JohnK
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Heal up - patience with the body, hope you get it back as planned.
No, that's what accompanies abdominal surgery, along with coughing.With broken ribs, they say the hardest, is trying not to laugh.
Glad you came out of that okay.Sorry to see this, hope you and your bike recover well.
My wife and I got this surprise a while back along a country road. As we exited a turn, the pavement vanished and was replaced with deep pea gravel....no warning sighs of road maintenance at all...just 'Surprise!!!!'. I managed to keep the bike upright at 20mph for the 200 yard ordeal. It was like riding a trail bike in deep mud. Made it with some gravel scooped into the belly pan and some scratches on the bottom.....did I mention the noise? Who the *^&& dumps that much gravel onto the roadbed, without warning? Must have cost the county a bundle to remove it prior to repaving that stretch of road.
Don't think the trailer had much bearing on the outcome. I suspect the trailer with it's smaller diameter wheels slows down quicker than the ST with the lager wheels, seems so anyway.Ay up Mick me o'd mucka. That's a bummer right enough and crook to boot.
Don't suppose the trailer helped much.
Glad you're on the mend mate, I'm sure I heard that Doctor say a steady supply of cold ones will help.
Take it easy.
Upt.
Buy back at auction is a possibility, shopping is completed.I'm sorry that happened and hope all goes well at the Auction and you get your bike back to keep along with whatever bike you buy after Shopping.
Ride mate, Doug, was a couple of bends and curves ahead, came back when I didn't catch-up, just in time to take plenty of pics.Bummer.
No one I know, wants to end a trip (or even a ride) that way.
Heal quickly!
...were you the front rider at the time?
Issues with insurance company resolved. Lump sum payout in slightly excess of $$ for replacement bike, but after tow hitch, heated grips and a few other farkles replaced, I'll break about even $$ wise. And my blood pressure has now dropped to normal.Happy to hear you are ok. Good luck sorting out the "bike issues". let us know the final out come.
Good Samaritans stopped and assisted pretty quickly, called for an ambulance, it had to come about 17km from Omeo. In the meantime, "Sue" (woman in pale blue shirt in one of the pics* arrived) and said anyone here a doctor or nurse <silence>, okay I'm a qualified nurse and I'm taking charge. She did a very good job until the ambulance arrived. The Omeo ambulance is a community ambulance with volunteers. Then the regular (professional) ambulance arrived with much higher qualified paramedics. I was then transported about 170km to Wangaratta Hospital, the nearest decent sized hospital with an emergency department.DUDE....!!!!!
So glad it was not worse. You old guys heal slower...so take it easy....... Glad you had helpers and someone at home to take care of you.
Get well soon.
T
* I tried, and succeeded, not to look up in that pic.