Heavily concussed biker airlifted to Palmerston North hospital

[Coyote]

Hope she gets well soon

[mini_hooks_]

mate.....sorry to hear about mrs H, send my regards. hope she gets well

[V Twin Raver]

Sorry to hear about Mrs H's incident - All the very best for a quick recovery.

[Hitcher]

Jane is VERY sore this morning, with some spectacular bruising emerging on her left forearm. Her mental functions appear a lot better too, so fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. We're doing a steady trade in pain relief!

I've read out to Jane all of your best wishes. She says "Thanks very much everybody for your kindness. It's all a bit overwhelming!"

Thanks to you lot too from me. You're a bloody good bunch of folk to know!

On the bike front, Swann Insurance are making arrangements to send an assessor out to the Marauder and will make the call there whether to repair or write off, rather than transport back to Wellington and making the call here. If they decide to write it off, the bike will go directly to Turners. What a shame, because Mrs H's ride was mechanically very "pure" for a v-twin.

The forest manager, Glen, said this morning that he thought the bike looked repairable. But then again, he's not an insurance assessor managing a budget...

I'll make a home-and-contents claim on Jane's helmet today and get a new one purchased. The impact took the wing clean off the back of her XR1000... I go cold when I think about it all. Her leather jacket, once it has had a wipe with a damp cloth, will show little, if any, signs of distress.

That's all for now. I'll keep you updated on developments as they unfold.

Thank you all.

Cheers -- Hitcher

[Coyote]

Good to hear shes recovering well.

[Skunk]

Good news on the recovery. Concussion ain't nice...

[hXc]

Stink to hear about Mrs. H. I hope she recovers soon and I hope it didn't put her off bikes for good. I've only been on this site for 2 days but i all know your a good bunch and have met a few (Riff Raff and SpudChucka and maybe a few more) and i dont know Hitcher but he seems a good enough bloke so hope Mrs H recovers soon and all the best

[Coldkiwi]

Hey a Hitcher, just caught up with the thread. Can't imagine what that must've felt like finding your wife on the side of the road but i'm glad to hear she's suffered no serious injuries. All our best wishes to you both.

[MSTRS:Me]

That is bad news - sorry to hear of Mrs H's off. Must have been something in the Hawkes Bar air yesterday. I was on the poker run near Patangata when there was on off. Two bikes trailer jobs & three bods to A+E. Skin lost, broken ankle. No heads tho. As someone said to the girl with the ankle "That's motorcycling". Harley riders should learn that their skin aint leather. Anyway, I hope that Mrs H is well on the way to full recovery.

[Riff Raff]

Ooh just found this thread. Sorry to hear about it - All the best for a speedy recovery Mrs H.

[crashe]

Sheesh, what a fright you must of had to round the corner and to see Mrs Hitcher down on the ground.... That must have been so horrible to see.

Please spend the time to just look after Mrs H. and also yourself....
For you the horror of it all will kick in soon....

The bike can either be fixed or wrecked.....but most important is that Mrs H. is alive and doing ok.... It may be best that she don't remember what actually happened....

Please keep us all updated on how Mrs H. is doing....

PS: Where is this petition that you speak of?

[duckman]

Mr hitcher, I'm very sorry to hear about Mrs Hitchers accident. Please pass on my best wishes for a quick recovery.
If theres anything that I can help with please feel free to ask.

Paul.

[erik]

Jeeze, it's bad enough when a fellow biker goes down on a ride you're on, but if it's your partner, it must've been awful. I'm so glad she's ok.
I hope she has a speedy recovery.

[mini_hooks_]

Jane is VERY sore this morning, with some spectacular bruising emerging on her left forearm. Her mental functions appear a lot better too, so fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. We're doing a steady trade in pain relief!

I've read out to Jane all of your best wishes. She says "Thanks very much everybody for your kindness. It's all a bit overwhelming!"

Thanks to you lot too from me. You're a bloody good bunch of folk to know!

On the bike front, Swann Insurance are making arrangements to send an assessor out to the Marauder and will make the call there whether to repair or write off, rather than transport back to Wellington and making the call here. If they decide to write it off, the bike will go directly to Turners. What a shame, because Mrs H's ride was mechanically very "pure" for a v-twin.

The forest manager, Glen, said this morning that he thought the bike looked repairable. But then again, he's not an insurance assessor managing a budget...

I'll make a home-and-contents claim on Jane's helmet today and get a new one purchased. The impact took the wing clean off the back of her XR1000... I go cold when I think about it all. Her leather jacket, once it has had a wipe with a damp cloth, will show little, if any, signs of distress.

That's all for now. I'll keep you updated on developments as they unfold.

Thank you all.

Cheers -- Hitcher

good to hear shes back from the hospital..... get well soon mrs H

[Monsterbishi]

I really feel for Mrs H, I got to enjoy a bad concussion/amnesia a few years back after being turned into a hood & windscreen ornament for a car doing 70+kph, my head slammed into the windscreen, in the following days, family & friends slowly came back to me, but everything said to me in the 24hrs following the accident got completely twisted and contorted, since my brain had no way of figuring humour from reality.

Although apparantly I did use some great pickup lines on the nurses that were tending to me...