Revolutions Rideout - 31st August

Who turned up in the end? Glad you all had a good time, annoyed I couldn't make it

Don't take after me Seggons!!

Originally Posted by Sean_C

Don't take after me Seggons!!

Lets just say I stopped before the ditch and was in between 2 road signs. If you ever go on the road of bones, look for the 15 foot skid mark.

Attendees were:

Seggons
Pete 'n Lissa
Clio172
Mr Speirs
2mths
Bigbaddad
davy

I think that was all.

Which part of the road of bones?

At least you stopped before the ditch

The bit with the S-bend.

I was having the time of my life on the road of bones, really giving it some and feeling both wheels off the ground, it was great!

I then forgot just how tight the corner was, then I realised I was heading straight into Mr Speirs 20 - 30 mph quicker then he was going. So I took to the wrong side of the road, locked the rear tyre, grabbed as much front brake as I dare and aimed for the gap in between the corner marker signs.

I soon run out of road and went 5 or 10 foot down the grass slope. I then realised I was still alive, upright and the engine was still going. After little rocking of the bike, and the sound as I clicked down the gears I found neutral.

I then tried to reverse the bike back up the slope but to no avail. Luckily I had 4 or 5 bikers to hand to push me back up and onto the road. If it was safe enough I would've got a pic but it wasn't.

The the funniest bit of all, Skip and 2mths had missed it and was told by a car driver. So they turned round a rode back only to find the rest of us heading away from the crash scene.

Another one of my very lucky escapes.

Guys and Girls, the fotos are up: http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=116765

My lucky escape was more serious than yours
Good on ya though, sounds like some quick thinking there and you chose the best thing to do

[Skip]

Another reasonably successful rideout - we all made it round this time (just!) although I am now officially bored with the Cambridgeshire fens - we need a new rideout location!!

Had a good ride back with Clio172 too - his SV can get a move on!

Cheers everyone for coming

Thanx for organising Skip

Thanks for putting this together skip. Tyres seems OK but will give it a day or two then I'll check the pressure. So there was another near miss was there, and this time not on a VFR.

Just before I left you guys, I took the liberty of putting a litre of oil in Pete's clutch to stop that rattling.