Bike related injuries that wont go away...

[bugjuice]

my finger hurts from clicking thru the KB site too much.
aside from that, I'm as intact as when I fell out. And reading most of these, I think I might go back to bed and stay there for a few years..

[Paul in NZ]

Well my thumb is stuffed and my ankle hurts a bit but frankly I got more injuries from sport and home renovations than bikes... True, the cracked vertebrae mean a long day over the clipons gets a bit grumpy but thats DIY for ya!

The worst constantly recurring problem I have is the big lump that appears in my trousers everytime I pull the dust cover off my Moto Guzzi ... Damned embarassing but I'm told with help I can eventually lead a normal life..

I think I can avoid the help a few more years.

Paul N

[Wolf]

Ah, MIP - motorcycle-induced-priapism - nothing unusual there

[Fryin Finn]

Aint it great talking about old war wounds

I broke my left wrist twice MXing. After the second time doctor said I would have no more than 10deg of movement but after fitting a fork kit to my XR and taking a big whack when racing it now has normal movement.

I dislocated my right shoulder 11 times after a bin at Manfield (a couple of times I did it yawning) a year After an op in 1979 I took up softball and all the throwing/pitching has strengthened all the muscles. It hurts to throw the ball hard but it works ok. I get tendons graunching worse than a Bedford gearbox though. Soon after the op I fell off and broke my collarbone just to test it out.
I've also dislocated my left shoulder twice but touch wood no problems.

I've also had a crap back for the last 25 years but if I sit right and sleep in a firm bed and get plenty of exercise it only bothers me 360 days a year. I thought getting back into off roading would be real bad for it but to the contrary I think dirt biking is quite beneficial.

[vifferman]

I thought getting back into off roading would be real bad for it [bad back] but to the contrary I think dirt biking is quite beneficial.

That's interesting. I've considered getting back into dirt biking (used to do a bit back in the 70s, then in the mid 80s I worked on a farm, where I did lots of riding around), but I thought I was too decrepit to do it. Mebbe I'll rethink that...

[Oscar]

That's interesting. I've considered getting back into dirt biking (used to do a bit back in the 70s, then in the mid 80s I worked on a farm, where I did lots of riding around), but I thought I was too decrepit to do it. Mebbe I'll rethink that...

Wid modern long travel suspension dirt bikes are no longer the Chriopractors friends they used to be. It's the falling off that hurts more as I get older...

[Ixion]

Uh I wasn't going to comment because I felt a bit humbled by people dealing with ongoing pain and injury, without complaint. [need emoticon for humble respect]. But I see there are some others saying they've not done anything nasty, so I shall.

I've no more than a few scars from various off road excursions and arguments with branchs rocks and such like. All the bits and pieces are still present and correct and in working order. Worst one I had was when I fell off (again) and the bike landed on top of me with the HOT exhaust header forced hard against my ankle /calf. And I couldn't get it off for several minutes (it was actually wedged in place between two rocks). By the time I did there was a nice smell of cooked flesh, and for about 20 years I had this bright purple patch on my leg. Just bathed it in sea water at the time and carried on, I've never been to a doctor or hospital for bike injuries. Not a great believer in doctors. Then one day, quite suddenly, it went away.

Various sprains that were painful at the time, and one that seemed to linger for several years, my ankle would suddenly give way out of the blue and then be weak and ache for days. But they've all gone now. It's surprising how things do cure themselves after years and years . (Not meaning that the serious injurioes some people suffer with will magically go away, and no disrespect intended for what they have to endure)

[TonyB]

Holy crap that sounds hideous.

Just a dumb question - if you can't use it; and it causes you hell all day every day; why not get rid of it?

It sounds bad alright. From what I understand removing the arm won't cure it. The damage is up by the spine, so regardless of wether the arm is there or not, OAB will still feel the pain. FWIW, you have my respect OAB, on the occasions I've met you you've never shown any sign of the pain you are in- and you still ride
One of my old school buddys is a double amputee- both legs one just above the knee and the other about halfway down the shin. The op was done when he was six. He still gets itches and pain in his 'feet'

[Anonymous]

My ankle still gives me grief when I walk up the stairs or put too much pressure on it. That's from looping my bike from a while back.

[onearmedbandit]

Yeah TonyB is right, regardless of whether the arm is there or not I'll still have the pain. Having the arm there means I have something to fill my sleeve, ie lesspeople notice. I'm not ashamed of the injury or anything, but I'd rather forget about it and get on with life. Having a sleeve flapping around with be more of a problem.

[Lias]

Only had one bin so far, fractured my right hand in 3 places, and whilst I didnt end up having surgery they admitted me for 4 days before deciding they were gonna forgoe it. was about 7 months ago, still get quite a bit of pain in hand, especially when its cold, or when I use it too much (just to add to my RSI from working in IT), but sometimes its just random, I'll move my hand in a certain way and it'll just star aching, and will ache for hours.

[enigma51]

Hmm let met see both feet have pins in them due to a xr500 timing being out and shooting me over the handle bars only for my feet to get caught on the handle bars That was sore (12 years old) Half a calf muscle that has a burning feeling in the winter due to a kick start examing me at 11 3 days before I turned twelve (good year that). Two wrists that dont bend much due to multiple fall offs (Motocross) Broken ribs from trying things I should not have done but what can I say the man on the TV did it. Halve a collar bone. And the latest injury a hip joint that dont like the winter. And of course the old knees and stuff. But the question should be would I stop ..... NO O and almost forgot broke the little finger that hurts in the winter. I think the worst fall was when I dislocated my left wrist for the 3 time and rather stop whent on and the swelling was big that they had to cut the glove off and they brand new gloves bastards

[TonyB]

We've had a "Show us your Tat's" thread..... who's up for a "Show us your Scars" thread? LOL

[Eurygnomes]

And I wanted to get into this?! Good Lord. I've not even learnt how to ride a motorbike and I had an accident on one (sound familiar?)! I was pillion and the rider decided to put me on the stand to go get a beer (as you do) and while tilted at an awkward angle I (15) decided that I'd hold the bike up. Only my ankle twisted as I took (some of) the weight of the bike, and me and the bike went over. I was really lucky to not get burnt - but I did successfully REALLY twist my ankle ('level 3 ligament damage') whatever that means!

Other injuries include my right knee reconstruction - which means I can't kneel, or remain seated for a long period, and a broken ankle (from wearing high heels with a dead leg...).

Kudos to those of you with aches and pains - but it's a club I'd rather not have membership of if that's alright with you!

[Ixion]

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Kudos to those of you with aches and pains - but it's a club I'd rather not have membership of if that's alright with you!

Nor need you. Not everyone riding a bike is horribly injured . Of course bad luck can strike anyone. But that can happen anywhere. You can slip going down stairs, fall and break your back.

Ride safe, minimise risk. Can't guarantee that that will keep you injury free (and here I'm going to emphasise that I am NOT implying that those who have been injured were in any way to blame for what happened to them. This is not a bone pointing exercise) but it shouldn't need to be something you worry about.

I've injured myself much more often, and more seriously, in industrial, DIY and plain old "oops" accidents than I ever have on a bike. And that's including lots of downright silly off road stuff.

Ride safe, ride fast, and don't worry about it.