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!

Good man!

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

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

Glad to see you've got a good PMA

Phil.

Northy dude!!! Sorry to hear that.

Get on the Wenslydale. Its viagra for the bones.

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

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

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)