[Aidan KeoughMember]

There’s a report at the link http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parktypes/YengoWildernessAssessment.htm which after a quick skim seems to indicate that the main tracks/trails in that area will remain open for access.

Nothing of any detail on the premiers website on environment minister.

The information sheet on the website above calls for submissions by Feb 28 2002,,, so this has been on the boil for a while.

crossing fingers too as this is great riding camping area.

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Boony wrote:

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Aidank good to see you up and about.

Listen if your not using TBs beemer this week can I have a turn at it, I`ll pm you my details and you can get the transport of the beemer to up here organized.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Boony I’m off to the Watagan’s tomorrow and if I do the left leg in I’ll give you a hoy!!!

[Aidan KeoughMember]

xy-transit wrote:

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you do realise you will have to get a new ignition barrel fitted Aidan:P

TB will have his own set of keys by now:silly:

:laugh:

he did say if ever the bike is missing and there is a black falcon out the front I shouldn’t worry too much. He also asked if could be polite and leave the pillion seat on as it amy help convince Salina to get one of these….

[Aidan KeoughMember]

MickG wrote:

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Good to see u up and about aidan must feel good to have the beemer home and safe. Not sure how TB was feeling about having to hand it over so soon though:unsure:
Hope to see u on your bike instead of beside out on the trails next time.

Mickg

Cheers Mick, I do seem to be the only one smiling in the photo:laugh: :laugh: Soon I think we will see a beemer section appear in the bikes part of the site:woohoo:

See you soon

[Aidan KeoughMember]

shane_vor wrote:

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Love the chinese burn and the yung bloke checkin out how much damage da’s leg di to the engine!:laugh:

:laugh:
Kieren and Lachie had been in the car for a while and were letting of some steam.
My young fella’s been talking about the damage all afternoon, budding bike mechanic maybe?

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Well the beema donation happened today. Some shots below of handing over the key….

TB, you are a true gentleman, thank you.

Aidan

[Aidan KeoughMember]

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It’s a good day here in the hills

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Thanks Eagle, look forward to meeting the crew.

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Chopper arrived and winched down the doctor and paramedic

That was handing over more morphine after taking my boot off, vvvvv painful. They also put me on a backboard and collared me for precaution.

What a sweet sound… they decided that because my condition was far from life threatening they wouldn’t risk a winch up…

…but would take me in the 4×4 ambulance to a clearing 4ks away where the chopper could land.

Chopper coming in to another KTM flare:lol: These birds are brand new, apparently the most versatile rescue chopper with best speed, range, power, room etc

Getting things ready

Getting ready to carry me on the board, apparently I’m a real lump

Shutting the door, the sound of these things is amazing

Lift off, first for Nepean hospital then change in middair for Westmead, suited me as its closer to home

Not a flattering shot but wwanted to show they mistook me for a KTM rider and gave me one of their hospital tops:woohoo: Also funny.. I had to fight like crazy with the emergency staff who wanted to cut my riding pants off, eventually talked them into getting them off the normal way, no matter how much I screamed

well as they say.. That’s all folks, so how did everyone else join OBTs?:lol:

Photography credits to Craig H, (thanks mate for staying with me, and enduring a 4 hour ride home in the dark afterwards)

BTW I have had to do some research on ambulance/rescue/helicopter and costs/health funds etc so i will start another thread and share what I have learned, some things have changed recently

[Aidan KeoughMember]

boulder wrote:

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Is that a KTM flare!!

Yeah they said they were cheaper than the BMW ones…

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Can see the scrape mark where my boot stuck into the road and foot got turned 180 deg wrong way…

This was after a couple of hours on the ground, starting to get sore

Ambulance from Oberon got there about 2:45

Starting work on me, happy gas going, trying to find a vein

Finally a bit of a smile…

Trying to signal the chopper

more to come

[Aidan KeoughMember]

BC they are pretty heavy, about 230kg fueled, but remarkably nimble for their size.

I was very lucky on a number of counts. Been a humbling experience for sure.

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Can anyone out there help me with tech advice on uploading photos, I use smugmug as the gallery and it should work the same as photobucket but my posts above ain’t working.

Cheers
Hoppalong

EDIT

was an id10t error…

just have to put the HTML code [img]and[/img] on either side of the link.

[Aidan KeoughMember]

[Aidan KeoughMember]

Here is the start of the rescue pics

Trackside where it happened

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