2_SL0
23rd January 2005, 17:04
Well it seems to be happening to many a person at the moment, so Ill come clean. On Saterday I was up in Whitianga and had a little accident. We had gone down the wrong road and ended up down a side road that had been FRESHLY resealed. It was very very hot. (you can see where Im going with this)
We were stopped completely and decided to turn around, I was watching the person in front of me making sure I was clear of him. When I looked where I was and saw I was not going to make it round. So I put on the brake and put my foot on the ground, OH DEAR my foot slid across the top of freshly loose stone chip and over the bike went. If you have experience this your Know the point of NO RETURN, when the bike has decided to lie down. I was left standing and swearing and more swearing, small pause a little more swearing. A little longer pause and then some more swearing. The bike is hardly touched, (scratched the end of the handle bar.) more the pride has been given a severe dent. It is amazing how quickly you grab your bike and pick the thing up. I basically felt like an idiot for letting it happen. But its one of those things that will happen sooner or later.
No harm done and a lesson learnt. You just feel like such a plonker at the time.
Oh and anyone riding up the coromandel, It is a river of tar.
We were stopped completely and decided to turn around, I was watching the person in front of me making sure I was clear of him. When I looked where I was and saw I was not going to make it round. So I put on the brake and put my foot on the ground, OH DEAR my foot slid across the top of freshly loose stone chip and over the bike went. If you have experience this your Know the point of NO RETURN, when the bike has decided to lie down. I was left standing and swearing and more swearing, small pause a little more swearing. A little longer pause and then some more swearing. The bike is hardly touched, (scratched the end of the handle bar.) more the pride has been given a severe dent. It is amazing how quickly you grab your bike and pick the thing up. I basically felt like an idiot for letting it happen. But its one of those things that will happen sooner or later.
No harm done and a lesson learnt. You just feel like such a plonker at the time.
Oh and anyone riding up the coromandel, It is a river of tar.