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I think I was too dumb to be scared and just kept thinking "power-on to keep pushing through the sand".
Good question, normally I am Captain Sensible, but every now and then I do silly $h!7 to make up for it. This was especially silly when you consider the location. I am a bit embarrassed as it could have ended very badly and messed up the ride for the others.
My justification was that a couple of others had gone too slow on the first dune and got stuck & fell, as I did, and one of them also had a Safari tank which gravity feeds (no vacuum tap) and flooded the engine (requiring and oil change and carby removal & cleaning) while he was stuck under it. So, going a bit faster and staying on the power was my solution, unfortunately, I didn't know how much was really needed. Fortunately, I didn't go full Jeremy Clarkson.
I wasn't injured in any way at all, but, you can see the screen come over and hit me in the chin which broke the chin vent on my helmet (full-face helmet for the win) and the steering is all wonky (even after riding 1500km home and a full service of the whole front end). The current guess is that I have managed to bend the lower triple clamp, nothing as simple as a bent fork tube for me.
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I'll find the video of the ride out - I did eventually save that one, but it looked close.I can save it. I Can Save It! I Can't SAVE IT! But at least you got it slowed down a fair bit. That helps a Bunch!
Glad that you had no real injuries and a good ride.
Yep, my lucky day for sure.
"power-on to keep pushing through the sand"
Looks like you almost made it. Looks like another twenty or thirty metres would've got you back onto straight track.
"My justification was that a couple of others had gone too slow"
No justification needed for having a crack. I am not a sand riding expert, but I think the strategy of powering through is a good one for deep sand.
"The current guess is that I have managed to bend the lower triple clamp, nothing as simple as a bent fork tube for me"
Sorry to hear about the bike, but, glad your okay
Looks like you almost made it. Looks like another twenty or thirty metres would've got you back onto straight track.
"My justification was that a couple of others had gone too slow"
No justification needed for having a crack. I am not a sand riding expert, but I think the strategy of powering through is a good one for deep sand.
"The current guess is that I have managed to bend the lower triple clamp, nothing as simple as a bent fork tube for me"
Sorry to hear about the bike, but, glad your okay
The upper & lower triple clamps & fork tubes are probably just slightly twisted out of alignment.
I've never seen a bent triple clamp that Didn't Bend the fork tube(s).
With the bike on center stand/crate, lightly loosen F. axle, upper & lower triple clamp bolts. Straddle the f. wheel with your legs and twist back into alignment. Re-tighten everything.
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