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Roaddog · 02-27-2004, 08:55 PM

In the last year I learned that when you are unjured ( foot and ankle in my case) stay off the motorcycle until you are healed, Last year I had a broken ankle and foot, it had been healing for 8 month's but wasn't good enough, I had an incident where while stopped, a car backed into me glancing off my front tire, it wasn't a hard hit, just enough to throw me off balance but because of my injuries when the wieght of the bike went to the left and I threw my foot down to catch myself my ankle broke (agian) and over I went breaking my leg in 5 places ( also from the weakened condition of the bone from the preveouse injury).
After anouther year of operations and recovery I have came to the conclusion that if I would have put back the urges to ride and waited until I was 100% even if the same situation had happened I believe the outcome would have been better.

**Uncle Bob** · 02-28-2004, 08:47 PM

Sorry to hear about your bad luck.

Hope things work out for you.

On a side note, this is the reason a good pair of above the ankle boots with rubber soles should be worn when riding. When coming to a stop you can never be sure the footing will be optimal wether someone hits you or not.

Roaddog · 02-28-2004, 10:12 PM

Thanks, this happened (the second incident) early last year, I'm muco better now

just some food for thought.
While my leg was healing I would visit the surgen every two weeks for some x-rays and such, I could pick out the motorcycle riders in the waiting room from the broken legs and skin rash, one guy had been in such a hurry to ride agian he had cut his cast off of his foot and ankle and went riding, his foot was gigantic, needless to say the Doc was a little mad.
Good boots are a must, I never ride without them.

Mike Burnham · 04-10-2004, 06:58 PM

A few years back there was this guy who had a cast on his leg and would still ride. He would prop his broken leg on handle bars and ride. I thought he was nuts, but low and behold he never wrecked. I jst could not do that. Fortunately for me, every time I broke a leg it was at the beginning of winter or before I ever had a bike.

Glad to here you are better. You have had your quota, and are allowed no more broken legs.

02-27-2004, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Roaddog Seat Tester Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Bakersfield, California Posts: 82	not today but whithin the last year In the last year I learned that when you are unjured ( foot and ankle in my case) stay off the motorcycle until you are healed, Last year I had a broken ankle and foot, it had been healing for 8 month's but wasn't good enough, I had an incident where while stopped, a car backed into me glancing off my front tire, it wasn't a hard hit, just enough to throw me off balance but because of my injuries when the wieght of the bike went to the left and I threw my foot down to catch myself my ankle broke (agian) and over I went breaking my leg in 5 places ( also from the weakened condition of the bone from the preveouse injury). After anouther year of operations and recovery I have came to the conclusion that if I would have put back the urges to ride and waited until I was 100% even if the same situation had happened I believe the outcome would have been better. __________________ Bryan 02 Bandit 1200s

02-28-2004, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	Sorry to hear about your bad luck. Hope things work out for you. On a side note, this is the reason a good pair of above the ankle boots with rubber soles should be worn when riding. When coming to a stop you can never be sure the footing will be optimal wether someone hits you or not. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

02-28-2004, 10:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Roaddog Seat Tester Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Bakersfield, California Posts: 82	Thanks, this happened (the second incident) early last year, I'm muco better now just some food for thought. While my leg was healing I would visit the surgen every two weeks for some x-rays and such, I could pick out the motorcycle riders in the waiting room from the broken legs and skin rash, one guy had been in such a hurry to ride agian he had cut his cast off of his foot and ankle and went riding, his foot was gigantic, needless to say the Doc was a little mad. Good boots are a must, I never ride without them. __________________ Bryan 02 Bandit 1200s

04-10-2004, 06:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mike Burnham In Training Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Bel Air Maryland Posts: 115	I recall something like this. A few years back there was this guy who had a cast on his leg and would still ride. He would prop his broken leg on handle bars and ride. I thought he was nuts, but low and behold he never wrecked. I jst could not do that. Fortunately for me, every time I broke a leg it was at the beginning of winter or before I ever had a bike. Glad to here you are better. You have had your quota, and are allowed no more broken legs. __________________ VS800 Intuder Not the biggest bike on the street but the biggest one I have ever had. And I love it.

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