Dirtbike ride this saturday

[mr_mike]

Gonna be a drop of rain this week and 26deg on saturday so looks like last chance to get out on the bike before it gets to hot and dusty.

I'll be goin out anyway so this is a EOI in tagging along. Average paced ride mostly on loose gravel but a couple techy singletrack runs and rocky hill climbs.

When- This saturday 8th of Jan
Time- Will be an early one as in on the dirt by 6:30am be done by 11ish
Where- Metro Rd

Will post up a meet point if any1 intrested

cheers mike

[Susstt]

Times like these I wish I also had a dirtbike...Miss bush bashing..

[blaize]

Could be keen with a few mates. Will let you know man

[rat]

If I can get my radiator sorted before Sat I may be keen mr mike. Will keep ya posted

[Rich]

who will lend me bike :)

[ADZ]

who will lend me bike :)

For $3700.. I can lend you mine.. may even let you keep it ;)

[mxracer]

Might dust off the boots, see how I feel , if not I might head to a good spot in baldivis if ya keen . Sandy bowls. Bit of sandy Mx track , couple of dodgey pallet ramps. It's not deep sand . Pretty good spot but not as long distance as metro road. Prob wouldn't get any further than 5kms from parking spot.

I'll send pm later in week if I keen .
630 a bit early for me , brain still not working at that time to go ridding.

[mr_mike]

Been watchin the rain radar on my phone all day, the Beverly/Metro's area has been gettin hammered all day, alot heavier than the metro area.
So conditions are gonna be prime on Saturday cant wait!!!
Cos its only gonna be 30deg might make it a lil later than 6:30 if the early start is a problem for anyone.

[mr_mike]

looks like metro rd on saturday and Lakes Rd House powerlines creek run on sunday if any1 keen.

[mr_mike]

well today couldnt go much worse :-( hit a puddle at about 80kph turns out was deeper than expected i got bucked off the pegs, lost control and plowed into a barbwire fence taking out 3 wooden posts with my leg before cartwheelin the bike down the track.
Had to ride about 40min thru bush back to the car with a broken leg.
Am currently layin in freo hospital waitin for surgery in the mornin to have pins or a plate put in my leg to reattach fractures in my right tib and fib bones.

[xr6tego]

FUCK. Now that is a shit day!

[Risk10k]

Sooo..... Throwing the leg over tomorrow?

[Lmx]

l2bike

[MMM]

fuck thats bad luck

[mxracer]

sorry to hear . hope u have a speedy recovery

Crashing sux but least its proof your tryin

[DCEVO]

No good dude get well soon

[miss_petepie]

he's had his op last night and titanium is in...

now see how the rest goes.. not a fun experience at all!

[Lozzle]

C'mon Peta, we all know he really went in for a sex-change op :P

[miss_petepie]

hahahha :P

[DCEVO]

Titanium FTW

Luietenant Mike got new legs :)

[matty12]

Fuck you must be one tough pingpingpingping to ride with a broken leg!!

That was my biggest fear when i rode by myself was to get hurt miles from anyone.

speedy recovery mate.

[mr_mike]

heres a pic of my metal work.
titanium rod all the way thru my right tibula with 5 screws, 2 at the top and 3 at the bottom to stop the rod and bone turning against each other.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/mike_2882/xray2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/mike_2882/xray1.jpg

Seem to be doin not to bad, i'm off the real strong pain killers now and just taking panadol for my shoulder strain. got 2 weeks of no weight on the leg then i get support cast cut off and a full cast put on for another 6 weeks or summin.

[DCEVO]

Will that be permanent or do they remove it once the bone has knitted properly ??

Nice mod btw :)

[Daisy]

wow, thats fairly extensive.

hope your on top private cover if that lot is meant to come out. i thought i was on highest cover i could get but MBP covered me to get knee screwed back together but wouldnt cover me to get it all pulled out.

all the best with the recovery.

[mr_mike]

i've been told it can be removed if i want but given my age i aint gonna be growin anymore so it can be left in if i want.
They told me in most cases the rod gets left it but sometimes the screws can agravate some people so they get them removed.

i'm happy to leave it it, 1st step to being bionic man!! titanium > bone

[short-shift]

Have all but the same sort of pinning in my R/arm, was told all but the same thing with regards to removal. Only point I was warned about is if I break it with the pin in, the out come would not be pretty.

Plays in the back of my mind every time I ride now.

[Daisy]

Not sure how old you are mike but the screws in my knee ache like fuck on cold nights. I'm getting mine out shortly but have had to wait 12months as MBP deemed them a pre existing condition when I upgraded my health cover. Also longer u wait the harder they are to get out as bone etc grows around them.