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    jrandom kisses the tarmac

    Turning left from Brigham Creek Rd onto SH16 this evening, after a bunch of annoying tiptoeing about on the nasty-arse wet 'n' greasy roads of today, I unwisely grabbed a little too much throttle in second gear.

    Result - one sideways SRAD, one jrandom highsiding through the air with the greatest of ease, and landing on his thumb, of all things.

    Compound fracture of the proximal phalange of my left thumb, plus a crack across the base of the metacarpal. My thumb is now in eight pieces instead of three. I thought it was just dislocated at the time, told concerned passersby to shove it with the idea of calling an ambulance and rode home after a quick refreshing lie-down in a ditch. The clutch pull was interesting, to say the least.

    Plastic surgery at Middlemore tomorrow! I feel like a Desperate Housewife. At least they let me come back home in a cast.

    The bike seems fine, apart from a bent rear brake lever and general scratches that will add to, rather than detract from, its fine ratshit flavour. Thank goodness for crash bungs.

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    Did you try hanging off and kicking the ground and jumping back on the bike again? It always works in my dreams.

    Don't know what the medical lunguge means, just hope it's not your writing, main hand and get well soon and all that crap.

    How's Mr.Skid doing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by justsomeguy View Post
    Did you try hanging off and kicking the ground and jumping back on the bike again?
    No. I did manage to clearly say "ahhhh, fuck" into my helmet as the bike came round and spat me off. I'm not sure that kicking the ground at any point would have done much, other than relieve my frustrations.

    I probably would have been all right if I'd stayed on the throttle. Just one of those classic n00b highsides. We live and learn...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    We live and learn...
    I hope you tried to look cool as you sailed through the air, the general " oh I meant to do that!" look should of been used on graciously jumping up whilst still sliding in to a slow run.

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    Aw babe Im really sorry to hear about your off....
    I hope all goes well for you today in surgery.
    Heal well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joni View Post
    Aw babe Im really sorry to hear about your off....
    + 1

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    Yep it's always the hands. A few weeks in plaster (or pins), and you'll be right.

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    Dan, you're a dick.
    But I hope you heal up OK, and I'm glad it wasn't worse.
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    Dan this has an uncomfortably familiar flavour to it.
    Get sorted soon dude
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    I probably would have been all right if I'd stayed on the throttle. Just one of those classic n00b highsides. We live and learn...
    What could have been?...What we do know is that we're glad you are OK.
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Daniel, Daniel, Daniel.

    And you promised you'd be good...

    Welcome to big bike ownership mate.

    GWS.
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    hmmmmmm, bugger!
    Glad you are basically ok, hope you heal up fast mate.
    Can we assume you have learned from this little experience?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    Plastic surgery at Middlemore tomorrow! I feel like a Desperate Housewife. At least they let me come back home in a cast.

    Admit it. This has all been an elaborate ruse so you can finally have that nose job and nip n' tuck you've been pining for all these years... 'there was a mix up, honest there was...'

    Heal up fast, and don't go for the full 'Jackson', will you? *shudder*
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    I heard the Pope kisses tarmac on occasion..............

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    Crikey! Landing on the thumb!? Were you trying to impress the gymnastic judges with a full cartwheel and thumb point landing?

    Sorry to hear about the injury and hope all goes well in surgery!
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