Who’s News February
2008
The MSR Home Page accumulated 884 hits during January. Total visits are
41,413 since April 1996. The new itinerary is up on the web. Due
to unforeseen circumstances, a couple of leaders are unavailable. Ring
the committee if you can lead a ride or two, or if you have ideas for a destination.
Seen
at the Social
Sip on Thursday 3rd January: Ben and Julie Warden, Ron and Julie Johnston,
Jean and Clare Eldridge, Dave Ward and Bronwyn Manifold, Mr and Mrs Rolfe,
Stoimen and
The Club Participant of the Year is based
on aggregate points accumulated at 1 point per ride, an extra point for leading
or being rear rider, and 1 point per magazine article (maximum 2 per magazine).
Attending one or more days of a weekend event scores 3 points for leading, 3
for rear riding duties and 2 points for participating.
The count is for the
2007/8 year ending at the 2008 AGM in May. Top ten totals after 9 months are:
Front Cover: taken at Moriac (Feb 3rd)
near the end of the
For
For
Email from Paul Walkley: Here are the details of good machinist: Manta Enterprises P/L Prop. Peter Mc.Wiggan Tel. 9455 0255 Mob. 0419 560 297 www.mantaent.com.au He usually runs a small ad in AMCN; see page 166 Dec~Jan issue.
Email
from Ron Johnston: Went back to
The first couple of pulls not much happened, so she grabs the wrist a bit tighter, more twists and turns and out it came, no pain, no nothing, didn’t feel a thing. I asked if I could keep it, but told NO, due to Health and Safety. I got a look at the pin before she put it in the sharps bin. It was a stainless steel, 35mm long and 2mm wide. I remarked that I expected to be going to work on Monday the 14th. Natalie told me I would be off work for another 6 to 8 weeks, and was told in no uncertain terms that I wouldn’t be doing anything. I asked why not? She explained that there was to be no heavy lifting and that I had to rest my hand/finger, because, if I didn’t, and I damaged the tendon, it would be even harder to repair, and I would end up with a useless finger. The tendon holds the finger straight.
Today is the 14thof Jan. I have already been off work a week short of 6 months due to motorcycle injury, cleared for work on the 17th and 19th of Dec, cut finger on the 20th, hospital on the 21st, and operated on the same day. I have ruined my Xmas by doing it, have spent 3 weeks with finger in splint, and have another 6 to go. Let’s hope for a better year, even if I am slightly inconvenienced.
Trevor
Harris and Barbara Rolfe were
involved in an accident on Sunday 16th December while returning home
from
“There are days when I think that my right leg has a personality of its own. I have to spend a lot of time concentrating on which muscle is doing what and making sure it is not swelling up or sitting the wrong way. My right foot feels things differently to my left. It can become hypersensitive simply by being massaged the wrong way. Most of the time it is ticklish underneath and has varying levels of feeling across the top.
The Doctors have drip fed the information about my leg to me. I now know that on top of breaking the three main bones in my leg I have also broken my knee and ankle, two out of the four major ligaments in my knee came away at my knee, breaking off bone as they did so. Also most of the minor ligaments were broken.
I am now happy to be at home (sine 15/01). There is nothing like having your own things around you. I go to the Ivanhoe Rehab hospital three times a week to do physio. I also have the district nurse coming around every second day to deal with my one wound that is left to heal. I can not wait until I am water proof so I can start swimming.
My progress stats are: knee movement 0 - 85 degrees. My ankle can move only 15 degrees, and can neither point down correctly or bend up correctly. I will be getting a specially made boot to help move my ankle.My next appointment is on the 3rd of March with the bone doctors to work out if I can start weight bearing. I am looking forward to this as I am getting sick of hopping.”
Welcome to new members Randall
Leacock (Kawasaki ZX9), Damian
Markovic (Kawasaki ZX10), Greg
Trainor (
Holed radiators: two on the Daylesford ride. Dave Ward holed his beloved Ducati 1098’s radiator and retired hurt, linping home at low revs. It still isn’t fixed. Later in the day 1st time ride Danny Hain holed his CBR600 radiator. A can of Stop Leak staunched the flow, enough to get him home, whip out the radiator, get it repaired and back riding two weeks later.
On the Daylesford Ride there were some issues with corner markers. We lost Ron Solomon and first time rider Andrew Iskander at the Trawool turnoff when the corner markers left before the rear rider arrived. Ron figured it out and came back. Andrew SMSed Ben from somewhere near Molesworth! The ride was now in Kinglake West! The change of rear rider at Lancefield had not sunk in and Rob Langer was assumed to be the rear rider when in fact Pina was. The two learnings are: as riders, listen when information is being delivered; (ii) as the Leader, look the likely miscreants in the eye and somehow get acknowledgment that the information has stuck, even if it means going from person to person and hand delivering the news.
Secondly, there were three rear riders due to the amount of frustration inadvertently caused by first timer Andrew (TLR1000) riding well below the speed limit. Clearly his experience level was not much better than a learner (and I don’t mean to denigrate learners, particularly with Nic and Jean recently off their L’s who clearly never fell into this category when riding with us). Andrew, when questioned, indicated that he had not ridden for the two previous years, and then only on a 250. The point is, if you bring a friend, they must be able to maintain the legal limit, in the twisties, up hill and into the wind. This is clearly stated on the Club web site. We have specific learner/casual rides for such people. As it is, we have not seen him again, which is not a good result for him, or our reputation.