Flat tyre Fiasco – Bundarra hospitality

[AndrewMember]

I went for an overnight road trip to try out the new bike with a mate(Browny) a week ago with no destination in mind. We ended up in a town called Bundarra via Dungog, Gloucester, Walcha etc and stayed at the pub that night and had a great feed.

Anyway, the next moring at 730 i found myself with a flat front tyre(picked up a tec screw) :pinch: on the Gwydir River Rd (back road)65 klm from Inverell and over 60 klms from Uralla. I sent my mate back to town to get assistance(yeah foolish me for not being more prepared) :blush: :blush:

Within an hour an old mate pulled up in a ute and said ‘hows about we get you and that bike back to town and we’ll have a cup of tea and see what we can do to help you out’. :laugh: Tied the bike on and off we went. He wouldn’t accept even petrol money for the pick up and appoligised for being late because he had to have some breakfast.

The local mechanic was concerned he would damage my rim changing the tube so offered me his car to drive the 47klm into Inverell to get it fixed…awesome!

The local hospitality was fantastic. Many thanks goes out to the guys that assisted me without wanting anything in return. The whole episode took 5 hours so needless to say that it was a mad dash back to the Central Coast that night! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Note to self – be more prepared next time :blush:

Distance travelled 1003.2 klm

[Adrian LeeMember]

Country hospitality at its best.

you wouldnt get that sort of service in the city

[AndrewMember]

Yeah you got that right. If it had happened on the New England Hwy, i would of had to walk the bike back to town:(

[Nick JacksonMember]

Great story Ace , shame it slowed down the ride in a great part of NSW , I am always amazed how well us off road riders are treated wherever we go when we strike a problem and theirs always someone really keen to help

Guess that’s why I moved away from London to North coast oz hey

Nick

[MichaelMember]

Sound like a good ride Ace

I had a problem in Glouester and the local pub help me out and look after my bike, there are still some great people out there.

Cheers

Strucky

[Mick DMember]

Great story Ace, I to have been at the receiving end of some classic hospitality when a ride went to shit after a bee sting in the eye and 5 flat tyres. That is one of the reasons why I will go out of my way to help a fellow rider when their day goes to shit.

[craig evansMember]

i try and help as much as possiable as i mite need help 1 day myself plus the satifaction is a great feeling

[AndrewMember]

All the guys would accept was my number so if they ever got into trouble in Newy or the Central Coast, i could help them out I would drop everything and return the favour in an instant.

We actually got invited to go back to visit the guy who picked my bike up(nickname Nobby). Turns out he and his young bloke own a chroming business and they are mad into their bikes :woohoo: .

They also make their own Whisky :sick:

[AndrewMember]

Ouch! Hopefully not all your flat tyres micknmeld:( You can only be prepared for so much hey?

A bee sting in the eye – there ain’t much you can do about that except curl up in the foetal position and wait it out. :pinch: :pinch:

No doubt you were looked after like i was

[GregMember]

Ha ha Ace you are still as prepared as the day I found you blocking that track in the Watagans :laugh:
Great ride mate, will ring you in the next couple of days

TB

[AndrewMember]

LOL i still stick by my story that i was waiting to fight off the gorilla(XR600) that was about to jump out of the scrub :S

[GarryMember]

IMO you cannot go past the country hospitality and it is definitely true that you also will not find it in more urban areas.

Whilst I am yet (touch wood) to need such levels of hospitality on the ADV bike I have had occasions where when riding in remote areas on the old roadies I have been ‘checked upon’ by county folk simply because I was stopped in a ‘strange’ place. Generally the check in would always make sure I was fine, have a chat, offer advice on alternate routes, road conditions etc and would always be worthwhile.

You simply cannot beat the bush people in this place

[glennMember]

micknmeld wrote:

Great story Ace, I to have been at the receiving end of some classic hospitality when a ride went to shit after a bee sting in the eye and 5 flat tyres. That is one of the reasons why I will go out of my way to help a fellow rider when their day goes to shit.

if memory serves me right Mick ,I think you were a giver of the said hospitality when the back packer done a rear rim, so its not just us country folk it can sometimes come from the coast as well.

[SteveMember]

Come on Micknmeld ,you would have to be one of the most hospitable guys i know.
For example,that poor unfortunate 18 year old girl you found in the middle of the bush,wearing only a small amount of clothing,
miles from no where,your kindness is impressive to say the least,alowing her to jump on the back of your bike for 20klm to get her home.
(nabiac ride)

[Mark BuntingMember]

toes wrote:

Come on Micknmeld ,you would have to be one of the most hospitable guys i know.
For example,that poor unfortunate 18 year old girl you found in the middle of the bush,wearing only a small amount of clothing,
miles from no where,your kindness is impressive to say the least,alowing her to jump on the back of your bike for 20klm to get her home.
(nabiac ride)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I’ve never seen so many blokes trying to ride so close to the Mayor before.

Mick’s a very generous guy.

Kram

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