Spring has arrived and so too has another Biker’s Warehouse Urban Commuter Run. The second edition took place this past Sunday and with it arrived a fresh new group of riders, tweaked 250 cc beasties and some familiar faces from the motorcycle industry. As mentioned before, the Urban Commuter Run initially started its life as an ‘ease’ into biking for newer riders and late bloomers, but now it has too sparked an interest in those who ride big motorcycles but long to ride their small bikes with a bunch of fellow “little bike” lovers—those that appreciate the fun in the little things.
We arrived at Biker’s Warehouse (BW for short) early Sunday morning to a crowd of scoots, custom builds, 2-strokers and urban missiles, all under the 250 cc limit. Camaraderie comes with much time spent with one another but in the motorcycle community, it’s something that is almost sparked instantly, when the same interests spark the fuel-enriched friendship. This camaraderie was seen at our meetup point and continued throughout the ride and day.
We rolled out of ‘BW’ just after 8:30 and filtered our way through some of Johannesburg’s back roads and inner city routes, before making our stop at the Linden market. Not only was the ride fun, but seeing the smiles and laughter made it so much more enjoyable. Mercia Jansen’s (Motul Area Manager for Southern and Eastern Africa) classic 2-stroke Vespa definitely took the cologne of the day award.
Riaan Fourie’s (Head of Motorcycles at Honda SA) Repsol wrapped Honda Elite 125 scooter certainly kept my mind wondering about how Marc Márquez was going to perform at Motegi.
The Linden market soon greeted us 30 odd riders after our loop around the burbs with live music, food, clothing stalls and just about everything you can imagine bringing our ride to a happy close. The ride left us with much to socialise about and for the newcomers, excitement for the next ride was already brewing.
What a cracker this last Urban Commuter Run was, if you haven’t managed to join the last two please keep your eyes on the Biker’s Warehouse events section for their upcoming rides and other fun events. So, there you have it another successful event that has also picked up speed and a few new fans, who I’m sure will keep attending this event, especially if Biker’s Warehouse makes it a regular ride.
