Fell on my arse today

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crosstowntraffic · #16 Post by **crosstowntraffic** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:18 pm

I did the disel thing on a roundabout once unfortunately I was on a brand new Thruxton which I had just taken out for a test ride from the Triumph dealer - after signing the disclaimer. To be fair they only charged me cost for the new parts but £600 for a test ride was a bit of a sickner.

Samray · #17 Post by **Samray** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:56 pm

Ouch !!

BikerGran · #18 Post by **BikerGran** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:05 am

Thumper wrote: I always said I would pack it in if I found myself loosing it, to this end I got advanced motorcycling training and for what it's worth aparently made the grade but there comes a time for all of us to give in to age and that's a difficult decision it's not that you are incompetent but you just don't bonce so well over 50

True! As I found to my cost! But the answer is................

Now now, don't knock it till you've tried it! It's a whole new view of the bikerlifestyle, and fairly hairy into the bargain! Would I rather be still on two wheels? Well TBH I dunno - when I'm in the car and see a bike I want to be on one, but when I'm out on the trike the thought never enters my head!
Of course mine was an old plodder before it was triked, but there are some quick ones about - I know a bloke with a triked Hayabusa.

HowardQ · #19 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:18 pm

Thumper wrote:Thanks Guys, Howard's you are so right got up this morning with bruised ribs and a sore shoulder but most of all I'm mad as hell with myself for not spotting the hazard sooner...........
My real problem is the wife........says it's time I though about giving up the bikes.
I have been riding regularly now for the best part of 40 years ................ I always said I would pack it in if I found myself loosing it....................but there comes a time for all of us to give in to age and that's a difficult decision it's not that you are incompetent but you just don't bounce so well over 50

Sorry if I was right about the pain bit!
I thought about packin it in myself in December, (seeing as I won't be in my fifties for too much longer !!!!!!!). Still got problems following my off, with a trapped nerve and damaged tendons in my right shoulder, but fortunately the only time it never seems to hurt is on the bike !!

Always get pain driving the car and in also lying bed!
Question to ask yourself is "do you want to be old?"

My answer was NO.

So I got back on the bike, initially on my old CBR1000F, nervous at first and twitching at every car in a side road. Got over it and when I had the first proper ride on the Falco again last Sunday, it was bloody great!

Will now only give up riding when I can no longer get on the bike.
Also suffer pretty bad from arthritis, but again it never seems to hurt on the bike.
So to sum up for me, riding a bike is a drug that keeps you feelin younger, so "do you want to be old?"
Just get more careful I supose, ultimately might get rid of the Falco and buy something like a Honda Dullsville I suppose, then won't be tempted to play.
But don't listen to me mate, good luck whatever you choose.

Thumper · #20 Post by **Thumper** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:20 am

Ok Howard you've convinced me, you sound about as warn out as I am but you still have your sense of hummer mate, I've got so much metal in me they will put RUST In PEACE on the head stone

Gio · #21 Post by **Gio** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:36 am

HowardQ wrote:I thought about packin it in myself in December, (seeing as I won't be in my fifties for too much longer !!!!!!!). Still got problems following my off, with a trapped nerve and damaged tendons in my right shoulder, but fortunately the only time it never seems to hurt is on the bike !!
Always get pain driving the car and in also lying bed!

You could be my twin brother, I lost a muscle in my left leg when the tendon was worn through sliding down the A3, got a trapped nerve in my right shoulder as well and they only hurt when I'm in a car all day.

I'll defo carry on riding until I can't hold a bike upright while pushing it.

HisNibbs · #22 Post by **HisNibbs** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:05 pm

A little off because you were not fully switched on to spot a diesel spill is no reason to stop. Kick yourself maybe and be thankful it wasn't worse etc.

My Dad was ridding until 80 and I think he was about right stopping then.

HowardQ · #23 Post by **HowardQ** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:42 pm

Thumper wrote:Ok Howard you've convinced me, you sound about as warn out as I am but you still have your sense of hummer mate, I've got so much metal in me they will put RUST In PEACE on the head stone

Come on even with the overspends in the NHS, they're still usin stainless steel!

If you still enjoy bikes, you should still do it, I got worried when I first got back on and felt nervous. It went away fairly quickly, so here we go again!
Fortunately you naturally get more careful as you get older and also slow down gradually, which compensates for the fact your reactions aren't as quick as you thought they were I suppose. Sometimes get a bit carried away, but start to get a bit more honest with yourself and back off.
Trouble is on a bike, you're always gonna be goin pretty quick. Have you even been out for a blast and not been well into three figures at some time, on somethin like the Falco or even my old CBR1000F, you get there so easily.

FlyingKiwi · #24 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:24 pm

Does it look like
THIS

Falco9 · #25 Post by **Falco9** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:29 pm

She could with washing her arms as well!

F9