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Yesterday (Monday) was a nice fine day, so I decided that since I haven't been laning recently I would venture out - on my own! hmm
I haven't been riding for some weeks because my right leg lost all its strength. No pain, just wouldn't work correctly - and it still doesn't feel 100% but is getting better.

Anyway, from Budleigh I did the usual lanes through Otterton and ranged further to Colaton Raleigh and so on to Woodbury way.

It's been a long time since I'd been through Crealy so I ventured past the (presently shut) Adventure Park to the ford.
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This ford is nothing too spectacular if you know what you're doing.
I obviously had forgotten what I was doing.....
Grindle Brook is perhaps 6 to 10 inches deep along the fording area.
Unfortunately I missed the exit to Greendale House and followed the brook upstream around a couple of bends.
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I did NOT have a paddle! disbelief
I realised this when I ventured around a corner and the water was still and deep. Ahead was a concrete weir cascading water over directly towards me.

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Not the right way, thought I. So I attempted to turn round. The brook wasn't too wide so I ran the front wheel 'up the bank' to back off on the turn into the brook again.
The bank, however, was soft and the front wheel didn't rise sufficiently to throw me into reverse. (mistake No 1)
Now my leg (remember, it is getting better?) isn't too powerful so I decided to dismount. (mistake No 2)
The Yam was on full lock, I lost my balance and the bike fell horizontally into the water, trapping my left leg beneath it.
Looking at the bike, which had stalled, I could see the water flowing over the tank and seat - it was at least 10" deep.
My left boot filled with water, my jacket pockets filled with water and my Fuji camera case filled with water. (mistake No 3)

With superhuman effort and I managed to extricate my left foot and lift the bike out of the water.
I pressed the starter and the bike throbbed into life (could have been mistake No 4) biggrin

With a great struggle I managed to turn the bike down stream, mount it and ride out of the brook.

On terra firma I emptied my camera case, took the battery and card out and hung the camera around my neck to squelch back home leaving a trail of water.

At home I checked the Yamaha over - well over a pint of water cascaded out of the air box. The engine breather was spurting water into te airbox also but reuced when I drained the little container.
Stuffed my boots with The Telegraph (only the best you know) and rushed off to Tesco for a 5kg bag of dry rice.
I drained as much water out of the camera as I could, whirled it around to extract more (centrifuge) and then packed it in a rice filled box and it's now in the airing cupboard.
We will see how the Web's suggestons of camera drying work in a couple of days.

So - let this be a warning to others. If you want to try a dodgy ford then make sure you don't go alone, make sure your camera is waterproof and thwen check your bike immediately afterwards.

It could have been a lot worse, but I think I've leared my lesson.
Till the next time..........
Martyn


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Well done admiral biggrin made I proper chuckle !

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Lucky man!

Don't forget to check that oil wink


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Riding on your own.NO NO NO
BIG IF , what if you couldnt get your leg out from underneath the bike ???????

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I think he knows that Gray hmm

Odd that we have had 4 TTR submarines in two weeks no


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They are all being brave now they know there is a good stock of spares in the county wink

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jt wrote:

They are all being brave now they know there is a good stock of spares in the county wink


All good for business tho, do you reckon he gives out the routes with fords in them on purpose winkbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin
Bless him you cant help but admire the guy biggrin

 



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wackyracer wrote:

 

jt wrote:

They are all being brave now they know there is a good stock of spares in the county wink


All good for business tho, do you reckon he gives out the routes with fords in them on purpose winkbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin
Bless him you cant help but admire the guy biggrin

 

Good thinking guys but..... where the theory falls down is that two of the four engines were mine crycrycrycrycrycry

My own TTR plus STevePT's "cursed" engine which I had put in SteveH's TTR whilst waiting for his 325 kit - both got drownded on the same day disbeliefnodisbeliefno

 



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I think he knows that Gray hmm


Odd that we have had 4 TTR submarines in two weeks no


I have heard that Mr TTR is now adding a new product line to his already extensive catalouge  "Self Inflating Life Jackets"  due to popular demand of TTR riders who like to go swimming  



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gaschef wrote:

TTR wrote:

I think he knows that Gray hmm


Odd that we have had 4 TTR submarines in two weeks no


I have heard that Mr TTR is now adding a new product line to his already extensive catalouge  "Self Inflating Life Jackets"  due to popular demand of TTR riders who like to go swimming  


It's just that we can't be arsed with cleaning them after a ride wink

 



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Lucky Martin, next time before you go, give me a ring, I can alway`s spare an hour or two, for a ride out.

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nice pictures of the ford biggrin

could have been a disaster ,



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I had a similar experience when I missed a turning on 192-168
Without exercising your sense of adventure instead of caution you would have missed out on a priceless memory, failed to take some good photos and most importantly failed to give me a bloody good laugh.

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