Jonathan - personal update !

Rip and Rosie · Guru

RE: Jonathan - personal update !

jonathan · Guru

Gee Rosie .. that would possibly ensure self-destruction .. hehe .. in my younger days I often found myself jumping off a bike 'cause it was also going where I didn't want to go .. but there seems to be a "grey" area these days that now sits between my brain activity and my reflexes that doesn't compute fast enough ..

Jon

Rip and Rosie · Guru

lol..... in my younger days I bounced, now I land with a heavy thump !!! and I don't get up again as quickly

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Pic 4 u Jon, to cheer you up.

jonathan · Guru

Rosie .. I was told that if I hadn't been carrying the "extra" weight, I would have suffered greater damage ..

and Wombat .. I didn't think it would take you long .. haaaa ! but I'm disappointed really .. I half expected to see this baby-face sitting on a tricycle and all badaged up .. but you done good .. but do I really look like an Obama product ? not a pink baby pic !!

Jon

just realised the complexities I've put forward ..

-- Edited by jonathan on Tuesday 29th of November 2011 10:13:24 AM

animalcarer · Senior Member

You are very lucky my boy, take it easy. cheers lynette and howard

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

This one better biggrin biggrin

jonathan · Guru

ohh .. very good .. very good !

ken thomas · Guru

hello Jon

I am now one of the over 60's and no way am I looking to do any daredevil tricks that may deminish my travel time

Get well soon

Ken

jonathan · Guru

Hi there Ken & Lyn ..

I know how happy you guys must be now that you're comfortable out here .. there might be a lotta folk doin' this, but none any happier now than you two .. Missed catching up with you last time down there .. til next time then !

Jon

jimbo · Guru

Yes! Marj Battery operated..Still hurts when one falls Off

jonathan · Guru

.. I just love bikes ..

almost Feotal Attraction

JRH · Guru

jonathan wrote:
.. I just love bikes ..
almost Feotal Attraction

Is that Foetal or fatal pal.LOL

Beth54 · Guru

Elle on Wheels wrote:
That was a close call and so glad to hear you are ok. Just rest up and make sure those bones heal properly.

I rode a bike for years and had one of those unavoidable accidents where a car crossed straight in front of me without looking. I slammed into the car flew over it, landed on my head splitting the helmet, then my posterior. The only broken bone was my thumb (go figure) but geeze my backside was so sore I could hardly walk for weeks.

Take care

I'm surprised no-one else picked this up Elle...did you really split your posterior? wink

Beth54 · Guru

Very pleased you've improved slightly Jonathan.

MInd if I tell you a funny story about my brother? I will anyway. biggrin

For many years he loved off road biking. Spent many weekends in the bush. One day, as he was going through a track he hit a spiders web, and the biggest spider he'd ever seen,,,so he said,,, landed straight on the face of his helmet! He threw the bike down, threw the helmet off and stood there shuddering for a good 5 minutes!

What a girl! wink

jonathan · Guru

hey JRH ..

its only one step either way .. hah!

Beth ..

no doubt he strung you a story .. He must be tickled pink you still believe it ..

Beth54 · Guru

jonathan wrote:
hey JRH ..
its only one step either way .. hah!

Beth ..
no doubt he strung you a story .. He must be tickled pink you still believe it ..

Oh I'm sure there was some embellishment to the story. He's good at that!

Cruising Granny · Guru

I don't know. Some of those golden orb can be huge in spider terms. I would have shuddered if that happened to me too.
I believe that no matter what we're travelling in, it's best to stay upright.
Jonathan, your have confirmed my belief.

jonathan · Guru

.. In actual fact CG, there are some very large spider webs .. In my childhood days spent in the jungles of New Guinea, I recall seeing small birds entangled and struggling to escape the mesh of free hanging webs ..

yes Beth .. I'd say your bro had felt he'd met his match .. Paranormal Paranoia does straaaaange things to ones mind ....

Vic · Guru

I walked into one on a dark jungle path in PNG Jon, the spider was a big black thing with a red stripe on its back (not unlike a red back but huge) and it's body was a hard shell like a crab. It had needle pointed feet which it clamped onto my face and scared the hell out of me......luckily it didn't bite and I managed to brush it away.

Also in PNG in the scrub I was wearing only a pair of shorts and boots (no shirt) when a large tarantula type spider ran up my back, still makes me shudder to this day......

Beth54 · Guru

Okay, no more spider stories. I'm going to bed now.

Yeh, I know, I started it. wink

Joe · Senior Member

jonathan wrote:
................ I felt the front wheel losing its grip as I rounded a slight downhill bend .. I was able to straighten the bike up and steered for the roadside.. the rear brakes just skidded on the wet gravel and I didn't wish to hit the front brakes too hard ..

Jon - I'd suggest that you get yourself on a training course and learn a few additional skills.

For instance, your reluctance to use the front brake is a major error and may well have contributed to the eventual impact.

You are never too old to learn.

BTW - CB400, that's a nice little bike. Glad to hear it didn't suffer as much as you!

jonathan · Guru

.. thanks for your comments Joe ..

Jon

blaze · Guru

wont let my wife read this as when we fly back home for chrismas my mode of transport for a month will be my sons 1000cc honda (one of those racing things that give you a sore ars after 10km), cant wait to get back into the saddle though
Hope you body repairs soon Jonathon, does take longer as we get older
cheers
blaze

jonathan · Guru

.. hiya blaze .. good to catch up with you again. So right mate and body's doing well now but slowly eh !

Enjoy the sons bike .. does your wife know you have 2 helmets ? .. heh !

Been on bikes all my life and won't give up that freedom feeling ..

cheers mate

Jon

blaze · Guru

owned my first bike when I was about 12yo, honda 50 step through and never been without a bike since then, the one I pwn ATM is a 425 quad but you dont get the same buzz out of that as 2 wheels
cheers
blaze

Joe · Senior Member

jonathan wrote:
.. thanks for your comments Joe ..
Jon

No worries Jon - I didn't want to come across as a pontificating know-it-all but motorcycles have been a passion for me for, er, a bit over 40 years now so I get interested whenever I see something about them.

I used to be heavily involved in rider training and I still occasionally turn up for a refresher lesson or (although not for the past few years) a track day where I will welcome criticism of my riding style as bad habits develop all too easily.

Seriously though - it is a worthwhile exercise.

Vic · Guru

Had my first bike (James 200) when I was 14, used to ride it to work.

It had a valve lifter on the head for easy starting and it came loose while on a back road, let out a hell of a bang and stopped, right where this bloke in a ute was collecting firewood.

He came over and told me he was the local policeman and asked me how old I was, I told him I was 21 (ha ha) he told me that was BS who I was and where I lived, made me push my motorbike home after giving me a lecture, didn't hear anymore about it though biggrin

Cruising Granny · Guru

Sounds like it was a good time for old fashioned Policing. I reckon you'd learned your lesson.
These days you may have been sent to juvy for a few weeks. Bring back old fashioned policing and family discipline at home.

jonathan · Guru

Vic, my first bike was an old German moped that I found at a tip at Lae in PNG when I was just 11 years old. I never did get the motor to work, but I do remember how important I felt. I'd come down the road peddling furiously and as soon as I saw another kid I knew, I would stop peddling and make like I was riding the bike. From a distance it looked affective ..

then .. I got into rebuilding those good old Pommie Arial Sq 4's and Matchless bikes. Later, the Honda Dream sort of introduced me to the Japanese bikes and the novelty of electric start etc ..

Lotsa memories Vic ..

Jon