My thank you to Kiwi Bikers

[chanceyy]

ah doll your tuff awesome you had a great day .. must fill you in on the alternate route if the himitangi straights are rough its a wee bit more sheltered and easier to ride

congrats on getting ya mojo back and I reckon an angry sore neck is totally worth the aggrevation with what you accomplished today

[superman]

Good on ya Katie, I've never heard anyone handle themselves through the amount of adversity you faced with such a high level of positivity in the past year. I hope I'd be able to do the same if any horrible situation eventuates.

I'm definitely jealous of the track time you got, I need to head to one sometime soon.

[The Pastor]

I seemed to of missed most of the BS that went down, but those people need to take a good hard look at them selfs.

Who would get upset because of the charity of others? Stuff like this makes me embarrassed to be on this site.

Katie, Im glad you seem to be on top of things, I wish you all the best for the future.

-Rm

[Paul in NZ]

I seemed to of missed most of the BS that went down, but those people need to take a good hard look at them selfs.

Who would get upset because of the charity of others? Stuff like this makes me embarrassed to be on this site.

Katie, Im glad you seem to be on top of things, I wish you all the best for the future.

-Rm

Oh come on - I can think of a 1000 better reasons ;-)

[The Pastor]

Oh come on - I can think of a 1000 better reasons ;-)

better reasons for what?

[ajturbo]

way to go matey..!!! well done..!!!

[sinfull]

better reasons for what?

There's one !

[brumax]

Hey, Katie, the shout went oot to help a matey, those that gave wi ther heart didnae care where u spent it , if it was me i would have spent it more wisely!! on whisky for the pain and a vmax coz they are bonnier than R6 :-)
I am lucky to have met you, theres dudes on here who put dosh in the pot and they have never set eyes on ye, says alot about Kiwi Bikers, as for the wingers, what life do they really have? and! ill tel you this!! reading your blogs and chats on here , wot one of uz would have had the balls to have gone through all that you are goin through , and come oot the otherside, Not many i bet,
admiration is wot i have for you and i hope all your pain goes soon and you and Mrbiker have a wonderful life together,
and mind! ive got your tour roon the alps mapped oot, :-D
Ah the best
Bruce

[Paul in NZ]

better reasons for what?

Being embarrassed to be on this site (its not as funny if you have to explain it)

[Billy]

What a year it has been. From even before the crash this year has truly tested me as a person in more ways than I could ever have expected. Coming out of an abusive relationship at the start of the year after trying to get out for 2 years, selling my house after a year on the market to be able to get away, major negative equity and loan after loan to pay for it all. To finding that day of freedom and the happiest day of my life without a doubt, riding along the road on the same bike I had been test riding for 9 months with the biggest smile on my face. Then fucking it all up but running off the road.

Through my recovery I have lost a lot of friendships, and the real ones sure have shown through. It has been very isolating and brought on a fight to stop depression settling in. Losing a job and a career of 10 years was something I had hoped to not face, but once again would not change that if I were ever given the chance. Living alone through it all was an incredible test for me, one I would never change given the chance. I learned to go without food for a week, how to get myself off the floor after collapsing and being there for 6 hours, how to handle two large and farking full on dogs whilst not being able to move more than snail’s pace, to splitting my own firewood with 4 vertebrae only freshly healing.

8 months later I am sitting here in bed at 3.40am almost desperate to sleep. 8 Months to the day without a night’s sleep and it brings a whole new meaning to rotting brain. Not the best look when trying to start a new career and engage the brain to work harder than ever before. I can proudly say that I said goodbye to ACC quite some time ago now, even though they were pushing to keep me on their books for a while yet. A new case manager pushed hard to change my mind, but I wanted off, and I wanted to be back on my own two feet and have worked very hard to get there.

Just over a month ago, I got back on my bike. A terribly shaky start and I was throwing up afterwards when my body spat the dummy. I went down to the South Island for 4 days riding just a week later and that has been that hardest thing I can honestly say I have ever done in my life. But now that I achieved that goal that I set for myself I can step back and take it all much easier. Each ride is getting easier, and I am getting more stable on the bike. My mind is focussed as I won’t let it be anything else. And short trips are getting me that road time I need so very much to become a rider again.

To go from where I was to now being engaged to the most remarkable man whome I only meet the first week out of my neck brace, this will be a year to remember.

I have thanked many people in person and on here but I need to do it better. There has been a lot of grief about the donations that Kiwibikers raised for me, and to be honest some of the words said because these were raised for me set me into depression and made me take 10 steps back from where I was. But at the end of the day all you need to know is that the ONLY reason that I am back on a bike of any kind is because of you all and the incredibly generous assistance you have given me. I brought back my written off bike with my credit card (the bike was on full finance with upside down finance on top of that). And have slowly rebuilt it bit by bit with the money that was raised by you all. And it was enough to get it back on the road, at a safe height for me, and allow me to do the only thing I have wanted to do since it happened. Ride. Without these donations I would not even be back on a 250 and would be a long way off from getting there.

I know so many of you have a real issue with the fact this ever happened. And I assure you I never asked for it to happen and it caused me more pain that I could handle at my weakest time. But Kiwibikers are the only reason I have made it to this point and this real point of happiness in my life. I sit here in quiet tears as I think of the generosity involved, and all those who have supported me through every step of the way. Grateful? More than you can ever imagine. Why me? I will never know and you all have your own opinions about that.

But I thank each and every one of you with all of my heart for the help you have given me. For the firewood that was organised, for getting me to a supermarket when I could not walk another step from malnourishment, for calling to ask how I was doing, for your words of strength and support that have been so uplifting, for getting me back on a bike and making me happier than I ever thought possible in my entire life. This will never be forgotten. These are tears of gratitude

Tomorrow morning at 6.30am I ride up to Manfield to attend Karel Pavichs' Prorider course to help me settle into the new style of bike. I’ve done 3000kms in the month and need all the help I can get to be a safer rider. I am so excited to be getting to the course I have done twice before, the very one I was only 2 weeks away from doing when I crashed my R6.

One cannot put in words how I am feeling. Give me all the grief you want to those who have an issue with me, I am strong enough to take it now. But suck it up and just accept that fact that I am thankful for it all.

Love and hugs and thank you from the luckiest girl alive. Pie

I seriously doubt anybody that helped you through your journey,Whether it be financially,Physically or morally would have had it any other way and certainly dont require a thank you!!

In the past I have been amazed at the tenacity shown by only a handful of people during their darkest times,Three of the most inspiring people I have had the pleasure of helping in those times are,Jos Mason from NZBADD,Dee wintle and now yourself.

Growing up in Nae Nae during the 50s,60s and early 70s and having raced motorcycles for exactly 40 years this month,I thought I was reasonably resilient and able to deal with anything,But having watched and listened to the stories of you 3 has taught me how tough I really have to be to survive and the bonus for me was,When I suffered my own tragedy recently,Dee and Jos were the first 2 people to contact me and guide me through the dark times and for that I will never be able to repay them.

No young lady,You DONT owe anybody a damned thing,We owe you for giving us the inspiration we would otherwise be blind to and for that WE thank you.

Oh and fairings is spelt "ai" not "ea" fear is something motorcyclist's dont feel haha!