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Well all was going well st andrews, kinglake, myers creek road, spur, marysville, 2 more laps of the spur, myers creek road, then i thought ahh screw it, so down chum creek road i go and then back up. Then coming around 45k corner SKIPPY SKIPPY STAYED OFF THE FRONT BRAKE AND WENT FOR THE REAR AND TRIED TO DODGE HIM Fucker he jumped back into my line and i run out of road headin for a tree so i laid it down. Checked damage after pushing it up the embankment and gettin the front wheel out of some wombat hole Indicator broken, bent crash knob and surface scratching, 2 small cracks on lower fairing. Got home ripped off fairing, fixed indicator (super glue and gaffa tape), cut and polished paint and all's good Its been 26 years since i dropped a bike and i forgot the sensation so i hope its another 26 years before i do it again. Me im fine sore knee and a bit sore in the back lucky i decided to wear my leathers today.

z900/zx9 wrote: Its been 26 years since i dropped a bike and i forgot the sensation so i hope its another 26 years before i do it again. Me im fine sore knee and a bit sore in the back lucky i decided to wear my leathers today.

Glad your ok, those crash's save a fair bit.(bent means they took a fair bit of impact).

Sorry to hear mate...

You should have gone back for the roo... and ate him

...they're coming down out of the scrub at the moment as there's fark-all water around. We have them around here at the moment as well, going for the little that's left in farmers' dams. The buggers are out during the day as well, which a sign they're pretty thirsty.

Good to see you got off reasonably lightly .

Ratmick wrote:...they're coming down out of the scrub at the moment as there's fark-all water around....

even up here, we have had 2 roos in the street inside the last 6 months, and we are probably 5km at *least* from the nearest open scrublands

zx9 - glad to hear you came through OK, without too much damage. Lucky you found him on a corner ....

Glad you made it out ok......mmmmm roo steaks

Sorry to hear mate, hope you and the 9 mend well.

I might have to try roo steak, is it any good?

I been here in Aus 3 years in Feb and have only ever seen the buggers in a zoo or roadkill

Apparently one jumped in front of me coming down Arthurs seat but I was watching the vanishing point and missed it

Glad you made it i out ok, I was told once to aim for the roo as he will have moved from that spot by the time you get there

Jonno wrote:Glad you made it i out ok, I was told once to aim for the roo as he will have moved from that spot by the time you get there

That would be one of the best advise I heard . Only had one encounter at arthur seat and if it was that scary/panic-inducing at 60kph I hope I don't have to see one at 100kph

Thanks guys, well as i missed him and found the dirt roo steaks have been removed from the menu As for jonnos comment aim for the roo not too sure about that one.In heinsight if i wasnt goin as fast as i was it never would have been a problem,so maybe i will taper it of a little Well just while the flashbacks continue

Good to see your ok.

Kangaroo pies Hmmmmm Heather makes the best

Rossi wrote:I been here in Aus 3 years in Feb and have only ever seen the buggers in a zoo or roadkill

What about the signs ? and that Giraffe we saw ?? hahaha

Man, you need to get a Polaris rifle case mounted to your bike.

Every hunter knows you never see any roos if you have a rifle on the dashboard of the car

I live in sydney suburbia and see a mob of roos every afternoon near a local creek. Been lots of car vs kangaroo incidents on local roads.

Remember, never hit an animal you cant completely eat at one sitting.

[quote="Rossi"]I been here in Aus 3 years in Feb and have only ever seen the buggers in a zoo or roadkill

Go out in the bush mate theres a few around after dusk.
bull bars aint for show in some parts of this big dry circus.
steve