Very very beautifully done.. if I was to have a dying wish, it would to be exploring the country with two women as lovely and spirited as yourselves… 💯👍🏽👍🏽
Great video....And now we will hear from all the experts claiming she had the wrong bike.....I really believe her only issue was travelling without more a more aggressive tread pattern. A GS is a heavy bike, and it looks like she "washed out " the front end. People need to remember that the GS has done more overlanding miles in its 50 year history than any other bike made. Good luck Henriette, long time rider here...subscribed!!
Very impressed the way you managed the incident. You noticed that your partner was missing quickly. You were very calm, and focused on what was important. Well done.
OMG, I felt so sorry for Sonja. I cannot imagine how she could hold her spirit up in all that pain. I happy to hear that she is back in the saddle again. This was a really sad video, but also one of your best. Big thanks Henriette!!!
Well Henriette, this was one of your very best videos, with all the excitement, drama and tension of a Hollywood movie. For all those who have romantic notions of riding around Africa, thinking it will all be a breeze, it is a sobering reminder of the real dangers out there. It also shows just how important it is to have help from fantastic people, at times when you are at your lowest point. I am so happy that Sonja has bounced back so well from that awful day. Great video.
A huge salute to Henriette for surprising me with this master piece created from 100G footage. Even with the pain and devastation still a journey of a life time with an angel-riding-buddy. Huge respect for sticking with me until I was on a plane back to South Africa.
@@sonjahanekom4648 Totally agree Sonja, she makes her videos so well and they are a `must see` for me. This is one of her very best. I admire your courage and cannot imagine how you managed to get your bike, as far as you did with that horrific knee injury. I hope nobody ever says to me that women are the weaker sex!. I am pleased that your recovery is well on the way. Long live tarmac 🤗
Watching this episode was truely Heart warming in regards to the help from complete strangers. It also took me back to a very similar incident, me on my 300 Rally and a friend on his 650 V-strom Suzuki. travelling the desert areas of Victoria Australia, he dropped the bike in heavy sand and fractured his Tibia 3 ways. But compared to what you and Sonja have had to endure our trip was a walk in the park. I have full admiration for You and Sonja. Maybe if I remind myself that I am 66 and my friend is 71 i can be proud of our walk in the park. Cheers from Down Under..
Without a doubt, Sonja is an extremely brave and resilient woman. I can't imagine the extreme discomfort and ongoing pain, not to mention and to paraphrase the owner of this Vlog... "A very hard pill to swallow for someone who was on her journey of life'". A chapter like life itself; It surprises you sometimes and whatever happens to you, you take it in the best possible way. Thank you for sharing this snippet of your trip! Greetings from Chile!!
@Cristián De La Rosa, Indeed a bitter pill, but we were doing what we love - solo riding on the open road. Henriette more adventurous - myself more on the 'safer' routes, but a simple life style yet so rewarding on so many levels.
Thank you Henriette for yet another masterpiece of a video. Too sad Sonja had an accident but thankfully she is well and riding again. I look forward to more videos of all the beautiful places you have been.
Another nice video that was a pleasure to watch, despite Sonja's crash. Your positive attitude surely helped her to swallow this bitter pill. I think the bike really crashed very hard and then she was lucky to 'only' have one knee hurt. It could have been a disaster, now it is just an (unwanted) part of both your adventures! And the smile of the boy selling peanuts when you asked him to push that buttom was great. I follow lots of moto-vloggers but your attitude toward the locals is fatastic and an exaple to all visiting these nice countries!
Great video and hats-off to everyone for their help. Sonja was actually quite lucky that she had solid panniers and that they held. If the bike had gone down directly on her leg instead of the pannier it would have been in a couple of pieces. That’s the problem with heavy adventure bikes; I’ve seen it before even with experienced off-roaders. Best thing to do before trying to pick it up is to remove the top box and pannier. Takes a lot of weight away. Also it’s a lesson to never ride dirt roads on road tyres. You might get away with it but if you don’t it’s going to end badly. The dirt roads in Africa can change quickly from solid to loose pack/sand to ruts to mud (I’ve travelled them many times), and the front end can wash away very quickly with the wrong tyres on. You’ve got the perfect bike for the journey. I love the Honda CRF ‘L’ range. 👌
Really nice video and so many things learned. Sonja lost a good ride but you guys won new friends. The crash just added a new story of what is called experience. I'm glad she's back on a bike, and with a new bike. Seeing all the damages in that bmw show the bike really rolled yet it started right off one click. Bmw 👍 💕
Im really sorry and hope she will get well soon, BTW hard panniers break legs. When I was in motor school, for law enforcement, they would yell at us for putting a foot down. Basically, if the bike is going down, keep your feet on the foot pegs and let it go down. Trying to put a foot down and saving it, may cause your leg to get sucked back under the pannier. soft bags are recommended highly
I'm glad Sonja was able to recover. Torn ligaments take some time to heal. This could happen to anybody. Things happen so fast. I'm glad she's ok. Thanks Henriette!
Kudus to you girls for sticking it out to the camp. So sorry for Sonja. My concern is the vulnerability if the accident had happened in a park with lions and little traffic.
Heavy bike (and street tires didn't help) and sand = dropped bike. I have done this multiple times and riding on dirt can be very scary given certain conditions. Piled gravel is a big problem too. Hope Sonja is doing better now.
Wow Henriette, that was quite the adventure. It's always scary when someone goes down on their bike. Sonja is a total trooper! I'm glad you were able to still make it to your destination, what a beautiful spot. Cheers from Vancouver Island, Canada. 😄
May I say "Ow, even just watching Sonia trying to walk hurt!", and then "Ow!" and "Ow!!1!" and "Ow!!1!!" some more? Despite me understanding what a comforting experience falling into the helping hands of people who were complete strangers before and probably turned into lifetime friends in a matter of moments must have been I guess I'd give fellow human's love a miss for keeping my knee and bike intact. 🥴 P.S.: Remind me to be careful if you ever offer me a tea or whatever was in that bottle! 🤣
Exactly, the full tech and powerful bmw went down while the light and basic Honda keep going. Also almost impossible to raise from the ground alone. Smaller bikes are better.
Such an interesting episode 👏 really enjoyed seeing some of Africa ! ... I have been to Kenya twice but that's where my African adventures ends... would love to ride my bike across the continent ..
Hey Henriette, hope you are well in Saudi(?). Glad to hear Sonia was sorted! (1) The fuel filter you mentioned to the petrol attendant as slowing down the filling process. Is that an accessory you buy to put in the neck of the tank? (2) It sounds like you all missed out on any potential game drives at the camp site. Are game drives available to those at the campsite in Kafue(assuming bikers are not permitted?)
Yes, it's a filter from Guglatech. Worth every penny. I did go on a game drive with the owners of the camp, but it didn't match so well in this episode. Saw lots of ellies, hippos and many other animals. Such an incredible place.
I couldn't help but notice the high mounted luggage at the back...that certainly is never a good idea when it comes to wobbles......makes it instantly worse.....uncontrollable. Looks like she went down low side, then flipped over highside....lucky! Poor tires for that terrain possibly? I am interested to know what your take is....anything?
I’m so glad she is OK now! Will you or someone explain to me the reference to morning urine at 27:30? Without even batting an eye or at least a snicker? Is that a local drink nickname or actually what was suggested?
Hahahaha!!! I had been drinking water with vitamins all days, making my water look yellowish like urine. Old kings would drink their morning urine, so I was just joking about it. 😄
Ive ridden many years and enjoy what ive seen of this channel. I have to say and im not trying to be mean but that bike was way to big for your friend. Just because you can ride a big heavy bike doesnt mean you should. I feel really bad for her getting hurt but when both of you couldnt pick it up that was a big problem. You could have been miles away from help. Ive seen this many times with riders. Having big street bikes is not usually a problem when around civilization but adventure bikes need to be manageable. A 300 lb bike can even be a handful if injured and in an awkward situation. Love to see you ladies riding but those big bikes just never made sense to me for off road.
You are never alone in Africa, and we were on two bikes. I have an emergency beacon. And don't forget that she was injured, hence not able to put weight on the knee. Should we not have gone? Well, I have made worse decisions.
Agreed. Same goes for short arse 5'8 men like me. Although I have a GS it's only used for smooth roads. If I'm likely to go anywhere a bit snotty I take my CRF 300 or CB500X.
better idea would be to ride a lighter motorcycle like cb500x or something similar, GS is a heavy motorcycle for a woman, especially if you have crash somewhere on your own and you have to hustle with such a monster
Very sorry for Sonja, but i think she must realize her bike is not made for that kind of terrain or you need to be very skilled. And those metal panniers are very risky and dangerous. Kinga also had the same issue when she crashed once with her gs800. She immediately replaced those things with soft bags. Sonja must hit the roads back, but not with a giant gs. Those beemers are not made for Africa! Spare parts, specific dealers, etc are very very rare in those areas. I hope she 's recovering well and maybe we will see her soon on those dusty roads again. Ride safe🙏
Don't go off road with on road tires. A mild 80/20 tire like Michelin Anakee Adventure or Bridgestone AX41 gives almost the same asphalt performance with much higher reserve on gravel and sand.
I got to say this , if you can't pick up your bike by your self , what were you thinking ? I m 52 fit and strong male and I Brough the GS 310 because it's super light , you just don't need those massive bikes !
I saw her wheels.. They weren't meant for off road. And she had no off-road experience and that bike/baggage was immensely heavy and she drove at high speed and on a sandy road - It'll take 3 months to heal post surgery. And another 3-6 months of physical therapy.. She should have refused the invitation..
What is it about Dutch women and motorcycles? First it was Nora who was riding solo through Europe and Asia met her future husband and they continued to ride all the way to the south Cape had a baby and eventually made it back to the Netherlands. Then there is Noraly from Utrecht (Itchy Boots) who has ridden from India to most everywhere to the Northernmost point in Alaska and now is riding the countries in Northern Africa. And now there is you!
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels I am sorry for misidentifying your nationality. I am losing the ability to comprehend what I read. I really enjoyed your post. Safe travels!
Why do they buy those monster bikes that they can't lift it even together ?? what would have done in the midle of the road if it wasn't for the hep of the locals ??
@@totoarriba Yeah, it's literally the only way to support the creation of these videos. So watch those ads! PLEASE! 😆It is free content, but not free for me to create.
While I agree with you, it was the bike she had and the ride was probably a one off for her so she made do, I'd love to take my tenere 700 to a motorcross track just once for shits and giggles even though it's totally not designed for it. sometimes if you want to do a job you just use the tool you have available .Would suck to try to lift that thing though.Also that looked like a pretty easy road.
@@silverdale3207 Exactly, It's not like you travel with a trailer with bikes for each surface. Besides this road could have been done on any bike with any tires. It was just bad luck. People crash on a sunny day on perfect asfalt.
Don't take everything I say seriously 😆 It was just yellow and looked like urine. Besides in the old days, kings would drink their morning urine as they believed it had a lot of health benefits. But just a joke!
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels Holys,s#$t u got me there. Am like WTF 😄😄. Good video btw, was like watching a mini movie. Am glad sonja pulled thru. Luv u guys n yo travels... Let me just save for a bike den ama join y'all, just don't give me yo piss if we run out of water 😄😂
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This is the first episode of yours that I have watched - it won't be the last! You did good!!
Thank you! 😊🏍🔥
This is wha real superheros look like, Sonja is a str8 Trooper!❤
I agree!!!
Very very beautifully done.. if I was to have a dying wish, it would to be exploring the country with two women as lovely and spirited as yourselves… 💯👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks a lot Bill 🥰🏍🔥
First time viewing your channel and I have to say I'm now a subscriber , well done Sonja for gritting your teeth and soldiering on .
She really was incredible 💪🏍🔥
Great video....And now we will hear from all the experts claiming she had the wrong bike.....I really believe her only issue was travelling without more a more aggressive tread pattern. A GS is a heavy bike, and it looks like she "washed out " the front end. People need to remember that the GS has done more overlanding miles in its 50 year history than any other bike made. Good luck Henriette, long time rider here...subscribed!!
So true. Plus people crash on bikes all the time, also on tar roads. It was just an accident. It happens in life.
Very impressed the way you managed the incident. You noticed that your partner was missing quickly. You were very calm, and focused on what was important. Well done.
Thanks a lot! I think the credit goes to Sonja, for being incredible collected. Unbelievable really!
OMG, I felt so sorry for Sonja. I cannot imagine how she could hold her spirit up in all that pain. I happy to hear that she is back in the saddle again. This was a really sad video, but also one of your best. Big thanks Henriette!!!
Thanks a lot Tom. Yes, she is a strong lady for sure!
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels ❤
That guy who road the GS back to paved roads was pretty badass
Indeed!
So happy she was okay and recovering! There are lots of great people in the world to help.
There really are 🥰
Watched the entire video... loved it. Bravo!!!😍😘
Glad you liked it!!
Thank you for sharing, all the best to all of you in the video, very moving how complete strangers come to the rescue ❤
Thanks a lot 😊🏍🔥
Well Henriette, this was one of your very best videos, with all the excitement, drama and tension of a Hollywood movie. For all those who have romantic notions of riding around Africa, thinking it will all be a breeze, it is a sobering reminder of the real dangers out there. It also shows just how important it is to have help from fantastic people, at times when you are at your lowest point. I am so happy that Sonja has bounced back so well from that awful day. Great video.
Thanks a lot Dave. 🥰
A huge salute to Henriette for surprising me with this master piece created from 100G footage. Even with the pain and devastation still a journey of a life time with an angel-riding-buddy. Huge respect for sticking with me until I was on a plane back to South Africa.
@@sonjahanekom4648 Totally agree Sonja, she makes her videos so well and they are a `must see` for me. This is one of her very best. I admire your courage and cannot imagine how you managed to get your bike, as far as you did with that horrific knee injury. I hope nobody ever says to me that women are the weaker sex!. I am pleased that your recovery is well on the way. Long live tarmac 🤗
Shows how important it is to ride within your skill level, and strength. GS1200, lucky not to be crushed.
What a brave woman! All the best to Sonja 🎉
Awesome to hear Sonja is back up and riding again..... hopefully on something a little more suitable for the dirt.... lol
Amazing Video. You all rocks guys! Hope you are safe and full of hapiness now. Greetings from Czech
superbe et bravo à vous, respect!
Here’s to the adventure and here’s to the ride. I’m glad Sonya is already back on a steel pony. Cheers!
Thanks Heather!!! 🥰🏍🔥
Watching this episode was truely Heart warming in regards to the help from complete strangers. It also took me back to a very similar incident, me on my 300 Rally and a friend on his 650 V-strom Suzuki. travelling the desert areas of Victoria Australia, he dropped the bike in heavy sand and fractured his Tibia 3 ways. But compared to what you and Sonja have had to endure our trip was a walk in the park. I have full admiration for You and Sonja. Maybe if I remind myself that I am 66 and my friend is 71 i can be proud of our walk in the park.
Cheers from Down Under..
Aiiii, doesn't sound like a walk in the park to me!
Without a doubt, Sonja is an extremely brave and resilient woman. I can't imagine the extreme discomfort and ongoing pain, not to mention and to paraphrase the owner of this Vlog... "A very hard pill to swallow for someone who was on her journey of life'". A chapter like life itself; It surprises you sometimes and whatever happens to you, you take it in the best possible way. Thank you for sharing this snippet of your trip! Greetings from Chile!!
Thanks a lot for watching!
@Cristián De La Rosa, Indeed a bitter pill, but we were doing what we love - solo riding on the open road. Henriette more adventurous - myself more on the 'safer' routes, but a simple life style yet so rewarding on so many levels.
Amazing video Henriette, what a great example of sheer will to continue to go ahead until the next stop, you 2 are awesome and truly inspiring!, 👍👍
Thanks a lot Nelio 🥰🏍🔥
Wow, what an adventure..I'm glad Sonja has recovered...
Very well produced and interesting. Good to see you are back on track regarding continuity.
Ride safe
Thanks dear!
So sorry that your new friend got hurt on her first ride off tar. I’m glad she’s recovering and has a replacement mc.
Great video, stay safe
Yes, it was quite the bummer!
Thank you Henriette for yet another masterpiece of a video. Too sad Sonja had an accident but thankfully she is well and riding again. I look forward to more videos of all the beautiful places you have been.
Thanks a lot for those words. I really appreciate it 🥰🏍🔥
Another nice video that was a pleasure to watch, despite Sonja's crash. Your positive attitude surely helped her to swallow this bitter pill. I think the bike really crashed very hard and then she was lucky to 'only' have one knee hurt. It could have been a disaster, now it is just an (unwanted) part of both your adventures! And the smile of the boy selling peanuts when you asked him to push that buttom was great. I follow lots of moto-vloggers but your attitude toward the locals is fatastic and an exaple to all visiting these nice countries!
Thanks a lot Robby, I really appreciate it. And yes, it really could have been so much worse!
Great video and hats-off to everyone for their help. Sonja was actually quite lucky that she had solid panniers and that they held. If the bike had gone down directly on her leg instead of the pannier it would have been in a couple of pieces. That’s the problem with heavy adventure bikes; I’ve seen it before even with experienced off-roaders. Best thing to do before trying to pick it up is to remove the top box and pannier. Takes a lot of weight away. Also it’s a lesson to never ride dirt roads on road tyres. You might get away with it but if you don’t it’s going to end badly. The dirt roads in Africa can change quickly from solid to loose pack/sand to ruts to mud (I’ve travelled them many times), and the front end can wash away very quickly with the wrong tyres on. You’ve got the perfect bike for the journey. I love the Honda CRF ‘L’ range. 👌
Really nice video and so many things learned. Sonja lost a good ride but you guys won new friends. The crash just added a new story of what is called experience. I'm glad she's back on a bike, and with a new bike. Seeing all the damages in that bmw show the bike really rolled yet it started right off one click. Bmw 👍
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Thanks a lot! ❤️🏍🔥
Im really sorry and hope she will get well soon, BTW hard panniers break legs. When I was in motor school, for law enforcement, they would yell at us for putting a foot down. Basically, if the bike is going down, keep your feet on the foot pegs and let it go down. Trying to put a foot down and saving it, may cause your leg to get sucked back under the pannier. soft bags are recommended highly
So true!
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels tack från Sverige
Sonja is a beast. I hope she is ok now.
Stay safe, ride on.
I agree! A true warrior!
Glad everything turned out ok, and Sonja got a new BMW, a sad video, but hey, you never know what's around the corner.
I'm glad Sonja was able to recover. Torn ligaments take some time to heal. This could happen to anybody. Things happen so fast. I'm glad she's ok. Thanks Henriette!
Yes, out of the blue really! She not quite there yet - but well on her way.
Damn, Sonja was BAD ASS!! 😮
Woooow...beautiful..you ladies keep riding...
Thanks a lot! ❤️
Kudus to you girls for sticking it out to the camp. So sorry for Sonja. My concern is the vulnerability if the accident had happened in a park with lions and little traffic.
Yeah, that would have been bad.
Have enjoyed watching, life's journeys dumps and all, pleased to hear Sonia is recovering well
Heavy bike (and street tires didn't help) and sand = dropped bike. I have done this multiple times and riding on dirt can be very scary given certain conditions. Piled gravel is a big problem too. Hope Sonja is doing better now.
She is 😊🏍🔥
Wow Henriette, that was quite the adventure. It's always scary when someone goes down on their bike. Sonja is a total trooper! I'm glad you were able to still make it to your destination, what a beautiful spot. Cheers from Vancouver Island, Canada. 😄
Thanks dear. Yes, she was a trooper indeed!
Excellent, first video I have seen and have subscribed to the channel. 🎉
Welcome to my channel 😊🏍🔥
May I say "Ow, even just watching Sonia trying to walk hurt!", and then "Ow!" and "Ow!!1!" and "Ow!!1!!" some more?
Despite me understanding what a comforting experience falling into the helping hands of people who were complete strangers before and probably turned into lifetime friends in a matter of moments must have been I guess I'd give fellow human's love a miss for keeping my knee and bike intact. 🥴
P.S.: Remind me to be careful if you ever offer me a tea or whatever was in that bottle! 🤣
Much Enjoyment 👍😎
Wow! Loved your story!
Thank you 😊
I wish , gs had off road tires.
I’m glad she is ok.
What a lovely red camp side evening it was.
I’m in 😊
Those heavy adventure bikes can be a real liability...without a film star support team following behind.
Exactly, the full tech and powerful bmw went down while the light and basic Honda keep going. Also almost impossible to raise from the ground alone. Smaller bikes are better.
Such an interesting episode 👏 really enjoyed seeing some of Africa ! ... I have been to Kenya twice but that's where my African adventures ends... would love to ride my bike across the continent ..
It's magical 🌍🏍🔥
Welcome to our lovely Zambia.. atleast you can go anywhere and you will be safe
Great work getting Sonja out of the jungle and on the road to recovery
She was such a champ in a very difficult and painful situation
Woooow virkerligt flot arbejde der..
Hilsen fra Tangier
Tusind tak Jonas!!! ❤️🏍🔥
Hey Henriette, hope you are well in Saudi(?). Glad to hear Sonia was sorted! (1) The fuel filter you mentioned to the petrol attendant as slowing down the filling process. Is that an accessory you buy to put in the neck of the tank? (2) It sounds like you all missed out on any potential game drives at the camp site. Are game drives available to those at the campsite in Kafue(assuming bikers are not permitted?)
Yes, it's a filter from Guglatech. Worth every penny.
I did go on a game drive with the owners of the camp, but it didn't match so well in this episode.
Saw lots of ellies, hippos and many other animals. Such an incredible place.
Sorry to Sonia hope she gets better the soonest
Totally agree you should ridden together and not speed up ahead , you made her ride to catch up causing her accident
Not really
I couldn't help but notice the high mounted luggage at the back...that certainly is never a good idea when it comes to wobbles......makes it instantly worse.....uncontrollable. Looks like she went down low side, then flipped over highside....lucky! Poor tires for that terrain possibly? I am interested to know what your take is....anything?
Sorry to hear that.....big GS1200 bike needs special skill to ride.....hope sonja is good...
She is recovering well. Thanks 😊🏍🔥
I’m so glad she is OK now! Will you or someone explain to me the reference to morning urine at 27:30? Without even batting an eye or at least a snicker? Is that a local drink nickname or actually what was suggested?
Hahahaha!!! I had been drinking water with vitamins all days, making my water look yellowish like urine. Old kings would drink their morning urine, so I was just joking about it. 😄
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels ahh thx I’ll have too read up on my old kings history lol
Ive ridden many years and enjoy what ive seen of this channel. I have to say and im not trying to be mean but that bike was way to big for your friend. Just because you can ride a big heavy bike doesnt mean you should. I feel really bad for her getting hurt but when both of you couldnt pick it up that was a big problem. You could have been miles away from help. Ive seen this many times with riders. Having big street bikes is not usually a problem when around civilization but adventure bikes need to be manageable. A 300 lb bike can even be a handful if injured and in an awkward situation. Love to see you ladies riding but those big bikes just never made sense to me for off road.
You are never alone in Africa, and we were on two bikes. I have an emergency beacon. And don't forget that she was injured, hence not able to put weight on the knee.
Should we not have gone? Well, I have made worse decisions.
Oh heck I would have gone too. I've ridden my Harley on roads like that. Just saying lighter bikes make offroad riding way easier.
Agreed. Same goes for short arse 5'8 men like me. Although I have a GS it's only used for smooth roads. If I'm likely to go anywhere a bit snotty I take my CRF 300 or CB500X.
better idea would be to ride a lighter motorcycle like cb500x or something similar, GS is a heavy motorcycle for a woman, especially if you have crash somewhere on your own and you have to hustle with such a monster
Yeah, true. But you know, you have the bike you have. And this road could have been done on any bike. It was just bad luck. 😊🏍🔥
Ok 👌 Henriette
Very sorry for Sonja, but i think she must realize her bike is not made for that kind of terrain or you need to be very skilled. And those metal panniers are very risky and dangerous. Kinga also had the same issue when she crashed once with her gs800. She immediately replaced those things with soft bags. Sonja must hit the roads back, but not with a giant gs. Those beemers are not made for Africa! Spare parts, specific dealers, etc are very very rare in those areas. I hope she 's recovering well and maybe we will see her soon on those dusty roads again. Ride safe🙏
Mumbwa been there many, many times
Don't go off road with on road tires. A mild 80/20 tire like Michelin Anakee Adventure or Bridgestone AX41 gives almost the same asphalt performance with much higher reserve on gravel and sand.
Sure, but this road could have been done with any bike and any tires. Sometimes shit just happens no matter the conditions.
I got to say this , if you can't pick up your bike by your self , what were you thinking ? I m 52 fit and strong male and I Brough the GS 310 because it's super light , you just don't need those massive bikes !
Good for you 😊🏍🔥
I saw her wheels.. They weren't meant for off road. And she had no off-road experience and that bike/baggage was immensely heavy and she drove at high speed and on a sandy road - It'll take 3 months to heal post surgery. And another 3-6 months of physical therapy..
She should have refused the invitation..
Nice
Thanks
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels But I love your down to earth attitude and simple humour and your naughty language, keep it riding
Being from Zambia I was laughing at the pronunciations of the places, not laughing in a mean way though, still watching at 8 minutes so far
Hahaha! I am definitely guilty of poor pronunciation!!! 😆
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels I'm sure i would be no different if I were in Copenhagen 😁
@@michelod.i.y.5202 😆😆😆 Yup! Danish is brutal!
the good the bad and the ugly, what a story
So did you ever figure out what happened resulting in that terrible crash?
She hit a place with thick sand. That's probably what send her flying.
"We the seekers never set off on an adventure in the belief of not coming back." -Morten-
Always keep the person behind in sight
Impossible on a road this dusty.
What is it about Dutch women and motorcycles? First it was Nora who was riding solo through Europe and Asia met her future husband and they continued
to ride all the way to the south Cape had a baby and eventually made it back to the Netherlands. Then there is Noraly from Utrecht (Itchy Boots) who has
ridden from India to most everywhere to the Northernmost point in Alaska and now is riding the countries in Northern Africa. And now there is you!
I don't know. I am Danish. But thanks for watching. 😊🏍🔥
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels I am sorry for misidentifying your nationality. I am losing the ability to comprehend what I read. I really enjoyed your post. Safe travels!
@@desertdenizen6428 Not a problem. You are not the first to confuse Denmark and The Netherlands 🥰
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Where are you now because the last time I got a notification you where in kenya
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, my posts are a bit more updated. Here on RUclips always very delayed. I am in Rwanda now.
Your freind is more important than bits of plastic or metal, really good that she's on the mend, could have been way worse,
Yes, 100% agree.
Is your friend ok?
Yes, the recovery is going well 🥰
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels good glad to hear that
Tell Sonja to invest in some 50/50 tires INSTEAD of ROAD tires if she's going to go fast......in the African SAND!!!
It's a bit late to tell her that 😊
A 1200gs is too big a bike for her...even with the low COG. Your choice (CRF250) is more ideal.
I would have done that road on a Harley. The GS was the bike she had. 🥰
Hi
Why do they buy those monster bikes that they can't lift it even together ?? what would have done in the midle of the road if it wasn't for the hep of the locals ??
Don't forget she snapped all ligaments in one leg, so lifting was not possible. And we were on 2 bikes. Worst case, one bike could go for help.
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels Even with two good legs she woudn't have been able. It's the power of marketing that sell them those huge bikes
😮 you chose a 🏍 you can’t lift 🙄
Yeah, it happens 😊🏍🔥
Ai sonja so jammer vir jou ongeluk. Flippin terrible
Mumbwa my home...
Oh, nice!!!
Its impossible to watch whith this much publicity !!!!
What does it mean "Publicity". I don't understand?
@@totoarriba Yeah, it's literally the only way to support the creation of these videos. So watch those ads! PLEASE! 😆It is free content, but not free for me to create.
Wrong bikes
Not sure. I would have done that road on a sportsbike 😆
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels plenty of lighter adv bikes
While I agree with you, it was the bike she had and the ride was probably a one off for her so she made do, I'd love to take my tenere 700 to a motorcross track just once for shits and giggles even though it's totally not designed for it. sometimes if you want to do a job you just use the tool you have available .Would suck to try to lift that thing though.Also that looked like a pretty easy road.
@@silverdale3207 Exactly, It's not like you travel with a trailer with bikes for each surface. Besides this road could have been done on any bike with any tires. It was just bad luck. People crash on a sunny day on perfect asfalt.
Wait Who drinks urine. Why is that
Don't take everything I say seriously 😆 It was just yellow and looked like urine. Besides in the old days, kings would drink their morning urine as they believed it had a lot of health benefits. But just a joke!
@@ForTheLoveOfWheels Holys,s#$t u got me there. Am like WTF 😄😄. Good video btw, was like watching a mini movie. Am glad sonja pulled thru. Luv u guys n yo travels... Let me just save for a bike den ama join y'all, just don't give me yo piss if we run out of water 😄😂
@@lexemulonga2664 🤣🤣🤣🤪
In the middle of nowhere in zambia, but who funds and what's your agenda in Africa Alice..
To visit your beautiful country ❤️🏍🔥