The Sabie Bubble Run began in 2014 by Joe Fleming, Leroy “Black” Tulip and Marnitz Venter. It was inspired by a few different traditional runs from the United States (The Gypsy Run and El Diablo Run), but was given a South African flavour.

Treasure doesn’t always have to come in the form of the cold hard metal known as gold. For this group of motorcyclists, a trip to Swaziland was in search of an abundance of very different riches.

The 5th annual Sabie Bubble Run is brought to you by Bonafide Moto Co in partnership with Triumph Motorcycles South Africa, The House Of Machines, Bell Powersports, Rev’it, delicious beer from Devil’s Peak and whiskey by Bulleit.

In my opinion, Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most beautiful places to travel on a motorcycle, mainly because of the vastness and variation of landscapes, vegetation as well as the people you meet along the way. Whilst all locations can be reached via highways and main roads, the majority of the hidden gems are usually found through gravel roads.

When we planned this recent adventure we had these crazy ideas and high hopes to summit Sani Pass in the middle of winter with snow all around us. Thankfully that was not the case and somehow we managed to pick the perfect weekend that gave us a nice mix of slightly warm weather in the low lying areas and some very cold moments up at the top of the pass.

Our trip to Swaziland wasn’t in search of real gold, but the metaphorical gold of adventure.

Over the past few years we’ve explored a substantial amount of South Africa. The wonders of Mpumulanga, deserts of the Klein Karoo, coastlines of the scenic Garden Route, the concrete jungle of Johannesburg, and of course, the beautiful scenic drives of our mother city, Cape Town.