The Vredefort Dome Outride
with BMW Motorrad Sandton

With all the hustle and bustle of everyday life in the big city, it’s often difficult to find the time to hit the dirt roads with your adventure motorcycle.  It’s commonly thought that “getting out there” means you have to load your bike to the hilt with everything you don’t need and spend six weeks roaming the back roads of South Africa for it to qualify as an adventure.  It’s a romantic notion that we all aspire to after watching Charley and Ewan ride around the world. Here’s the thing… Just a few hours from Johannesburg, you’ll find some of the most picturesque back roads that South Africa has to offer. And guess what? You can enjoy a fantastic motorcycle adventure on a Sunday without needing to pack everything but the kitchen sink or taking six weeks off work! You might be thinking that’s just a standard run-of-the-mill sort of ride that I do once a month on a Sunday morning to get out of cutting the lawn, well, we have some good news for you! Motorrad Adventures, in collaboration with BMW Motorrad Sandton, is taking you on an outride with a difference… ​What makes this ride different from the rest, you may be asking?  Well, it's not just going to be a ride, it’s going to be an adventure experience to the Vredefort Dome… ​The Vredefort Dome is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is the oldest meteorite impact site in the world. It’s also known as an astrobleme. The dome was formed by the impact of a gigantic meteorite, larger than Table Mountain, when it collided with the earth millions of years ago. With a radius of 190 km, it is also the largest and the most deeply eroded.  The impact was so great that it melted rock instantly and shattered the earth in such a way that it created some pretty big mountains in the area. Advantage to us because the route we travel on our motorcycle adventure takes us right through these scenic areas and mountains. We have meticulously set out the route to suit all adventure rider skill levels. The route is mostly off-road, but just as you feel you may have had enough of the dust, we slot a section of scenic blacktop into the mix to give you a little rest before joining the dirt once more. The off-road stretches are not technical, with easy enough gravel roads suitable for novices and pillion riders.  ​The Motorrad Adventures team will be there to support riders who may need a guiding hand on the off-road sections. You will learn some new riding skills and feel more confident taking your machine off-road in the future, and that is another reason this is an experience and not just another outride. We will also provide backup in the form of lead and sweep guides, a support vehicle, a trailer and a medic on the day. We’ve got your back…​​​​