Scummie loses his chicken-strips - completely!

[scumdog]

The title exaggerates a tad, I only lost them completely on one side of the tyre.

On the Dunedin Ride on the Catlins Coastal Route, Free2be on front, botb and CB behind.

Lamb1 runs down a bank and crosses road just after Free2be gets past it, no worries.

Lamb2 (the brainlesser one) runs down the bank, scurries out to follow Lamb1, I notice it, brake real hard and scrub off loads of speed and aim to miss its bum by inches as it runs across the road.

Only it doesn't.

It suddenly stops right where I'm pointed, fark, more brake pressure, like tons - and try to crank some lean to the right to avoid lamb

Suddenly front wheel is locked up, bike starting to low-side, foot hits the road after getting knocked off free-way peg - thing are looking grim and I'm sure my elbow is inches from the road.

Exhaust is grinding and aforementioned foot gets swept back under exhaust, by now I've almost resigned to not recovering from this slide and think "oooh shee-it, this is going to hurt' but at the last split second I released the brake a bit, instinctively push down with my right foot and hey-presto, we're upright again.

Only now Im on the wrong side of the road and pointed diagonally across to the gravel verge - and just to add some spice there's some tourist coming towards me in a camper van!:buggerd:

A last ditch effort to gain control and sloww a bit before I hit the gravel verge and ta-dah! the van goes by as I run along the gravel verge on his side of the road towards him. (probabaly thought 'frkkn crazy kiwis').

So I come to a stop, hand sweaty, knee as sore-as, toe of steel-capped boot severely gouged and heel peeled off it a tad - and CB and botb pretty rattled.

Lesson: Watch it on the Catlins Coastal Route, particularly at this time of year with the lambs about - they haven't learned the 'rules' yet.

And oh, the chicken strip thing? The right side of my front tyre was scuffed to the edge of the tread for the full 360 degress of its circumference!!!:eek5:

And my zorst has some gnarly road rash in place you wouldn't believe.

[98tls]

:2thumbsup Nice,must have raised the heartbeat for a while eh mate.Glad you came out ok.

[boomer]

Now all you have to do is master that shit and do it on the left hand side... hey Au

shitts and giggles huh.. things must be getting slow down there!

[owner]

Sounds like dangerous driving to me, somebody give him a ticket

[Colapop]

Oh great Scummy, has joined the knee sliders and low siders club! How were the lamb chops?

[NZsarge]

After living on a farm for X amount of years I realize now the livestock don't have rules, whenever one of those little shits is on the road do not ever expect it to be sensible.... Well done by the way.

[Grahameeboy]

Sounds like dangerous driving to me, somebody give him a ticket

Yep, should ride at a speed so as to be able to stop when confronted by a sheep.......or 2

[NZsarge]

Yep, should ride at a speed so as to be able to stop when confronted by a sheep.......or 2

Take my word for it, you quite often don't have the option of slowing down to such a speed, particularly if there is long grass they can ambush you from.:doh:

[Grahameeboy]

Take my word for it, you quite often don't have the option of slowing down to such a speed, particularly if there is long grass they can ambush you from.:doh:

So what was Summy doing in the long grass.......eh eh

[NZsarge]

So what was Summy doing in the long grass.......eh eh

No comment, you'll have to ask him....and the sheep...:shifty::msn-wink::lol:

[laRIKin]

Good to hear that you kept it up right.

Lamb's and Sheep.:eek:

I know of lot of riders that have been taken out by them.
Not so common now days.

And now you have to do the other side to even it up.:oi-grr::bleh:

[Grahameeboy]

No comment, you'll have to ask him....and the sheep...:shifty::msn-wink::lol:

"When men were men, and sheep were scared"..........I suspect the sheep have been gagged

[jimbo600]

Good save scummy. Gotta keep ya wits about ya at all times aye. Especially in the SI. NI sheep are alot more organised mate.

[Taz]

Wild Hogs!! Go the Wild Hogs!!!! Go dudley go!! :Pokey:

[NZsarge]

Good save scummy. Gotta keep ya wits about ya at all times aye. Especially in the SI. NI sheep are alot more organised mate.

By organized you mean militant?

[Swoop]

Mint sauce?????

Nice save Scummy!

[MSTRS]

I read all of that, expecting the last line to be "Then I woke up from my bad dream"...
Good save, young man. Bloody woolly chicanes eh?

[deanohit]

"When men were men, and sheep were scared"..........I suspect the sheep have been gagged

I suspect said sheep may be buried in the freezer in a cover up involving the NZ police, the NZ goverment, OZ goverment, not to mention the brits and yanks. It's a conspiracy to cover up the up rising of the sheep against the menfolk of NZ! :confused:


:laugh: Nice save Scummie! :niceone:

[James Deuce]

Harley motards RUUUUULE.

I think you need to go back to the lamb and tell it you are sorry you scared it, lest someone end up with a tough Christmas roast.

[Macktheknife]

Bloody good effort there scummy, well done.
I would have gone back and had a 'brief chat' with the lamb, and put what was left in the freezer.

[scumdog]

Thanks for the :niceone: guys!! Not a nice feeling when thinking your pride'n'joy is about to cart-wheel down the road with you following - or worse, tangled with it.

I'm going to do some 'figerin' out' with my 'clakit poculater' and figure out what angle I must have been on at the time I was sliding.

Couldn't find a flat spot on the tyre but I left a goodly length tyre-mark on the road, also for the scuff marks (at right-angles to normal travel) to be 360 around the tyre the tyre would have to have been turning on its axis as I slid.:crazy:

CB said she looked up to see the T-Sport at an impossible angle heading across the road in a cloud of 'dust' (tyre-smoke!) and her heart sank....

In afterthought: IF I had slowed down straight away on seeing the Lamb1 the above MIGHT not have happened - but then I would have taken forever to get home if I did that EVERY time I saw a lamb at the side of the road. (I didn't see Lamb2 until it emerged from long grass about 8 feet from the road edge anyway)

The lamb? Gone - just like most forms of life that cause mayhem on the road.
I felt like goiing back with my silent 22 and shoot every lamb out on the road in the area - the fences would be fixed quick-smart then I bet.:2guns::angry2::shutup:

How is it that an 'item' that is so (claimed) valuable is allowed to push through fences and wander aimlessly up and down the road edge??

If it was law that all stray animals could be claimed by whoever 'found' them roaming there would be an upsurge in the sale of good fencing gear.

Rant over - for now!:mellow:

[ipod1098]

would the farm owner be liable if some thing more severe had happened??

[scumdog]

would the farm owner be liable if some thing more severe had happened??

Nah man - they got the law written to suit them.

IF there's a documented history of his animals escaping constantly MAYBE he MIGHT be prosecuted - but don't hold your breath.

In MY opinion they should be prosecuted - it would make them improve their fences no end. (After all, OSH screw a company that doesn't have efficient guards over moving machinery etc.)

[Bonez]

Good save ol bean.

Come up to our neck of the woods sometime and we'll throw some cows, goats, bullocks, wild pigs and a few other beasties in the mix for your motorcycling pleasure ;).

[kiwifruit]

Requesting photo evidence of this left hand chicken strip removal, please, Scummy

:)

[MyGSXF]

:shit: shit Pa.. ya had me worried there for a bit.. :crazy: bloody good save by the sounds!!! :first: glad to hear you & Ma are ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :niceone: & looking forward to seeing you both soon!!!!!! :hug:

xx #1 daughter :rockon:

[Mom]

:shit: shit Pa.. ya had me worried there for a bit.. :crazy: bloody good save by the sounds!!! :first: glad to hear you & Ma are ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :niceone: & looking forward to seeing you both soon!!!!!! :hug:

xx #1 daughter :rockon:

Awwwww shucks...........thats so cute.........LOL

Good to see such a loving family......:love::love:

[Jantar]

Jeez, SD, that would be a heart stopping moment. Good to hear that all is OK and damage not too bad.

[Virago]

I blame FREE2B - she's a sheep magnet...:blink:

Well done Scummy - it sounds like a good save!

[jahrasti]

What was the scared sheep squadron doin down in that neck of the woods?

[Boob Johnson]

The title exaggerates a tad, I only lost them completely on one side of the tyre.

On the Dunedin Ride on the Catlins Coastal Route, Free2be on front, botb and CB behind.

Lamb1 runs down a bank and crosses road just after Free2be gets past it, no worries.

Lamb2 (the brainlesser one) runs down the bank, scurries out to follow Lamb1, I notice it, brake real hard and scrub off loads of speed and aim to miss its bum by inches as it runs across the road.

Only it doesn't.

It suddenly stops right where I'm pointed, fark, more brake pressure, like tons - and try to crank some lean to the right to avoid lamb

Suddenly front wheel is locked up, bike starting to low-side, foot hits the road after getting knocked off free-way peg - thing are looking grim and I'm sure my elbow is inches from the road.

Exhaust is grinding and aforementioned foot gets swept back under exhaust, by now I've almost resigned to not recovering from this slide and think "oooh shee-it, this is going to hurt' but at the last split second I released the brake a bit, instinctively push down with my right foot and hey-presto, we're upright again.

Only now Im on the wrong side of the road and pointed diagonally across to the gravel verge - and just to add some spice there's some tourist coming towards me in a camper van!:buggerd:

A last ditch effort to gain control and sloww a bit before I hit the gravel verge and ta-dah! the van goes by as I run along the gravel verge on his side of the road towards him. (probabaly thought 'frkkn crazy kiwis').

So I come to a stop, hand sweaty, knee as sore-as, toe of steel-capped boot severely gouged and heel peeled off it a tad - and CB and botb pretty rattled.

Lesson: Watch it on the Catlins Coastal Route, particularly at this time of year with the lambs about - they haven't learned the 'rules' yet.

And oh, the chicken strip thing? The right side of my front tyre was scuffed to the edge of the tread for the full 360 degress of its circumference!!!:eek5:

And my zorst has some gnarly road rash in place you wouldn't believe.
Pics or it didn't happen :oi-grr:

:laugh:


Crikey Scummy that's a close call, glad you lived to tell the tale




If it was law that all stray animals could be claimed by whoever 'found' them roaming there would be an upsurge in the sale of good fencing gear.lol sure would, good call

[McJim]

I guess we'll be asking Quasi to make pants with knee sliders AND tassles for future ref. :rofl:

1 question though - if it had been a copper rather than a tourist in a camper van oncoming do you think they would have swallowed your story of animal avoidance for that dangerous maneouvre? :Pokey:

[Colapop]

... the T-Sport at an impossible angle heading across the road in a cloud of 'dust' (tyre-smoke!)...
ala HD Motard styles!

[McDuck]

Congtats on the save, maby it would be best to do a rrrs and learn how to hit that sort of thing?

[scumdog]

I guess we'll be asking Quasi to make pants with knee sliders AND tassles for future ref. :rofl:

1 question though - if it had been a copper rather than a tourist in a camper van oncoming do you think they would have swallowed your story of animal avoidance for that dangerous maneouvre? :Pokey:


Yep, they possibly would have seen the same lambs if they had looked to their right rather than at me.

And there were three positive witnesses riding with me.

[Boob Johnson]

Yep, they possibly would have seen the same lambs if they had looked to their right rather than at me.

And there were three positive witnesses riding with me.Still waiting on pics :Pokey: :corn:

[scumdog]

Still waiting on pics :Pokey: :corn:

What of?
The scrape on my stee-cap boot?
The scuff marks on the tyre?
the scrapes on the zorst?
The ginger kiss in my Y-fronts??

[McDuck]

Still waiting on pics :Pokey: :corn:

Agreee........

[Grahameeboy]

What of?
The scrape on my stee-cap boot?
The scuff marks on the tyre?
the scrapes on the zorst?
The ginger kiss in my Y-fronts??

The last one please:gob:

[davereid]

You gotta buy CB a bike cam so we can all watch the action next time ! Good to hear it all worked out OK, put a new tyre on and save the old one for karma.

[NighthawkNZ]

Good save ole chap... say what ah... :mellow: :shit:


But yeah I also blame Free2b... she be a stock magnet... :Pokey:

[xknuts]

What of?
The ginger kiss in my Y-fronts??


The last one please:gob:

Please start a poll? I vote 4 the last one too!:buggerd:
Moral is "Don't ride with Free2b - She's a MAGNET":msn-wink:

[Boob Johnson]

What of?
The scrape on my stee-cap boot?
The scuff marks on the tyre?
the scrapes on the zorst?
The ginger kiss in my Y-fronts??
rofl, all of the above please..................in no particular order





:corn:

[McDuck]

Please start a poll? I vote 4 the last one too!:buggerd:
Moral is "Don't ride with Free2b - She's a MAGNET":msn-wink:

Lol this is very true....

[kiwifruit]

What of?
The scrape on my stee-cap boot?
The scuff marks on the tyre?
the scrapes on the zorst?
The ginger kiss in my Y-fronts??

the lack of chicken strip please, anything else is a bonus

[Xaria]

Glad you are OK. Rather happy I went shopping with Mum instead of going with you guys. Doing the Catlins again in another couple of weeks too.

Woo hoo CB for going for a big ride. Getting practice for the magpie?

[Swoop]

Thanks for the :niceone: guys!! Not a nice feeling when thinking your pride'n'joy is about to cart-wheel down the road with you following - or worse, tangled with it.

CB said she looked up to see the T-Sport at an impossible angle heading across the road in a cloud of 'dust' (tyre-smoke!) and her heart sank....
OK, now I can say "ride to the conditions - when they change, reduce the heat and BBQ for 10mins"!:cool:

What was the scared sheep squadron doin down in that neck of the woods?
This was the "Scared Lamb Platoon" on a recon mission.

Good to hear it all worked out OK, put a new tyre on and save the old one for karma.
WHAT? A cruiser loses ONE chicken strip and you have to buy a new tyre????

Fuck that.

[FREE2B]

Yeah well numero uno lamb tried hard, ran out but was too slow haha missed me. I saw number two lookin from the grass and thought at the time that one looks dodgy..... then nobody followed me over the brow of the hill and traffic goin the other way was brakin ...well done scummy great save.

Ive splatted one so far this season and had everything locked up after THREE ran out nose to tail from the right hand side of the road completely unseen....ther is indeed sumthing eveil bought this generation of sheep :devil2:

[Fatjim]

The following springs to mind

"Drive to the conditions, when they change reduce your speed"
"speed kills"
"Only a bloody fool lets a mate drive a Harley"

[terbang]

Jeez I bet that sheep got a fright. Good save there old fella..!

[James Deuce]

"Only a bloody fool lets a mate drive a Harley"

Geez! You didn't have to dump me in public, "mate".:cry:

[janno]

Road mutton - eat it like you stole it . . .

[Daffyd]

Phaedrus and I were up ahead, blissfully unaware of all the drama behind us.
Suddenly only one light in the mirror instead of five. Uh-oh, summat's amiss 'ere, I thinks. P and I stop and decide to go back to see what's going on. Just got a few hundred metres and they all caught up. I don't like being the lead man, I miss all the 'fun'!
Aside from that, a great day, great company, and a couple of new faces. (New to me, anyway).

[Delphinus]

Maybe we need to make a little addition to these hand signals.

Suicidal sheep in the bushes.

[SDU]

Nah man - they got the law written to suit them.

IF there's a documented history of his animals escaping constantly MAYBE he MIGHT be prosecuted - but don't hold your breath.

In MY opinion they should be prosecuted - it would make them improve their fences no end. (After all, OSH screw a company that doesn't have efficient guards over moving machinery etc.)

Nah OSH only screws a small company, The BIG company's get away with a slap on the wrist for MURDER!
:calm:
Stock is a real problem when it escapes, I've had a mate hit by a deer on his Guzzi & I came around a bend at 5am (not a early morning person & in the ford) in Whitecliffs to find two horses trotting down the middle of the road that got interesting.

Nice Save by the way

[Toaster]

Hey Scummy, didn't you do cooking 101? Lamb and Bacon don't mix!

Lamb, bacon, chicken strips..... mmm getting hungry. Glad you survived to tell the tale. Certainly highlights one of two major problems with riding in spring.... stock getting out on rural roads and pollen making riders sneeze.

I had a close encounter with a cow last year on the GSXR thou on SH16. If I had been going faster around the corner I would have been beef burgers for sure. Certainly makes you think about defensive riding and expecting the unexpected.

[scumdog]

Hey Scummy, didn't you do cooking 101? Lamb and Bacon don't mix!
I had a close encounter with a cow last year on the GSXR thou on SH16. If I had been going faster around the corner I would have been beef burgers for sure. Certainly makes you think about defensive riding and expecting the unexpected.

Heh heh!
That experience has made me think more about cruising on my cruiser rather than seeing how much scraping I can get around various corners.....

I guess one gets a tad blase' about riding until an incident like mine lifts ones eyebrows and makes one think about a bit more caution and anticipation.

IF I had slowed down with the mind-set the little wooly number might NOT perform as expected I MIGHT not have found myself sliding at about 30 degress to the road thinking 'fuckfuckfuck...'

[Blue Velvet]

Certainly makes you think about defensive riding and expecting the unexpected.

On the way to New Plymouth late last Friday night I came over the brow of a hill to find a double mattress in the middle of the road... Maybe someone put it there as an impromptu rest stop

[FREE2B]

Maybe we need to make a little addition to these hand signals.

Suicidal sheep in the bushes.

Any artistic suggestions then? unfortunately most arm positions seem taken.
Maybe extendable blades fitted to front wheels sumthing like the Romans had on there chariots:2guns:;)

[kave]

Any artistic suggestions then? unfortunately most arm positions seem taken.
Maybe extendable blades fitted to front wheels sumthing like the Romans had on there chariots:2guns:;)

Perhaps standing up, then sitting down, then standing up, then sitting down....just to imitate the frolicking of lambs?


p/t

[carver]

i ahve always thought the lack of ground clearance on some cruisers made them less than ideal for NZ's roads

good to hear ya made it through

[thehollowmen]

God lord, I'm glad to hear you're ok.
If you were riding the turbo I wouldn't be surprised if you sliced lamby into chops for dinner.

Sorry to hear about the damage but knowing you she'll be looking better than new in no time

[Toaster]

On the way to New Plymouth late last Friday night I came over the brow of a hill to find a double mattress in the middle of the road... Maybe someone put it there as an impromptu rest stop

I guess at least you'd have a chance of surviving a softer landing!

[Blue Velvet]

I guess at least you'd have a chance of surviving a softer landing!

True, but if I hit it I probably would have high sided and been thrown over the mattress...

:shit:

[Toaster]

True, but if I hit it I probably would have high sided and been thrown over the mattress...

:shit:

Maybe next time the matress will be standing up on its side..... :crazy: