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RE: [ST] Kamikaze Kangaroos
- Subject: RE: [ST] Kamikaze Kangaroos
- From: "R White" <llooms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:17:42 +1000
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MessageTony
Being a Aussie myself and had a couple of hits with Kangaroos Luckily in the
Cage .
You where very Lucky take care and I hope you recover
Don't worry about the bike it is replaceable you are not
Take care
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Anthony
Scerri
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:14 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Kamikaze Kangaroos
Greetings all;
I have just returned home after an interesting weekend away in the Snowy
Mountains region of South Eastern Australia.
Great mountain roads, a great combination of high speed sweepers and tight
gnarly corners.
HOWEVER - I didn't get to do much of it - about 30 km out of Tumut, a
kamikaze kangaroo decided to headbutt my bike and I. It is amazing what
goes through your mind in the second between when you see the roo and when
you hit. I was just coming out of a bend....not going too quick, because I
had seen a couple of roos only a short time before...so, turning left,
straightening up, when Skippy hopped out of a bush....SHIT! SHOULD I
STOP...TRY AND GET AROUND.....I just accelerated, trying to dodge him..but
also since you are most stable under accelleration, I thought that that may
be the best course of action. Skippy thumped into my RHS...I then binged off
him....trying to keep the bike upright, arms and legs going everywhere.. and
freaking out because a right hand bend with its armco guard rail was looming
up....shit...got round that....braked the bike....and came to a
stop.Result - one "severely deaded" skippy, one Sprint ST with a very busted
up RHS fairing panel and footpeg/bracket/rear brake assembly busted up as
well. And then me, with a bit of a battered right knee, shin and ankle.
We managed to tape and cable up the busted footpeg assembly and then went
back to Tumut. I bullied the other blokes into continuing their ride, and
them managed to limp back 500km back to Charlies Workshop. He kindly opened
it up for me and the bike is now there, looking rather worse for wear.
I knew there was a reason why I say my prayers every day....!
Cheers
Tony Scerri
'02 Sprint ST
'04 Vespa GT 200
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Tony</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Being=20
a Aussie myself and had a couple of hits with Kangaroos Luckily in the =
Cage=20
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>You=20
where very Lucky take care and I hope you recover =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Don't=20
worry about the bike it is replaceable you are not</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Take=20
care</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D876151500-23022004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Rob=20
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<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx=20
[mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Anthony =
Scerri<BR><B>Sent:</B>=20
Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:14 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ST] Kamikaze=20
Kangaroos<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Greetings=20
all;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I =
have just=20
returned home after an interesting weekend away in the Snowy Mountains =
region=20
of South Eastern Australia.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Great mountain=20
roads, a great combination of high speed sweepers and tight gnarly=20
corners. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D484100912-22022004><SPAN =
class=3D546134111-22022004><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>HOWEVER - I didn't get to do much of it - about =
30 km out of=20
Tumut, a <STRONG>kamikaze kangaroo</STRONG> decided to headbutt my =
bike and=20
I. It is amazing what goes through your mind in the second =
between when=20
you see the roo and when you hit. I was just coming out of a =
bend....not going=20
too quick, because I had seen a couple of roos only a short time =
before...so,=20
turning left, straightening up, when Skippy hopped out of a=20
bush....SHIT! SHOULD I STOP...TRY AND GET AROUND.....I =
just=20
accelerated, trying to dodge him..but also since you are most stable =
under=20
accelleration, I thought that that may be the best course of action. =
Skippy=20
thumped into my RHS...I then binged off him....trying to keep the bike =
upright, arms and legs going everywhere.. and freaking out =
because a=20
right hand bend with its armco guard rail was looming up....shit...got =
round=20
that....braked the bike....and came to a stop.Result - one "severely =
deaded"=20
skippy, one Sprint ST with a very busted up RHS fairing panel and=20
footpeg/bracket/rear brake assembly busted up as well. And then me, =
with a bit=20
of a battered right knee, shin and ankle. =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We =
managed to tape=20
and cable up the busted footpeg assembly and then went back to =
Tumut. I=20
bullied the other blokes into continuing their ride, and them managed =
to limp=20
back 500km back to Charlies Workshop. He kindly opened it up for =
me and=20
the bike is now there, looking rather worse for wear. =20
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><SPAN =
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face=3DArial size=3D2>I knew there was a reason why I say my prayers =
every=20
day....!</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><SPAN =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><SPAN =
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face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><SPAN =
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face=3DArial size=3D2>Tony Scerri</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><SPAN =
class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>'02 Sprint ST</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D546134111-22022004><SPAN =
class=3D484100912-22022004><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>'04 Vespa GT 200</DIV>
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