I need a shoulder to cry on...

[Edbear]

My beloved C50T has gone! :crybaby: Many may know I've had to sell it as I'm banned from riding bikes again due to breaking my back last year and not having a great prognosis for the long term. In short, I've been told in no-uncertain terms that if I want to be walking in ten years, I have to be very careful to protect the two dodgy vertebrae I have left for movement. :bye:

That means no lifting, jogging, running, tennis, badminton, vacuuming, mopping, bending, twisting, or pretty much anything that could place undue strain on my L4/5 vertebrae which I damaged back in '82 on jackhammers... :blink: The five vertebrae above those are now tied together with titanium rods, screws and brackets...

Oh, and it also means no motorcycling... :no:

So my pride and joy has been up for sale for a while now and I've had a lot of interest lately since dropping the price. I've had two come and look at it over the last few days, the first guy, I think was hoping for a bargain and he nearly got one as he said he was definitely interested and wanted me to email him a firm price for the bike and all our gear including the helmets.

As Mrs. Bear and I were discussing the offer the phone rang and it was another guy frmo Whangarei who'd expressed interest and asked if he could come down on Sat. morning to see it. When I told him about the first guy, he said that as long as the bike was as I described it he would buy it for my asking price! Naturally, when I emailed the first guy, I told him that if he could better the price by only $100, (as he also wanted my wife's gear which was mint, so he'd still be getting a good deal), he could have it. He declined. I think he was expecting to get everything for just over the $8k.

So Sat. morning Nigel arrives with his two teenage daughters and as soon as he laid eyes on the bike, I knew it was gone! :facepalm:

His daughters, loved it too, so it was a certainty. NOw I have to get it WoF'd, and registered for him, which he'll pay for and he'll pick it up next weekend. A good mate of mine will ride it out to Classic_Z's for the WoF. So I've got one more week to see it parked in my garage and then it will be gone... To say I'm gutted is an understatement and I'll miss it and biking terribly! Still, I do have the comfort of knowing it's gone to a guy same age as me who will look after it and appreciate it as much as I have.

[Mom]

Condolences Eddybear!

[Mom]

Oh that is actually a sad thing to read, but as you say, it had to be.

Interesting you broke your back in a cage though :dodge:

You now have the best of both worlds, a safe environment for your back AND you get to live nefariously through your biker friends :innocent:

[Edbear]

Oh that is actually a sad thing to read, but as you say, it had to be.

Interesting you broke your back in a cage though :dodge:

You now have the best of both worlds, a safe environment for your back AND you get to live nefariously through your biker friends :innocent:

And not just any cage, a flaming great solid van, noted for it's strength in a crash! :facepalm:

Once a biker, always a biker, and all my biking friends are always welcome here to commiserate with me... :yes:

Oh, and Mrs. Bear has lovely shoulders to "cry" on... :love:

[ducatilover]

Bloody hell Ed, very sad indeed :bye: There are many more things you can do that are fun though, I'm on my arse at the moment and am being positive, take up smoking, read random rubbish that'll never help you etc. Buy a Jaguar so you can be awesome and comfy (cleaning up the oil stains in the garage will be a good work out too)
I hope you don't go mad without the bike mate. I'm not a cruiser person and I thought your C50T was a fine lookin' machine.

[Daffyd]

I really feel for you.

[Gremlin]

fiddlesticks.

Suck it up.

:yes:

[Edbear]

Bloody hell Ed, very sad indeed :bye: There are many more things you can do that are fun though, I'm on my arse at the moment and am being positive, take up smoking, read random rubbish that'll never help you etc. Buy a Jaguar so you can be awesome and comfy (cleaning up the oil stains in the garage will be a good work out too)
I hope you don't go mad without the bike mate. I'm not a cruiser person and I thought your C50T was a fine lookin' machine.

I have to say that after a month with the new Suzuki Kizashi Ltd. it sure makes things easier to accept. The base GSX model won the overall supreme car of the year award and also topped its class against the top line models from the competitors and we've got the Ltd. for which I'm running out of superlatives! Goes like a V6, drinks like a small four, rides and handles like an exotic and has more fruit than Euro's up to four times the price! Oh, and it looks fabulous in the Prussian Blue being unique as the only one in this colour in NZ. :drinkup:

I'm sure I'll survive somehow, but it's going to take the rest of my life to get over biking... :innocent:

[FJRider]

I'm sure I'll survive somehow, but it's going to take the rest of my life to get over biking... :innocent:

I think part your life will still be connected to/part of biking ... in one way, shape, or form ...

[Edbear]

I think part your life will still be connected to/part of biking ... in one way, shape, or form ...

Count on it! :yes:

[ducatilover]

I have to say that after a month with the new Suzuki Kizashi Ltd. it sure makes things easier to accept. The base GSX model won the overall supreme car of the year award and also topped its class against the top line models from the competitors and we've got the Ltd. for which I'm running out of superlatives! Goes like a V6, drinks like a small four, rides and handles like an exotic and has more fruit than Euro's up to four times the price! Oh, and it looks fabulous in the Prussian Blue being unique as the only one in this colour in NZ. :drinkup:

I'm sure I'll survive somehow, but it's going to take the rest of my life to get over biking... :innocent:

That's a nice positive note! They sure seem to be a decent car, especially for the money :yes:

[Edbear]

That's a nice positive note! They sure seem to be a decent car, especially for the money :yes:

Took me six weeks of very interesting and in-depth research to choose it and then I nearly got the Hyundai i45 which is a close second. It's not often one buys something and then finds out that you did get the best! Usually you buy something and then everyone tells you it was the wrong choice and you could have got better/cheaper somewhere else... :blink:

[hellokitty]

:love: awwwwww poor Edbear :love: that sucks!

[YellowDog]

Sorry to hear your sad news Ed.

Take loads of photos so you can look back with fond memories :yes:

[Urano]

well.
walking is not so important after all.



Oh, and Mrs. Bear has lovely shoulders to "cry" on... :love:

you can't. it stresses the back...

:)

[Edbear]

:love: awwwwww poor Edbear :love: that sucks!

Thanks, Sweety! :sunny:


Sorry to hear your sad news Ed.

Take loads of photos so you can look back with fond memories :yes:

Yup! :yes:


well.
walking is not so important after all.



you can't. it stresses the back...

:)

More than one way to skin a cat, mate... 'Sides, I might as well be dead as not be able to "cry on Mrs. Bear's shoulder"... :shutup:

[scumdog]

Life sucks at time Mr Ed - often for people like you that don't deserve it.

But think on this: There's hundred of people lying in a cemetery that would love to swap places with you and your broken arse in the blink of an eye.:yes:

You're still alive, enjoy life whatever way you can.

[The Everlasting]

Sorry to hear the sad news,at least your pride and joy has found a new home!

Maybe one day you will be able to ride again! :):scooter::yes:

[Edbear]

Life sucks at time Mr Ed - often for people like you that don't deserve it.

But think on this: There's hundred of people lying in a cemetery that would love to swap places with you and your broken arse in the blink of an eye.:yes:

You're still alive, enjoy life whatever way you can.

You're not wrong my friend! Each day is a precious day and I am eternally grateful to be alive and able to grizzle about my misfortunes! My father had a saying, "I cried 'cause I had no shoes, then I saw a man who had no feet.." I can walk and talk, hug my wife and kids and grandkids, (well it'll be plural when number two comes along in January), I am very lucky and I know it!


Sorry to hear the sad news,at least your pride and joy has found a new home!

Maybe one day you will be able to ride again! :):scooter::yes:

We live in hope mate! Meantime, I'm getting the very best out of life I can!

[Pogo2]

at this sad time Ed.

The end of an era I'm sure. Enjoy the cages youve got but I know (now for a fact) that there will be little, if anything, that can beat the absolute pleasure of cruising on a C50T.:bye:

Cheers

Mark

[Spearfish]

Its sad cause its true now....

And the lucky bastard who has adopted the mighty C50T is getting a fine example of its type!!



Build yourself a kit car and tour the country!! (something a little out of left field with a big bike engine?) throaty V twin car :yes:

Is there still to much risk to your back with a three wheeler?

[Edbear]

at this sad time Ed.

The end of an era I'm sure. Enjoy the cages youve got but I know (now for a fact) that there will be little, if anything, that can beat the absolute pleasure of cruising on a C50T.:bye:

Cheers

Mark

As only a fellow C50T owner can, mate! :yes: Still, I have many fond memories and the Kizashi and the MX5 will do their best to fill the gap! And after all, as Scummy so rightly pointed out, you're lonely in the grave!

[Edbear]

Its sad cause its true now....

And the lucky bastard who has adopted the mighty C50T is getting a fine example of its type!!
Build yourself a kit car and tour the country!! (something a little out of left field with a big bike engine?) throaty V twin car :yes:
Is there still to much risk to your back with a three wheeler?

Got the MX5, mate, spent enough on the Kizashi anyway. My back is rather delicate now, so I have to pull my head in and listen to the Docs and my surgeon. I'm genuinely concerned about my mobility now, I was a bit blase' about it until my last appointment with the ACC doc. He told me off and was quite blunt about my situation... :sick:

[mstriumph]

really sad to hear - end of an era ... where to from here?

[Spearfish]

Got the MX5, mate, spent enough on the Kizashi anyway. My back is rather delicate now, so I have to pull my head in and listen to the Docs and my surgeon. I'm genuinely concerned about my mobility now, I was a bit blase' about it until my last appointment with the ACC doc. He told me off and was quite blunt about my situation... :sick:

Yeah, well, falling off a trailer probably isn't a recommended method of rehab:blink:

[Edbear]

really sad to hear - end of an era ... where to from here?

Keep up with the Physio and get as strong as I can to protect my back. I fell over recently, see my thread, "The fall guy takes another.." :facepalm: I was shocked at how weak I am, still, and I'm on a diet to lose a bit more weight around the middle.

I'm working hard at my business which is looking up so that keeps me occupied. My eldest daughter is expecting our second Grandchild in Jan and our youngest is "almost pregnant", LOL!!!

I'm really enjoying spending time with the family and we're doing a lot together these days. We've always been a close family, including extended family, but nothing acts as well as a near-death and serious accident to give everyone a fresh look at life and relationships, eh?

Now that we've got a car I can drive we plan on getting around a lot! I've been pretty much house-bound for 18mths!

My Mother-in-law is in Waikato Hosp. having just had a pacemaker fitted so we've been down the last two weekends to support her and my wife's family, and the crisis has drawn us all closer together, as such tend to do. So while I may not be able to ride, I'm not going to have the time to cry over it much..

[Edbear]

Yeah, well, falling off a trailer probably isn't a recommended method of rehab:blink:

No, as I discovered... :facepalm: Now everyone's paranoid about me! My poor long-suffering wife is at her wits end!

I promised to try harder, although I'm aready very trying... :innocent:

[mstriumph]

as one door closes .... glad to hear you are moving on:yes:

[MD]

Condolences Edbear.
That is a sad way to have give up riding. But, as Scumdog said, there are worse ways to end your riding days.

Cheer up and all the best Edbear with the back recovery. Remember you can still talk bike crap on here.

[Edbear]

as one door closes .... glad to hear you are moving on:yes:

Perzackery! Too long wallowing in self-pity and you miss that door opening, eh? :sunny:

[Edbear]

Condolences Edbear.
That is a sad way to have give up riding. But, as Scumdog said, there are worse ways to end your riding days.

Cheer up and all the best Edbear with the back recovery. Remember you can still talk bike crap on here.

When it comes to talking, mate, I'm.... well, you know... :innocent:

[The Lone Rider]

Photos of the teen daughters or it didn't happen!

Will you go to a trike? If you can drive a car, a trike shouldn't be a problem?

[Edbear]

Photos of the teen daughters or it didn't happen!

Will you go to a trike? If you can drive a car, a trike shouldn't be a problem?

I doubt he would have appreciated me taking pics of his daughters... They weren't bad, either. The older one was about 6'2", and the younger looked about 13.

I can get more fun in the MX5 than a trike, it's not the same as a bike - biking is unique and cannot be replaced with anything remotely like it. :scooter:

[The Lone Rider]

I doubt he would have appreciated me taking pics of his daughters... They weren't bad, either. The older one was about 6'2", and the younger looked about 13.

I can get more fun in the MX5 than a trike, it's not the same as a bike - biking is unique and cannot be replaced with anything remotely like it. :scooter:

You can get trikes with a lean system. They aren't that different.

[Edbear]

You can get trikes with a lean system. They aren't that different.

Yeah, I know, but still not the same. Anyway, we spent enough on the Kizashi to preclude any more toys for a while.

[oneofsix]

Condolences mate. Knew the day was coming but it still brings a tear to the eye.

[Edbear]

Condolences mate. Knew the day was coming but it still brings a tear to the eye.

Yeah, I just gotta keep reminding myself what might have happened and I count myself a very lucky boy! :yes:

Life is fragile and precious, people! Cherish each day and bear in mind you might not be alive tomorrow. Oh, the alternative, lying bedridden in hospital in extreme pain isn't much fun either... :no:

(Although that Ketamine is neat stuff... :innocent:)

[The Lone Rider]

Yeah, I know, but still not the same. Anyway, we spent enough on the Kizashi to preclude any more toys for a while.

Money aside, the lean systems allow for essentially the same ride as 2 wheels. Minus the need to put your feet down to stop, over leaning and falling off, and your positioning in the lane.

[willytheekid]

Great to hear you got a good price for her Ed...But so sorry you had to let her go due the injury.
...I know how much you loved that bike, glad she went to a good home tho :yes:

All the best Ed :love:

[Edbear]

Great to hear you got a good price for her Ed...But so sorry you had to let her go due the injury.
...I know how much you loved that bike, glad she went to a good home tho :yes:

All the best Ed :love:

Thanks mate! We're taking her out to Tim's, (Classic_Z's), tomorrow morning for the WoF so I'll see it on the road, albeit with my mate riding it, and hear it.

[Teflon]

That means no lifting, jogging, running, tennis, badminton, vacuuming, mopping, bending, twisting, or pretty much anything that could place undue strain on my L4/5 vertebrae which I damaged back in '82 on jackhammers... :blink: The five vertebrae above those are now tied together with titanium rods, screws and brackets...


Dude, Sustanon and Deadlifts.. that will fix it. and some Methylated test to stop you turning into a bitch while training.

Good luck

[Edbear]

Dude, Sustanon and Deadlifts.. that will fix it. and some Methylated test to stop you turning into a bitch while training.

Good luck

I've been on Sustanon since Sept. '07 for Cushings syndrome and have been on a physio program for strengthening my core, upper body and legs for six months.

I have nice boobs and cry easily but I'm still a man... :facepalm:

[Pogo2]

I have nice boobs and cry easily but I'm still a man... :facepalm:

otherwise some bugger will suggest buying a Piaggio MP3 (one of those 3 wheeled scooter thingys).:scooter:

[insane1]

edbear ,what about a can-am spyder rs/s or rt.

[Edbear]

otherwise some bugger will suggest buying a Piaggio MP3 (one of those 3 wheeled scooter thingys).:scooter:

LOL!!!


edbear ,what about a can-am spyder rs/s or rt.

While they are a great machine, I can't afford one. All said and done, two wheels are unique and no other number of wheels can take their place. Motorcycling is unique and different from anything else, and I love it for what it is.

My bike looked and sounded fabulous today even though I was leading him out to the garage. Wof'd and Reg'd now, waiting for the weekend to see it go to its new owner. :yes:

My mate riding it today fell in love with it and said if I'd given him a ride on it he would probably have bought it himself! I thought he was happy with his K75...

[GrayWolf]

BUGGER!!!!
That is probably one the worst things to happen to a Motorcyclist.
Thoughts go out to you mate, and maybe in those 10yrs? Medical technology will mke advances to sort out the L4/5 vertebrae.

Enjoy the new drive mate, No going out for a WRX,,,, hehehehe

[Edbear]

BUGGER!!!!
That is probably one the worst things to happen to a Motorcyclist.
Thoughts go out to you mate, and maybe in those 10yrs? Medical technology will mke advances to sort out the L4/5 vertebrae.

Enjoy the new drive mate, No going out for a WRX,,,, hehehehe

WRX's are too hard riding, but our MX5 is okay for most of the time. Only a play thing for occasions though...

The Kizashi, is fantastic! Goes like a V6, drinks like a small four, handles like an exotic and has more fruit than a limo! And it's as comfy as!

[MSTRS]

Almost missed this...
Sad, Ed, but for the best. A bike is for riding, and you will always have the memories.

[caseye]

Ed, yer still here mate, we're glad of that and believe me no one is going to let you forget about biking.
Nice to hear that that wee little car is such a good'un.
Take it easy and get as many cry's in as you can before she discovers yer've been faking it.

[Edbear]

Almost missed this...
Sad, Ed, but for the best. A bike is for riding, and you will always have the memories.

Got over 40 years of great memories, mate! So I am very grateful to reach this age unscathed from riding bikes in all conditions and of so many types over so many countless miles. I'll be a biker for the rest of my life, if not in practice at least in spirit and with the Shorai batteries am poised to become very involved in the motorcycling scene at all levels. :niceone:


Ed, yer still here mate, we're glad of that and believe me no one is going to let you forget about biking.
Nice to hear that that wee little car is such a good'un.
Take it easy and get as many cry's in as you can before she discovers yer've been faking it.

LOL!!! Don't worry, I'm milking it... :shifty:

[Edbear]

Last pic of all the toys together... New owner picks the bike up on Sunday afternoon. I told him he would have to wipe my tears off it before he rides it away...

[Spearfish]

Edbear you could almost change is mind for him if he reads this thread......


I'm glad Im not the selfish bastard ripping your soul out and stealing your bike.:laugh:


And don't keep checking the plates on carjam.. you will be gutted if its binned.

[munster]

Gut wrenching.

My physio's threatened me with the same thing. Same vertebra too.

I'll keep riding while I can. Back's been good lately, as long I stop lifting old hot water cylinders into the back of the ute.

[Edbear]

Edbear you could almost change is mind for him if he reads this thread......


I'm glad Im not the selfish bastard ripping your soul out and stealing your bike.:laugh:


And don't keep checking the plates on carjam.. you will be gutted if its binned.

I do have the comfort of knowing the guy is same age as me and will look after it like it was his baby, though. He feels for me, too...


Gut wrenching.

My physio's threatened me with the same thing. Same vertebra too.

I'll keep riding while I can. Back's been good lately, as long I stop lifting old hot water cylinders into the back of the ute.

Be very careful, mate!

I just got my final ACC Dr's. report and while my surgery is stable and strong enough now, he diagnosed a degenerative facet disease of my lumbar spine, probably from an old injury I sustained using jackhammers back in '82, which prevents me working such as my old job of sales and marketing manager for more than 20hrs per week.

The accident and surgery have accelerated and exacerbated the progression of the disease, so I have my next apointment with my surgeon on 7th Sept. and will see what he says. Meantime I now have to go back and get all my medical records from my accident in '82 to see if it does relate to the degenerative disease and if so, then it's back on the ACC treadmill for that... :mellow:

I'm now looking at part-time jobs to replace the ACC income I've been on as that will probably cease on the 7th Sept. if my application for a review is rejected. My business is building up well, though and I'm hoping we can take enough in drawings from it by then to live on until it really gets going.

Medium to long term prognosis for my back is not flash, so I really have to listen to the Docs, and accept my limitations if I want to keep walking. :no:

[Teflon]

I've been on Sustanon since Sept. '07 for Cushings syndrome and have been on a physio program for strengthening my core, upper body and legs for six months.

I have nice boobs and cry easily but I'm still a man... :facepalm:
Bugger.. what was your PCT? once they get itchy, you better have Tamoxifen on hand, or youre fucked.. Oh well, to late.. at least you have something else to play with now.

Eat heaps of steak and potatoes dude, you'll be fucking huge in no time - don't curl in the racks, and leave the machines for the girls...

[Edbear]

Bugger.. what was your PCT? once they get itchy, you better have Tamoxifen on hand, or youre fucked.. Oh well, to late.. at least you have something else to play with now.

Eat heaps of steak and potatoes dude, you'll be fucking huge in no time - don't curl in the racks, and leave the machines for the girls...

PCT..?

I have to get as light as possible to ease the strain on my lower back. I'm aiming for 80kg so I've got another 5kg to lose. I need to be slim with a strong core if I want to be walking in a few years time.

[Foxzee]

You still have all of us Huni Bear!...and yes while it is gutting for you we still have you and I know what I'd rather have!

Maybe get involved in other ways?...writing articles on bikes, on people in the sport and for leisure..keep ya hand in there:love:

[Edbear]

You still have all of us Huni Bear!...and yes while it is gutting for you we still have you and I know what I'd rather have!

Maybe get involved in other ways?...writing articles on bikes, on people in the sport and for leisure..keep ya hand in there:love:

Awwww... shucks....! :love:

[Edbear]

Well, D-day arrived this afternoon... :no: Nigel came down by bus and picked up his new bike. He was stoked to get on it and couldn't wait to get it home to Whangarei.

I am now officially in mourning, which will last all day... :violin:

Now, why did the pics load sideways..?

[FJRider]

Now, why did the pics load sideways..?

Leanings to the left maybe ... ????

[skinman]

Although kind of sad it is good that you have finally sold the bike. Roll on summer & cruising with the top down eh

[Edbear]

Although kind of sad it is good that you have finally sold the bike. Roll on summer & cruising with the top down eh

True, the MX5 awaits and even the Kizashi has a sunroof... :shifty:

[_Shrek_]

sorry to hear Eddy, but it looks like it's gone to a good home, keep mending :apint:

[Edbear]

sorry to hear Eddy, but it looks like it's gone to a good home, keep mending :apint:

He was a happy chap when he picked it up, for sure! I just gotta concentrate on getting as strong as I can, now.

[shrub]

that's real sad mate, and it's something many of us will face at some stage. The thing to remember is that motorcycling is much more than riding, it doesn't mean you can't talk about bikes, look at bike porn and even buy the odd project to fuck with in the shed and pass on to a deserving victim.

[Teflon]

PCT..?

I have to get as light as possible to ease the strain on my lower back. I'm aiming for 80kg so I've got another 5kg to lose. I need to be slim with a strong core if I want to be walking in a few years time.

Post cycle. Dude.. shit pct = all your gains lost...

HGH for cutting.... lower your carb intake, and you'll be ripped in no time. At your age, I would supplement dhea as well..

[Edbear]

Post cycle. Dude.. shit pct = all your gains lost...

HGH for cutting.... lower your carb intake, and you'll be ripped in no time. At your age, I would supplement dhea as well..

I'm the cook so we're watching our diet and eating healthy and I do my physio every day, I'm slowly winning the battle and yesterday reviewed my meds with my GP. I see my surgeon on the 7th so we'll see what he reckons.

[Edbear]

that's real sad mate, and it's something many of us will face at some stage. The thing to remember is that motorcycling is much more than riding, it doesn't mean you can't talk about bikes, look at bike porn and even buy the odd project to fuck with in the shed and pass on to a deserving victim.

Yeah, I'm flat out building my business at the mo so it keeps me occupied. I'll always be a biker and still on here to annoy people... :third:

[Maha]

Must come and see you soon, speen a while....:wari:

[Edbear]

Must come and see you soon, speen a while....:wari:

Fartoo longtime.... :soon:

[caseye]

Something he does well actually aye Maha! Fartooing along I mean. hey Ed you doing the house chores too? On Ya that shoulder will be there for quite some time to come if ya keep at that sort a stuff.'
No chance you'll ever be allowed to forget bikes, biking or us cantankerous buggers ere on KB.

[Edbear]

Something he does well actually aye Maha! Fartooing along I mean. hey Ed you doing the house chores too? On Ya that shoulder will be there for quite some time to come if ya keep at that sort a stuff.'
No chance you'll ever be allowed to forget bikes, biking or us cantankerous buggers ere on KB.

I do as much as I can. But we've now got a housekeeper in and she's brilliant! :yes:

I guess bikes are either in the blood or not, and if they're in your blood, you're always a biker!