This AM I geared up, pulled Junior out of the garage, started him up, threw a leg over and rode a mile or two to a client's office to do a small job for him. Cool. I forgot how cool it really is. Just a few miles round trip, but a long time coming since May 20. Didn't see one deer between Vicente and Lincoln either! I'm going to take it one step at a time but it won't be too long before I'll just get on and ride, with no looking back. Thanks to all for the great support and encouragement. It has helped a lot. -- Jim Stinnett R1100RS YZF R1 NX250 http://moto-rama.com
That's really great news, Jim. Keep at the rehab and you'll be back to riding longer rides before you know it. -Keith
Mazel Tov! Those maiden voyages are often the most memorable. I still recall my ride to the physical therapist with my cane strapped to my back. It rained on the way back, but it was still way fun. Rich, Urban Biker
Yes, the looks you get when you're packing a cane are priceless. When my ms is acting bad enough to need my cane, I'll be stopped in traffic, and people give you that "There's no telling what these bikers'll do next, those dam weirdos ..." look. -- Jim Stinnett R1100RS YZF R1 NX250 http://moto-rama.com
There's nothing like a veteran rider getting back in the saddle again after a major event like a deer accident. Good for you Bob Nixon, Chandler AZ 01 Sprint ST "RED" 55K miles http://bigrex.net/pictures
Well...we went up to Idaho for our summer trout scaring trip this year, and I ordered venison every time I saw it on a menu. I liked the venison at the Glacier Lake Lodge the best, sort of a bourbon and citrus sauce...dam good good. And it stayed put like a deer ought to. -- Jim Stinnett R1100RS YZF R1 NX250 http://moto-rama.com
Awesome! $3400's about what I paid at that bike store in Oakland for my NX250. Man, I loved that bike! Congrats on your return to the road! -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
Yeah it is awesome! Welcome back. You're a survivor! -- Andrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 71 Kawi H1 05 Toddler
pablo wrote: after 4 weeks in a cast, alas i had to undergo I am sorry you're having to go through pretty much the same torture I have. You're right they don't seem to get it right the first time with these things. After looking at your xrays though, I thought it would a miracle if you didn't have to have some suregery. I , too had some really bad pain after the second operation, tylenol on top of vicodin and even fentynal patches hardly made a dent in it. Yikes! Then the PT part, it's no picnic neither. Just remember it's is temporary won't last forever. Hey I even put a fresh battery in my BMW today and did a few laps around the neighborhood. There's hope, if nothing else. -- Jim Stinnett R1100RS YZF R1 NX250 http://moto-rama.com
i worked with a guy this wk..50.. hit a rock with his hd at 120.. landed astraddle a barb wire fence.. ripped his genitals and guts out... he came to briely one foot in his chest other bt his ear.... coma for 7 mo a man of absolute courage and intgrity...large areas of intestines still outside his body he doesnt have to work in the field but did the work of 3 journeymen... he was limping after 6 hrs....worked 12 for the day....worse next day.. bleeding though shirt... iq abt 140 as a guess...a riot to work with.. might be relative of jims.. ts the med care cost millions... at med convention he was ask to strip naked ..pics on the screen behind him of the surgeries he is still on morphine phil scott
motrin and wine helps, though. yeah, i am all for the eventual upside. it could have all been much, much worse... the r1100s awaits eagerly, not a day passes by i don't touch something on it. there's always something to dust, shine or protect, you know... we'll have to hook up for a ride eventually! ....p
I'm all for that. We could have a joint "On the road again" ride." With Willie Nelson playing in the background. Get well soon, will ya? -- Jim Stinnett Yzf R1 R1100Rs NX250 http://moto-rama.com
working on it, diligently. it's kind of interesting. after so many years on this newsgroup, and following the injury messages with the awareness that eventually it's be my turn (as you can count on when you ride a bike, don't be in denial) to finally be there. and to go through the moods. thinking that perhaps at 43 my reflexes are decreasing and perhaps i ought to buy a quirky british historic sportscar convertible and give up bikes. but then snapping out of it within a minute, and thinking that if i'd hit something hard it would not have been a bad way to go, either. the fifferent angles one goes through are interesting. especially given the luxury i can explore them from the angle of a solid insurance and an extremely supportive work environment - i can indulge inwhatever mood. and i choose to look forward to my first opportunity to ride again. anyone else for a group ride with me and JS? i'd like to use that opportunity to raise awareness and $ for those whose recovery is taking much longer - all in all, i am an extremely lucky sunof#@!. ....pablo
"Joint" and "Willie Nelson" in the same sentence without a pot reference, it might be the first time ever! -- Andrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 71 Kawi H1 05 Toddler
There was a time when I pondered that very thing, age and riding. Plus, the odds...does your chance of frapping increase the longer you ride? (not referring to one long ride, here, but rather years) Then I considered what the guy at Munroe Motors told me. Many people crash within their first 2 months of riding. At the time, I turned 40 and was a motorcycle messenger, riding 8 hours a day in the worst traffic you can imagine. My conclusion? Discounting the "X-Factor," which can be anything from a tractor-trailer losing a load in front of you to a police car chase or a dog plummeting on your head from an overhead train trestle, I suspect that the more experience you gain while riding, the less chance of an accident you'll have. There are subtleties you pick up after years on two wheels that, even if you read about them starting out, you won't retain. I think experience pushes the odds back into your favor. Remember, age and cunning will often win over youth and sheer strength. -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
