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454697819
22-04-09, 02:58 PM
The bike is repairable at this moment (hoorah) and I have been told I am only two more weeks in cast and the bone is healing well. I have even found a second to post these pics of where I crashed.

The patch of gravel... now you can see why I didnt see it.. shaded by trees... and road colour..

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/3171_75045613889_549393889_1573241_3973455_n.jpg


A Close up of the gravel with my back tyre mark through it...


http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/3171_75045623889_549393889_1573242_2761060_n.jpg


The beginings of the slide....


http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/3171_75045628889_549393889_1573243_2216967_n.jpg


the extent of the slide....I finished level with the bike the RST leathers were VERY good, I landed Very hard and they didnt go though, and I estimate my speed to be beterrn 30 & 40.


http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs028.snc1/3171_75045638889_549393889_1573244_3591938_n.jpg


Lucky as it could have been a whole lot worse....

Onwards and upwards I guess.:cool:
Thingus
22-04-09, 03:25 PM
Considering the state of some of our country roads i'm just waiting for this to happen to me.
Glad you're on the mend, along with your bike.
Owenski
22-04-09, 03:30 PM
impressive scrapeage there numbers, as you say onwards and upwards.
fenjer
22-04-09, 04:27 PM
glad you're on the mend!

bet scraping along that felt like forever....
xXBADGERXx
22-04-09, 05:25 PM
Oh dude , you didn`t stand a chance spotting that lot did you .
G
22-04-09, 05:48 PM
There seems to be more and more of this crap in the middle of the road even on major routes.

I had a really big moment on the A54 where the rear seriously let go on gravel whilst accelerating up a hill.

Glad you recovering well though.
Demonz
22-04-09, 06:31 PM
Bike looks in pretty good shape all things considered Alex. You going to buy it back and fix it up?
Warthog
22-04-09, 08:19 PM
Man, thats practically a beach! Tough break mate :(
Ed
22-04-09, 08:28 PM
That gravel is impossible to see in that dappled sunlight.

You sound very positive, Alex. Good man.
454697819
22-04-09, 08:30 PM
Bike looks in pretty good shape all things considered Alex. You going to buy it back and fix it up?


should be repaired mate under the insurance... just awaiting the go ahead from the insureres..

did you sell urs mate?
Demonz
22-04-09, 08:39 PM
That's good - it looks like it will scrub up well anyway. I bet you are hoping for a new set of cans then! I was thinking of doing some work on mine later in the year so it may see a track or 2 through the summer but otherwise not much happening on the riding front at the mo.
454697819
22-04-09, 10:42 PM
That's good - it looks like it will scrub up well anyway. I bet you are hoping for a new set of cans then! I was thinking of doing some work on mine later in the year so it may see a track or 2 through the summer but otherwise not much happening on the riding front at the mo.

Irronically i only get one! lol, at least I have a spare set in the shed till I can order the new cores lol, I dont yet have go ahead for repair but im keeping my fingers crossed.