Title: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 21, 2009, 02:05:48 PM First off since 1973.......
Riding my buddies vintage Honda. Mission Raceway Mission, BC Turn 2 low side - results: bruised ribs and a jammed thumb. Bike: Lost left rearset My buddy was following me and almost ran over his own bike..... His comment " Wow, he's really got that thing leaned over - way farther than I ever do -ooops guess that's why" ;D Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: DesmoDiva on July 21, 2009, 02:07:55 PM Good to hear your not too banged up. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: gm2 on July 21, 2009, 02:20:25 PM Take off! To the Great White North!
Take off! It's a beauty way to go. glad you're ok Rob :) Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: zooom on July 21, 2009, 05:15:28 PM Take off! To the Great White North! Oooo Wooo Coo Coo Coo Coo CooooooooooTake off! It's a beauty way to go. Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Grampa on July 21, 2009, 05:47:33 PM First off since 1973....... Riding my buddies vintage Honda. Mission Raceway Mission, BC Turn 2 low side - results: bruised ribs and a jammed thumb. Bike: Lost left rearset My buddy was following me and almost ran over his own bike..... His comment " Wow, he's really got that thing leaned over - way farther than I ever do -ooops guess that's why" ;D is the bike yellow? Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: ducpainter on July 21, 2009, 06:20:56 PM At your age...
you should be more careful about falling down. It gets harder and harder to get back up. :-* Glad you're OK Rob. Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 22, 2009, 09:17:05 AM At your age... you should be more careful about falling down. It gets harder and harder to get back up. :-* Glad you're OK Rob. You .............. Should be more respectful of your elders ;) BTW - thanks to all for the well wishes And if the bike had been yellow - I wouldn't have dropped it ;D Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: gm2 on July 22, 2009, 09:22:04 AM it's somewhat harder to drop a bike that doesn't move
;D Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 22, 2009, 09:50:07 AM it's somewhat harder to drop a bike that doesn't move ;D My point, ed zachery Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: ducpainter on July 22, 2009, 07:48:31 PM You .............. Should we show ID? [laugh]Should be more respectful of your elders ;) BTW - thanks to all for the well wishes And if the bike had been yellow - I wouldn't have dropped it ;D Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 23, 2009, 08:48:19 AM [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
My walker is faster than yours ;) Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: zooom on July 23, 2009, 10:07:32 AM [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] My walker is faster than yours ;) is it Carbon Fiber or Titanium or Magnesium? Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 24, 2009, 01:13:12 PM WARNING:This post is purely pandering for additional sympathy ;)
Wife insisted i go to Dr. - Got x rays today Two broken ribs Treatment and prognosis are identical to what would have happen if I did not go to Dr. etc. [roll] Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Speeddog on July 24, 2009, 01:58:04 PM Did you tell her the Dr. said bed rest for a week, and you must be waited on hand and foot?
[evil] Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: ducpainter on July 24, 2009, 01:59:12 PM WARNING:This post is purely pandering for additional sympathy ;) But she feels better.... ;DWife insisted i go to Dr. - Got x rays today Two broken ribs Treatment and prognosis are identical to what would have happen if I did not go to Dr. etc. [roll] Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 24, 2009, 02:44:26 PM But she feels better.... ;D And I officially "broke" sumthin Good for my street cred Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: ducpainter on July 24, 2009, 02:51:05 PM I'm saving the busted stuff for somethin' they can fix.... ;)
Title: Re: Get off in the Great White North Post by: Rob Hilding on July 31, 2009, 03:31:30 AM Found a pic of the bike I dropped - it was naked at the time (thank goodness!)
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