warpspeed Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Well I'm sorry to hear about your accident but so glad that you have come out the other end. I love motorcycles but just about the time I think I'd like to get one I hear a story like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I know the feeling, but I made the same promise to my wife. I put her through a lot. She did not know what she was going to have when I came out of the comma. Now that I am retired I will be able to keep another promise I made laying in the rehab clinic. I plan on doing volunteer work at the VA helping the soldiers that also have TBI due to IEDs. Coolness. Really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I know the feeling, but I made the same promise to my wife. I put her through a lot. She did not know what she was going to have when I came out of the comma. Now that I am retired I will be able to keep another promise I made laying in the rehab clinic. I plan on doing volunteer work at the VA helping the soldiers that also have TBI due to IEDs. If ever a dark cloud had a silver lining My prayers and very best wishes to you! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMXRACER Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I have ridden all of my life but stories like this make me question that decision. Been lucky so far but one of these days it will be my turn. shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I know the feeling, but I made the same promise to my wife. I put her through a lot. She did not know what she was going to have when I came out of the comma. Now that I am retired I will be able to keep another promise I made laying in the rehab clinic. I plan on doing volunteer work at the VA helping the soldiers that also have TBI due to IEDs. Coolness. Really! +100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 glad to hear about you doing better! You certianly have been given a second chance. Get out there and make the most of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey357 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I know the feeling, but I made the same promise to my wife. I put her through a lot. She did not know what she was going to have when I came out of the comma. Now that I am retired I will be able to keep another promise I made laying in the rehab clinic. I plan on doing volunteer work at the VA helping the soldiers that also have TBI due to IEDs. Coolness. Really! +3... It's kinda' WEIRD...I was lookin' here and on another Forum to see if you had commented on the Gen4 Glock Triggers and the "New, Improved" Trigger Bar they are puttin' in 'em...NOW I know why I haven't seen any comments on that subject... Hope your RECOVERY from here on out is many times LESS EVENTFUL than your last Motorcycle Ride....mikey357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Well I had my jaw surgery Tuesday. It is good to have a chin once again. Seemed pretty complicated to me. Jaw bone was cut in four places and moved forward. The first couple of days I looked pretty scary. Guess I should have waited until Halloween. My strength is returning. I still have a long way to go to get the 35-40 lbs back, but I am getting there. Most Wednesdays I work with TBI guys at the VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_SC Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Glad you made it and can still do things you enjoy! I just sold mine, I liked the way the 1000RR felt at throttle lock way too much. I'm rolling the money into a tractor, I think I can resist the need for speed a little better on that. Edited March 20, 2011 by Red_SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazinBob Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Joe, glad you are recovering. I gave up the final bike two years ago after 37 years of riding without a serious accident. With all the old farts you read about in the paper getting killed in bike crashes every summer, I started thinking that my luck most likely would run out someday. With that, it just wasn't fun anymore. God bless the lovely missus too, she never nagged at me to quit and when I told her I was going to, she told me to make sure, so there would be no regrets. There haven't been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa Bear Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Glad you are recovering. Perhaps a status update as to how you are doing now? The scary part about bikes is that you are only on two wheels. There was a major accident just this last year here when a vehicle dropped some oil on the off ramp coming off I-94. A bike hit the oil and slid right off the ramp and into the grassy 3 sided hole formed between the on ramp and the cloverleaf off ramp. On 4 wheels he might have just slid a bit and recovered, might have still gone off the road and possibly even rolled. He had no chance of recovery on his bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilkenstein Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Man, I crashed at about 30mph and walked away with only a bruise. I felt really lucky and promptly sold the bike even though I didn't get injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 son of a bitch.. thats some crash, injuries, luck, and best of all, recovery. im 38 now, been riding on the street since i was 17, had my share of spills, but NEVER anything even remotely like that. damn, just gives me shivers. but today, im kinda like the other guy who gave up bikes for something safer: running around as fast as i can with a loaded hair trigger gun. best of luck (you may have used up more than your share already) to you, friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunfixer Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wow man..! SO glad you survived it..!! I had a doozer in '86 w/ my freshly restored '63 Police Special... I waited 18 full years before I thought I'd try riding again and bought a used Road King. I rode it 3 weekends in a row from Savannah to Beaufort, SC. and adjoining area's, nearly got nailed on each of the 3 weekends, and sold the bike the following Monday after the last close call... I miss riding, but not the endless uncertainty and such associated with it... 'Glad you had on your helmet and "Fancy Pants".! Lol.! Be safe and learn from it..! Recover well bud..!! Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKSNIPER Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Good luck bro.....I still ride but VERY defensively and carefully. Those are some WHITE legs! Man you'd think you were from VT and this happened right after the winter looking at those legs. lol Play the lottery 'cos others here are absolutely right....you're one lucky man. I'm sure you'll be back to master very soon. JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzo808 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm glad you're recovering. I'm trying to sell my GSXR 600 as well. I told my better half that shooting is way safer than riding. Plus I get a better adrenaline rush at the matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wow - holy crap Joe - that is a crazy recovery story! I'm super happy to hear you are not only back up and moving around under your own power again, but back on the range too! be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer377 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Motorcycles are dangerous! (says the guy with 8 plates in his face/skull from a motorcycle v. tanker truck run-in, and nearly a dozen smashed lids in the garage from racing bikes after said run-in) Glad to hear a fellow rider is on the mend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear23 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I was going to mention your legs too, you need a tan. Congrats on the recovery and keep it going. I'm still riding though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Joe has not been on since Nov. Hope his recovery is going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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