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fastbysuzuki

fastbysuzuki

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On the 14 th August I was riding the Hardknott Pass Cumbria uk when I had an off it was low speed perhaps 10-15 mph I was airlifted to hospital and the result was an unstable fracture to the top vertebrae in the next and a compound fracture to left thema I am still in hospital.
so for the next 10 weeks I have a halo fitted.
sad to say at this point and my age 75 I have decided to retire from motorcycling but will still be checking in here as this is the best forum I have been on.
The good news is the the Gs 850 is still in great shape as I was on a RF900RW
 
Yikes!

I'm glad you're OK.

At 75, you are quite healthy and fortunate to sustain the injury results. Take care!

Ed

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Sorry to hear that!

Heal up fast and get good physical therapy. Keep us posted on your recovery, too.
 
That's awful. I hope you heal up quickly. I dont know when I'll be too old to ride, but I'll probably find out when I'm too old to heal up.
 
Speedy recovery, fastby ;) Focus on the next chapter, not the recent past. Godspeed.
 
I?m sorry to hear about your accident. It sucks coming to that decision but totally understand. All the best my friend.
 
Wow! That sucks! Hope you heal well, and quickly.

You suffered a lot of damage for having a 10-15mph get off. Bad luck it seems.

So sorry.
 
Thanks for letting us know, that's a tough decision to make and I wish you a speedy recovery.

We were just talking about relatively slow speed accidents, as my friend injured his ribs after a 5MPH tip over.


David
 
fastbysuzuki said:
On the 14 th August I was riding the Hardknott Pass Cumbria uk when I had an off it was low speed perhaps 10-15 mph I was airlifted to hospital and the result was an unstable fracture to the top vertebrae in the next and a compound fracture to left thema I am still in hospital.
so for the next 10 weeks I have a halo fitted.
sad to say at this point and my age 75 I have decided to retire from motorcycling but will still be checking in here as this is the best forum I have been on.
The good news is the the Gs 850 is still in great shape as I was on a RF900RW
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Oops, silly sod.
Glad to hear the GS is ok.
Look after that thema.
 
Speedy recovery and don't get rid of your bikes just yet. You may have some second thoughts about retiring from riding. Stay away from it for a while and see if the desire returns.
Good luck with the recovery and best wishes.
 
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. As Brian said, focus on the best physio relationship. They generally know a trick or two and can help you push past what others might say will be the end point of recovery.
At a big family gathering, Great Great Grandad at 97 was holding court late into the evening. On being pressed, he admitted one big regret in his life. You could hear a pin drop. My biggest regret is that, at seventy-five, I failed to realise that I was still a young man ....... :)
 
Best of British old kiddie, 75 and still riding - we should all be so lucky (capable). Heal up and good luck with the rest of your life!
 
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