{"id":4260,"date":"2007-08-07T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2007-08-07T03:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walkabout.be\/?p=4260"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:43:01","slug":"my-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkabout.be\/?p=4260","title":{"rendered":"My bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 August 2007 &#8211; All the bikes I ever had.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/walkabout.be\/?p=4260\" target=\"_self\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: My bikes<\/span><\/a>\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I miss it every day. Honda VTR 1000F.<br><\/p>\n\n\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RMWXJ9m1kc0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzilLchX2zM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what&#8217;s left of it&#8230; August 07, 2007.  I missed a sharp right-hand corner and ended up on the left lane.  Half a second to decide, do I go left of the car coming the other way, or do I go right ? Go right, and there&#8217;s a 50% chance I&#8217;ll be under the car.  Go left, and there&#8217;s a 50% chance I&#8217;ll make it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn&#8217;t make it.  Broken right wrist, split left shin, dislocated right shoulder, but my Kevlar spine-protector saved my life.  I hit the car on its front left corner, I saw the terrified look in the passenger&#8217;s eyes, then I saw nothing much but I remember hitting the side rail with my back.  Then I bounced back on the ground.  Poor old VTR flew a few feet in the air, and landed with a crash on the road.  That was the end of it.<\/p>\n\n\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EDIT &#8211; 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yamaha TRX 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harley Davidson FXDF 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 August 2007 &#8211; All the bikes I ever had. I miss it every day. Honda VTR 1000F. And what&#8217;s left of it&#8230; August 07, 2007. I missed a sharp right-hand corner and ended up on the left lane. 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