Won't be driving the Mach 1 for a very long time.

[mindo389]

Hang in there, I know all about the traffic here. I recently moved to the parish just east of Baton Rouge and the drivers here are, let's say interesting. Let me know if you need something.

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[FlatRock]

Buddy you are in the thoughts and prayers of many on this forum—many of us have been here for years and I am truly sorry you are going through this. You’ve had a hell of a road with this since April and even though progress seems drastically slow, it is still being made daily. Your body wants to heal, and I am again sorry for the lasting effects this will bring. My dad was involved in a horrible motorcycle accident 22 years ago that nearly killed him—ICU for 2 weeks then the rest of the year at home in recovery. You will get through this, and it will make you stronger and show your kids about the power of will. You have us to vent to as well, sorry this thread took so long to check up on you. Be strong brother.

 

[Johnny Rockit]

I miss my dyna until I see stories like this. Sold our bikes in 2007 or so due to the cell phone explosion. Too many distracted drivers and they are usually the least experienced to boot. Every day was a crap shoot. Not a gambling man so off they went.

 

[Johnny Rockit]

edited to remove rant.

Im doing better, slowly.

Keep your original body parts as long as you can. Prosthetics are no picnic as some of your veteran friends can attest to.
We all know when you get on the bike for some time in the wind that there are no guarrantees on a safe return. You knew that. Hang in there and make the best of your situation. A buddy of mine was on his bike with his woman and they were hit and run over. He lost a leg and she lost a foot. His only bitch is that she won't talk to him anymore.

 

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Sorry to hear what you’re going through. I completely ruptured my right distal biceps tendon when I was changing my wife’s Volvo XC90 brakes, I dropped the caliper with new pads in it, which weighs 15+ lbs. I instinctively tried to catch it and when I did, my tendon snapped off my ulna bone. That happened after thanksgiving and surgery was Dec 2nd. 4 months after surgery with weekly physical therapy and lots of at home PT my range of motion was improving, but by no means where it used to be. Eventually it got there and now 8+ months later I have 99% range of motion but it’s still weaker than it used to be. I’m working on improving the strength.

I say all that because you’re still early in a serious, serious injury with multiple surgical repairs. Mine was a serious injury with one surgical repair, and it’s still not 100%. We’re about the same age.

I highly encourage you to find a good physical therapist if you haven’t, and go regularly, and do what they say. When they start working on range of motion it hurts like hell to get it back. But that’s part of the process, unfortunately.

As far as riding again, I don’t trust other oblivious drivers even in a car much less on a bike. I hope you can ride again someday but choose not to, and focus on driving fun cars instead.

Good luck with the upcoming healing and making progress on healing and range of motion.

 

[RobZ71LM7]

Hang in there man. I strongly suggest picking up the book "Can't Hurt Me" and getting the audio version. I believe it will help.

 

[kwpony]

Get well soon !

 

[kwpony]

His only bitch is that she won't talk to him anymore.

Ok. I'll bite. How is she blaming him ? Did he force her to ride on the bike with ?

 

[Racer57]

I'm 69 and have ridden every year since I was 6. Been riding on street since I was 18. I've only laid street bikes down once and it was minor. But I've had friends get hurt as bad as you and one that died. Needless to say, I've been very very lucky throughout the years especially considering some of the stupid stuff I used to do. Take care and don't try to do things before your body is ready.

 

[VVG_MACH-1]

Recover well, brother. I was in a bike accident 4 years ago and still aren't at 100%. TBI and had to have reconstructive surgery on my left shoulder and bicep. I wish you the best and a speedy recovery!

 

[RagmopInKona]

I miss my dyna until I see stories like this. Sold our bikes in 2007 or so due to the cell phone explosion. Too many distracted drivers and they are usually the least experienced to boot. Every day was a crap shoot. Not a gambling man so off they went.

Sad part is they can stop this ASAP if they really want to . The phones have GPS and cameras . They can stop this .
I seen too many full speed vehicles slam into a line of stopped vehicles that never touched the brakes to even feel safe in a 5 star vehicle on the roads .

 

[RagmopInKona]

Keep your head up. Be strong and don't let the time lapse get to you.
Your job now is to heal and get better without becoming bitter.

 

[shogun32]

A buddy of mine and his gal were hit on their bike and he lost a leg below the knee and she lost a foot. He was surprised she broke up with him and another friend reminded him that she lost her foot.

Not to be callous but were either of them dressed for the crash? Not to say mid length armored sport boots prevent all injuries, the don't. But the overwhelming observation is that American riders aren't wearing anything remotely akin to proper safety gear.

 

[RagmopInKona]

Not to be callous but were either of them dressed for the crash? Not to say mid length armored sport boots prevent all injuries, the don't. But the overwhelming observation is that American riders aren't wearing anything remotely akin to proper safety gear.

A buddy and his girl go riding in tank tops cut off geans and him in sneakers and her in flip flops , it is going to hurt the day they have to dump the bike or it gets dumped for them .

 

[Johnny Rockit]

Not to be callous but were either of them dressed for the crash? Not to say mid length armored sport boots prevent all injuries, the don't. But the overwhelming observation is that American riders aren't wearing anything remotely akin to proper safety gear.

Full leathers.

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