Seems the forks,yokes etc. parted company with the rest of the bike.
Didn,t get to speak to him, just saw him and an assistant lifting each half over a wall onto a road.
Section previous had a pretty nasty descent, I presume this is where the modification took place.
Did cross my mind that perhaps he could have grafted the bars back on and ridden the rest of the trial Colley style on the back wheel.