Urban motorcycling legend

Keith Urban was uninjured Monday when he crashed his motorcycle near his
home in Sydney, Australia.

In a statement issued by his publicist, Urban said he was "out riding to
an AA meeting, a time when my privacy is especially important to me,
(when) I felt myself being pursued" by a photographer on another motorcycle.

"I sped up, and in an effort to elude an oncoming car which was making
an illegal U-turn, saw no choice but to drop my bike," the 39-year-old
country singer said.

"In actual fact, my pursuer came to my assistance, without taking
photos, and helped me from the road," Urban said. "I returned home, got
my car, and continued on my way."

 

Oh dear, " I had to put it down".

Theo

 

No choice but to drop my bike.

Translation, the wanker can not ride.

Boxer

 

obviously hasnt done a stay upright course.

 

Of course! AA, smokes a bit of weed too.

justAL

 

publicist or publican ?

I remember a few years ago, when Mark_Knopfler croppered.
A wise old joker here commented "the sultan of sling" hehehe

 

According to ninemsn:

"Urban was reportedly shaken but uninjured after running off the road
and hitting a gutter at Darling Point in Sydney's east.

The accident, just after midday, left a 10-metre skid mark on Darling
Point Rd."

I rather suspect that rather than indulging in the foolishness of
"laying it down" he was faced with the choice between hitting the car
and coming off or hitting the gutter and (probably) coming off.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:35:10 -0700

Whose skid mark was it?

IF it was his then London to a brick he was hitting the back brake.
10m is a hell of a long mark for a motorcycle.

If it was the car's then it's still a long mark....

Zebee

 

The car was doing an illegal U turn, so I doubt that it was going fast
enough to leave a 10m long skidmark. The published information isn't
too terribly detailed, is it?

 

I thought that a panicked lock-up of the back brake was the automatic
precursor to the "I had to lay it down" story.

BTW is this Urban character famous in his own right, or is he just
famous for who he roots?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

He maks quite a bit of money from his singing apparently. So yes, he is
famous in his own right, but not in our age group.

Theo

 

why would he be riding a bike when he could be riding nicole ........

 

'Cos the bike doesn't bitch at him to give up the booze and drugs?...

 

...or our country. Apparently he's been living in the US for the past 20
years, so that's obviously where he took his training on how to crash a
motorbike correctly. I wonder how many people who say they crashed on
purpose could repeat the feat on request.

Nev..

 

What, he does both country and western?

Theo

 

Obviously riding the wrong end!

justAL

 

"I'm Bob, and this heres my place"

 

Chicken wire????

Fraser

 

I always write cheques sitting in the car...with the engine running...

 

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