Restoration slow down - broken finger

[ktm450]

Looks like a slight slow down on the restorations at the moment, broke my left ring finger yesterday.

Had a two-day ride in the high country starting from Mansfield near Mt. Buller Victoria here is a link to the ranch we stayed at:
http://www.bushexperiences.com.au/trailRiding.php

4.5 hr drive through shit traffic on the western ring rd. Friday night, few beers, shit sleep tossing and turning in bloody sleeping bag listening to guys snoring and farting all night   

Got a early start Sat morning, rode all day 150km fast flowing trails with erosion humps (jumps) every 30m, long deep river crossings that were icy cold, luckly didn't stall half way through like a couple of guys 
had heaps of fun, punished my body, got back few more beers then out came the shot glasses

Got up yesterday morning to do a quick loop before we headed back home, all good, got into some tight technical tracks which I love and mainly ride that sort of stuff down this way.
Just clipped a tree with the right side of my handle bar and it speared me off into a small tree.  I must have put my hand up to break my fall and it got my finger.
Never broken a bone riding before and I have been riding for many years now. 
Oh well could have been much worse I suppose.

Got the kids off to bed last night spent a bit of time with my wife then went into casualty around 9.30pm last night.
Got sent straight to the 'fast track' room.  Let me tell you there was nothing 'fast' about that room  got back home at 12.30am   

I have to have an appointment with plastics they are going to put a wire in my finger, more waiting in the bloody hospital 

At least I can still use my index finger to play pinball, even I am a bit 'gumby' with it.  Although some guys would probabaly say I have always been a bit of a 'gumby' player 

[Strangeways]

sounds like it could have been worse, and if this is the only accident you end up having, then it is not too bad.

Hope you have a speedy recovery !

[ktm450]

Thanks mate, I've had heaps of little 'moments' like that over the years usually nothing more that a dust off and keep going, just one of those freaky things.
One of the other guys had a huge crash, he was screaming along lost the rear and slid about 20m luckly he was ok, his bike looked a little second hand though, he snaped his handle bars in two, I have never seen a set of quality KTM bars snap or bend, he was very lucky

[MartyJ]

Sorry to hear about your injury.

So does this now mean you'll have a 'bionic finger' like the 6 Million Dollar Man?   

[wonder]

Sounds like you had a good time.My brother got a bike shop down south and does the rides as well.

If you like bike riding you must go on these tours as they are great fun,what bike did you have.My brother tell me some people think it so easy but after coming back from a 2 or 3 day ride they cant sit down for a week.

We just had the mx national over he on the weekend,spent way to long in the VIP bar area and still not sure how i got home or buy who.

[ktm450]

Sorry to hear about your injury.

So does this now mean you'll have a 'bionic finger' like the 6 Million Dollar Man?   

Yeah, something like that, hopefully it will make me a pinball wizard 

[ktm450]

Sounds like you had a good time.My brother got a bike shop down south and does the rides as well.

If you like bike riding you must go on these tours as they are great fun,what bike did you have.My brother tell me some people think it so easy but after coming back from a 2 or 3 day ride they cant sit down for a week.

We just had the mx national over he on the weekend,spent way to long in the VIP bar area and still not sure how i got home or buy who.

I ride an 05 ktm 450 exc, I have full rego as I swap across to motard wheels to ride on the road or go-kart tracks when the mud dries up out in the bush.

I'm not too sore as I ride every second weekend and usually do a lot tighter challenging riding, but I was not used to riding so fast and so many jumps so that punished my wrists a little, but a few of the boys pulled up very sore

[robm]

Just to make you not feel alone in having a stack, here is some footage of me pulling in front of a mate and him t boning me ....nothing broken but we were both very sore for the next few days i still wince when i see him bounce!

I was stoked my wife was filming at the time!!

(Fixed the link - Invalid link for some reason)

[pinnies4me]

Might be time to have you over for some serious pinball Matt, a few dollars a game..   

[ktm450]

Just to make you not feel alone in having a stack, here is some footage of me pulling in front of a mate and him t boning me ....nothing broken but we were both very sore for the next few days i still wince when i see him bounce!

I was stoked my wife was filming at the time!!

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Love the background music Rob 

Fixed your youtube link here:

[ktm450]

Might be time to have you over for some serious pinball Matt, a few dollars a game..   

I don't need a broken finger for you to give me a flogging Nick, but it is a good excuse when I am losing all the time 

[wonder]

Sounds like you had a good time.My brother got a bike shop down south and does the rides as well.

If you like bike riding you must go on these tours as they are great fun,what bike did you have.My brother tell me some people think it so easy but after coming back from a 2 or 3 day ride they cant sit down for a week.

We just had the mx national over he on the weekend,spent way to long in the VIP bar area and still not sure how i got home or buy who.

I ride an 05 ktm 450 exc, I have full rego as I swap across to motard wheels to ride on the road or go-kart tracks when the mud dries up out in the bush.

I'm not too sore as I ride every second weekend and usually do a lot tighter challenging riding, but I was not used to riding so fast and so many jumps so that punished my wrists a little, but a few of the boys pulled up very sore

My brother is a KTM and Yamaha dealer so thats the bikes we get.When i raced a long time ago(20 years) KTM were crap, but now they are one of the best brand.Just the price of a new one is a bit scary.

[ddstoys]

Well if there going to put wire in there you stuffed it pretty well hope your not out of action for to long

[ktm450]

Sounds like you had a good time.My brother got a bike shop down south and does the rides as well.

If you like bike riding you must go on these tours as they are great fun,what bike did you have.My brother tell me some people think it so easy but after coming back from a 2 or 3 day ride they cant sit down for a week.

We just had the mx national over he on the weekend,spent way to long in the VIP bar area and still not sure how i got home or buy who.

I ride an 05 ktm 450 exc, I have full rego as I swap across to motard wheels to ride on the road or go-kart tracks when the mud dries up out in the bush.

I'm not too sore as I ride every second weekend and usually do a lot tighter challenging riding, but I was not used to riding so fast and so many jumps so that punished my wrists a little, but a few of the boys pulled up very sore

My brother is a KTM and Yamaha dealer so thats the bikes we get.When i raced a long time ago(20 years) KTM were crap, but now they are one of the best brand.Just the price of a new one is a bit scary.

Do you still do much riding?

[ktm450]

Well if there going to put wire in there you stuffed it pretty well hope your not out of action for to long

Thanks daniel, I'll keep ploding away on the WH20 and hopefully get all the Geelong boys over before Marks meet