Yarramalong to the Wattos, Millfield & back (sort of)

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Bit of a mixed up ride this one.
Started out with me not thinking straight due to a family member back in hospital due to a reoccurring illness,,,
I waited for the guys at the wrong spot for a bit before deciding to head on to the next intersection, then it was 45 mins after the agreed meet time & I figured they had gone without me :S
So I pressed on to the corner of Watagan Creek Rd, pulled up and just as I removed my helmet along they came I had passed while they diverted down to the Basin for a looksee :laugh:

The trail I had intended to take out to Millfield was blocked with a locked gate (or maybe I had the wrong trail) so we agreed to head out past Laguna & hook round to Millfield for lunch and a drink then search out the return leg
Did I mention it was a tad warm at Millfield and Theo had his jacket on (with goretex liner & all) :huh: :huh:

So after lunch & a chat we headed back to Hayes Rd with the intent to give Bowmans Rd a miss (Kat & Theo had some dramas on it recently so we agreed to take another route)
But only a few ks in I decided to shoot wide on a left hander, so Kat went by and then into the next corner, a hard right hander, a car car into my line of site wide on the trail and as I watched Kat squeeze by I hit the deep loose stuff & for some reason grabbed a handful of front (Why you ask, F&*$@d if I know) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Anyway, it was a quick and solid meeting with the good old terra firma before sliding thru the apex & off the edge ploughing up the grass & cowshit YIPPEE!!!
Resulting in rotated handguard, bent front brake lever, bent rear brake lever, and a split around the lug that holds the guard onto the top the radiator (yes leaking coolant) :unsure:

ALSO NO GO ON THE START BUTTON but the killswitch is fine and there is power to the fuel pump etc
As we scanned over the bike a nice bloke pulls up & offered assistance (didn`t catch his name) he helped us to clutch start it along the flat a few times THANX MATE whowever you were
So we than decided the rad needed a patchup, so I rode up to the top of the next rise (easy roll start next time) where Theo got out his putty stuff but it only slowed the leak slightly, this resulted in a few seconds of thinking before deciding to head back to Millfield solo to grab some water & nurse it home.

Pissed it in really, kept it running with good air & the temp stayed pretty good (topped up the overflow a couple of times along the way just in case but it only dribbled when I stopped a lights for a minute or two)

Then get a text from Theo that they were lost & Kat was nearly asleep on the bike :whistle: :pinch:
An hour later I rang again & they had backtracked to Kat`s favourite place Wollombi Pub for a cool drink before the run south,,,,

Sorry for the mixed up day guys. The bike cleaned up alright and clutch started for a run round the block no probs, I will fault find the wiring prob thru the week (think I have pinched a wire from the button somewhere !!!

Kat has the CSI pics from the crash investigation scene