Tree ate my bike.....

[Motu]

We've all seen fencing wire and stuff embeded in trees,but this is kinda extreme.

[Titanium]

Repost ..........

[Harry33]

I bet it stops joy riders lol

[Skyryder]

Tree was a biker in a previous life.

Skyryder

[98tls]

Repost .......... not a big deal but why do people have to do the "repost" thing?The idea with a forum like this is for people interested in bikes to join up and discuss/post whatever stuff about bikes...there will hopefully be new members all the time...some will have seen stuff some wont..if you have so what move on.been riding bikes for 30 odd years so have seen a bit havent seen the pic he posted up and thought it quite funny...sick of this "repost' "repost" bullshit.

[kensuem]

Wouldnt it have been easier to lock it up with a padlock and chain?Perhaps it was left by the guy in Hamilton ,but not found in time!

[myvice]

I only parked it there last night!

[gijoe1313]

Damn, me being a noob to riding and trying to assimiliate all the hazards and other minutae of the zen of motorcycling - you're telling me to watch out for crazy bike devouring trees that leap out at ya!? :gob:

This two wheels of freedom thang is more dangerous then I thought! :doh:

[nudemetalz]

Let's see Travis try to do 2 backfilps with this Yammie and tree in one !!!

Actually it's a good caption photo:--

"...my tree has got some XSessive roots issues..."

[TerminalAddict]

if a bike crashes in the woods? does it make a sound?

*makes the sound of one hand clapping*

[McJim]

if a bike crashes in the woods? does it make a sound?

*makes the sound of one hand clapping*
That would be 'Cl'

[far queue]

not a big deal but why do people have to do the "repost" thing?The idea with a forum like this is for people interested in bikes to join up and discuss/post whatever stuff about bikes...there will hopefully be new members all the time...some will have seen stuff some wont..if you have so what move on.been riding bikes for 30 odd years so have seen a bit havent seen the pic he posted up and thought it quite funny...sick of this "repost' "repost" bullshit.

Repost :shutup: :innocent:

[Buster]

Those new paddock stands are just getting stupid!!

[Colapop]

Repost ..........
Treepost??

[sunhuntin]

Repost ..........

i hadnt seen it before....interesting photo........

[Motu]

I hadn't seen it,on this site or any other...and I had an XS650 for 15 years,so keep my eye out for them.The photo was actualy given to me and I scanned it,which is why the quality is so poor.The photo was done on a printer,so I was pretty sure it came off the net somewhere.I don't like reposts,but we can't read every post....not even me.

I have seen a pine tree that grew on the roof of a small outbuilding,then the roots reached the ground and made a sort of cage around the shed.This was at the old limeworks in Warkworth if anyone remembers those days.

[DougB]

Riding back from Whangarei about forty years ago. Did not make a corner at the top of the Brynderwyn hill. (The road was quite diffirent then)
I landed down a hill in a paddock. I looked around - no sign of the bike. After a while I looked back towards the road. There was my bike on top of a tree at road level.
I had to chop it down to get my bike back.
What else would you expect a Triumph thunder bird to do??

[dawnrazor]

We've all seen fencing wire and stuff embeded in trees,but this is kinda extreme.


Stopped by the copse

ah plagerism...the best ism

[sprocket]

lol nice pic, wonder how long that took to photochop? if its real i wonder how long it would take to crank her over hehe

[texmo]

Thats a primo picture right there wonder how long the bike sat for.

[gijoe1313]

DougB that had to be a hilarious sight! It's a pity you didn't have a piccy of it - but I guess you wanted to get your ride back ASAP! Were you able to ride it after doing the lumberjack thing? :not: ... amazing you weren't in the tree and the bike in the paddock heh!

[Motu]

It's in the tropics by the look oof the vegetation,so not as long as you think - the rest of the bike looks in pretty good shape.I've seen several bikes on farms where they have just been left to rot standing out the back of a barn or in a padock.

[texmo]

It's in the tropics by the look oof the vegetation,so not as long as you think - the rest of the bike looks in pretty good shape.I've seen several bikes on farms where they have just been left to rot standing out the back of a barn or in a padock.
Wouldnt the chrome even more rusty if it was in the tropics?

[Motu]

The XS650 had onboard rust preventive mechanisms,similar to what the British used on their vertical twins,but of course much more refined on the quality Japanese bike.

[texmo]

I will take that as a no. Or should I take it as something else?

[Ixion]

But did it also have the Briddish style riding boot waterproofing attachment?

[Lias]

Stories of trees growing around things aside, has anyone considered that Photoshop may have been involved here?

[Eurodave]

That bike looks a bit rooted to me!!

[sprocket]

Stories of trees growing around things aside, has anyone considered that Photoshop may have been involved here?

er......ME! ,any botinists in here that can shed some light on the type of tree and the rate a which it grows??
The bike just looks in to good a condition

[blacksheep]

Repost ..........
i've never seen it before and quite enjoyed it,so what if some people have seen it before in a previous post?:nya:

[kro]

I didn't understand what i was looking at, but I just twigged.

[Lias]

I didn't understand what i was looking at, but I just twigged.
Was that horrendous pun intentional or not sir?

[kro]

Guilty, I will stop this foolish behaviour, and turn over a new leaf.

[Bonez]

er......ME! ,any botinists in here that can shed some light on the type of tree and the rate a which it grows??
The bike just looks in to good a conditionChains, rear shocks and all chrone showing signs of rust. The chrome strip on the seat has seperated from the seat and lower part of the seat pan is rusted. Engine badly corrroded as well. If you look close enough you see cobwebs.:yes:

[Lias]

Guilty, I will stop this foolish behaviour, and turn over a new leaf.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to kro again.

Cant rep you for that pun sir, so I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill you instead.

I wonder how much it would cost to have you rooted to death..