A farmer has been forced to ride his motorbike holding his head upright by his hair after falling and breaking his neck on a property at West Gippsland.

The 73-year-old was reportedly checking his farm for grasshoppers early December when he hit a small hollow and "went sailing over his handlebars," landing on his head and breaking his neck.

A friend of the man told radio station 3AW the farmer rode 500 metres to his house to get help after "realising he was still alive".

A farmer has been forced to ride his motorbike holding his head upright by his hair after falling and breaking his neck. Credit:Justin McManus

The beef farmer, identified only as Jim, told 3AW he cracked his head, but wasn't knocked out by the fall.