So I was riding along . . .

[Ulfthednar]

. . .  minding my own business and a blow down tree mugged me.

If Id been rolling fast id be in a pretty bad way.

Got out of it with the first black eye Ive had in decades.

 

 

Edited May 5, 2023 by Ulfthednar

[Mech]

Lol..  one nil to the hill.

Lucky it wasn't worse. A stick try to take out your eye did it ?

I've been caught out by the odd one poking out from the side of the track. Ya think you'll just sneak past, but it catches and swings and next second it's trying to stab a hole in you before you manage to stop the bike.. 

[Ulfthednar]

Tried . . . failed. got a heck of a shiner from it.

I'm good at ducking and rolling into the unexpected but oops, ya git hit once in awhile anyway.

That last large blow down top was the one that got me.

If ya look close as Im walking back after picking up my helmet and cam, you can see stick poking up from the front of my bike.

It (one in a million?) slid up in the adjustment slot on my gun (moose) fork and that whipped the tree top down under the visor.

I thought I was going off until my lid went flying.

Still a good ride and a good day.

If Id been on the throttle it would have been bad.

Ill take a chainsaw next time . . . once was enough.

 

 

[Gwbarm]

Good you had your helmet on. Im bad not to wear a helmet in the woods.

[MickeyD]

Blow downs. All the reason I carry a small chainsaw. Hate to get up trail and not get out due to a felled tree. 
 

Glad you were ok. 👍

[Gwbarm]

Good I usually never have room for one

[Mech]

When I go near the woods I carry a handsaw, a machete, wedges, a snig and a regular chain, and a come-along. I've used the chains to move trees and to get me up steep hills/drops I'd foolishly gone down. It all fits in a fish bin that's fitted with flat steel hooks that tuck under the front rack so it can be a dumper. Then there's the shovel, spade, long handled slasher all bungied on one side.

 

[Dan Kroes]

Some good impact rated sunglasses will help keep your eyes!

[Ulfthednar]

why I only got a black eye . . . Ive been riding bikes of some sort for decades . . 

they got ripped off with my lid . . . 

 

I cant understand folks that wear flipflops on motorcycles.

 

thats the surest way to guarantee your going to NEED a helmet

[Mech]

Flipflops ? Thongs, jandals, japanese sandles ? I reckon. And gloves, they're essential. First thing people do when they have even a minor fall is poke their hands out. 

[Ulfthednar]

Right? Always had gloves, always boots on a bike.

Quads are a bit different.

But . . I still have two legs because Ive always worn boots on motorcycles.

[GTX-Racer]

Where was this trail?  With the exception of the branch that got you, it looks like a nice area.

[Ulfthednar]

I live in North Idaho. Theres lots of places to get lost for a day or two in.

[GTX-Racer]

It looks like a nice area, but would be quite far from me.

[Gwbarm]

Idaho is a nice state, i lived there for a year back in the 70s, cold and a lot of snow, still have family there they love it.