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  1. 14th June 2013, 12:26 #1
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    Wood you be able to avoid this?



    Reckon the dude did pretty well considering.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    Wood you be able to avoid this?
    I'd oak so.
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    "Aaaarghh...fucking tree just fell on me...fucking hell!!"

    ...i think he summed that up well

    I also think he did bloody well to take the hit and keep in control...looked and sounded painful


    ps...I don't know if I could have...and I REALLY don't ever want to test that theory lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    I'd oak so.
    Yeah you would probably twig something was up and leaf before you were rooted....

    Yup - luck and talent.
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    We done to keep it shinny side up!

    1/2 second later in could have been a lot worse
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    I,d be buying a lotto ticket for sure.
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    Was that a Trunk road? I wooden have been on a Trunk road, I'd have splintered off through the woods.Not sure I wood have been that composed if a tree had fell on my conker. My word that was Acorny line Hope those Tree fellas were alright.
    Oh bugger
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    If the branches had jammed his front brake lever on it would've been a very different story.
    But he did well to keep it upright for sure.
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    Bloody impressive. Still doesn't top this guy though:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Milts View Post
    Bloody impressive. Still doesn't top this guy though:
    Faark, that was real close.
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    I,m sure the tree guy is feeling pine now.
    I bet his missus barked at him when he got home,he wont be getting a root tonight that's for sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 240 View Post
    I,m sure the tree guy is feeling pine now.
    I bet his missus barked at him when he got home,he wont be getting a root tonight that's for sure.
    What a birch, it wood be more conifer to show some shrubbery.
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    Hah same bike as mine. Great to see it handled oak-ay. Might have had me stumped.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    What a birch, it wood be more conifer to show some shrubbery.
    Stop rooting about and leaf the puns alone
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    Wood you be able to avoid this?
    The wind blast created by the falling tree would have blown the GN sideways out of harms way...

    But yeah, great job of that guy.
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