Adults on mini bikes. Bad news.

[Mick D]

Once upon a time,,
  We used to live on a hundred acres,,
We had animals, so "shut the main gate" was the rule for all.
Yes we had a track,
Yes every weekend was a party, all invited,,
Yes we set a local Dwarf up with a YZ50H, Dam them little YZs fly
Big party, Johny the wildest man from Borneo is expecting some late turn ups
No moon, it is pitch black, all animals penned away,
So Johny says leave the gate open, so they will know its the right joint,,,,
Around the Bonfire, Johny thinks he hears a noise or sees a flash of light in the distance,,,,
 jumps on the YZ50, head off to investigate,,,,,,,,,,Naaaaaaaat,,,,,Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat,,,Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat,,, Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat,,,Silence!

15 minutes later Johny re-appears at the Bonfire, dripping in claret from head to toe, Brandishing a 303,,
YZ50 completely written off,,Johny waiving the rifle around screaming like a banshie,,
No one giggled and no one admitted to being the bastard who shut the gate

[ba-02-xr]

SAW YOUR POST LAST NIGHT POPEYE & FELT SORRY FOR YOU AS WE HAVE ALL DONE DUMB STUFF LIKE THAT, ME INCLUDED . FIRST THING THIS MORNING RONNY COMES INTO WORK TO LET ME KNOW. WE BOTH SAW THE FUNNY SIDE. HOPE YOU HEEL SOON. I AM STILL IN PLASTER BUT AT LEAST IT WAS ON A FULL SIZED BIKE .

[foxy999]

So the lesson you learnt out of this popeye, train the boy more on race starts!!!       

[popeye]

I'm hearing ya Brian, I think hang the boots up and let the kids ride. 

[80-85 husky]

ol mate had a dt 175 and his young bloke was on a cr 80. they used to slip down the road to a mate who had a track. on the way back, there was a tradition to race from the front gate to the house (farm).

ol mate showed up at work with a collar bone strapped up, a cane for his knee and bandages around his ribs.

wife had shut the house gate! ...the Dt was pegged in 4th when he hit it....

[foxy999]

lucky he was beating his boy in the race  !

[MaxPower]

Just because they are small doesn't mean you are going to get hurt small if you crash.    They need to be respected like any other bike.  I don't know why I have always felt that and stayed off the stupid things. I saved myself for getting hurt on full sized bikes.

[Mick D]

Yeap you got to watch out for them shut gates
Like Max says, just because it's a small bike, don't mean the hurt will be small
I hope you are getting better Popeye.
You go to admit, a bit funny.
I didn't know wether to laugh or cry when you said then your young bloke come along and run you over.  Hope you heal quickly.

[The Wombat]

Aaah yes "the mini bike" Can't possibly get hurt on that lil thing.

Riding on the farm, some people had visited. So as they were leaving thought I would show off and race them to the gate, on the lil Z50 no need for a helmet on this thing 

Next thing I know I am in the emergency dept of the Denny Hospital, with some one saying they may have to remove my spleen 

After a few tests and Xrays the spleen was good, but I did have a fractured skull.

Turns out that Z50  wheels and pot holes do not mix. I cannot remember the crash but must have been out for more than an hour.

Lessons learnt hat day

[Mick D]

Aaah yes "the mini bike" Can't possibly get hurt on that lil thing.

 

[popeye]

I'm now sitting at my brothers place in Leongatha and just hoping my knee gets well enough so I can do the Barry Sheene ride Wednesday and Thursday from Bairnsdale to Phillip island on the RG. I will be very disappointed if I can't    But your right my little crash on the mini bike must have looked funny...

[Hoony]

I'm now sitting at my brothers place in Leongatha ...............................

there must be heaps of old sidecars in sheds down there Popeye, Leongatha/Korumburra/Traralgon was the Centre of MX Outfits in Vic in the 70's  - 80's

[popeye]

Hi Hoony, I think the Anthony brothers and Trev the old man would have found most of them by now, they live next to the track at Ourtim just south of Leongatha.....