Lowrider Down! (9th June)
From Bramwell Station we headed up the Old Telegraph Line. It was a bit tougher than our previous days riding from the outset, with some sandy sections and a few creek crossings.
Around 10-15kms in we came upon John on the KLR, nick-named "Lowrider" by Banger due to the bikes low-slung suspension and interesting aesthetics. John had a bit of a wobble in the sand and had ring-barked one of the native trees with the Lowrider. John had hurt his shoulder some and the Lowrider had a bent fork leg. The verdict terminal, John and the other two guys in his team headed to Bramwell to sort out transport back to Cairns and we headed off towards the "The Tip".
Lee, Banger, Scott and I stopped at Fruit Bat Falls for lunch and a swim in the awesome waterhole below the falls. On the way out we ran into Andrew and discovered that the Lowrider was heading North to the Cape bent bike and all!
By the Jardine River ferry we'd all regrouped and we all had a bit of a laugh at Johns bike and the fact that the bent bars compensated for the bent forks, to the point where John reckoned that he could hardly notice the problem. A gutsy effort to head up despite injury and mechanical inadequacy.
The Jardine River ferry was $33 return, the local Aboriginal council really knows that they've got the market cornered.
We headed to Seisia and we pooled funds and all stayed in the a-frame cabin that Andrew had organised.
Around 10-15kms in we came upon John on the KLR, nick-named "Lowrider" by Banger due to the bikes low-slung suspension and interesting aesthetics. John had a bit of a wobble in the sand and had ring-barked one of the native trees with the Lowrider. John had hurt his shoulder some and the Lowrider had a bent fork leg. The verdict terminal, John and the other two guys in his team headed to Bramwell to sort out transport back to Cairns and we headed off towards the "The Tip".
Lee, Banger, Scott and I stopped at Fruit Bat Falls for lunch and a swim in the awesome waterhole below the falls. On the way out we ran into Andrew and discovered that the Lowrider was heading North to the Cape bent bike and all!
By the Jardine River ferry we'd all regrouped and we all had a bit of a laugh at Johns bike and the fact that the bent bars compensated for the bent forks, to the point where John reckoned that he could hardly notice the problem. A gutsy effort to head up despite injury and mechanical inadequacy.
The Jardine River ferry was $33 return, the local Aboriginal council really knows that they've got the market cornered.
We headed to Seisia and we pooled funds and all stayed in the a-frame cabin that Andrew had organised.
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