Forgotten Highway ride 23 May 2010

[cowboyz]

About time a decent ride got out and about and forgotten highway is just begging to be done. Mrs c and I will be out and about this week in may and on the Sunday will be doing the forgotten highway.

Meet in Taumaranui at 11am and heading west to stratford.

Being 2up speeds will be more repectably towards the nearer spectrum of the limits imposed by law and being Mrs C's first run through FH will probably stop for plenty of photos.

Who wants to supervise us?

[Taz]

There's some beaut gravel roads out that way too.

[cowboyz]

i bet there are.. but being allergic to gravel ill stick to the main route and close my eyes for the 14km of hard packed gravel that has to be ridden

[dogsnbikes]

Oh dear I am home then the bike is ready and I will be in new plymouth on the 22nd guess it would be rude not too show up,hmmmmm forgotten highway twice in one day FFS I'm in just gotta get a leave pass from mrs D:innocent:

[NZsarge]

I doubt i'll have my bike back by then, bugger, oh well...

[insomnia01]

Meet in Taumaranui at 11am and heading west to stratford.



Gidday Lance I'm always keen on SH43 :scooter::scooter: the Flax Cafe is a good meeting point across the road from BP & just around the corner from where SH 43 starts..... I'll make a note on my calendar & see if I can rouse up some other KB'er to join the ride

[cowboyz]

sounds good. plan is forming.

[dogsnbikes]

I doubt i'll have my bike back by then, bugger, oh well...

Im sure we can find you a honda :lol:

Mrs D said yes.......... to the ride that is So we will meet you guys at Taumaranui too

[WuZards-Eugene]

I could be keen. Should be a good warm up before I head to the Brass Monkey.

[Movistar]

Sounds like a plan.

I'll be keen to head up to Taumarunui via Awakino and 8 Mile, meet you in Taumarunui and head down SH43 with ya.

[sels1]

hmmm, could be a starter, if the ducks get in a row (they havent been much lately)

[Mr Triple]

I would really love to do this run... one day... as I have heard and read about the road.... will invite you all along when I make it that far north!! :)

[Mrs Cowboyz]

Im in!!!! Hehe...good to see a few are interested...Yay!! Dogs is coming, been a while since we have been on a ride with you!

[Mrs Cowboyz]

I would really love to do this run... one day... as I have heard and read about the road.... will invite you all along when I make it that far north!! :)

Come on!! You know you want to!!

[2 wheel madness]

Gidday Lance I'm always keen on SH43 :scooter::scooter: the Flax Cafe is a good meeting point across the road from BP & just around the corner from where SH 43 starts..... I'll make a note on my calendar & see if I can rouse up some other KB'er to join the ride

Hopefully Kinleith shut will be over by then and i'll be in, might have to sus ya out insomnia for the first part of the trip.

[ynot slow]

Be a good ride,if you guys don't stop at Whanga for lunch,there's a few cafes in Hawera as well,bugger it gets dark by 6ish now.

[Gone Burger]

Enjoy the ride - this is an amazing road to ride. Did it last year on my 250 and didn't even know it existed until I was on it. It was breath taking. Make sure you got your full tank of gas - 150k between stations. And take your camera - some stunning views over the saddles. Very jealous, would love to visit that piece of road again!

[Leber]

I did this road as part of the C1KC 2008 also on my 250 cruiser just after I got my restricted license, I rode that part of the leg with two experienced fast riders and followed their road line, doing so I found it the most enjoyable part of the 1000km ride, I would love to do it again on my current bike.
I will see if I can get the planets aligned for this ride.

[blackdog]

Enjoy the ride - this is an amazing road to ride. Did it last year on my 250 and didn't even know it existed until I was on it. It was breath taking. Make sure you got your full tank of gas - 150k between stations. And take your camera - some stunning views over the saddles. Very jealous, would love to visit that piece of road again!

sounds like a great opportunity to shakedown/christen a new bike if you got it by then :yes:

[cowboyz]

Enjoy the ride - this is an amazing road to ride. Did it last year on my 250 and didn't even know it existed until I was on it. It was breath taking. Make sure you got your full tank of gas - 150k between stations. And take your camera - some stunning views over the saddles. Very jealous, would love to visit that piece of road again!

yep.. ive done it like 4-5 times now.. one of my favourite pieces of road. and whats stopping ya? come out for a blast......

[Gone Burger]

sounds like a great opportunity to shakedown/christen a new bike if you got it by then :yes:


yep.. ive done it like 4-5 times now.. one of my favourite pieces of road. and whats stopping ya? come out for a blast......

Gees you boys sure know how to tempt a girl don't you? Would LOVE to do it again, especialy with some other riders. O.K - lets say if I have my new bike in time I'd love to come along. If not, will just have to envy you all as my 250 ran short of gas about 10k before the station. And that was some very tame riding to get me throught the most ot it.

What great motivation to hurry up and get a new beast! Will be a fantastic ride, thats for sure.

[Quasi]

Gees you boys sure know how to tempt a girl don't you? Would LOVE to do it again, especialy with some other riders. O.K - lets say if I have my new bike in time I'd love to come along. If not, will just have to envy you all as my 250 ran short of gas about 10k before the station. And that was some very tame riding to get me throught the most ot it.

What great motivation to hurry up and get a new beast! Will be a fantastic ride, thats for sure.

Hi Katie - i keen and i am sure there will be others from welly as well

[banditrider]

sounds good. plan is forming.

Oh, no, not a plan!


Im sure we can find you a honda :lol:

Yep, there's a few of them around.

I best start tyre shopping...

[ynot slow]

Gees you boys sure know how to tempt a girl don't you? Would LOVE to do it again, especialy with some other riders. O.K - lets say if I have my new bike in time I'd love to come along. If not, will just have to envy you all as my 250 ran short of gas about 10k before the station. And that was some very tame riding to get me throught the most ot it.

What great motivation to hurry up and get a new beast! Will be a fantastic ride, thats for sure.

Re gas station,my first ride I went from Hawera to Stratford thought hmmm tank 2/3 full at Stratty,thought can fill up at Toko(10km away)but no garage closed Saturday arvo(was 12.45ish)so got to Whanga,and on return to Stratford was riding economically as the old GSX750 went crappy on reserve.Can't rely on garage at Toko being open or having fuel,as various owners keep gas or not.

The ideal off venture is turn to Makahu at Strathmore intersection,nice windy road and is the start of walkway to W(h)anganui river,used to be papa road and tricky in winter,but now pretty much sealed to carpark.

[WuZards-Eugene]

Gees you boys sure know how to tempt a girl don't you? Would LOVE to do it again, especialy with some other riders. O.K - lets say if I have my new bike in time I'd love to come along. If not, will just have to envy you all as my 250 ran short of gas about 10k before the station. And that was some very tame riding to get me throught the most ot it.

What great motivation to hurry up and get a new beast! Will be a fantastic ride, thats for sure.

Nothing a 5 litre gas can won't fix. Will be doing the same going to cold duck as we wont see gas for 300ks after Masterton.

[cowboyz]

where you going that you wont see gas for 300k? you can pop out in danniverke for fuel. woudlnt be 300 from masterton to waipuk down 52 would it?

[banditrider]

where you going that you wont see gas for 300k? you can pop out in danniverke for fuel. woudlnt be 300 from masterton to waipuk down 52 would it?

About bang on 200.

[dogsnbikes]

Oh, no, not a plan!

Nothing like a well planned ASHURST PLAN:innocent: there just like a box of chocolates you never know what your going too get ....:rofl:

[cowboyz]

Nothing like a well planned ASHURST PLAN:innocent: there just like a box of chocolates you never know what your going too get ....:rofl:

its scary how true that is.. just think.. soon a whole lot of out of town kiwibikers are gonna experience what its like to do an Ashhurst ride!

[insomnia01]

Apologies Lance but I'm going to have to pull out from this one work calls unfortunately :mad::mad:

[WuZards-Eugene]

where you going that you wont see gas for 300k? you can pop out in danniverke for fuel. woudlnt be 300 from masterton to waipuk down 52 would it?

Was going to go on the XR, turning off at porangahau and following the beach up but took the ZX10 instead (ZX10 doesn't handle very well on beaches). Its 200 from Masterton to Waipuk, but quite a bit more if you take the longer (unsealed) route. Went to the One Night stand up Route 52, then out to Blackhead, up Long Range Rd and straight to the site. Was someting like 350k without a gas station (by choice of course, I could easily have poped into Waipuk on the way, but wheres the fun in that).

[Maha]

How far Norf are you going during that week Lance?

[cowboyz]

work has a habit of doing that!... suck. next time then.. we will be doing it all the same.. we kinda have to really!

we will probably be in taumarnui at 10.30.. really want to be leaving at 11am

[dogsnbikes]

we will probably be in taumarnui at 10.30.. really want to be leaving at 11am

so that means 12 in Ashhurst terms

[cowboyz]

ill be damn surprised if we get away before 1pm tbh!

[banditrider]

ill be damn surprised if we get away before 1pm tbh!

Sort it out! Come on, leaving from where & when?

[Owl]

Sort it out! Come on, leaving from where & when?

You heading up BanditKwakaHondarider?

Thinking about it myself, but it'll depend on weather. Looking ok at this stage.

[banditrider]

You heading up BanditKwakaHondarider?

Thinking about it myself, but it'll depend on weather. Looking ok at this stage.

Probably a Kwaka rider that day. Keen at this stage...

[Quasi]

do you welcome outcasts from the Rapa? may come along. What time you likely to be back in Palmy?

[Gone Burger]

do you welcome outcasts from the Rapa? may come along. What time you likely to be back in Palmy?

I'm thinking about it too.. But its looking like rubbish weather for Sunday :(

PM Eugene Quasi.. there might be a plan...

[Quasi]

I'm thinking about it too.. But its looking like rubbish weather for Sunday :(

PM Eugene Quasi.. there might be a plan...

Eugene...plan.... capes.... gravel....26 hours in a day.....

me afraid - me very afraid:sick::sick::shit::shit:

[Gone Burger]

Eugene...plan.... capes.... gravel....26 hours in a day.....

me afraid - me very afraid:sick::sick::shit::shit:

Hahahaha very funny - but the 11km of gravel on the forgotten highway should be enough to give him his fix... ay Eugene? (Sign says 13km, it was only 11)

[Quasi]

So - speaking of plans - what exactly is the plan. Time leaving from ashurst or such far flung places???

[Owl]

But its looking like rubbish weather for Sunday :(

SUNDAY?

Oh bugger, I had it in my head it was Saturday. Think I'm out already.

[sels1]

So - speaking of plans - what exactly is the plan. Time leaving from ashurst or such far flung places???

My ducks are starting to get in a row (suprisingly) Eugene has a plan to meet up in Waikanae (at some ungodly hour) to head to Taumaranui to meet up

[cowboyz]

the super overall plan at the moment goes just like this!


Get to Taumarnui any way you like SUNDAY morning ... (we will be leaving Taupo at some stage in the morning and probably doing top of lake and SH41 (or is it 47???) FIIK.. not important.

We PLAN to leave Taumarnui at 11am. Which means we will probably end up leaving at 11.30-11.45 and doing FH at a leisurely pace. Photo shoot at Tunnel is complusory and stop for a bite at the pub.
Then when we get to Stratford. Mrs C and I are going to disappear and everyone else can do whatever they want.
Im riding it anyhow.. We have to get from Taupo to New Plymouth on Sunday morning. The weather looks ok at the moment. few showers here and there but I dont think its going to turn to much tbh (fingers crossed)

[dogsnbikes]

Looking good so far ,but we will be doing crusing pace due too the excess baggage on the bike

but our plan is to ride from NP up FH until we meet up with you all then turn around and do FH back to stratford and back to Wanganui

[insomnia01]

work has a habit of doing that!... suck. next time then..

Sucks Alright !! however I need to sort me shit out cause come 5/6 I'm on holiday for 2 weeks & this time I'll be touring around the lower basin :Punk::Punk:( Wgtn, Masterton, Fielding up to Napier region etc,etc ) Might go check out Gentle Annie see how the sealing is getting on... I'll be based in Pukerua Bay for the 2 weeks so day trips mostly with the odd overnihgter somewhere no real agenda at this stage... :scooter::scooter: Will be heading down to Wgtn via Sh43 anyways so I still get to do it just not with a KB crew :love:

PS whats the road from Kimbolton to Ohingaiti like ( Sealed unsealed ) ?? Is it better to head to Ohingaiti or to Mangaweka ?? same again whats the road surface like ?? Any other ideas on roads down there would be greatly appreciated...

cheers

[cowboyz]

kimbolton to ohingaiti is pembleton rd.. magic piece of road! I love it.. and yes its sealed. mangawekas are prone to rockfalls and stuff but after you get out of the shite there is a really fast backroad which is awesome. cant go wrong with either! Ill have to come out one day and give you a tour when your down here,,,

[insomnia01]

kimbolton to ohingaiti is pembleton rd.. magic piece of road! I love it.. and yes its sealed. mangawekas are prone to rockfalls and stuff but after you get out of the shite there is a really fast backroad which is awesome. cant go wrong with either! Ill have to come out one day and give you a tour when your down here,,,


Sounds like the go Lance, I'll PM you some contact details don't think I'll have much access to a computer whilst on tour

[cowboyz]

sounds like a master plan! good stuff!

[sels1]

My ducks are starting to get in a row (suprisingly)
Spoke too soon - ducks now scattered. Probably wont be able to make it now.

[Quasi]

Spoke too soon - ducks now scattered. Probably wont be able to make it now.

5.30am start scared my ducks well away. Come join us on Riversdale ride if you can

[Genie]

the super overall plan at the moment goes just like this!


Get to Taumarnui any way you like SUNDAY morning ... (we will be leaving Taupo at some stage in the morning and probably doing top of lake and SH41 (or is it 47???) FIIK.. not important.

We PLAN to leave Taumarnui at 11am. Which means we will probably end up leaving at 11.30-11.45 and doing FH at a leisurely pace. Photo shoot at Tunnel is complusory and stop for a bite at the pub.
Then when we get to Stratford. Mrs C and I are going to disappear and everyone else can do whatever they want.
Im riding it anyhow.. We have to get from Taupo to New Plymouth on Sunday morning. The weather looks ok at the moment. few showers here and there but I dont think its going to turn to much tbh (fingers crossed)

Have a super fun wee jaunt around the countryside. Blessings for you both and may you be blessed with the sunniest of days and the snuggliest of nights xx

[cowboyz]

right... we are on the move. watchout Taupo.. see whoever shows up on Sun morning in Taumanranui. we will be there about 10-10.15 at one of the cafes on the main st.

Gonna be awesome...........

[Gone Burger]

right... we are on the move. watchout Taupo.. see whoever shows up on Sun morning in Taumanranui. we will be there about 10-10.15 at one of the cafes on the main st.

Gonna be awesome...........

Have a fantastic day everyone! I will join you all on another occasion - possibly one when I can stay the previous night somewhere up that way. Safe riding and post up some pics at the tunnel if you can!

[insomnia01]

[QUOTE=cowboyz;1129758849] 10-10.15 at one of the cafes on the main st. QUOTE]

If you are coming from Taupo, head down to the BP at the very northern end of town, fill up there & across the road is the Flax Cafe awesome coffee & snacks etc,etc the turn off to SH43 is 30 mtrs away.....

[cowboyz]

sweet as... hopefully 86 shows up.... I just follow him... He has a sense for good coffee... Not as useful as spidey senses but still quite good all the same.

[86GSXR]

You cannot know how much I want to be there, but that cursed roster has ruined yet another weekend! :angry2: Whatever happened to work/life balance!

I hope you guys have a great time away, brilliant highway pegs there too :) :niceone:

[dogsnbikes]

You cannot know how much I want to be there, but that cursed roster has ruined yet another weekend! :angry2: Whatever happened to work/life balance!

I hope you guys have a great time away, brilliant highway pegs there too :) :niceone:

:crybaby::crybaby::crybaby: Oh I know what you mean,its a hard life when one has to GLC alone:bleh:

[ynot slow]

:crybaby::crybaby::crybaby: Oh I know what you mean,its a hard life when one has to GLC alone:bleh:

Is a tough life boy(in deepest southern drawl).

Ride safe people,bit greasy after rain and spilt silage by road from feedout wagons on F/H adds to normal hazards.

[dogsnbikes]

Looking forward to it,oh how I miss the country and its hazards:lol:


trying to convince mel to take the long way to NP today rather than the cage track

[banditrider]

Palmy riders: suggest we meet at BP Rangitiki and leave at 8?

[SuperSonic]

Palmy riders: suggest we meet at BP Rangitiki and leave at 8?

Ok sounds good to us, just have to get an early night.........................................NOT lol I went out to the local pubs last night and got ID:gob::rofl::rofl: Man I am SO young:killingme:nya:

[ynot slow]

Ok sounds good to us, just have to get an early night.........................................NOT lol I went out to the local pubs last night and got ID:gob::rofl::rofl: Man I am SO young:killingme:nya:

Skite,enjoy the ID thing,I was 2 days off 22 birthday and asked.

[Qkchk]

Looking forward to reading up on a report after you guys get back tomorrow. We plan on riding the Forgotten Highway during Queens Birthday weekend (while down for the KB Gathering in Turangi) provided the weather plays ball. Would be helpful to find out the road conditions.......

[cowboyz]

report coming but dont expect a good one... didnt make it to the top of the hill before the hospital before throwing the 9 down the road and putting both me and Mrs C in the emergency dept for the day. Its weird how quickly things can turn to shite.

[Genie]

report coming but dont expect a good one... didnt make it to the top of the hill before the hospital before throwing the 9 down the road and putting both me and Mrs C in the emergency dept for the day. Its weird how quickly things can turn to shite.

oh my friends...i'm so glad you got to tell us yourself. do hope you are both not too bruised and sore. oh dear.....how is Mrs C???

[banditrider]

report coming but dont expect a good one... didnt make it to the top of the hill before the hospital before throwing the 9 down the road and putting both me and Mrs C in the emergency dept for the day. Its weird how quickly things can turn to shite.

Yes, would have preferred to take in more than just the first 500m of the FH! At least the pair of you are not too badly knocked around and here to talk about it. Looks like Meanie was a champion again and got you back safe and sound - top bloke! Take it easy and look after the bumps & bruises. Will put up some pics soon...

[Gone Burger]

report coming but dont expect a good one... didnt make it to the top of the hill before the hospital before throwing the 9 down the road and putting both me and Mrs C in the emergency dept for the day. Its weird how quickly things can turn to shite.

So sorry to hear that. I hope you are both doing O.K and are at home resting up now? Take it easy you two... Sounds like you might be getting a good long sleep tonight?

[chanceyy]

report coming but dont expect a good one... didnt make it to the top of the hill before the hospital before throwing the 9 down the road and putting both me and Mrs C in the emergency dept for the day. Its weird how quickly things can turn to shite.

Ouch .. not good, but good your here to tell us about it aye. Hope you both not too sore

[dogsnbikes]

Was looking to be a good day had a great run in from Stratford after Tx chat with Cowboyz say we would meet him at the tunnel,

After arriving 12:25 I said to Melissa they are late,the reply was "whats new with cowboyz" we waited for 45 minutes and decided to head back to whongamomona for a very small flat white but the burger was Mint,spoke to other riders who had come from Taumarinui and ask if they had seen Cowboyz,no one had and they hadn't even seen any bikes there so we decide to head back to Stratford,knowing something wasn't right but with no phone coverage in that area we didn't have much choice and needed to be home by 5.....

So with the trip out being even better we had a great days ride even down to the point of being pulled over.... aren't policemen wonderful people ....no ticket:innocent:must of been that part of Melissa saying we are missing some friends they were meant to meet us and didn't show up and we have no idea why

we knew when I got meanies tx just before 4 that he sent at 12:01


So get well Lance and bobbie just wasn't a mint day after all............ we even left a message at the tunnel for you :yes: Pic's to Come

[cowboyz]

well.. day started early as looked real promising. headed out from Huka falls lodge in the mist and fog. Visibility was less than about 2m but had a fun ride over weatern bay road, western access and some fantastic scenery on SH41. Got to Taumaranui about 10.15 for some breaky.

Waited round for Bandit rider, Brian, sonic and Mrs Sonic before heading towards the FH.

Thinking back it was all a comedy of errors as such - just not that funny.

I was so keen to get going I didnt align my earpiece on the intercom properly, my leathers were 3/4 done up (under my jersey I was wearing) and my helmet was just wrong.

As we headed up the hill (like still in town!) I was messing around trying to get my helmet right and feeling rather uncomfortable. So as I was trying to get myself sorted instead of stopping and doing it properly I was sorting everything out on the fly. So wasnt paying any attention to where I was riding. So I was drifting across the road. When I got round to actually putting my mine on the job I was right on the white line and a car was coming down the hill.. I was riding one handed and steered the bike back into my lane thinking to myself.. This is silly. Right then the front gave a bit of a wobble... I did a knee jerk reaction and all of a sudden the bike flicked out from under us and we were sliding down the road.
I was REALLY surprised to be sliding down the road. It was like... WTF just happened??
Mrs C fell really hard and rolled like FOREVER!
I slid for about 20 m before leaving the 9 to finish the journey on its own.
ambo showed up and checked us out. I hate doctors and am fine so Mrs C was the min prioirty. She has torn the tendon in her middle finger. Her gear really stood up to the knock and mine did an awesome job of being destroyed while leaving me in tact.
so after a few hours in the emergency dept of taumarnui hospital we were released and headed back to cafe for coffee and a moan. Really really annoyed about throwing bike away. Especially being as it was my own stupid fault. Feels even worse with the 'what could have beens' with wifey on the back.
Huge ... and I mean HUGE thanks to BR,Brian, Sonic and Mrs Sonic for the help at the scene. No one paniced.. No unnessacceary running round in circles. Everyone held there head and got all the important boxes checked. Big Sorry to sonic for making him miss the FH ride. It really wasnt surposed to go like this....
And last but by no means least, Meanie! Always there to lend a hand even if it meant driving 3hours (ahem) out of his way to pick up some muppet who cant ride round corners. Told you I was gonna get you to FH today!

Anyhow, pics here. feel free to surmise about the weather, slippery roads, white lines or anything else that proves without a doubt that this wasnt my fault- its the kiwibiker way - but having clicked over 150,000k on the 9 in some way worse conditions than today I cant help but think if I had taken 2 mins to check myself and pay attention I would still be on holiday sitting in a spa somewhere in Taranaki trying to get lucky with my wife.

[cowboyz]

more pics.....

[SuperSonic]

The FH will still be there for a while yet, we're just glad you & Mrs C are ok.

[banditrider]

Little Maori boy looking at bikes in Tamarunui: "who's is that green bike?"

Me: "Some cowboy"

[NZsarge]

Rough day mate, sucks for sure. glad to see you're not having a sense of humour failure about it which would be understandable, all told both you and Mrs C got out of it pretty well, even the bikes in not to bad really. You won't get too much shit from me any way... well not for a little while...

[chanceyy]

good to hear the gear did what it was suppose to and minimal damage to you guys, so whats the damage to the bike ? will it make it to the track now ??

[NZsarge]

The FH will still be there for a while yet, we're just glad you & Mrs C are ok.

Yeah get it done this year or next though aye... According to the Aztecs there is going to be a cataclysmic event in 2012...

[banditrider]

Yeah get it done this year or next though aye... According to the Aztecs there is going to be a cataclysmic event in 2012...

ACC leveies going up?

[NZsarge]

Oh yeah, big up's to Meanie... to the rescue!!! Farkin' mint mate!

[Owl]

Glad the two of you are ok!:yes:

Advice for Mrs C..............Phone work! Do not enter the premises and hold your hand up to show the boss:no:

Thumbs up Meanie:2thumbsup

Guess you'll be in the market for a new 9?

[Pegasus]

Glad you are both ok, pity your day got more than a little off track though.

Mrs C I hope you get plenty of mileage out of that injury. :)

Well done Meanie. Where would we be without great friends, to bail us out every now and then ha.

[86GSXR]

Bit of a shit alright! But I'm really pleased you're both OK and I think the 9 will live to see another road. There may be a spare Triumph lying (oops) around when you get the withdrawals. Meanie rocks!

[cowboyz]

lying in a ditch near you? ........ ummmmmmmmmmmmm............................

[insomnia01]

Not the kind of report I was looking forward to hearing Lance !! :gob: But glad to hear you & your partner are OK... :niceone::niceone: to the rescue crew

[dogsnbikes]

Maybe even a honda...................for you too use lance....

Well Mrs C you will have to wait a little longer for that ride with us unless cowboyz concedes to a honda :lol:

Meanie like always......helping out others is just a phone call away "Awesome" Seems to be alot of Kwaka riders though

[NZsarge]

Meanie like always......helping out others is just a phone call away "Awesome" Seems to be alot of Kwaka riders though

No, just the one Kwaka rider.... :D
Sorry Lance but that was going begging...

[cowboyz]

cheers lads. I think Ill rest up for a bit and start what you know is going to be WWIII with insurance companies.

[sinfull]

Sorry to hear Lance ! Bugger of a way to start the day ! On ya Meanie

[cowboyz]

well, to be fair... we had already ridden 150k in the morning.. so it was like 6 ashhursts rides already completed.

[robertydog]

Well at least you guys are ok and you will learn from it im sure. Meanie you the man. I reckon you should paint yr ute green then you wont notice the 9 on the back it all the time.

[Owl]

I think Ill rest up for a bit and start what you know is going to be WWIII with insurance companies.

I was wondering about that? I guess they automatically changed you back to comprehensive.

[ynot slow]

Well done to those involved in rescue,pretty easy to panic and so forth.Worst part of the highway is phone coverage.

Worst part of having partner on the back is the what if scenario,and for me is always in the back of my mind,and mostly think when home safely that was fun and a silent thank you to biking god/s.

Hope the insurance is simple and straight forward,and you both heal fast,bruises can be a pain in ass.

[cowboyz]

well yeah.. there is this whole ... FUCK it!... then.. Oh man.. I gonna be in so much trouble as you look back to see your wife rolling down the road......

[shafty]

Bugger Cowboyz and Mrs C - never met you Guys but have followed many of your rides here, and stoked you both are Oki Doki - or relatively so. That can be a greasy prick of a hill right there - handy to the Hospital but!

All the best for a good digit-al recovery and may your insurance hassles be small 'uns

Shafty

[cowboyz]

cheers! 2 days later and Mrs C is feeling alot better now. I am just bleh! I think the impact bruising is coming to haunt me now. damn sore. off to getsome bandages today and give all my gear to the insuance company. fun fun!