MAN DOWN! :(

Bugger... had to happen

Just got back from hospital



Had a phone call off the garage to say my part had arrived to fix the last load of damage not caused by me...

Going up and over the rhigos mountain (south wales bunch know this road)

Theres a rally on, so the sheep are a bit jumpy.. well, one got jumpy on the road infront of me grabbed the brakes...

feck... Im on my side going down the road..... tumble a few times. anything that sticks off the left side is now a tad worn. or broken

My kit is ruined... but it did its job.. I got away with a bruised knee grazed elbow, bruised finger, and one of my fingers was grazed to the bone

So Im sitting here.. typing slowly and painfully...

sad thing is Im TPFT.. So I gotta fork this one out myself....

not likely to make the annual ride out now by the time the estimate is done, and parts ordered.. its going to be a while.

It could have been worse, as I was taking my time cos I knew the sheep were about....

If I were going any faster, i would have hit the sheep.. and worse things would have followed.

Take care..

Pesky sheep... Sorry to hear you've had an off... Get well soon

Blimey! Not a lot of fun eh? Sorry to hear you're feeling a bit rough but glad you're more or less okay. Bummer about the bike though, hope you get it (and yourself) sorted ASAP.


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[Big Bad Al]

Bad luck - feel better soon.

Aw no!!!! Heal up quick, my friend.

Sorry to hear of your off, Gareth. Glad you are not seriously hurt.

These Welsh sheep are a real nuisance. One would really expect to
have fences along the road. When we went out on the rideout of 23
April I was thinking about these sheep all the time, especially when
we were riding through fog. I think now that riding in a large group
might actually be safer as there is more noise to frighten the sheep
away from the road.

Hope you get your bike sorted in the near future.

Shiznit!

dont mean to sound american, but couldnt you claim off the farmer ?

not likely.. they just roam free around here.. as professor will tell you, they just roam around.. 1000 sheep road aint called that for nothing.. you dont tend to see them as much over the Rhigos, but as theres a rally on, they are all over the place.... why infront of me.. I hope it ends up on someones plate sooner rather than later....

Got more pain kicking in now.... first accident and all that.. sure it will hurt more tomorrow!

Cheers lads!

So sorry about this G - but glad you're in one piece (more or less). Don't want to be the harbinger of doom or anything, but it's going to hurt a lot more tomorrow

For the benefit of others, "The Golden Rules of Riding Through Sheep":

1. If they've got their heads down and are eating then all is well
2. If they're looking around expect them to go in any direction
3. If you come across one in the road and cannot stop, aim for its **** because they never move backwards.

Hope the bike's not as bad as you think. and there's still 2 weeks before the rideout - time enough to get it fixed.

At least you have enough excuses to sit down with your feet up, cheering Man Utd on the box this afternoon