with Hvir (The Greatest Dane in the world), some shopping, lunch with the girls and some riding around on my KLR.

DVD’s and loads of chocolate on Saturday evening.

And today…fiddling around on my blog whilst watching television. So please bear with me as we implement a few changes.

I somehow have this feeling that the coming week is going to be a busy one.

I want to start spending some time in a workshop so I can get to know my bike a little better. All the technical bits etc.

I also need to make an appointment for my license.

License and registration is currently being done on the bike. Should have all the paperwork by Thursday. Then after all the licensing has been sorted, I can start getting to work on Carnet de Passage papers, my international license, insurance and so forth.

I hope to start ordering all my gear within the next two weeks. And then my good friend Shayne Robinson and the guys at Cyberbike SA will be helping me with all the customization that needs to be done on my bike!

I haven’t decided on a launch date yet. I will do so within the coming week.

I can, however, announce that I will be launching from Cape Agulhas.

Making great progress!!! :)

Thank you to each and every individual who plays such a crucial part in my reaching my goals!