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Post by tacky1 on Oct 25, 2022 3:58:45 GMT 1
Im in the same boat. Ripped my leg off below the knee and had it reattached with donor bone and muscle. Right leg and ankle were also shattered. Lol, some days I don’t know which one to limp on 😂
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Post by steve63 on Oct 25, 2022 12:43:47 GMT 1
Im in the same boat. Ripped my leg off below the knee and had it reattached with donor bone and muscle. Right leg and ankle were also shattered. Lol, some days I don’t know which one to limp on 😂 My knees are jockeying for position over which one is my bad knee. First it was the left after a guy in a Mazda went into my left leg and knocked me off my R1 in 2006. While that one was slowly getting worse the right knee pulled a blinder when I dumped the RGV in 2019 at Cadwell. The left knee is slowly catching up again. Neither are in the same post code as a leg being ripped off though I have to say .
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Post by abar121 on Oct 25, 2022 12:53:26 GMT 1
A friend and fellow RD enthusiast sadly just passed away. He was an (underage), dispatch rider for the RAF at the tail end of WWII.
He got to 96 years old and still had all of his faculties. Him and his wife used an RD350B with a sidecar as transport for ages.
I got to meet him when he rang the door bell, having spotted my H2 triple outside. He donated his Suzuki Wankel to the British Motorcycle Museum, although sadly they let it deteriorate. Lovely chap and sadly missed.
I'm not getting any younger and now struggle to kick start the big triples. If they don't go after a couple of kicks, I have to use the roller starter. Luckily the twins are fine. I struggle with the riding position on my father's SP2, but a KR1-S pretty comfy in comparison.
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Post by stirling11 on Oct 25, 2022 15:50:50 GMT 1
58, turn 59 in May, double shoulder decompression at 35, can't throw a ball now, well not like I used to
Fractured L4&5 vertebrae at 18, didn't know about it until I was 49, spent my 50th recuperating from a spine fusion
Both hips replaced at 56, born with aspherical joints, 12mm crater in R femur head and torn cartilage, surgeon remarked he couldn't fathom how I was still walking let alone working with the damage I'd done, R leg also 19mm shorter than left, 19mm extension put onto the prosthesis, net result was my chassis not liking its new alignment and a fractured L femur into the bargain, lots of Sacro-Iliac joint dislocations and 26 months off work
I went to some very dark places in those 26 months, none of it pleasant, a few close friends on here know what state of mind I was in and I'm not ashamed to say an attempted overdose was part of those places I went, there was just so much pain
The wife, JonW and LB helped keep me sane and were a shoulder to lean on too, both had gone through trauma and come out the other side, they always seemed to call when I was at my worst and pick me up off the floor, their friendship is worth more than money can buy, so thank you, it's funny Jon and i have only met face to face once and LB and I never, however such is their caring demeanour I feel like I've known both for a lifetime
Still ride my bikes, after convincing myself I was strong enough to do so, funnily enough sitting on the still unfinished F1 is more comfortable than the LC2, I have no explanation as to why, I keep getting cramps in the front of both hip joints on the LC2, I need to come up with lower pegs, any amount just to make the body, hip knee angles less acute
Yes growing old sucks, we've got our hobbies to keep us young, perhaps not in body, but in spirit, lose the spirit and we're done for
Keep riding and playing out your youth guys, it's worth it, trust me
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Post by tony2stroke on Oct 25, 2022 17:49:52 GMT 1
58, turn 59 in May, double shoulder decompression at 35, can't throw a ball now, well not like I used to Fractured L4&5 vertebrae at 18, didn't know about it until I was 49, spent my 50th recuperating from a spine fusion Both hips replaced at 56, born with aspherical joints, 12mm crater in R femur head and torn cartilage, surgeon remarked he couldn't fathom how I was still walking let alone working with the damage I'd done, R leg also 19mm shorter than left, 19mm extension put onto the prosthesis, net result was my chassis not liking its new alignment and a fractured L femur into the bargain, lots of Sacro-Iliac joint dislocations and 26 months off work I went to some very dark places in those 26 months, none of it pleasant, a few close friends on here know what state of mind I was in and I'm not ashamed to say an attempted overdose was part of those places I went, there was just so much pain The wife, JonW and LB helped keep me sane and were a shoulder to lean on too, both had gone through trauma and come out the other side, they always seemed to call when I was at my worst and pick me up off the floor, their friendship is worth more than money can buy, so thank you, it's funny Jon and i have only met face to face once and LB and I never, however such is their caring demeanour I feel like I've known both for a lifetime Still ride my bikes, after convincing myself I was strong enough to do so, funnily enough sitting on the still unfinished F1 is more comfortable than the LC2, I have no explanation as to why, I keep getting cramps in the front of both hip joints on the LC2, I need to come up with lower pegs, any amount just to make the body, hip knee angles less acute Yes growing old sucks, we've got our hobbies to keep us young, perhaps not in body, but in spirit, lose the spirit and we're done for Keep riding and playing out your youth guys, it's worth it, trust me May these help your plight ? The 1st set I looked at just to show you what I am talking about, plenty others on ebay with differing prices and sizes. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195121709292?hash=item2d6e2900ec:g:SOcAAOSwl6xhjl04&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoLepGb5jVzDl2HwEcDYFR2SWZBOfBp2%2FykSKN2vmNHiB2pdgd1FpLyVYpDrjqysLMIvnKHDDQAI%2Fxr1paF9XShLCletliDHmggm7feEmFnaUFaawwZaLvCJn6uQhd7LEtYdWOjWG%2Fhu9I8RNjC8y58%2F6gCsskO5FNTrUryCMOSwKMuP9mRAJnJK2c6uq%2FSKCZxaaNIrHde%2FyEjqiEsxLVB0%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9yTz4CCYQ
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Post by dc on Oct 25, 2022 19:27:40 GMT 1
I went to some very dark places in those 26 months, none of it pleasant, a few close friends on here know what state of mind I was in and I'm not ashamed to say an attempted overdose was part of those places I went, there was just so much pain The wife, JonW and LB helped keep me sane and were a shoulder to lean on too, both had gone through trauma and come out the other side, they always seemed to call when I was at my worst and pick me up off the floor, their friendship is worth more than money can buy, so thank you, it's funny Jon and i have only met face to face once and LB and I never, however such is their caring demeanour I feel like I've known both for a lifetime Keep riding and playing out your youth guys, it's worth it, trust me That's some tale and makes one feel very lucky to have not gone through anything like that. Sometimes, I feel like a bit of a "fraud" on this site not owning an RD but when I joined, it was very much my intention to get one. I still would like one but timing needs to be right and it would difficult to justify getting one. Not from a monetary side or bad situation. I am just fully occupied and spend a lot of time at my parents helping out with daily jobs and gardening. I keep seeing this thread and it makes me feel very lucky to move around pretty much as I have always done, however, it makes me think. Be careful!!! Standing on the platform of a step of steps to reach a conifer with a long reach trimmer is not wise 😳 I am not a social media type and pretty private, no FB, Instagram or any of that but like popping by here to see what you lot are doing. Probably all of a similar age. There's the odd spat as opinions differ occasionally but on the whole it's a happy place. Might be a bit off topic but just wanted to say, remember to look after yourselves.
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Post by stirling11 on Oct 27, 2022 14:16:05 GMT 1
Hi Tony
Yes I've seen those, trying to get the right fit for an LC2 is problematic
Appreciate the link
Thank you
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Post by cnkxu1 on Nov 2, 2022 9:02:20 GMT 1
A lot I can relate to here and no one should feel bad about feeling bad. 65 this month and going ok but things do creep up. Had laser surgery some years ago removing the need for glasses or contacts at a distance but reading glasses are the go and everything needs more light. Probably cataracts which I will get done soon I think. Some post covid pain in the joints but no evidence of deterioration from x rays or ultrasounds. Enlarged prostate but no sign of anything sinister. High blood pressure all controlled with a few pills. Broke my arm in a bike accident many years ago but no long term problems. However the worst thing I think is mental. Hardly riding the bikes, finding excuses like the weather, rain and cold, possibly injury but really it must be about not having the fearlessness of youth any more. Good to get that off my chest.
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