Roos 1...SPman 0

**SPman** · 30th September 2006, 23:00

Well, after thinking that I was up to watching out for the pesky hoppers, my luck ran out last night!
Took the bike into work yesterday, but was a bit late getting away and, what with it being a long weekend and all,I dallied a bit too long in the village ( well, you need something to drink of an evening)
Result - I was heading for home through the bush right on dusk.- Roo time!
Now , I know the dangers - a lot of locals just don't ride at night, but, Ive done it before and been OK with all roo encounters up til now. Taking it easy - 60-70 k max, but ........little barstard bounced out from the shrubbery about 10m in front of the bike..the second bounce was straight under the front wheel! - didn't have time to say fuck! I always carry 2 fingers on the brake through there but my fingers had barely begun to clench when I was slam-dunked onto the pavement, then I seemed to be sliding on my face for the next 2 hrs over the next 20 m.
Ive always been a bit wary of the sliding damage potential, of the local quartz chip seal and, yep, its as bad as I feared!
So - the net damage - my pristine ZX9 looking decidedly worse for wear down one side - it pulled the oil filler plug and dumped half the oil over the road.. It was rideable, however.
Me - one fucked helmet, leathers scarred - a few abrasion holes, and lots of abrasion through the leather - even shredded the shoulder of my shirt!
But holy bejesus Im sore - the doc doesnt think Ive got any broken ribs,even though I can hardly move today and I may have damaged the AC joint in my right shoulder - we'll see. Overall, I was pretty lucky.
Once again - Ive been getting a few funny looks over here, wearing full leathers and all the gear, but I hate to think what would have happened,had I been wearing anything less!
So - thats buggered the October social calendar......

**FROSTY:Me** · 30th September 2006, 23:08

Fuck me mate--that was like only minutes after i was talking to ya--and you were telling me about the friggin roos
Good news ya got off basicly unscathed

**Big Dave** · 30th September 2006, 23:11

......Bugger.

**2much** · 30th September 2006, 23:11

Shit mate, glad to hear you walked away from that one. I know how violent it is to hit something solid at that speed (I broke a couple of ribs). Hope you get better soon and can get the bike and gear sorted out.

Tuck and roll!

**SwanTiger** · 30th September 2006, 23:15

What happened to the Kangaroo? I heard they taste alright as a Burger.

**beyond** · 30th September 2006, 23:16

Man, and I thought possums were bad

**mstriumph** · 30th September 2006, 23:17

....... be cool peops ........ he's basically unscathed and will remain that way just so long as i can keep him hidden from the wildlife conservation fanatics........

funny thing was - early this morning the corpse had totally disappeared from the roadway

thinks *better stay away from the local fast food joints for a few weeks methinks .... *

**Zed** · 30th September 2006, 23:19

That sucks BIG TIME Jon. I would have thought that was a freak accident but I trust it happens regularly over there, that size animal would do any bike/biker some serious harm.

Rest up and get well soon mate, hope insurance and everything goes thru smooth for ya.

Unique thread title btw.

**erik** · 1st October 2006, 00:08

hell.
Good to hear you're ok.

**onearmedbandit** · 1st October 2006, 00:10

Fuck that, glad to hear your ok. That's two of those Arais destroyed this week.

**SPman** · 1st October 2006, 00:15

Hey - it's not ALL bad.....................

**SPman** · 1st October 2006, 00:18

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Fuck that, glad to hear your ok. That's two of those Arais destroyed this week.

A bit of a bugger, but, they did their job.
Hows the bod?

**onearmedbandit** · 1st October 2006, 00:23

100% now thanks. Still sporting a couple of bruises but otherwise no problems. Amazing how the body tightens up after a bit of a bash up. Hope you're back to your normal self soon too mate.

Now we just need to sort our bikes and gear.