Another one from Kinvig

[sgt-pluck]

Dirk has got himself into Kazakhstan ( good effort ) but has taken another tumble, in soft sand this time. I've ridden through Kazakhstan myself and can confirm that the 'roads' are appalling. Anyway, he thinks he may have broken his ankle and he's off to to a doctor some 120 k's away ( in a lada! ). Don't know about the bike. Kazakhs are lovely people so he'll be well looked after.

Will keep you posted.

Pluck

[pmapp]

Oh bugger,
Pass on our thoughts to him, I hope everything turns out OK.

[Fizzy Fish]

Oh bugger,
Pass on our thoughts to him, I hope everything turns out OK.

+1

thanks for keeping us posted!

[petevtwin650]

Well at least he's bonding with the local populace:)

Oh the tales he'll be able to tell his Grandkids.

Fingers crossed it's only a sprain.

[Speedy Claire]

Hope its nothing too serious and he`s soon on his travels again... fingers crossed.

[Warthog]

My god, I hope he is videoing this, it sounds about 300 times more exciting than Charlie and Ewan! Get well soon Kinvig!

[Spiderman]

Good luck Kinvig..thanks fior keeping us posted on his progress btw :D

[RingDing]

Frickin' 'ell!

GWS soon!

[Shellywoozle]

Awww get well vibes coming your way hun .... hope you ok x

Funny I just read Long Way Round where they rode thru Kazakhstan and their Lada experiences LOL

[Razor]

GWS Dirk.

Don't mention the Borat fillum...

[sgt-pluck]

Oh dear. Text from Dirk, his ankle is broken. Looks like that's the end of the line :(

Pluck

[Lissa]

Oh damn.:(

Poor Dirk. What a rotten thing to happen.

[pmapp]

Oh bugger indeed :-(

[Razor]

Damn, sorry to hear that Dirk, if you're reading this.

[Alpinestarhero]

Ah jeez, kinvig is making me worried!

Get well soon mate

You'll be getting a hero's welcome back home, thats for sure!

Is it over then?

[Warthog]

Aw no thats a shame. I suppose you can't really continue if you have to be in plaster for several weeks :( what a damned shame.

[stewie]

oh no, thats terrible news mate, how you gonna get back ? and what about your bike ? if you can read this let us know you,re ok .

[Ed]

Fcktyvich:cry: That's too bad. Real sorry, Dirk.

[Kinvig]

It's not the ankle but a bone in the foot.
Foot's now in a plaster cast.

Attemping to get the bike shipped back to th uk. Was quoted $80000. Erm....right.

Still, I may get back in time for watching the TT.

[Razor]

Sorry to hear that Dirk, is the bike rideable, can't you find someone to ferry it home?

[Lissa]

Check your breakdown/recovery insurance. Pete's clearly states that if he is injured they will recover his bike.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/recovery1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/recovery2.jpg

[Speedy Claire]

Am gutted for you....good luck with the bike

[falc]

:( that sucks, hope you make it back ok though Dirk. Like Lissa has posted the insurance company must be able to help

[K]

Awwwww tits.

Can't you store the bike there whilst you come back to blightly to heal... then fly back out there and carry on?

Ok - maybe not. :(

At least you're only in two pieces. GWS. :kiss:

[RingDing]

Awww that's pants.

Sorry to hear that. Serious respect for making the trip in the first place though.

Hope oyu get the bike back OK.

[Warthog]

Can you sell the bike there for a tidy profit? You only bought it for the trip anyway didn't you?

[northwind]

Aw, that's rotten mate. Still, you've gone further already than most people ever will.

[Luckypants]

Awwwww tits.

Tee Hee! You said tits! :laughat:


Bad luck Dirk! Hope you get the bike sorted.

[Stu]

Real Shame Dirk, but hope it's been good up to now (as said) on your long travels and you can get back OK unless you can enjoy yourself out there & heal.

[Fizzy Fish]

Sorry to hear about your foot/trip Dirk :(

Can you sell the bike there for a tidy profit? You only bought it for the trip anyway didn't you?

Dirk's probably already aware of this, but if you sell the bike abroad you run into trouble re import duty/carnets.

[Sosha]

Pants.