One-handed super motard fella?

[Babelfish]

Hey, who knows the background on the one handed chappy crankin it around Paeroa. I was well impressed with the action, and figured there must be some explanation as to his styles?

["D" FZ1]

I have been watching this dude for the last few seasons at Wanganui and Paeroa. Not sure of how he lost the use of his arm but the guy is awesome to watch. He is Fkn quick and beats a lot of guys who have the use of both arms.

[Joni]

All I know is he is from down South... I think Chch, but I stand corrected...

Someone like Kickaha or the likes, who has been racing here for a while will be able to tell you more details...

I just see him walking Ruapuna... Damn quick on the track tho :yes:

[sidecar bob]

At the Gumboot Grand Prix at Taihape around 1990 on a KX250, He was NZ's first real Motard rider long before the term even existed.

[crashe]

Yep he sure knows how to ride that motard......

I notice that he tends to lean back in the saddle to keep the balance right...


I wonder how he would go on a sportbike thou?

[Goblin]

That would be Nigel Curtis from Christchurch. He's done Wanganui and Paeroa for a few years now. Very talented rider and a really nice bloke too.:yes: He used to race in every class available, ie: F3, Motards, BEARS and possibly even F2. His bike has been modified with an extra clutch lever on the right hand bar because his left hand/arm is paralysed.

[placidfemme]

Yeah... Saw that guy at Paeroa, bloody awesome that he can take on the guys with only his right arm, at first I thought he was just adjusting his jewels cause of where his hand was... but then he came around again in the same position... simply amazing... have lots of respect for that dude!

[Babelfish]

Cheers guys...I figured it wasnt just a jewel adjusting manoever as with placidfemme so was really keen to hear the background...it was either that or he was trying to support DMNTD's efforts!

[TonyB]

Yep, he's a whole lot quicker than me! Bloody awesome to watch. I've raced against him once in BEARS since I got my Monster- he lapped me. Wish I could ride like him!

No doubt he'll be out kicking arse (mine included) at the Sound of Thunder this weekend.

[Crasherfromwayback]

At the Gumboot Grand Prix at Taihape around 1990 on a KX250, He was NZ's first real Motard rider long before the term even existed.

Hate to tell you this, but people have been racing modified dirt bikes long before that.

He's a bloody legend though. And you wouldn't want him to give you the 'biff' with his good arm either!!

[paturoa]

somewhere in the pictures thread there is a photo of him in the background at the haipin - I'll have a look for it.

[Pumba]

Yea he is certinly impreive to watch, im pretty sure his injury is the same as Onearmedbandit, a severing of the main nerves at the spinal cord that run down the arm and control the muscles.

I suffered simular injuries about 18 months ago, I was fortunate that mine were only serverly streached with very minor tearing so they were able to regenerate.

Its not easy to deal with so big ups to him:niceone:

[onearmedbandit]

Yeah Nigel, top bloke and very accomplished rider/racer.

[nadroj]

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[erik]

This guy:
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2850193620043299166OOAXVu
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2685937510043299166DqzWkD

[sidecar bob]

Hate to tell you this, but people have been racing modified dirt bikes long before that.

He's a bloody legend though. And you wouldn't want him to give you the 'biff' with his good arm either!!

I know mate, i was around long before that too,
he was actually competitive tho, which was unusual for a dirt bike back then.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yeah he's a hard man, no doubt about it!

[Drew]

I've got a third leg, does that mean I'm really cool too?

REHTORICAL YOU LOT! I already know I'm cool:yes:

[BarBender]

Also saw him in the weekend and was blown away by his talent...

:first:

[Biff]

Yeah Nigel, top bloke and very accomplished rider/racer.

One armed riders are gits - often putting we fully armed bikey types to shame. They should be made illegal, or something. Maybe make them all ride Harleys. Pink ones.

:yes:

[sexy beast]

truly amazing what sme people can do and some people cant. never judge someone and never misjudge someone...old sexy beast saying...

[Bruiser]

Yea he is certinly impreive to watch, im pretty sure his injury is the same as Onearmedbandit, a severing of the main nerves at the spinal cord that run down the arm and control the muscles.

I suffered simular injuries about 18 months ago, I was fortunate that mine were only serverly streached with very minor tearing so they were able to regenerate.

Its not easy to deal with so big ups to him:niceone:

The day my daughter was born 9 years ago the specialist changed his mind at the last minute and decided against a caeserian which we'd planned together for months for health reasons. She got stuck during birth and the bastard panicked and pulled her little arm so hard to get her out that the nerves to her right arm (and eye) were pulled completely out of the spinal cord. He put his back out (which saved me one job anyway!) in the process.

The condition she has (probably the same one as this motard rider) is "Erbs Palsy". Up til the second the "specialist" yanked her arm she was a perfectly formed little girl, but was delivered with her right arm totally limp and lifeless. I still seethe with anger every time I think of that one minute which has profoundly affected her life.

The arrogant prick didn't even once apologise and being a small town(Masterton) I saw him just about every day. I had to pull up roots and shift the family 600 miles away because I feared serving long term at her majesties pleasure if I let loose of my instincts to repay him for the life term "hand" he dealt my daughter.

Thankfully she has had a major operation and can now lift her arm over her head, push it across her body and even open her fingers slightly, but she will bear the brunt of this all her life.

Actually this is the first time I have spoken about it without wanting to get on my harley and pay him a visit so I must be mellowing.

Sorry about the diatribe, but it sounds like the motard rider has the same condition, which inspires me for my daughers' future if someone with the same condition can not only survive but rejoice in living a normal life. My daughter is a very well adjusted girl, probably partly because she won't allow her "bad arm" to rule her life. She inspires me!

This prick has since been censured and fined for unprofessional conduct on at least 8 separate occasions that we know of and still he works at Masterton Hospital.

[Ronin]

The day my daughter was born 9 years ago the specialist changed his mind at the last minute and decided against a caeserian which we'd planned together for months for health reasons. She got stuck during birth and the bastard panicked and pulled her little arm so hard to get her out that the nerves to her right arm (and eye) were pulled completely out of the spinal cord. He put his back out (which saved me one job anyway!) in the process.

The condition she has (probably the same one as this motard rider) is "Erbs Palsy". Up til the second the "specialist" yanked her arm she was a perfectly formed little girl, but was delivered with her right arm totally limp and lifeless. I still seethe with anger every time I think of that one minute which has profoundly affected her life.

The arrogant prick didn't even once apologise and being a small town(Masterton) I saw him just about every day. I had to pull up roots and shift the family 600 miles away because I feared serving long term at her majesties pleasure if I let loose of my instincts to repay him for the life term "hand" he dealt my daughter.

Thankfully she has had a major operation and can now lift her arm over her head, push it across her body and even open her fingers slightly, but she will bear the brunt of this all her life.

Actually this is the first time I have spoken about it without wanting to get on my harley and pay him a visit so I must be mellowing.

Sorry about the diatribe, but it sounds like the motard rider has the same condition, which inspires me for my daughers' future if someone with the same condition can not only survive but rejoice in living a normal life. My daughter is a very well adjusted girl, probably partly because she won't allow her "bad arm" to rule her life. She inspires me!

This prick has since been censured and fined for unprofessional conduct on at least 8 separate occasions that we know of and still he works at Masterton Hospital.

Wasn't Mr H was it?

[onearmedbandit]

Sorry to read of that Bruiser. I too have a similar injury, brachial plexus avulsion, and not once in the 10yrs that I've had this have I let it stop me from doing anything. Except maybe the dishes...

[Edbear]

Sorry to read of that Bruiser. I too have a similar injury, brachial plexus avulsion, and not once in the 10yrs that I've had this have I let it stop me from doing anything. Except maybe the dishes...



Goodonyer, mate!:yes: Now how can I get out of doing the dishes without losing an arm...?:innocent:

[Meekey_Mouse]

The day my daughter was born 9 years ago the specialist changed his mind at the last minute and decided against a caeserian which we'd planned together for months for health reasons. She got stuck during birth and the bastard panicked and pulled her little arm so hard to get her out that the nerves to her right arm (and eye) were pulled completely out of the spinal cord. He put his back out (which saved me one job anyway!) in the process.

The condition she has (probably the same one as this motard rider) is "Erbs Palsy". Up til the second the "specialist" yanked her arm she was a perfectly formed little girl, but was delivered with her right arm totally limp and lifeless. I still seethe with anger every time I think of that one minute which has profoundly affected her life.

The arrogant prick didn't even once apologise and being a small town(Masterton) I saw him just about every day. I had to pull up roots and shift the family 600 miles away because I feared serving long term at her majesties pleasure if I let loose of my instincts to repay him for the life term "hand" he dealt my daughter.

Thankfully she has had a major operation and can now lift her arm over her head, push it across her body and even open her fingers slightly, but she will bear the brunt of this all her life.

Actually this is the first time I have spoken about it without wanting to get on my harley and pay him a visit so I must be mellowing.

Sorry about the diatribe, but it sounds like the motard rider has the same condition, which inspires me for my daughers' future if someone with the same condition can not only survive but rejoice in living a normal life. My daughter is a very well adjusted girl, probably partly because she won't allow her "bad arm" to rule her life. She inspires me!

This prick has since been censured and fined for unprofessional conduct on at least 8 separate occasions that we know of and still he works at Masterton Hospital.

Wow, that sucks... what a b*st*rd!!!

You're daughter sounds like an awesome chick :yes:

[Bruiser]

Wasn't Mr H was it?

Yes, was that "horrid" man! :angry:

[klingon]

Sorry to read of that Bruiser. I too have a similar injury, brachial plexus avulsion, and not once in the 10yrs that I've had this have I let it stop me from doing anything. Except maybe the dishes...

My brother's a tetraplegic as a result of a car crash. He doesn't let it stop him doing stuff... he rigs up winches if he wants to move something that's too heavy (like an engine). If he wants to go up stairs he just tosses himself out of his wheelchair and goes up the stairs backwards, pulling with his elbows...

But SOMEHOW he just can't work out how to do the dishes! :nono:

BOYS! No matter how many limbs they've got, they're all the same! :rolleyes:

[Bruiser]

Sorry to read of that Bruiser. I too have a similar injury, brachial plexus avulsion, and not once in the 10yrs that I've had this have I let it stop me from doing anything. Except maybe the dishes...

I believe you are an inspiration and would dearly love to talk with you. My daughter just ordered up a bicycle for her birthday and I am filled with a mix of trepidation and awe of her refusal to take this lying down.

Are you near Auckland?

Thanks mate.

[Ronin]

Yes, was that "horrid" man! :angry:

Oh yeah, he's a prick alright. I'm pretty certain he is no longer practicing.... Not that he got any better at it. His last censure was just one to many I think. My wife was induced and he burst her waters without telling her he was going to. Fer fucks sake I nearly decked him.

[onearmedbandit]

I believe you are an inspiration and would dearly love to talk with you. My daughter just ordered up a bicycle for her birthday and I am filled with a mix of trepidation and awe of her refusal to take this lying down.

Are you near Auckland?

Thanks mate.

PM sent mate.

[Pumba]

brachial plexus avulsion

Thats the name of it, medical terms never really stuck well in my head.

PM sent Bruiser

[Pixie]

Hey, who knows the background on the one handed chappy crankin it around Paeroa. I was well impressed with the action, and figured there must be some explanation as to his styles?

He can beat some riders with his arm tied behind his back