06-07-2014, 08:53am
Just got home after 7 weeks away on ship. Looking forward to the regular Saturday morning coffee at the Pelican Cafe, Tooradin (on the highway to Phillip Is). Jump on Busa - click, buzz, click! Grrrrrrr!
Looks like it's going to piss down anyway so jump in the navara. Notice that the ignition is on? Some dickhead kid was paid to give it wash last week - left the key on! WTF! Flat as a bastard!
No problem, I'll jump on the FJR.
Take the dust cover off - no back wheel.
Then I remember that I had a dent taken out of the rim, new tyre etc. and Dark Cloud had picked it up. Get the wheel out of the back of navara, no big deal to put it on cos FJR is shaft drive, blah, blah.
So, hit the road at last, no rain, and enjoy the ride to Tooradin. New back tyre feels great! FJR is a big lounge chair to ride. Still a great bike for long trips.
Meet my mates and have a few coffees.
Got the day planned to get on the KTM in the arvo. Head home, great twisty road back to my place, then it turns into a dirt road for last kilometre - no bid deal on the feejer.
Come round the blind right hander and met by a 4WD on the wrong side of the road! Naturally go to left, into the loose shit, arse over head.
4WD doesn't stop.
Feejer skids up the road on its side shedding bits, I hit the ground on my right shoulder and helmet. Visor rips off and face full of mud and dirt. Winded myself and hurt my shoulder and ankle but otherwise seem ok? Turn off bike, looks pretty sad (but nice new back tyre!)
Pretty remote road, but luckily another dude stops and helps. Breathing again now, but can't move arm too well. Helps me pick up bike and all the bits and pieces, which I put in the pannier - might come in handy! He keeps asking if I'm ok, because I look like shit (when I look in mirror it looks pretty grim because helmet is full of mud and gravel - just two red eyes bugging out!)
Starts ok, and only 500m to home - amazing what adrenalin can do!
Leathers look ok just a few scratches down right hand side - always interesting because you can put together how you landed.
(Right hand and arm by my side, right hand shoulder took the hit, and face plowed the road)
Nolan 104 looks f****d with visor ripped off at one hinge and big gouges. (It was a US import with no Aus sticker, any way?).
But now it's starting to hurt. Panadol and Scotch (necked - always better for you!)
Home alone cos DarkCloud s away - just me and Zdog.
Put in a miserable night. Can't move or find a good way to lay - has me yelling which scares Zdog away for the night!
Feels like I might have cracked a couple of ribs, and ripped some chest muscles? Sprained ankle and wrist, and still spitting gravel!
Might have to go to doctor, I think.
Otherwise, not too bad. Bit shook up, and very pissed off tho!
Just shows you how easy your day can turn to shit!
Would like spend half an hour with the 4WD driver, with a tyre lever!
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Looks like it's going to piss down anyway so jump in the navara. Notice that the ignition is on? Some dickhead kid was paid to give it wash last week - left the key on! WTF! Flat as a bastard!
No problem, I'll jump on the FJR.
Take the dust cover off - no back wheel.
Then I remember that I had a dent taken out of the rim, new tyre etc. and Dark Cloud had picked it up. Get the wheel out of the back of navara, no big deal to put it on cos FJR is shaft drive, blah, blah.
So, hit the road at last, no rain, and enjoy the ride to Tooradin. New back tyre feels great! FJR is a big lounge chair to ride. Still a great bike for long trips.
Meet my mates and have a few coffees.
Got the day planned to get on the KTM in the arvo. Head home, great twisty road back to my place, then it turns into a dirt road for last kilometre - no bid deal on the feejer.
Come round the blind right hander and met by a 4WD on the wrong side of the road! Naturally go to left, into the loose shit, arse over head.
4WD doesn't stop.
Feejer skids up the road on its side shedding bits, I hit the ground on my right shoulder and helmet. Visor rips off and face full of mud and dirt. Winded myself and hurt my shoulder and ankle but otherwise seem ok? Turn off bike, looks pretty sad (but nice new back tyre!)
Pretty remote road, but luckily another dude stops and helps. Breathing again now, but can't move arm too well. Helps me pick up bike and all the bits and pieces, which I put in the pannier - might come in handy! He keeps asking if I'm ok, because I look like shit (when I look in mirror it looks pretty grim because helmet is full of mud and gravel - just two red eyes bugging out!)
Starts ok, and only 500m to home - amazing what adrenalin can do!
Leathers look ok just a few scratches down right hand side - always interesting because you can put together how you landed.
(Right hand and arm by my side, right hand shoulder took the hit, and face plowed the road)
Nolan 104 looks f****d with visor ripped off at one hinge and big gouges. (It was a US import with no Aus sticker, any way?).
But now it's starting to hurt. Panadol and Scotch (necked - always better for you!)
Home alone cos DarkCloud s away - just me and Zdog.
Put in a miserable night. Can't move or find a good way to lay - has me yelling which scares Zdog away for the night!
Feels like I might have cracked a couple of ribs, and ripped some chest muscles? Sprained ankle and wrist, and still spitting gravel!
Might have to go to doctor, I think.
Otherwise, not too bad. Bit shook up, and very pissed off tho!
Just shows you how easy your day can turn to shit!
Would like spend half an hour with the 4WD driver, with a tyre lever!
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