Busted my shoulder

[true-to-life]

Well, well, driveways in Nelson are pretty damn steep I tell ya.

So I'm on my partners Triumph Tiger and it has a full tank of gas and I have gone and stepped way out of my ability and tried to bring the big girl down a bloody steep drive:shutup:. I'm trying not to stall whilst trying to maneuver down this drive, I hit a bit of dirt on the edge of the drive and the front wheel goes out so fast from underneath me I don't know what's happened til I'm on the ground trying to get the big girl off me:blink:. Thank heavens for cell phones. Had to call my guy to come and lift the bike off my ankle. So off to A & E to report an accident at .01kms and hour. I've luckily just popped a ligament in the the shoulder, going to go get an x-ray soon.

Keep you posted

[Bikemad]

buggar...........all the best for a speedy recovery

[<G>]

Bugger indeed, hope you heal quickly. There are some scary driveways here on the North Shore too.

[true-to-life]

So it's just a little torn ligament in my shoulder, Doc says very minor, bit of rest will do it. More work needed for the Tiger though. I took out the pillion peg as I hadn't put it in after out riding earlier and there is a lovely scratch/graze on the front guard. Thanks folks for your kind words, it's lovely to describe what's going on and have a couple of folks empathise.

[DJSin]

Hope you feel better soon.
It's often the slowest manuevers (spelling??) that get us.

[Okey Dokey]

Oh, what a shame, it is so easy to do, with a combination of low speeds and steep slopes. I've been riding for years and that is still a situation I hate. Glad you weren't hurt too badly, and hope Mr Man was understanding.

[KiwiPhoenix]

Hope you feel better soon! Rest up and you'll be out riding in no time!

[helenoftroy]

Hiya gorgeous!

Bad luck...& so easy to do

Rest up & mend...the Duc is waiting for you down here any time youd like another blat:Punk:

[true-to-life]

Oh my God Helen, What a grin you just put on my face. Your amazing!!!

Yea I'm resting as much as I will let myself, my man is a nurse so I'm getting well looked after too. I want to get out on the bike today but I won't.

[PrincessBandit]

Sorry to hear that you put it down (but at least you provided a nice human cushion for it???) :msn-wink: Hope your ankle heals up and that rest will take care of your shoulder.
Slow maneuvering like that where angle and gravel/dirt are involved makes me wary of taking my bike to addresses I'm not familiar with - even then, steep driveways that I'm more familiar with creep me out a little.

Good luck on the healing side, and fingers crossed that the bike fixes up good as new too.

[Guzzi-chick]

Sorry to hear that and I know how you feel, manoevering down a steep gravel driveway in Havelock just a couple of weeks ago, I did the same thing, one minute I am upright the next on the ground, bike on top, just a few bruises for me but it happened so quickly. Just threw me really, so consious now of any gravel. Just a few minor scratches on my bike but surely did shake me up. Wish you well with your recovery, hope your feeling better real soon.

[Ratti]

o boy! now I dont feel like such a twit. did the same thing last week. Welly has some awesomely interesting driveways. Got down the drive with no worries ( I used to drive trucks and am not scared of drives ) put my fooot down to stop and check for traffic. Rolled on a few bits of tiny stone...more embarrassed than anything. FOrtunatly Ratti is a rat bike so a bit more damage is barely noticeable.

Tell you what, when I had a Zthou back in my 20's I could pick it up with hardly any trouble at all...either I've lost the knack or I'm too bloody old now. SOd it.. I am seriously gonna add that to my list of skills to re-acquire.

How is your shoulder doing now chook?

[KiwiPhoenix]

How are you feeling now?? Been back out on the bike!??

[Emlyn]

Hey K, I just stumbled across this thread and I am sorry to hear about your off! Pleased to hear your not too badly damaged, and neither is the Tiger! :) Take care of you and hope your much better now, and too busy out riding to even know I have posted! lol :)

[hellokitty]

How is the shoulder holding up? Make sure you get lots of physio - can take ages to heal!!!!!!
And little things like putting your bike jacket can hurt like a mother!
I hurt mine 2 years ago coming off a bike and it is always the first thing to get hurt if I do anything stoopid

[Brownbikerbabe]

I am out with a tendonitis of my bicep and all I can say is I FEEL your pain! Shoulder in pain all the time. And it has been 3 months I've been off work! Get well soon.

[blackdog]

im feelin' 4 u 2, im out for 12 weeks with an arm in a cast, so sympathising

hope ya feeling better anyway :)