Katiepie graduates

[Dodgy_Matt]

And dear Hinny - my apologies to you too. ......snip

Katiepie don’t you ever apologize for saying what you feel. Obviously the people telling you what they think don’t feel the need to. And who cares what other people think of you doing what YOU want to do. I fully support your right to freedom to do what you want.
You are in inspiration to my wife and I.

[Gone Burger]

For anyone interested I continue to write my full blogs and videos on my website

www.katiepie.webs.com

I am very thankful that many people in halos around the world have found this site to be huge support for them. To learn what to expect, and how progress might go along the way. I have helped nearly a dozen people now to sleep better in a bed, and assist their pain in their neck when they lie back against the rear skull pins. For the rest of my life I will continue to offer support to people going through this and their family members. If I can make life a little bit easier for just one person then I have achieved my goal. Full progress updates there most week.



Specialist appointment tomorrow with my McDreamy Doctor. Time to find out how this neck and back are looking, and get a realistic guideline on when I'll be able to do physical work again, and eventually ride. He may be an arrogant prick, but he sure is lovely to look at. Bonus, right there.

[Oblivion]

Specialist appointment tomorrow with my McDreamy Doctor. Time to find out how this neck and back are looking, and get a realistic guideline on when I'll be able to do physical work again, and eventually ride. He may be an arrogant prick, but he sure is lovely to look at. Bonus, right there.

Well there needs to be something to do at the Doctors otherwise people wouldnt go there would they?

[kilgh]

Hey it's great to hear you bought the bike back!

Can't think of anything more theraputic than putting it back together again. You've put yourself back together, now the bike gets it's turn. Great bike bonding sessions ahead!

And by the end of it maybe you could have a new career as a bike mechanic? How cool would that be?

[Gone Burger]

argh.... 3am and I'm simply over this tonight. Poooooooo! Tired now? Couldn't be more so. I am wacked up on a full dose of Trammadol and Paracitamol and all the pain is cutting right through it. I have been lying in bed thinking about the sexy lines and curves of a bike. It made me smile

[wanpo]

Sorry, quite late to the party here, long time listener, etc..
Good to hear things are shaping up slowly to finally slinging a leg back over the bike you love. Havn't pitched in up until now, because there wasn't much that I could say that had not already been said by more wise and experienced riders and personalities, but the point you made here:

Not being grumpy here - just defending these points I am now very passionate about. If I were a guy, I KNOW not a single person would be concerned about with of these two aspects. So why shoud it be any different that I am female?

Brought something to mind. I'm a reasonably new rider myself, started 2 or 3 years back, and was riding a Hyosung 650R. Since I started riding, the '08 model CBR1000RR has been my dream bike, and when I realised that I was able to scrape enough funds together to get a new bike, it was my target. But then came everyone's "It's a big step.. You'll get yourself killed.." etc, and so I went test riding.

I think I took 9 or 10 different bikes for a test ride, and had fun on most (re:all, who am I kidding ) of them, but didn't WANT any of them, until I sat on the 'blade. Now the conditions for that day were shocking, was raining a little, was stuck in traffic going slow, but I had the biggest smile on my face and was loving every second of it.

So I knew I needed that bike and ended up getting one. I've now put coming up 16,000km on the clock in 5 months. And for the first couple of weeks was probably riding slower than a learner on his brand new GN. When you have a bike you love (and from what I've picked up from this thread about you and your R6) you'll be a lot more careful on it.

tl;dr: It's not the bike that's fast and dangerous, it's the wrist that twists the throttle.

[Maha]

.......first and foremost, you have to be totally comfortable with the bike you own.
Without that, you are in danger of a number of 'of fuck' moments...
I went from a GN250 to a YZF600 inside a matter of 12 months?
Then was on 955 about eight months later.
Thing was though, I was totally comfortable on the Yamaha.
It fitted me well, I could flat foot it, it was well balanced, took about a week to get used to the extra power that was there.
I used to start off in second gear for the first few days also....such was the power..
Own whatever bike you want, but stand by your convictions if it turns out that you chose with your heart not your head.

[Grubber]

Fair amount of advice being thrown at you here Katie. I would just take out of it what you will, and then do whatever your heart desires.
There, that's my advice!!!!

[davebullet]

I doubt the height would have been an issue in the crash - the height only really affects you when you stop and need to put your feet down. Definitely a good idea to sort that before riding again though (which it sounds like has been done).

It could be an issue if the rider is already extending their reach to the handlebars. I know it takes very little countersteer on a short rake sports bike - but if you need to make a quick adjustment mid corner (one could argue you are doing it wrong to begin with...) then you might run out of "bar push" unless hunkered over the tank (if you have short arms). Just theorising the idea. Feel free to shoot it down.

[Spearfish]

I'm probably going to be sin binned, but.....(the famous, but..)

Putting the crash and the R6 aside, would I be right in thinking that her last bike had become something she almost grew to hate?
I understand that greater comfort was a big motivation for change but under the surface could there also be a possible cornering issue that was, for what ever reason, never really resolved?
I don't mean resolved by changing the bike but perhaps there was/is an issue with the response the rider has with the pegs touching down mid corner and a slight difficulty judging lean angle.
Its different when a rider leaves a bike behind because of comfort or has outgrown it or wants a different style etc but leaving the bike because its gone homicidal suggests a few things didn't go well in the relationship.

[sels1]

argh.... 3am and I'm simply over this tonight.

Hope today is better for ya, Pie
Put another log on the fire and hunker down

[Gone Burger]

I'm probably going to be sin binned, but.....(the famous, but..)

Putting the crash and the R6 aside, would I be right in thinking that her last bike had become something she almost grew to hate?
I understand that greater comfort was a big motivation for change but under the surface could there also be a possible cornering issue that was, for what ever reason, never really resolved?
I don't mean resolved by changing the bike but perhaps there was/is an issue with the response the rider has with the pegs touching down mid corner and a slight difficulty judging lean angle.
Its different when a rider leaves a bike behind because of comfort or has outgrown it or wants a different style etc but leaving the bike because its gone homicidal suggests a few things didn't go well in the relationship.

I agree with you 100% and this would have been one of the reasons behind my bin. I had a major block mid corners due to the touching down and I had hoped like hell I could work through it as soon as possible on the new bike so that it didn't get me into trouble. This is not the only thing that could have contributed that day, but I do agree it was an issue for me, and one I was about to seek help to fix from Karel Pavich at Manfield a few weeks later. So this issue will still lie for me, and it will be something I address from day one! Will never just try to work through it on my own again like that, I need help and will be asking for it.


But, update on today. I have my hospital appointment with Dr McDreamy, following up on the CT scan results. For this first time in nearly 4 months he saw what was going on back there.

And...

I am WELL on my way to being fixed!!! He is super pleased with the scans and gave permission to push through even harder with physio, push through the pain boundaries and regain movement in my neck and back without having the risk of hurting the injury. So it's full steam ahead from now on. I get further x-rays in 3 weeks time again, but for now am good to go and make some serious progress. I will be weaning myself out of all neck braces this week, and will get back behind the wheel of the car by the weekend. He said to go for it when I have more movement. So I will wait til I have the movement I need, but will be pushing HARD to get there. To drive again is going to change EVERYTHING! To be able to get out of my house and into the shops will never be taken for granted again, let alone seeing other humans on a more regular basis - so excited.

Who give a poo about pain and exhaustion, when you are walking without permanent injury? Not me. It hurts like hell, but I can push through the now knowing I am ok to do so. This is a major step for me, and I will be taking a huge step back toward normal life again with regaining my independence.

I have had to turn down an offer of work though. Was asked to be the Head Followspot Operator for the World of wearable Arts, running a crew of 4 spot ops and calling the show at the same time. Far out - would have loved to have done it as this is what I do best, and that is where my old passion lies. But the rehearsals begin in 4 weeks time and I simply wont be able to sit with my head on a 90 degree angel for 3 hours at a time by then. It also involves a lot of lifting and unloading of trucks, as well as being in a harness doing truss work. Argggggh! but it's a no go - Doc said no, and I agree. So Have turned down the full month of work as it is too physical for the time being. Onto the next mission then.

3 night now of not a moments sleep. but today I am now feeling quite exceptional. After hearing such positive news today, I feel it may be hard to bring me back down for a while.

Rock and Roll - the Pie is making her return slowly to every day life. And it feels DAMN good!

[White trash]

3 night now of not a moments sleep. but today I am now feeling quite exceptional.

Addicts burgle alot of houses and spend a WHOLE lot of money to feel that way.

[Spearfish]

Great news Pie and great answer, knowing your not doing any more harm can be a huge relief especially when your pushing yourself. Just try not to hit the wall to often by over doing it, as frustrating as it is time needs to be passed.

Just one question though....
What the hell is a Head Follow spot Operator ?

[swbarnett]

Just one question though....
What the hell is a Head Follow spot Operator ?

Just at a wild guess (having no experience of theatre operations whatsoever) I'd say it's someone operating a spot light that follows someone else's head as they move?