ACT ADV Riders Thread...Discover the ACT and surrounds

[stuser]

Originally Posted by hunter_greyghost

Strange angle but better than straight in the guts I suppose!!
Cheers
Baza

does make you wonder exactly which direction the tyre was going in at the time.....

[BergDonk]

I facilitate these with Frank Pons a few times a year down here and been happening for the last 10 years now. Its next on again in April 19/20/21. I'm hopefully not out of order posting this here, but if you want to know more, PM me. Used to be enduro focused, but its expanded now to ADV type stuff too. Frank is magic with the shims.

[Hoo-2b-2day]

Yesterday I was teken out by a woman running a red light. A small bit of luck was that I had turned the corner and was going the same direction as her so lessened the impact but I've still got a couple of broken ribs and assorted spains and bruising on my right hand side, Depite rolling a fair bit nil damage to my ledf hand side or head.

Another bit of luck was there were several people witnessed the car going thu on the red (after the cross lights had turned green) and gave statments to the police .

The bike (a kl250 I brought for the kids to learn on only a couple of weeks ago) seems to have come through in far better condition than me.

So despite rally looking forward to the Cold Flane this coming weekend I'll be at home mending, and for a few weekends there-after and it may be a close call for the Autumn leaf.

But considering the type of accident I've actually come away in fairly good nick if painfull - Such is life.

For the next week or so no-one post any good jokes - laughing is bloody agony with broken ribs.

Finally I hate Canberra diver and their attitude to traffic lights, Green go through, amber -same as green, red accelerate and try and get through befiore the crass traffic starts moving.

Anyway I've had my winge all who are going to the Cold flame have a great weekend.

[havafati]

Originally Posted by Hoo-2b-2day

Yesterday I was teken out by a woman running a red light. A small bit of luck was that I had turned the corner and was going the same direction as her so lessened the impact but I've still got a couple of broken ribs and assorted spains and bruising on my right hand side, Depite rolling a fair bit nil damage to my ledf hand side or head.

Another bit of luck was there were several people witnessed the car going thu on the red (after the cross lights had turned green) and gave statments to the police .

The bike (a kl250 I brought for the kids to learn on only a couple of weeks ago) seems to have come through in far better condition than me.

So despite rally looking forward to the Cold Flane this coming weekend I'll be at home mending, and for a few weekends there-after and it may be a close call for the Autumn leaf.

But considering the type of accident I've actually come away in fairly good nick if painfull - Such is life.

For the next week or so no-one post any good jokes - laughing is bloody agony with broken ribs.

Finally I hate Canberra diver and their attitude to traffic lights, Green go through, amber -same as green, red accelerate and try and get through befiore the crass traffic starts moving.

Anyway I've had my winge all who are going to the Cold flame have a great weekend.

Shit mate thats no good. Sue her for everything. Rest up and heal, hope you make it to the Leaf, who else will take photos of everything I forget I've done. +1 on the Canberra drivers as well

Cheers
Fati

[BergDonk]

Originally Posted by havafati

Shit mate thats no good. Sue her for everything. Rest up and heal, hope you make it to the Leaf, who else will take photos of everything I forget I've done. +1 on the Canberra drivers as well

Cheers
Fati

Ditto bugger!

[hunter_greyghost]

Not real flash @ roundabouts either!, they just pretend they don't see ya & go for it!, pricks will have large dent if I land on their car
Get well Ryan, see ya when I sees ya
CHEERS
Baza

[stuser]

Originally Posted by Hoo-2b-2day

Yesterday I was teken out by a woman running a red light.
Finally I hate Canberra diver and their attitude to traffic lights, Green go through, amber -same as green, red accelerate and try and get through befiore the crass traffic starts moving.

Anyway I've had my winge all who are going to the Cold flame have a great weekend.

Sorry to hear that mate.
Yeah the amount of times I've almost been taken out in Canberra it is ridiculous.

Heal well.

Best not read the funnies then, take a look at this thread instead ;)

http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...3155&page=1047

[hunter_greyghost]

what range of good Engineers Supplies we got in Canberra now!!
Blackwoods & who else???????
Couldn't get a F###*#g 7/16ths washer anywhere in Yass today, had to shell out $40 to buy a tapered carbide tip to make my own washers ]
Cheers
Baza

[ferals5]

Originally Posted by hunter_greyghost

what range of good Engineers Supplies we got in Canberra now!!
Blackwoods & who else???????
Couldn't get a F###*#g 7/16ths washer anywhere in Yass today, had to shell out $40 to buy a tapered carbide tip to make my own washers ]
Cheers
Baza

can't help ya...i got nothin

[JD]

Originally Posted by hunter_greyghost

what range of good Engineers Supplies we got in Canberra now!!
Blackwoods & who else???????
Couldn't get a F###*#g 7/16ths washer anywhere in Yass today, had to shell out $40 to buy a tapered carbide tip to make my own washers ]
Cheers
Baza

Specialty fasteners in Townsville St.

Nuts, Bolt & Screws in Sandford St? (no mention of washers in there though )

[BergDonk]

Originally Posted by JD

Specialty fasteners in Townsville St.

Nuts, Bolt & Screws in Sandford St? (no mention of washers in there though )

+1 Specialty Fasteners

[hunter_greyghost]

Thanks guys, thought that would be the case,
Cheers
Baza

[robmoto]

Bazz , Mitre 10.

[hunter_greyghost]

Originally Posted by robmoto

Bazz , Mitre 10.

That's what I ended up doing, bought some 5/8 washers [$4.95] & a tapered carbide machine tool [$39.95], & made my own washers to size!!!
Cheers
Baza

[Benz-in-Oz]

Bazz what the hell do you own that has imperial fasteners. Don't recall seeing anything in your shed that wasn't Japanese.

Graeme