Ukunqoba Kwezwe Eliwela
Ukunqoba kuwuphawu ukuthi, ngokungafani nabanye - ngokungenhloso lolu hlobo luhlala lusikhumbuza u-Harley-Davidson - alukho futhi alufuni ukuthwalwa ngumlando ekuthuthukiseni nasekukhiqizeni izithuthuthu zalo. Eqinisweni, amamodeli okuqala awazange ashaye imigwaqo yaseMelika kuze kube ngu-1998. Ukubukeka okungokwesiko kakhulu kuhlanekezelwa ezinye izixazululo zobuchwepheshe izimbangi kule ngxenye ezingakazinikezi okwamanje. Lokhu, vele, akukhona mayelana nokuziphendukela kwemvelo kwesimanje noma uguquko, sikhuluma kuphela ngezixazululo ezingajwayelekile kancane kule ngxenye emkhakheni wamabhayisikili nesidumbu.
Imodeli yeCross Country, eyethulwe ngomusa kithi ngohambo lokufunda ngumuntu wangasese oseduze kwaseLjubljana, iyathandeka impela emehlweni. Ngobuningi besitayela sabo, umsindo ohlaba umxhwele futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke ukubukeka kwawo okunesithunzi, ngeke unganakwa kuleli bhayisikili. Kodwa-ke, uma uyibuka kahle ngokwanele, uzothanda imigqa ehlanzekile, yakudala futhi ungathukuthela kancane ngokunganakwa kwemininingwane.
Ngiyavuma ukuthi anginalo ulwazi oluningi ngalolu hlobo lwesithuthuthu, ngilingwe abagibeli abambalwa abakhulu baseJapan futhi mhlawumbe abathathu noma abane uHarley-Davidson. Futhi lokhu kunamamodeli okunzima ukuwaqhathanisa kahle ne-Cross Country. Yize bengingalindele lukhulu ku-Harley, ngingasho kubo ukuthi bahlala bengishiya nokulindela okungafinyeleleki kokushayela. Hhayi ukunqamula izwe.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kokuhamba ngebhayisikili kufana kakhulu nalokho kwezithuthuthu zaseBavaria ezineTelelever, njengoba i-colossus engu-370kg iphenduka i-moped spinning ngemuva nje kokushayela ngaphandle kwedolobha. Vele kuthatha ukujwayela futhi ngiyangabaza ukuthi ilungele abagibeli abancane.
Lesi isithuthuthu oqala ukusizwa bese usibona. Khohlwa ukuphuma okuthe cwaka kwegceke ekuseni. Khohlwa i-hum ephucukile yenjini yamasilinda amabili. Lesi isithuthuthu esenza umsindo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinga lokunethezeka nokushayela injabulo liphezulu ngendlela emangalisayo. Isigwedlo se-clutch sidinga isandla sendoda esiqinile, kuthi ebangeni eliphansi amasondo ayo ashayane kanzima njengeqhinga leHilti. Umthamo ocebile wemishini ejwayelekile, efaka isistimu enhle yomsindo, ukuvalwa kwesiginali ye-othomathikhi, i-ABS, i-cruise control neminye imishini efanayo, nayo iba nomthelela enhlalakahleni.
Akusizi ukubhala ukuthi lesi sithuthuthu sinamandla kangakanani kuma-serpentines futhi siphenduka. I-Cross Country ingaletha ukusebenza okuningi kakhulu kunalokho obungakulindela, kodwa ngeke ukucele. Uzothanda iqiniso lokuthi iningi lomoya empeleni livunguza ezinyaweni zakho ngenxa yokuvikela umoya omuhle. Ukuzungezisa okuyisiyingi akuyona inkinga, njengokukhasa kancane kukholamu. Kodwa awufuni ukuthi akubambe ngonyawo olungalungile.
Kuze kube manje bengibhala ngamaqiniso, kepha ngabe iCross Country izizwe kanjani yodwa? Ngifunde izinto eziningi ezintsha. Ukunqoba kwangenza ngaqonda ukuthi imigwaqo yethu yasemaphandleni ingifanele kakhulu, nokuthi sihlala engxenyeni enhle kakhulu yaseBalkan nokuthi ngikwazi ukuzihlukanisa ngokuphelele nobunzima nenjabulo yansuku zonke ngosuku olulodwa. Okokuqala, ngemuva kwesikhathi eside, ngangishayela futhi ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwegoli. Isikhathi eside futhi ebusuku kakhulu. Futhi kuzoqhubeka kanjalo.
umbhalo: Matthias Tomazic, isithombe: Matthias Tomazic
