toadily mad
sorry to hear about the bike damage, but like everyone else has said, glad oyu and your wife are ok, and hopefully she hasn't been put off bikes, big thumbs down to the cage drivers, I guess they saw you were both ok, but they still could have asked etc,
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Sorry to hear about that Kendog. Hope you, your bike, and your wife (not necessarily in that order of course!) are okay.
We went over the roadworks Fri night, Sat and Sun, and it seemed different each time! Sat and Sun they seemed to have put more gravel down inbetween our trips over it. Yes, it was definitely thicker on our coming home journeys, and with the traffic right up your ass it's a pain. Also I slowed up just before it so there was some clear space between me and the car in front so I could see what was coming up - didn't make the gravel any less thick but at least I could see what I was going to be riding over.
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Being frustrated is disagreeable.
But the real disasters in life begin when you get what you want.
Aargh, photos!
Ouch man, that doesnt sound good. Yea, never trust gravel, its a pain in the wherever the bike lands on you. I still have some gravel in my arm from an accident a few years back.
Glad to hear all is well though.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Sorry to hear about the biff, glad it was minor. I guess the best thing to do is go practise some gravel roads so you get your confidence up as you will be apprehensive in gravel & that is worse than being loose in it.
Velox Yeah that melty tar was pretty scary, I didn’t dare lean into it. You must know that road backwards by now I see you every time I’m up there. Twice on sat.
PS her B4 I assume that was you on the 748, I was stopped at the roadworks on the orange bike. Why on earth do they block the road off in the weekends, staggers belief.
When I was stopped at the top there was a chap turned up on a VFR with no gloves on. He was worried about sweat & being too hot. “Just have to make sure I don’t have an accident eh?”
I mean I’m sure Kendog wasn’t thinking “well heck I might go chuck the bike down the road today”.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
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I'm not actually up there that much, maybe twice a month. We must just be able to tell when is a good time to 'hit the hill'! - Great minds and all that eh.Originally Posted by F5 Dave
Yeah - I saw that guy (or someone without gloves) and was a little disturbed as well. It gives me nasty mental images.
Eyes that shine burning red
Correct, that is not what I was thinking.
My left glove took a bit of a hammering as I went down even in this little accident, so I hate to imagine what that would have been like with no gloves .
it's been a while..
glad you & the wife are ok.
I'm sure You learned a big lesson.
Hardcore Biker
I went over on Sunday - taking a friend who's never ridden before for a day trip to Mount Bruce - and saw a few squids, most notably the guy and his mate on a big, green Kwaka, both in their shorts, sneakers, and t-shirts.
Look, it's an itsy bitsy Bandit.
Aargh, photos!
Yes Dad, sorry I wont do it again
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
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