Time for a laugh. Not. Or possibly.

**MSTRS:Me** · 24th October 2010, 10:52

Love and hate are always part of the same coin. Y/Our reason/s for loving motorcycling are always mixed up with hating it as well. Only one's current circumstances dictate which feeling is in ascendancy.
Maybe you will never ride again, maybe you will. Only you and time can tell. Yet hating motorcycles is only a way of dealing with the loss of loving them.
I'm sure you will find that nothing has changed where bikes are concerned, otherwise we'd all stop doing it too.
And in the meantime, we just love having you back.

**Ocean1** · 24th October 2010, 11:19

Originally Posted by James Deuce

I borrowed my 6 year old son's reading books and taught my self what the squiggles on the page meant.

Don’t be giving yourself air and graces dude, you were never any better than intermediate on a good day anyway.

I do owe you one thing: that was very nearly my bike / dream / sheep.

We've got one other thing in common. 'Er indoors started life as an ED nurse. Saw just that side of bikes and hated them with a passion. Trials only for me, and that badly.

It's taken near 30 years but I'm happy to report progress. Spyder to Scorpio to 650 Ninja... There's surely a few summers left, eh?

**ynot slow** · 24th October 2010, 11:45

Just think of an injury as similar to an engine rebuild,gotta ease it in till you give it shit.

We are not imortal,just that we want to feel it.

Recovery can take time,my ribs tickle every now and then,and they were only spread not broken,can imagine your pain.

**davebullet** · 24th October 2010, 17:19

I've missed your intelligent prose, reviews and otherwise putting people like me in their place.

**vifferman** · 26th October 2010, 19:18

Originally Posted by tri boy

Your wrong Jim, KB does suck.
But your back

Plus 1 on both counts for me too.

Perhaps if you're now back (are you? Or is this just an interludery posting sorta masquerading as an aplogoy of sorts?), KB won't suck so much. From your blog, James, it sounds like your mojo has returned, and you still have pithy and interesting things to say. While I've mostly got my bikering mojo back after a forced absence of nearly 3 munce, my other mojos (if I ever had them) are gorn. So I need you, you inspiring person. Don't go away again, mkay? Oh - and keep healing well too.

**Brian d marge** · 26th October 2010, 21:26

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

wasnt that a Hitchcock movie ?

Acc wont pay for that , you want one of them new ones on those DVD things

Stephen

**Crasherfromwayback** · 26th October 2010, 21:40

Originally Posted by James Deuce

I still can't ride a bike. I have a touch of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. It comes on at awkward times and I rather suspect that motorcycling's constantly changing vertical attitude would bring it on leaving me flailing about under a collapsed moto-velocipede at the lights.

.

Fuck off ya big poof. Come in and see me, we've got a nice shiney new Busa demo turning up, I'll put you on the back of it like my lil biker bitch, and scare that fucking Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo right out of your ass.

How's that sound?

Ps: Nice to see you back here.

**DarkLord** · 26th October 2010, 21:50

Can't say I know you or that I've heard about your accident but it was very refreshing to see a post on this site that actually had some real thought put into it as opposed to some of the drivel I read on here.

I enjoyed your blog as well. I can only imagine what it must be like to be in your position. You have obviously suffered tremendously through this yet have come out stronger. I love reading and writing and I cannot imagine what I would do without either of those abilities. Hang in there and get better soon.

**Crisis management** · 27th October 2010, 07:49

Good to hear your dulcet whining tones Jim!

Glad you are getting better and your sense of humour has survived but will you wellingtonians please stop hurling yourselves off bikes, it's bad for my mental state.

**Swoop** · 27th October 2010, 07:59

Jim. It sounds like you and your family have been to hell and back.
Your absence was noted, but presumed you were giving KB a wide berth or working on the NZ. Obviously I was wrong on both counts.
Your posts' and wisdom are always a good read. I am truly glad you are on a road to recovery.

**Mom** · 27th October 2010, 08:36

Originally Posted by James Deuce

I've had a bit of a whine this evening too.

Nothing wrong with a bit of wine of an evening J2, infact my day is not really complete till I have had one

Nice post btw, try not to go too soft on us though ok?

Just think of yourself like oxalis - almost impossible to kill off

**MsKABC** · 27th October 2010, 09:55

Good work sir, on both the post and the blog.

**Paul in NZ** · 27th October 2010, 11:09

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Fuck off ya big poof. Come in and see me, we've got a nice shiney new Busa demo turning up, I'll put you on the back of it like my lil biker bitch, and scare that fucking Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo right out of your ass.

How's that sound?

Ps: Nice to see you back here.

Far out - for a minute there I thought you were going to try and sell him a nice one owner Z750....