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Bulls Wool wrote:

Hey Bigger Al, sorry for the late notice but I’m going to be working this weekend :angry:
Hope all goes well and your injury report is better than last weekend
BW

Hey! That’s directed at me!! :angry: :laugh: :laugh:

Sorry to hear you’re missing this one BW, I know you were looking forward to it.

Have a great (and safe) time everyone.

Razz

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mike wrote:

some nice photo’s there Dude and lots with my name on them :ohmy: :ohmy:

Only thing is I was’nt there :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: I noticed that “Mike”, “Mike”, “Mike” and sometimes “Razzle” became interchangeable!! :laugh:

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Oh crap! I’m so sorry for bringing up the helmet Mick! Can O’ Worms!! :whistle: :laugh: :laugh:

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Trailboss wrote:

micknmeld wrote:

TB hates that helmet, he says that I have a propensity to pick the ugliest helmet on the rack every time. :laugh:

Not entirely how he said it though!

I love how you take the saying “a helmet should match your head to the limit” :laugh: :laugh: Besides your wife bought the helmet you said remember full sting :whistle: , so just wear it and do as you are told :laugh: :laugh:

PS I didn’t say I hated it, I said its gay and was it purchased in Oxford street and why do you always get the gay ones, Mr. paperboy miss quotes as per normal :laugh: :laugh:

Dont bother with another miss quoted come back either :laugh:

TB

Oh sh*t! I think I’ve just been outed for admiring Mick’s helmet! :pinch: :whistle: Ahh well, I thought it was fabulous! :laugh: :kiss: :whistle:

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Love it! … mostly coz I’m front and centre (and vain) 😆 😆

Still think my outfit would have looked so much better with your nice new Scott helmet though Mick :whistle: :laugh:

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oldgirl wrote:

WOW! You rode with a snapped collar bone!! Hero status is coming your way. They hurt like hell!
Hmmm seeing as at least one person always seems to need proper medical attention on these rides perhaps my hubby should follow in the 4wd on the next big ride (seriously I think this might actually be a good idea). He’s an ED specialist, and qualified to give anesthetics and yes he does give the ‘your a dick’ look to injured Motorbike riders. I get it frequently :laugh: :laugh: But he would be happy to do it. Just don’t ask him to ride.

Honestly, you Razz you could have done some serious damage to your lungs if you had of fallen off a second time ribs through the chest wall is common. Plus there are some major arteries near the collar bone severing one of those with the broken bone and they would have been taking you out in a body bag.

Ok thats my nagging over…….You are a my new hero. :cheer:

Not feeling anywhere near “special” in any way today I can assure you. Sunday was not too bad, sore and sorry and doped up on pain killers. Monday I was worried about my shoulder, not so much about my ribs. Today i could give a shit about my shoulder coz my ribs hurt like hell!! :pinch:

Yep, the doctor gave me the same lecture about the ramifications of a second fall, lungs, arteries etc. Also told me “no alcohol” for the next three weeks, when I asked “why, does it not mix with drugs you’ll be giving me?” he replied “no, because it increases your chances of falling over and doing serious damage” ….. WTF! that’s not “drinking” that’s completely “shit faced”! I’ll be ignoring that little piece of advice from him.

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toes wrote:

Sorry to hear of your injuries Razz.Some first aid bugger I am.
You must have walked passed me 10 times on sunday,didnt recognise you,
Did you see me now?Saw the guy in the red bull hat thinking to myself”i defiantly know that bloke from somewhere”I,ll just give him a gday mate,he might know me”

Bugger it you did know it was me.

toes

Hey Toes

I spotted you early on in the day and didn’t recognise you with the cap and sunnies, was only when chatting to Dave that he was rattling off kids names that were riding that he mentioned your daughter I realised it was you. By then you were on the other side of the track watching her ride. Sorry mate, i didn’t mean to ignore you or be rude, I was kind of in a world of my own.

Razz

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Unit wrote:

Got a reputation for not cleaning bikes, just gets water in your bearings and chain rollers – come on lets get serious!

The berg – just a dream! I could end up like you only with less finesse I need a truely linear power curve.

The avatar – an alterego? After ollie’s comments perhaps i could change and use dude’s portrait! (no offence Dude, i loved your photos and you even knew who i was – named and shamed) i thought you got to hide behind your avatar, helmet and goggles on the site and if you come late and leave early no one will ever know! Perhaps my next avatar will be???

Good luck with the recovery and if you need help to clean the berg give me a yell.

Unit

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Flying Fish wrote:

razzle wrote:

micknmeld wrote:

Bloody hell Razzle! :pinch:

When you told me you were hurt, I assessed you as best I could with my basic medical knowledge and experience with pain thresholds and assumed that because you rode a Euro bike you were being a bit precious. :blush: :laugh:

To finish the ride through the last 25kms or so, of what was relatively hard going, is a testament to you mate. If I had of known the true extent of your injuries I would have shown you the easy way out but I didn’t want Amy knowing there was and easy way out. :laugh:

Here’s hoping you heal up quick.

Cheers
Mick

THERE WAS AN EASY WAY OUT!! :ohmy:

I second that……….THERE WAS AN EASY WAY OUT!!. :ohmy: ……..i somewhat remember almost begging for an easy way out. :blush:

Razzle, your effort almost puts me to shame. I think the only thing that got me through the last 30km was complaining. You are one tuff man, riding with those injuries and not showing it. If I had known you were injured I would have definitely used you as my ticket out that bush.

I also hate to break it to you (pardon the pun) but ribs are a long time healing. They seem to get worse for the first 3 weeks.

Flying Fish

:laugh: :laugh: I actually remember you almost begging for a way out and thinking “if she goes I’m going with her!” :laugh: Never mind, we made it, sore, exhausted, whatever … we survived Mick’s 100k Loop :laugh: :laugh:

I haven’t said it before, but you and Rach were truly inspirational (for me). You both rock for your shear tenacity.

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Dickie wrote:

micknmeld wrote:

Bloody hell Razzle! :pinch:

When you told me you were hurt, I assessed you as best I could with my basic medical knowledge and experience with pain thresholds and assumed that because you rode a Euro bike you were being a bit precious. :blush: :laugh:

To finish the ride through the last 25kms or so, of what was relatively hard going, is a testament to you mate. If I had of known the true extent of your injuries I would have shown you the easy way out but I didn’t want Amy knowing there was and easy way out. :laugh:

Here’s hoping you heal up quick.

Cheers
Mick

Just another Sunday for Razzle.

Hmmm, not really the way I planned my Sunday though Dickie, I was supposed to be the one riding! Not wearing an orange vest! I was happy help out some good friends though (thank you panadeine forte )

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micknmeld wrote:

Bloody hell Razzle! :pinch:

When you told me you were hurt, I assessed you as best I could with my basic medical knowledge and experience with pain thresholds and assumed that because you rode a Euro bike you were being a bit precious. :blush: :laugh:

To finish the ride through the last 25kms or so, of what was relatively hard going, is a testament to you mate. If I had of known the true extent of your injuries I would have shown you the easy way out but I didn’t want Amy knowing there was and easy way out. :laugh:

Here’s hoping you heal up quick.

Cheers
Mick

THERE WAS AN EASY WAY OUT!! :ohmy:

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Unit wrote:

Hi Razzle
Really sorry to hear about the injury. Great effort to ride home mate. It would have been really easy to drive in and get you!! :huh:

While your thinking about your protective gear give some thought to a car with a lower tray so its easier for your friends to load your bike when you bust yourself up! Really – a great effort you got back to your car!

As a good old bull i think it only right that i should offer to come up to Kempsey and take your bike for a ride so the battery is nice and charged when your ready to ride again. :silly:

All the very best with the recovery, I guess you have surgery and some nuts & bolts to add to your armour before you get to do any shopping.

Unit

Already planning a lower-tray car … thinking a Hyundai iLoad Van?? Thanks Unit for helping load the bikes while I was in a whole world of pain, much appreciated.

Yes, you can borrow the Berg any time you like, but you have to clean it first, and after :laugh:

BTW; your avatar creeps me out! I know who you are and that is not you …. just sayin’ :whistle:

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Boony wrote:

Although everthing I looked at all day was a bit on the blurry side, from what I seen of your incedent looked like it hurt, and yes i have the moment on film, you can see it in the distance , I will start the you tube marathon some time soon.

Boony

Oh great, bring on the YouTube video embarrassment 😆 :blink: :pinch: :pinch:

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KING BOLLOCKS wrote:

Holy Shit Razz :ohmy:
I didn’t think you were an idiot…just what you did was spectacular!!!!
Can’t believe you rode the rest of the day like that..all busted up :ohmy:
You my new bloody hero :cheer:

Bol :woohoo:

No, that’s not what i meant, sorry if it reads that way …. i felt like an idiot, not any other way.

I also remember you cheering and giving me the thumbs-up over the next log … thanks for that

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Thanks Mick for the “Razzle styled it up all day” comment, and Bol for the “smashing himself up with style and a smile”, BUT;

After 4 hours at the lovely Kempsey Hospital today, I have a broken (completely snapped) collar bone and three cracked ribs … no wonder that last 20 or 30k’s f*ckin hurt like hell! :pinch: I actually don’t remember much of that last bit of the ride … thank you adrenalin :woohoo: And why do doctor’s always give you “that look” when you say “it was on a dirt bike”?! Bugger off and get a life! 👿

Anyway, my mantra has now turned to that of Snowy09, “there’s no such thing as too much body armour”!

So I’ve got 6 to 8 weeks of no riding (f*ck it!), 6 to 8 weeks to shop for LOTS of armour, new goggles (they got screwed over by some stray vine), new helmet (smashed the peak and scratched the shit out of it in “the incident”). 6 to 8 weeks.

I remember looking back and seeing Bol shaking his head at my moment of idiocy, my immediate thought was “how embarrassing, f*ck I’m an idiot” … then the pain started, I really didn’t care about being an idiot after that, funny … my only thought was “there’s no way I’m getting chopper’d out of here, keep riding, not far to go”. I must have asked Mick at least ten times “much further, is the next bit easy?”. :sick: :pinch:

Anyway, LIVE and LEARN, it was a great day, only screwed up for myself, by myself. Never again. :unsure:

Actually, my only regret is not introducing myself to each and every one of you, even to say g’day …. next time.

Razz.

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