OK fellas, it is time for the BIG Combo.....

OK, the good news I was always coming, but with with 91 and 93 year oldies it is hard to commit exact dates and bookings.
My best mate of 35+ plus years Brennan Fraser-Bell in Sydney has enthusiastically agreed to attend on one of his collection so were locked in.
 
Now for the bad - Rain, rain, rain, rain currently and on the way right through to the 1/2nd Oct with a sunny day Thurs 29 Sept. Currently 28 flood warnings in NSW and these areas flooded recently too so be alert which ever way your coming folks :( 🤔
Even Bloody thunderstorms Weds near South West Rocks so I hope you have factored that into your 'little bit of dirt adventure' @Pete ;):roll::roll::roll::roll:


Needless to say even with the rain being the middle of school holidays everything was booked out but Brennan and I scored a house for the two nights 30/1st depart 2nd Au$640. About 26km South at a little village called Hat Head, so cheaper than the next best option,,, 2 rooms at a motel in Kempsey. about 30 Km away.

 
Now for the bad - Rain, rain, rain, rain currently and on the way right through to the 1/2nd Oct with a sunny day Thurs 29 Sept. Currently 28 flood warnings in NSW and these areas flooded recently too so be alert which ever way your coming folks :( 🤔
Even Bloody thunderstorms Weds near South West Rocks so I hope you have factored that into your 'little bit of dirt adventure' @Pete ;):roll::roll::roll::roll:


Needless to say even with the rain being the middle of school holidays everything was booked out but Brennan and I scored a house for the two nights 30/1st depart 2nd Au$640. About 26km South at a little village called Hat Head, so cheaper than the next best option,,, 2 rooms at a motel in Kempsey. about 30 Km away.

Might need to skip the dirt road option.
Blue sky in Bris for the past few days ;)
 
Sorry guys couldn’t make the trip, work commitments. Plus having the bike so no ride for the moment.
im sure there will be plenty of tall tales, and Pete’s dirt road option Is alway fun. Ride safe
 
Well I suppose you have worked out that I’m not there. I fell victim to a dodgy battered sav and didn’t really want to ride up in the rain in school holidays on a long weekend with Terese on the back.
Bugger really. I was really looking forward to catching up and being part of one of my favourite things to do.
Have a great time …. I’ll go and sit on the Rocket in the shed and have a whisky with you all.
 
Yep, I even broke every biker's rule and arrived in a Volvo station wagon as a passenger! ;) 🤔:roll::roll::roll:
Claims in process, but who knows how they price or replace the now un-attainables.

Maybe I will just see what happens and then open the Tardis and see what pops out! ;) :roll:
I expect my next pair of crash bars are waiting under my table and they're still cheaper than training wheels!
Please REMEMBER I have an active claim in progress so keep the comments complementary please!

Accident Location:


M5 South-Western Motorway Toll Road heading East just after the Hume H’way crossover. The Hume H’way X’ing Location confirmed with Toll road emergency crew who attended.

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Day:
Thursday 29/09/2
Time:
Approx 04:15PM
Description:
It was raining and I was in the middle lane heading east to the River Road turnoff. I was riding very cautiously and had no issues on the previous 250km from Canberra. I was travelling just under the 100kmh limit and had maintained a extra big gap from traffic ahead of at least 70 metres. I had just passed under the crossover when 2 or 3 of the vehicles ahead activated their brakes so I went to cover my front brake with a trailing throttle and without warning headshake or anything I was down.
First realization was that I sliding backwards on my stomach like a deflated fluoro yellow Michelin man doing a face down 'Snow Angel until I came to a stop behind my bike in the LH lane just before the merging traffic lane.
Quite a long slide and I had thought about getting up a couple of times but realised the ground passing by my nose was sliding pretty quick still and remembered how you tumble and break stuff when you try and get up.

I was fortunate due to the large gaps I had left around me to not hit anything or be struck from behind.
A kindly person stopped and remained in their vehicle blocking the LH lane behind me so I could pick up some scattered luggage and get myself and eventually the bike off the road.

The bike was completely horizontal on its LHS facing backwards. I managed to get it partially upright and two unknown men stopped and helped me get it upright and departed. I then backed it off the LH lane and parked it on the verge. That is when the Toll Road Emergency van appeared on the merge lane and then reversed to my location to assess. They offered to arrange a tow or if I could ride they would escort me to the nearest turnoff and a safe location. They carried some of my loose luggage and lead me off the tollway.

I toasted a Bell full face with a temple gouge/ scrape and an open face that was in my luggage got squashed too,.
The Triumph Fluro yellow Expedition jacket and gloves held up very well with just a couple of minor pocket tears and the cheap new kevlar cargo pants were also unscatheed except for a few tears in the cargo pockets.

My mate turned up a while later and lead me the 10km to his place.

We drove to the RDU and got stuck in a 3-4 hour motorway traffic jam after a fatality road accident ahead so the 5 hour run was about 9.

I rode it back to Canberra Tuesday before the next rains arrived which continue now and until next Monday.
I'll get it to the assessors Mon/Tues next week.
Then I got Covid positive on a RATs test and am awaiting my PCR test results.

The lexan screens are really tough.
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