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DJ Rally cyclists make a pit stop at Eskort

The company partnered with the DJ Rally organisers this year, as they celebrate their 100 year anniversary and the Rally comemmorated its 104th year, both centenarians!

March 10, 2017

Ronelle Mungaroo 1 minute read

If you have been ogling the vintage motorcycles that have spotted in town today, we have too!

The 104th Durban to Johannesburg Motorcycle Rally participants and crew made a pit stop at Eskort Limited.

The company partnered with the DJ Rally organisers this year, as they celebrate their 100 year anniversary and the Rally comemmorated its 104th year, both centenarians!

11 Mar 2015, Frankfurt, Rhineland, Germany — A visitor inspects flush toilets on display at Grohe pavilion in ISH trade fair, in Frankfurt, Germany, 11 March 2015. The ISH is the world’s leading trade fair that provides the world’s biggest showcase for innovative bathroom design, energy efficient heating and air-conditioning technology and renewable energies, from 10 to 14 March 2015. — Image by © Horacio Villalobos/Corbis

November 1980, Houston, Texas, USA — The first version of NASA’s weightless space toilet didn’t work properly for female astronauts. — Image by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS

August 1983, Yosemite National Park, California, USA — A ranger takes a handcuffed and arrested camper to the patrol car. The camper, who is very likely intoxicated, was arrested after complaints of disorderly conduct were made against him. Yosemite National Park, California — Image by © Jonathan Blair/Corbis

07 Oct 2005, Port Harcourt, Nigeria — A small child uses a dirty plastic bucket as a toilet in Njemanze, a slum community along the waterfront in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Areas like this are hotbeds of gang violence and extreme poverty that exemplify the lack of development and support for the local communities of the oil producing Niger Delta. This community has been the scene of violence in recent years between “cults’, or gangs supported by the government. — Image by © Ed Kashi/VII/Corbis

11 May 2007, Batman, Turkey — Squat toilet in Hasankeyf in Batman, southest Turkey — Image by © Ali Kabas/Corbis

24 Jun 2014, Nigeria — Members of the Mada Saving Club in Tsafe Nigeria, checking cell phones. The Club is for women and has over 5500 members. Every week, women give money and when they need it, they can borrow with a small interest not payable until after the first month. — Image by © Karen Kasmauski/Corbis

From drilling holes in the ground to different flushing techniques, toilet culture around the world shows we’re not so different from each other.

The annual DJ Rally spans a distance of approximately 700km.

The rally, which is exclusively for vintage motorcycles, started this morning (Friday) at 6am in Hillcrest and finishes on tomorrow (Saturday) in Germiston.

Locals got an eyeful of vintage and classic cycles as they roared into Estcourt from about 10.30am today.

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March 10, 2017

Ronelle Mungaroo 1 minute read