Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in
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On 8/30/2011 7:54 PM, CW wrote:
On 8/30/2011 11:07 AM, Leon wrote:

Was in Harley heaven country all weekend ... Ozarks in central
Arkansas ... and wishing, once again, that I had replaced my
Sportster after it had been stolen some 30 years ago.

Borrow or rent one on a rainy day, the though of that always keeps
my, "getting yet another bike", wishes in check.

Or, you could do what I did. June 16 of this year, I was riding my
Dyna when some fool in a car wanted my lane and didn't seem to care
that it was occupied. I really don't remember much until I was on the
ground sliding along watching my bike ahead of me. When it bounced of
the curb HARD, I thought, "this is going to be expensive.
After coming to a stop, I started to check myself out. Everything was
fine until I lifted my left leg. The lower part of the leg had a
curve in it and my foot was pointed in the wrong direction. The
doctor quit counting pieces of knee and bone at 60. At this point, a
wheelchair is my main transportation. Doctor seems to think that I
should be walking by the end of September.

Damn CW, is that where you have been??? I only laid a bike down once.
I forgot to put the kick stand up and while turning left and exiting a
sandy spot in our parking lot I went over with the bike. My left foot
was busy kicking the stand up and was not available to catch my self
and the bike. I was doing about 4 mph and felt like an idiot.

I slipped off a wall along a playground. I now think my left foot
slipped on some fine playground sand on top of the rocks (at least a foot
wide and only 2 feet off the ground), and tried to stay up with my right
foot. That broke fibula and tibia just above the ankle. July 7 last
year. I was allowed to start walking August 30, with a support boot.
Iam now fine, but a lot older ...

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Best regards
Han
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