In lighter vein

MOTORING NEWS - Facebook user Eddie Prinsloo, who is known as a lover of adventure on roads in SA and the world, took to Facebook to share how his middle-aged friend bought himself a big adventure touring motorcycle to be able to "clear his head" sometimes.

This was due to his turbulent relationship with his beautiful wife.

Prinsloo tells of his many memorable motorbike excursions on the big BMW bike to "Roosendal, Blood River, Bezuidenhout's Pass and Augrabies".

At the campfire after a great day's riding, a friend once told him that their getaways made him feel like the "Camel man" from the old adverts: "Rugged, tough and adventurous".

When Prinsloo called his friend one day to find out when next he'd be ready for a big getaway, he was told: "Sorry, I won't be able to ride with you any more."

Turns out his wife had sold his bike for next to nothing online.

She used one of her husband's photos with the bike, deleting his face and used that in an ad online with the words: "Good bike for sale. The husband has gone hunting. Contact the wife urgently."

Apparently, someone in Cape Town saw the ad, immediately made an internet transfer, flew up the next day to KwaZulu-Natal and made his way to Pietermaritzburg with his riding gear before enjoying a pleasant ride home on his new purchase.