Great story MX. Fantastic area. The guy is obviously a wack job.
Reminded me of a solo hunting expedition I went on many years ago- as I pull up a chair by the fire- short version is it was getting dark and still 10Klm in the forest when the" Ironing Board "(SP370) threw a chain and locked up tight. Rifle and backpack helped me in freshly ripping that section of fire trail for anyone that followed. Had some tools and started a fire and a couple of hours later it was rideable, but only at jogging pace otherwise it would derail the chain again. It is scary as hell in the bush at night!