Houston; the Doodles have landed!

Well we made it back home folks.
gNatalie didn't seem too traumatised by her Qantas Business-Class
leather-trimmed Skybed while I was down the back in economy (still very
roomy on an A330).
She's got to wear the splint for another 3 weeks and then start physio:
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bargearse/gnat.jpg

I haven't heard the verdict on the GS yet.
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bargearse/gs.jpg

Thanks again (again) to everyone who helped and sorry I was a bit frantic
to get around and see everyone I should've (Coney, Joe, et al).

 

Glad you guys got back OK, commiserations and hopefully you've still got
all your bits attached and aren't No-doodle yet.

JL

 

Hope to good lady did not attack you with a sharp object!

How is gNat's knee going under that splint?

SteveB

 

It'll buff out ...

(seriously, I can't see why it'd cost much to fix up ... assuming
that fork leg is straightenable, probably less than your insurance
would go up if you wrote it off ... Happy to help out if I can ...)

-----sharks

 

Hi Clem,

Glad to hear you two made it home all safe #2 attempt.

Tell Gnat she matches biddy now with her crutches Hope it heals nice and
quickly for her without any issues

Hugs
Cat

 

Roger that, good to hear. Good luck with the mission debriefing!

 

I'm starting to think this may be a good idea Sharks.
The fork-leg will need replacing as it's not bent but is kinked-in at the
fork-seal.
The sub-frame can surely be welded (as it's only gotta' hold up the
headlight and gauges) and the rest is standard smash-repair stuff.
I'll see how much they want for the corpse........
Clem

 

It is fuggin' MAGIC!
On the side of the road she had a 2" diameter circular scoop of flesh
missing clear down to the bone of the kneecap but the plastic-surgeon has
turned that into an s-shaped cut about 4" long and with no visible
stitching.
The big toe is similarly (and magically) re-constructed.
By next GP you'll be flat-out noticing a mark...
Clem
(If you're in Queensland at the time)

 

There's a bit of Marty's fairing near your front wheel!

 

Glad to hear it.

Sorry ya should be. I'll bet you didn't even think to wave as
you flew over Syd-en-ey!


(oh, and what Pisshead said, best of luck with the debrief!)

G

 

s/Sorry/So/

bleh

G

 

Gee - that's gotta be worth a few sympathy points with the peer-group.

Ahhh. 'Tis a mere flesh wound - can't see why you couldn't have ridden
it back home.

---
Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
'81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope)
'87 BMW K100RT (write-off)
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

Is it just me or she has that
"if-it-wasn't-for-these-crutches-I'd-be-leaping-over-there-and-tearing-you-a-new-arsehole"
look about her ...
- sanbar

(In a house full of females, I often get that look, even from the
four-year-olds)

 

Hmmm. Odd. Still, they're odd forks. Unless you put a proper
front-end on it .

STREETFIGHTER! G'wan, you know you want to. And it's pig ugly
already, so you might as well!

As you say, depends on what the, uh, residual value is. As I recall,
it's in pretty good nick otherwise.

-----sharks

 

Phark! Get well soon, gNat, sorry I didn't get my arse into gear
and come visit!

-----sharks

 

Funny enough we ended up very near Greensborough two or three times on
Friday (while we were revelling in the awesome power of our automatic Avis
Corolla) but were always hurrying somewhere....
Clem

 

Dunno what you're talking about Sanbar:
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bargearse/gnat2.jpg
Clem

 

Welcome back Clem & gNat, all the best with your recovery.

Boxer

 

Silly buggers ... although I was actually at work on Friday for
a change ...

-----sharks

 

Gawd! You ARE in deep shit!

-----sharks