Weekend Coffee Rides

[Two dogs]

 Brian during happier times


Little did we know the sleeping fault on his bike and what was lurking around a few more bends.
I am sure someone has the gruesome photos.
Spoke to him this morning still very sore and sorry but at least comforted by
the knowledge it wasn't his fault due to a major mechanical failure on his bike .
Get well soon mate   

[Wells]

Yeah get well soon mate. Hope that ankle and shoulder are both feeling better quick smart.

Hope you take it right to MV as well.. with almost 29 pages of posts about the problem, I can't believe they haven't issued a recall for an OBVIOUSLY known issue.

Can't believe just how lucky you are that the issue showed up THERE and not along any of the other sections of FAR quicker cornering. Buy a lottery ticket mate.


To save the man himself from explaining too much.. It was low speed low side. Bike was being nursed around a gravel filled corner when it dropped.. At the time we all thought that it was caused by the gravel, but it looks like it was the hub issue as documented above.
Bike dropped on the right hand side on to bitumen... Brian got pinned under and was scraped along the road a bit before stopping just shy of the armco (slowed down by very damp mud, etc).

Brian's ankle and shoulder took the majority of the force but after a break and some lifesaving Panadol and Butter Menthols, he managed to continue on and finish off the ride (though obviously in pain and carrying a bruised ego).
Mainly fairing damage to the bike... didn't appear to be anything bent or broken.



The troublesome corner.


The slowing mud.


A little dirt.. it's still good...


Only if you're in the mood for a bit of joviality...
Interestingly... Google Street View takes the same line as you do Brian  

[rod796]

Sorry to hear about that Brian, hope all is better soon mate.

[dan_t]

Ouch!
Sorry to hear that mate. I did a similar thing on my old MV.
I know this is a Duc forum, but wow, they're nice bikes........

[Two dogs]

Okay DMF's short notice I know

 Daddies 1/2 day ride Weismans loop back down the Old rd

Taking Teff back to the seen of his recent dismount to lay a wreath and have a
solemn moment of navel gazing.
Myself Mrs Two Dogs and Sven the crash test dummies aka Teflon .
Brewowra Mobil you know the drill 10.30 ish

[hambo]

mobil is open again now c u there .....thought i saw brian up the old road yesterday??

[Wells]

Awesome! Cracking day for it.

Dad's day stuff this arvo, so can't be out too long

[Two dogs]

What a day              
fan-bloody-tastic , perfect weather great company and Teff didn't fall off 

Roll call: Mr and Mrs Dogs Tef-lon Max-Wells and Ham-bone with a guest appearance's ...........
We had the pleasure off bumping into Suz-J and Cupcake aka Kristin on her Spada 
1/2 day turned into a full day no  very little traffic ,sunshine , dry road , no gravel or  MV hubs exploding
burgers and scalding HOT coffee at 6 fingers care of Brian's best new friend and proprietor
of the Spencer general store.

[FIFO]

1/2 day turned into a full day no 

Counted 7 highway patrol cars on my return adventure,today
came o so close 3 times

Bike cop sitting at the Hawksbury bridge on the old road waiting in the bushes at the bottom of the hill.

[mattyvas]

What time was that Rob?
I didn't see it, I was up and down the Old Road day due to a visit to the Central Coast.
Didn't see anyone  there, did see a green fully marked car sitting just as the Old Road joins back to freeway off ramp at Berowra.

Shame I couldn't catch up with you all while you were out.
Did have a great run with a bloke in his old dac dac up the hill from Brooklyn Bridge to the PITS.
Such a fun run, though we would have both been handing in our licences if the  were around. I got a little carried away on my pat-malone.

[FIFO]

What time was that Rob?
 

Around about 5.15pm old pac

One Hyw patrol about 8.30am from port to warchoppy
One hyw patrol about 12miday Wallcar to nowendok
One hyw patrol about 2pm on funder bolts about half way 

Came so close to getting clocked buy all three

Musta been a fathers day thing

[rendang]

001

  "Brian got tired and had to have a little lie down"             
 Thats such a crack-up, I  till I  :'(

[PAUL M]

Anyone willing to risk a morning ride  this weekend?

[PAUL M]

leaving at 8.30..

[Two dogs]

Oh shucks I feel all warm inside
what a happy ending
We always take pity on you Teff