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The

Motorcycle

Room

On Thesen Island in Knysna, what was

once a hobby has grown into one of the best
motorcycle collections in SA

By: Wilhelm Lutjeharms WilhelmL_CARmag
Photos: Peet Mocke Petridish_Mooks

01 02
01 The logo, representing Colin’s two loves: V-twin engines and a big sprocket from off-
road racing. 02 A Honda SS50 with its 49 cc engine.

he moment I walk off-road bike and started racing.
through the doors, “I shattered my elbow in 11
my eyes widen as places and shortly after the birth
the full collection of my daughter, I quit racing.
stretches out in Although, I’ve never stopped
T front of me. There riding off-road and I almost want
are superbikes, off-road and to say there is probably not a
enduro bikes, and even some gravel road in South Africa that I
classics. But this collection didn’t haven’t ridden.”
just happen overnight. In 2005, along with a group of
Owner Colin Stunden explains: friends, Colin tackled his most
“I started riding my dad’s Honda daunting trip yet: Cairo to Cape
XR200 when I was eight years Town on his KTM 640. The first
old. It was too big for me so I seed was laid for The Motorcycle
used to put Coke crates on either Room when he returned, “Brows-
side to climb on and start it. ing on Gumtree, I spotted a 50 cc,
“I grew up around bikes, as my similar to the one I had in school.
dad rode enduro and motocross. I bought it for R600, fixed it up
During my school years, I rode and then bought another one. I
several 50 cc bikes and following started collecting these small-
army training, I bought my first capacity bikes and things got out

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