Not so great ending to a ride

[TheBear]

Yes and a budget Spirit at that Re comments about chicken strips on the tyres - the rear does look like it has taken some corners (front never the same unless MotoGP ) but yes was ob vee arsely in too hot. Good to see that the innocent victim had some good gear including Gaerne SG12's - re open face helmet ... back in the day we all wore them, I remember getting my first fullface and was a big deal - a meneer canary yellow Nava at that!

Nava was the in-thing back then.

 

[BiG DoM]

Nava was the in-thing back then.

Indeed

 

[BullSmit]

I had one like that in orange! After I had an orange Peugoet racing bicycle as a lightie..

Then I had a 950 from 2003 to 2006 and since then NOTHING in my yard is orange. Not even flowers.

 

[TheBear]

Indeed View attachment 868616

I had a blue one.

 

[AfricaOffroad]

Yes Glen and his open face helmet .
Told him many times it’s a bad idea, plus he is one of those guys that does crash his off-road bike a lot more than me. After this incident he is finally thinking a full face may be better protection. I think it would be a good idea, his mug is ugly enough already, don’t want it getting any worse.

 

[BiG DoM]

Yes Glen and his open face helmet .
Told him many times it’s a bad idea, plus he is one of those guys that does crash his off-road bike a lot more than me. After this incident he is finally thinking a full face may be better protection. I think it would be a good idea, his mug is ugly enough already, don’t want it getting any worse.

Ja some only learn the hard way. It was noted the the pocketrocketer had facial injuries - did his Spirit helmet come off? Unbuckled?

 

[TheBear]

Ja some only learn the hard way. It was noted the the pocketrocketer had facial injuries - did his Spirit helmet come off? Unbuckled?

I don't see any facial injuries in the pics.

 

[AfricaOffroad]

Ja some only learn the hard way. It was noted the the pocketrocketer had facial injuries - did his Spirit helmet come off? Unbuckled?

I don’t have much detail about the other rider

 

[AfricaOffroad]

I don't see any facial injuries in the pics.

Yip Glen got off very lightly, broken bone in hand and 2 ribs, the rest just a lot of bruising and stretched ligaments. His 690 also got off very lightly. Damaged radiator, plastic shroud, gouge in the upper fork stantion, broken brake lever is about it. However he is now aware of his mortality

 

[TheBear]

Yip Glen got off very lightly, broken bone in hand and 2 ribs, the rest just a lot of bruising and stretched ligaments. His 690 also got off very lightly. Damaged radiator, plastic shroud, gouge in the upper fork stantion, broken brake lever is about it. However he is now aware of his mortality

That is indeed great news.

 

[Cage]

Yip Glen got off very lightly, broken bone in hand and 2 ribs, the rest just a lot of bruising and stretched ligaments. His 690 also got off very lightly. Damaged radiator, plastic shroud, gouge in the upper fork stantion, broken brake lever is about it. However he is now aware of his mortality

lucky man.