Well, the new R&Gs work...

[northwind]

(a study in finding out the mititations of your broken leg)

I got back on the bike last week after getting the all-clear from my consultant, and I've been getting on pretty well... Not good at paddling it around by foot or pushing/parking it, but riding was fine. And I can keep it upright at the lights and everything... Can I?

Well, not with a full tank of fuel and the rear wheel on a speedbump I can't... Managed to get my leg out from under before it landed so I just strained the weedy muscles a little.

No actual damage done to rider or bike though, and to be honest it's not going to be the last time i drop it before I'm back to strength- I've nearly had it over half a dozen times just getting it out of the garage... Scraped up main bung and swingarm bung, and a wee scratch on the tailpiece and mirror, and that's all. Couldn't lift it at all, so I had to get help from passers-by (always scary), and I've dinged up my leg again, but it'll grow back...

I told you I'd test those bungs

Glad you're okay. Bummer.


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[Richie]

Your not having much luck are you.

Glad you and bike ok.

[northwind]

Well, it's not really a shock to be honest But that's the risk of getting back on the bike with a weak leg instead of waiting 6 months till I'm back at something like full strength... It's not a safety or long-term risk, so I'd rather scratch some plastic than have it sit in the garage for another half a year.

Fella at the moment if you did not have bad luck,you would have no luck at all! Glad no real damage done to both of you.

[northwind]

Believe it or not, the fact that I'm riding at all just now is pretty good luck! Also, possibly retarded, but what can you do? Even a decade ago, my njury apparently had a 2/3 fatality rate and meant 3-4 months in a hospital in traction, so to be crashing bike almost 4 months to the day later is a gift!

Think of it as extreme therapy for body and mind.

Seriously though I think it's good you've started back as soon as was allowable. Even though your injuries weren't bike related (slipped on ice didn't you?) just being off road for a bit and having to deal with a weakness is likely to put a ding in your confidence.

If it hasn't, good on you. If it has, by positively dealing with it now you'll have no trouble once you are back to full strength.

So, how many interesting variations of manhandleing the bike round the garage have you come up with so far? The human body's capacity for compensation and inventiveness never ceases to amaze me.
Have you tried the 'stand-astride-the-front-wheel-facing-the-rear-holding-the-bars shuffle ' yet?
Or if you have an old mattress or a couple of blankets - using them to pad the garage walls is a good 'un.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by K

So, how many interesting variations of manhandleing the bike round the garage have you come up with so far? The human body's capacity for compensation and inventiveness never ceases to amaze me.

Nothing so clever... Mainly i just park it right in the doorway so nobody else can get in or out, and lean it against the wall a lot in gear as it goes out. My right hand side bar end is a state I can ride it straight in no probs, but walking it out is tricky (I have to go in and out through a regular-sized door at the back, since the big door at the front's only held on by rust and perversity)

Having a pair of crutches strapped to the rear end does look pretty odd though...

[timwilky]

Firstly, I am glad you are ok.

Secondly, You muppet. The number of offs you have had, don't you think somebody out there is trying to tell you something. OK I grew up with horses and the first thing you do after a fall is get back on. You have about 70 horses so you don't need to do it 70 times

Bummer about the fall but good on ya for getting back on!

Heal quick mate