Shittiest days ride EVER. I'm retiring. Bike will be sold, damit

[laserracer]

EEK!! so sorry to hear you had such a shit experience....... they shipped you off home pretty fast!!
I'll throw my hat in with everyone else wishing you a speedy recovery laserracer. Tis amazing how a 'nothing crash' can cause so much mayhem huh?
Wishing you all the best and glad that you are still with us
Buffy

Thanks Buffy...hell yes it was one wild ride .. nice quiet practise ride and heart attack, with cpr and shock paddles thrown in for good measure and have my 4th stent fitted to my heart on the saturday..then home again on the monday... talk about a whirlwind weekend..Thanks for the kind words im recovering well slowly but surely...but missing my bike already

[Mom]

Thanks Buffy...hell yes it was one wild ride .. nice quiet practise ride and heart attack, with cpr and shock paddles thrown in for good measure and have my 4th stent fitted to my heart on the saturday..then home again on the monday... talk about a whirlwind weekend..Thanks for the kind words im recovering well slowly but surely...but missing my bike already

Health is the only thing that matters in this life mate. Rest up and do everything you can to ensure a full and speedy recovery. Scares the shit out of you when this sort of thing happens for certain. Take care of yourself.

[Crisis management]

but missing my bike already

Glad to hear you are mending, isn't getting old wonderfull?

Just a suggestion, how about trials? I've just started learning those skills and it gives me a workout equal to thrashing the enduro bike........I'm not suggesting you put yourself in a positon of damaging your health further but there are options that still use the off road skills in a less damaging environment.

Take your time & heal well.

Iain

[laserracer]

Glad to hear you are mending, isn't getting old wonderfull?

Just a suggestion, how about trials? I've just started learning those skills and it gives me a workout equal to thrashing the enduro bike........I'm not suggesting you put yourself in a positon of damaging your health further but there are options that still use the off road skills in a less damaging environment.

Take your time & heal well.

Iain

thanks mate ..its kinda weird but the heart attacks only happen when i fall off my bike ..i know...i..know dont fall off ..well its not that simple..because in my mind im a great rider ..but in actual fact im probably prity crap.. it must have something to do with the sudden surge of addenalin..the doctors cant tell me why its happening i do have coronary heart desease in this one artery and it seems like when i get a sudden shock like falling off my bike a bit of that plaque crap breaks off the artey wall and blocks the narrowed artery..i think if i even look at a bike my miss's is gonna ..well kill me ..lol

[Padmei]

Mate bugger the riding - just spend time with your son & family- any way possible.

My mum had the same peaceful sleep experience when she went down & came back during a bypass operation. It is funny but kinda made me felt a bit reassured when she did pass away a couple of years ago that she wasn't in pain anymore.

Heal well my friend!!

[laserracer]

yeah thanks ......i definately get the message.....im gonna miss it .....but im not prepared to die for it ..besides i still get to be pit bitch for my son and our mates at mx..so at 54 ive had a great many years riding and have enjoyed every one of them...theres nothing better than to jump on your dirt bike with your son for a nice fresh early morniing ride those times have been some of the best times of my life..as many of you will know theres no greater feeling than to be out riding with family or mates..so do as much as you can when you can..you will still find me at patetonga mx track and also cambridge mx track....i will be the guy helping my son tim prep his yamaha number 114
cheers Dave

[camchain]

Hell Laser, that's pretty alarming. Sorry to hear that. Can't help thinking the docs haven't been keeping a close enough eye on your pump plumbing. Why couldn't they pick this up or at least warn of this possibility beforehand? With modern imaging technology surely they can see the narrow bits and slip in one/some of those stents in advance.

Pity you can't just swallow a can of radiator flush (for humans) to purge the pipes.

[laserracer]

yep radiator flush for humans would be a cool idea...unfortunately its more that they wait until theres something amiss before they can act..and 9 times out of 10 the first signs i have are the signs of a heart attack..everyone is different though..ive met guys that have had heart attacks and didnt even know it they are called (silent heart attacks} and those suckers are very scary..because you carry on as normal and just suddenly die..at least i have plenty of pain as a warning sign....my doc did notice slight blood pressure increase a couple of weeks before my last heart attack but nothing out of the ordinary...We all had a great day at mx today i really enjoyed watching and just mucking about abit ..hey at least im alive

[ifuktitupagaindude]

love you dad.glad your still here.your the best.

[laserracer]

Thanks Tim love you to son

[Ktmboy]

love you dad.glad your still here.your the best.

Thats Gold!!

[Ktmboy]

Hey laseracer,

Sorry to hear this eh, but there are heaps of ways to still be involved and a lot of satisfaction can be taken by being involved with events behind the scenes in trail rides and MX etc.
Help is always welcome from organisers everywhere and the knowledge you have would be an asset to any club.

[laserracer]

Thats Gold!!

he's a good boy that son of mine

[laserracer]

Hey laseracer,

Sorry to hear this eh, but there are heaps of ways to still be involved and a lot of satisfaction can be taken by being involved with events behind the scenes in trail rides and MX etc.
Help is always welcome from organisers everywhere and the knowledge you have would be an asset to any club.

Thanks mate ...yep its not the end of the world....gonna help out where i can

[Reckless]

Thanks mate ...yep its not the end of the world....gonna help out where i can

Hey lazer I gave up Kart racing to pit for my sons kart racing and it was just as enjoyable as racing mate!! Much better than the hassle of trying to race yourself and pit for him as well.
I had a brand new $8,000-00 YZ250 motor Robert Taylor had modified for me ready to go in to a kart and it never even got on the track.
Me and BJ did 48 kart meetings in a year he got 2nd in the north Islands and 3rd in the nationals in his class. Always in the top 6 unless his oldman screwed his set-up, up. Its great fun being a father and son team mate, if he gets into serious racing you won't even have time to wonder why you aren't doing it! That was one of the best years of my life, the ups, the downs, the tears, the victories, bloody fantastic mate a bond that will never ever break! LOL!!!