Hedge Hopping...
Hedge Hopping...? What the Hell is "Hedge Hopping" I hear you all ask...? Well let me explain...
It's the new name I've given to describe an unfortunate occurrence which involves a Hedge (No prizes for guessing that one!), a motorcycle (with me on it!), and a bereft lack of Tarmac underneath said motorcycle.
In short, it's when the front end of the Motorbike goes a bit 'squishy' as it slips on Oil as you round a corner at 55mph, and your left with the option either to lie it down on the Tarmac and slid it along the road. Or, and this is obviously the preferred option, try and straighten her up, scrub a little speed and aim for a soft landing, a nice grass verge with a hedge running parallel...
And that's exactly what happened to me early Friday Morning... Ummm... (Choices ;o) )
Hey, if your worried at all don't be, I'm cool, nothing broken, just a bit of tenderness all over (which is my vindication of spend £2K on good bike clothing), and a slight dent to my pride...
Ohh and EL'G is fine to, courtesy of the soft landing. Just a bit of cosmetic damage, but she still managed to get me the further 120miles home afterwards...
Any accident you get out of unhurt, whether in a car or on a Bike is a Result... ;O)
Have a good weekend people :o)))
(I'm doing R&R :o) )
Ciao Ciao
Confused From Cambridge
I BLOG There4 I Am
It's the new name I've given to describe an unfortunate occurrence which involves a Hedge (No prizes for guessing that one!), a motorcycle (with me on it!), and a bereft lack of Tarmac underneath said motorcycle.
In short, it's when the front end of the Motorbike goes a bit 'squishy' as it slips on Oil as you round a corner at 55mph, and your left with the option either to lie it down on the Tarmac and slid it along the road. Or, and this is obviously the preferred option, try and straighten her up, scrub a little speed and aim for a soft landing, a nice grass verge with a hedge running parallel...
And that's exactly what happened to me early Friday Morning... Ummm... (Choices ;o) )
Hey, if your worried at all don't be, I'm cool, nothing broken, just a bit of tenderness all over (which is my vindication of spend £2K on good bike clothing), and a slight dent to my pride...
Ohh and EL'G is fine to, courtesy of the soft landing. Just a bit of cosmetic damage, but she still managed to get me the further 120miles home afterwards...
Any accident you get out of unhurt, whether in a car or on a Bike is a Result... ;O)
Have a good weekend people :o)))
(I'm doing R&R :o) )
Ciao Ciao
Confused From Cambridge
I BLOG There4 I Am
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Hey...you walked away, that's all that matters!! :o)
Muppet ;o)
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