About Wild Will

William Gillitt aka Wild Will has been operating dirt bike riding tours and academies in the heart of the ZuluKingdom, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa for almost 3 years now.  He is an accomplished rider having achieved success in a range of disciplines and still he remains impassioned to ride every day of his life.

How did you get involved in the world of extreme motorcycling?

I started riding a Foot up Trial bikes followed between the ages of 14 and 21 and it was here that I was fortunate to have gained sound technical skill.  I then did mountain-biking for a year and my love for being outdoors grew.  I suppose motorbike plus bush was just the next “roll of the wheel” in this sequence of events for me     

 What test do you believe sets apart true champion?

Times of adversity.  Things like – shortness of cash and having to make a plan from a very young age to find money to even enter the race & unavoidable bike problems – you know when you have to push to get back into the pits for what is a lifetime – exhausted & frustrated but … you fix your bike and carry on because passion drives you.  Also injury comebacks.  In a nutshell – determination and perseverance.

“I enjoy highly technical riding - rocks, logs, off cambers, hill-climbing, river crossings and ruts.  Throw a bit of rain into the mix just before a race - and I am ready.  The tougher – the better.  I participated in Foot-up Trials at a young age and guess that the riding terrain in this area has served to my advantage in technical and endurance riding.

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 Class                  -  Vets and 200cc Class

Championships   - National and Regional Enduro,s
 Enduro World X -  Country race setter

2008 - Roof of Africa 125cc Winner

1990 - Regional’s Trails - 1st Experts Class

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