Oh to be a farmers boy oy oy oy oy
 

Well it had to happen sometime & that time was about 3 pm today.
The Scene : narrow country lane with lots of mud & gravel. Saw a hare which was nice & then saw left, right, left, right hedges in quick succession which wasn't! Bike tramlined between the verges, curtseying more & more with each change of direction. Oddly, it was the front that was losing grip most.
After about 70 yards of this hedging & ditching the bike lay down quite gently but still doing about 30. I left it to it. Ran after it & switched ignition off. Surveyed the damage - **** everywhere, front brake lever fubarred, can & headlamp rim scratched & a match head sized bit of paint off the tank. Textiles, gloves & helmet seem relatively unscathed, but will have to give a good hosing to make sure. Amazing how much mud was sticking to the bike: it felt a bit strange but reckon that was mainly due to about 3kg of mud stuck to the rear wheel rim. Will inspect closer tomorrow.:cry:
TTFN

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Ooh arrr Oooh arrr glad you're ok :smt119

Good job it wasn't cow poo ;)

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Reckon there was some of that in there - my post-prang bath was fragrant to say the least!

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H'mmmm not nice

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Good thing you're okay, shame to hear abou the bike. At least it's not caked in cow no. two's :D

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Sorry to hear that Puny

You sure you wernt in Kent?

Sounds awfully like the road i binned my bike on AND my bike was as dirty as that :(

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Just looks like Yorkie chris's bike...



Glad your ok though mate, take it for a powerwash and will look nearly as good as new ;)

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If you insist on using it to chase sheep up there on `t moors can I suggest a few mods

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...0_enduro_5.jpg


Glad youre ok mate :)

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eeeeerrrrr your bike smells of poo Mister, and so do you:smt110

Glad you are unscathed. Most usually follow their bike and their ar$e not run after it:D

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Dave - bad news, such a shame to hear it, but at least your ok and unscathed. Look forward to a few bimbles come the springtime in better conditions