you were very lucky, I had a rear wheel come off, it bounced on the roof, jumped over a police car coming towards me and finished up 100 yds away, the remainder of me and the car shot behind the police car and the one following it and climbed a steep grass bank before coming to a shuddering halt. the kindly coppers switched the engine off as I sat behind the wheel quivering like a jelly. they retrieved the wheel complete with brake drum and helped me refit it and get back on the road. this was 1965 I dont think I would be so lucky now. Incidentally this taught me never re use split pins.
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