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Author Topic: Busted Wing  (Read 3220 times)

trolle

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Re: Busted Wing
« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2010, 02:40:30 AM »
I hope that your ribs are a little less sore now and that you will be on a bike soon.

On my first longer ride on the WH8LA2 I stopped for gas. After I had filled her up I moved the bike a few yards to park. Stepping off the bike my left foot slid on a bit of spilled oil on the pavement and the bike went down. Very embarrissing! Some kind people helped me rise the toploaded bike and I went to pay for the gasoline.

Guess what happened when I returned and mounted the bike: Yes my foot slipped on the same patch of oil and down went the bike again. Now this was embarrasing!

greetings from a clouded north where summer is due in the next few days

Offline suecanada

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Re: Busted Wing
« Reply #16 on: June 22, 2010, 09:38:08 AM »
My goodness Mike, I go away to a vintage bike national rally here and come back to find that you and the GS bike fell down!! I am so sorry! Gee, what's with it being the GS bike that slips on sand? I assume all the road bikes would have really fallen down faster then????  :-/

So you have joined the broken collarbone fraternity! Gonna get your requisite lump?? I did find my pretty painful and it did stop me from lifting my right arm up very high...making it very, very difficult to drink in the scenery from that side ;)  If you by chance have arm lifting problems after the pain and ribs are not an issue, try "walking" up the wall with your fingers (itty bitty spider-like) and do it daily...do not go beyond your pain threshold though at any time. It'll get vertical again, I promise!!!  Well, almost!

The ribs are a pain to say the least but I have no aftermath problems from them at all. 6 weeks and all better there although there may be a dent.
So even a perfectly vertical and perpendicular approach angle to the sand patch won't save us???  Just a hope and a prayer situation?

Hope that everyday, you feel better!!

All the best,
Sue
1983 R65LS - LRB still my favourite!? 1988 Honda NX250, "Toodles Too" and a Suzuki DR650, "Calypso." All stored in the "Brrrmmm Closet".