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Many years ago, back in the mists of time, I had a James Motor Scooter whose name was "startyoumother****er".
Yet another thing I fell off and have the scars to remind me of it.
Speaking of which, on my semi drunken wander home I observed a chap across the road who appeared to about to ride his motor scooter in shorts and a t shirt.
I didn't like to point out how he'd end up if he fell off the fecking thing.
Speaking of which, on my semi drunken wander home I observed a chap across the road who appeared to about to ride his motor scooter in shorts and a t shirt.
I didn't like to point out how he'd end up if he fell off the fecking thing.
I've seen guys on R1's and such, wearing shorts, t-shirts and feckin FlipFlops! FFS.
they really don't have a clue about road rash.
darwin award contenders all.
It was bad enough coming off the damn thing at 15 mph on a dirt road.
I'm not sure I ever got all that red dust stuff out of the grazes.
I dread to think what tarmac at 30 mph is like.
Apparently that James scooter had 3 gears though we only ever found 2 & neutral.
well i was wearing boots, kevlar lined jeans, sidi gloves and a lewis jacket.
and a bell lid.
the jeans and gloves are fecked, jacket looks windswept and interesting, and the lid is no more.
it's an ex lid.
it's shuffled off its mortal coil.
and i bounced on the road and sort of flew into into a conifer.
well i was wearing boots, kevlar lined jeans, sidi gloves and a lewis jacket.
and a bell lid.
the jeans and gloves are fecked, jacket looks windswept and interesting, and the lid is no more.
it's an ex lid.
it's shuffled off its mortal coil.
and i bounced on the road and sort of flew into into a conifer.
Presumably the smaller conifer branches slowed you down a bit.
Hitting tree trunks is, specifically in general, a bad idea.
A year or so after I did my sideways to victory exit off the Llandarcy to Jersey Marine road, someone else did much the same sort of thing in the snow.
Sadly he chose a bit where the trees were rather more substantial than my bit & didn't survive.
Presumably the smaller conifer branches slowed you down a bit.
Hitting tree trunks is, specifically in general, a bad idea.
A year or so after I did my sideways to victory exit off the Llandarcy to Jersey Marine road, someone else did much the same sort of thing in the snow.
Sadly he chose a bit where the trees were rather more substantial than my bit & didn't survive.
Both of us were driving cars.
I'm glad it was a conifer, and i didn't hit the trunk, just one of the lower boughs.
i'm a lucky barsteward mate, that's the truth.
black and blue < among other colours> knocked out for four days, but only missing one tooth.
i DID buy a lottery ticket on tuesday, but i think that was my lot.
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