A wee disclaimer about me and rideouts/events

[northwind]

I'm known for unreliability at the best of times, but thought I should explain something since I'm more likely to be a no-show this year, and not doing some stuff I'd like to... Meant to do this ages ago but I've still been getting my head around it a bit.

I was diagnosed with osteoperosis- eh, quite bad osteoperosis- back in about February, bones like a bird. Long story which, tbh, I don't want to get into at the moment, but that's the reason why I broke my hip, and if I was to have any decent sized accident I'd go home in an ambulance- any big accident and, well, brush and shovel time, I'd break like a dropped glass.

Obviously, everyone wants me to give up the bike, but I found I didn't even have to decide not to do that, it just took care of itself. Never on the cards. But, I'm not completely stupid, so I'm toning things down just a little- which means no trackdays (well, OK, maybe one...) and I'm avoiding any sort of recreational riding in bad conditions. They're not much fun anyway, so no great loss :) Also hopefully, not commuting through next winter. So it means I'll probably miss any marginal rideouts, and at short notice too, just depending on the weather. Nobody can accuse me of being a FWB after 4 scottish winters on 2 wheels though :)

It is a temporary setback, all treatable, already in progress in fact and should have a good prognosis, so don't freak out! But, for the next year or maybe two I do have to watch myself. I'm not the eejit I used to be anyway on the bike so I'm pretty content with the risks, but I'm drawing a few lines where I wouldn't have in the past.

So, there you go. Also, I'm a big unreliable tosser, but that's PURELY COINCIDENTAL, any rideouts I miss from now on are officially nothing to do with that ;)

[Stu]

Wish you the best for your condition, didn't know they could treat










being a big unreliable tosser! :lol:

[Scooby Drew]

Good man!

[Endellion]

Hope you get it fixed, glad to hear you aren't giving it up at all

I'm in Edinburgh too, would hope there are more rideouts soon, cant make this sunday

[Philbo]

Never met you met mate, but always enjoy reading your posts! Hope the treatment works well for you, and you avoid any -:crutches:

Glad to see you've got a good PMA :smt041

Phil.

[stuartyboy]

Northy dude!!! Sorry to hear that.

Get on the Wenslydale. Its viagra for the bones.

[jim@55]

sorry to hear that andy ,but tell me 'bones like a sparrow''man;) ,have you ever fitted a cam-chain tensioner to a cbr??it sounds quite easy,and i dont want to pay devines £150 for something that could b done myself(well ,,,er you actually)i want to know how to do it and devines dont do a teaching academy ..so ,,,how about it big boy ;) eh,,eh

[northwind]

Cheers folks :thumleft:

Jim, nope, but I bet you a pound I can do it if you have a manual... Or the 2 of us could have a crack. Not a hard job by reputation...

[dirtydog]

:( ah sheet mate sorry to hear this glad it's on its way to be sorted though :thumleft:

[jim@55]

well ive got a manual and a rough idea of whats involved ,ill arrange the parts then and get back to you eh??(think its just the tensioner itself i need):thumleft:

[SoulKiss]

Sorry to hear Northy, but better a couple of years of taking it easy than a couple of weeks, then an off and never getting back on.

Sounds like Boneitis to me :P

[K]

Good news on the treatable front - and you're not becoming a Fair Weather Biker, you're simple going for quality over quantity. ;)

[northwind]

Sounds like Boneitis to me :P

My only regret is ... that I have ... boneitis!

[GDBD59]

All the best Andy,

nothing wrong with FWB!!

[bikerpam]

Sorry to hear about the condition Northwind, glad they can treat it though.

I'll say take it easy on the bike but hey I'm stating the obvious there :rolleyes: .

Look after yourself hun and hopefully once I start getting around a bit more I'll see you all about somewhere :smt023

[kitkat]

so what your saying is that you are no longer going to bring entertainment value to rideouts. the flip over the handlebar accident when me and tony were behind you will remain with me for ever. makes me smile everytime I think about it.

we will just have to have more pub meets I think.

hope your treatment works.

big hugs. can call you a big wummin now as I have medical research behind me. xxx

[Duck-man]

Wow! Hope the treatment goes well northy!

Hope you get better soon on a ride out!

[Tiger 55]

I was diagnosed with osteoperosis- eh, quite bad osteoperosis- back in about February, bones like a bird.
Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!:reaper:
don't freak out!
Oh. Sorry.

Get well soon mate. I prostrate myself before you in respect for not giving up the bike. :smt023

we will just have to have more pub meets I think.
Oh alright then.

[Beaniebike]

Have you considered just fitting stabilisers to your bike. I'm sure that you can get them quite cheap in Halfords. Also, I'm sure that B&Q is doing quite a good deal on great big rolls of bubble wrap....:smt023 :rolleyes:

[northwind]

Kitkat, you don't get off the hook that easily, I'll still be at rideouts... Just not all of 'em. Hopefully no more over-the-bars though, wouldn't likely get away with that these days. Still, if you need an excuse for more pub nights... drink-outs? then feel free to use this. I may use it as emotional blackmail to convince some folks to come drag racing at Crail, too :smt023

Thanks for the comments folks, really, it's not a huge deal but I thought I should let you know what's up. "Let this new disaster come; it makes but one more" as the man said. There's plenty of folks on here dealing with worse, go and be sympathetic at them instead ;)
Nice of Jim to derail my fishing-for-sympathy thread I thought :smt076 ;) If you've got the online manual, go and fire me over the relevant pages or point me at a link for it, and I'll have a look...

[jim@55]

pah,,,sympathy ,,,,no chance ;) ill scan the pages and u can look it over and see if its 'do-able:smt023

[fizzwheel]

So no more trips on the back of my GSXR then ? ;)

Hope the recovery goes well.

[suicidesam]

Not good news man.. glad to hear it's take it easy, rather than give it up :cool:

Just hope the weather stays good so you can get out to play!

[Blue Flame]

Hey Northy just saw this.:(

Glad it's treatable and what a positive attitude to it all. Respect.:smt023

You still going to AR07?

[northwind]

Wouldn't miss it for the world ;) Though not from a passenger seat, that'd be bad enough if I had steel bones!

[SVTONYB]

Good luck andy with the treatment, glad to hear you are still upbeat about it. Hope you make it tomorrow (IE. Hope Its Dry)...Tony.

[Law]

Bum.

Good luck with the treatment Northy.

[muzikill]

Yeah, hope it all goes well on the road to recovery and keep us all posted of how you get there!

[Dicky Ticker]

Andy ca-canny and nowt wrong with fair weather biking----you've got the T-Shirt for the other already----Best of luck

[CoolGirl]

can I swap eyes and borrow your bike in the meantime? awwww, go on....:wink:

[-Ralph-]

Hey Northy, sorry to hear this mate. Take it steady!

Have you considered just fitting stabilisers to your bike.:smt023

How about a custom trike? :cool: