Cruisy Night Rides

[JMemonic]

Sparrow shame about the off, but don't let that cause you to give up on riding, in fact don't let anything force you to give up except old age, its far to much fun.

Take some time to heal up and keep looking at bikes as a replacement.

[JMemonic]

and this is why a proper training schem is the beter way to go over a Wed night ride.

I agree that proper rider training is important, however the wed night rides has caused perhaps a social aspect that has lead to the discussion on the professional training, we may not have gotten to this point without them.

Having folks like you along offering advice I am sure has improved some skills, and most importantly as one who sits at the rear I have observed peoples confidence improve on the way home after they have had an experienced rider take them aside and quietly give them a couple of tips.

Kilometres on the bike, knowing that there is some support and no pressure to be somewhere fast for me helps a lot having been off a bike for far too long.

[dangerous]

a wise man Mr Memonic

[helenoftroy]

yeah i ok, i dislocated my left shoulder, broke my left elbow, didn't break my leg but i did manage to make a mess of my left knee and tendons,

Hey young Sparrow I'm really sorry to hear bout the off.

Sounds like the damage was bad enoughYou'll be feeling pretty sore.

Hope all the injuries heal up quickly

[cruza]

a wise man Mr Memonic

Does kinda wrap it up in a nutshell, and you can tell a good story at the pub too!!. .

[JMemonic]

a wise man Mr Memonic

Does kinda wrap it up in a nutshell, and you can tell a good story at the pub too!!. .

Thanks but hey I am just telling it like I see it, keep those comments up and I might get a swelled head and wont be able to fit my new helmet, and that has been an issue to get.

[cruza]

Thanks but hey I am just telling it like I see it, keep those comments up and I might get a swelled head and wont be able to fit my new helmet, and that has been an issue to get.

You could always get a no 1 cut

[dangerous]

You could always get a no 1 cut

hell, just a hair cut would work

[JMemonic]

You could always get a no 1 cut

hell, just a hair cut would work

lol I will tell you what I told my boss, the person who's opinion matter the most on the subject is the one who is the on willing to sleep in my bed and she likes to run her fingers through it.

[Sparrow_1982]

Holy crap Sparrow! Hope you're not too hurt, that's a real bummer! Don't give up riding though, these things can happen. You sure didn't seem like a rider about to have an off when we went for that cruise a few weeks back! Still, hope you patch up well. Just keep your options open, and hopefully we'll see you back again before long.

thanks mate lol a few days ago i didnt think i'd be in this position either, don't worry i haven't given up, still have it in my blood just may be awhile b4 i can get back on, hasnt scared me so much, but i have sure learnt a lesson.

Shit sparrow!!!

That really bites. Glad ure not another statistic!!
Good luck with the recovery.

lol yeah u don't know how glad i am not to b one of those statistics either, could of easily been tho,

Bugger I'm sorry to hear this mate.
Get better soon and get that/a bike back on the road and we will go for another ride.

It only takes a moment for it all to go turtle.
One moment it's all good and fun and then with in a blink of a eye it all goes sky, dirt, sky, dirt and that feeling of pain to let you know it was not a bad dream.

See you soon and have a good Christmas mate.

Rik

thanks rik and sally it will take time i guess bet yeah i will get there some day, as 4 My bike, poor thing classed as a complete loss, better it than me i guess. u don't know how close ur description is to what i remember, it only took a second.... one minute i was on the road next i was grinding rock face, i was lucky to stay on the bike tho, at that speed i would of hated to see what the road could have done to me had i completely come off bike,

Yes Sparrow, sorry to here about the crash, unfortunately I must disagree on the statistic comment, he may have avoided being added to the motorcycle fatality count but rest assured he has added himself to the motorcycle injury talley which I'm sure ACC and all those trying to get us off the road will thank him for.

i agree with u there buddy, thats why i feel so ashamed, i happy to be here but not proud of what i have done, even more happy though that no one else was envolved, motircyclists don't need this reputation

sorry to hear about the off Sparrow
heal up soon

Sparrow shame about the off, but don't let that cause you to give up on riding, in fact don't let anything force you to give up except old age, its far to much fun.

Take some time to heal up and keep looking at bikes as a replacement.

thank u everyone, this means alot to me, u's may not know how lonely it can get in hospital, but readin this stuff puts a smile on a sore face thats 4 sure,

Hey young Sparrow I'm really sorry to hear bout the off.

Sounds like the damage was bad enoughYou'll be feeling pretty sore.

Hope all the injuries heal up quickly

yeah u'd b suprised how fast things are movin along, i had the accident on sunday afternoon, was unable to walk till yesterday finally got let out if bed after lettin the countless stitches in my kne heal abit and the large burn on the inner thigh, all the swelling slowly goiin down too now, i have to wear a large knee brace when walkin around, i put it on at 2 today, but 3 hours later my leg had changed from a healthy pale no sun look, to a yellow/purple/blue severe bruised look i kinda freaked, but the nurses said all my left side is gonna look like that in a day or 2 as the bruising starts to show, i got some gr8 photo's of my wounds too, ambulance staff couldnt get over it whn they were treying to stablise me in ambulance and i told them to hang on for a minute while i pulled out my cell phone and asked could u take some photo's please

[Transalper]

i agree with u there buddy, thats why i feel so ashamed, i happy to be here but not proud of what i have done, even more happy though that no one else was involved, motorcyclists don't need this reputation.....i got some gr8 photo's of my wounds too....

Probably should have mentioned they be thanking me too, I've added a couple of counts to the motorcycle injury tally over the earlier years and spent a few weeks in hospitals for it too.
I thought I was being careful enough then found myself flying and the road was gone. Wearing the protective gear just incase is so important in minimizing injury's. There are photos of me all plumbed up to machines somewhere here, just not on this PC.

I try to spend more time really paying attention to what I'm doing now and the possible consequences such as you've just experienced if you get it wrong or someone else gets it wrong and involves you. I hate it when I catch myself daydreaming or realize I've just done another unnessicarily stupid thing and pushed my luck wether it be with traffic or a corner.

[Dave-]

AHHH!

dude that sucks, get better soon, be awesome to ride with you again some time.

[Spuds1234]

Shit Sparrow, glad to hear that your kinda ok. Pity about the bike but as you say, better it than you.

You'll have to give me a shout when you get a bike again so we can go for a ride.

Heal up fast mate and remember to stay positive. It really helps.

[laRIKin]

It only takes a moment for it all to go turtle.
One moment it's all good and fun and then with in a blink of a eye it all goes sky, dirt, sky, dirt and that feeling of pain to let you know it was not a bad dream.

u don't know how close ur description is to what i remember, it only took a second.... one minute i was on the road next i was grinding rock face, i was lucky to stay on the bike tho, at that speed i would of hated to see what the road could have done to me had i completely come off bike,

And here my new biker friends is the lesson for you all.

You start off slow and when you get quicker and cocky you start to push youir luck. (before you are ready)

And if unlucky it can and will turn to shit fast.

Some of you have had moment already and saved it.

Slow down and be smooth and limit your risk's until you have a lot of miles under your belt and do not try to get to fast to soon.
Speed will come and try to get it before a fall.

And this is not a dig at you Sparrow, you all ways looked like you were in control when I rode with you.

Like D I have been riding and raced for years and have seen a lot of things.
And I can not but notice that the newer bike's to day let you go faster, brake quicker and corner faster easier. (than the older shit we rode)

The down side is when it does go pear shaped you are doing it at a faster speed than what we were when we were learning to ride on.
So you get hurt a lot more, but the plus side is most of you have real good riding gear to wear now days.
A lot better than jeans and a wind breaker, as the price of any thing apart for a leather jacket so out of the price range of every one apart from a few.

Maybe that is where some of the problem is.
You feel to safe in full face helmets and all the leather gear.

All of you keep the rubber side down and be careful FFS.

Rant mode off, it's just I hate reading about riders getting hurt, visiting hospitals and worse.

[cruza]

Hell I thought I was the shit on my bored out c50 stepthru as my first bike!! no cheap 4 cly 250 wizz bangs avail. Then cut my teeth on a big block single cb 250"rs" --yeah the flash one with electric start!. Thinking back now they were great bikes for my riding ability, and cheap to fix when you canned off, and being slower kept you out of trouble, well most of the time.