Man down!!!,Now back up , yes ,he lives on,,still a bit confused though

[ChristoT]

Yellow ones definitely trim hedges better than any other colour 

I can quote you on that, yeah? 

Glad you're home safe. Rest up well, fella. 

[taylor]

welcome home ya sheep shagger lol, get some stabilizers on your next run. glad you is okay.

[dazza]

 Great to see you post Nick. Knew you'd appreciate the piss taking. Don't let Luke slow you down with blue panels.

[noggythenog]

Oh foc nick is back .....edit posts edit posts edit posts blame christo

[devilsyam]

Paint it camouflage so next time we can't find it

[fazerscotty]

Excellent news.

[unfazed]

Good to hear your home and on you feet again. 

[Frosties]

Laughin my tits off at this thread!

@frosties - you will NEVER get your hands on my bike! 

Yellow ones definitely trim hedges better than any other colour 

Fecked if I want a hedge trimmer now it handles like shite.

Errrr, me and Noggy may have jinxed you Nick http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,16308.0.html    buuuut tough, shit happens 

Glad to hear you're out and can be fixed up......again! Ever considered a trike 





You and Christo could have days trips 

[ChristoT]

You and Christo could have days trips 

Oi! I resemble that remark! 

[bri h]

Glad you're back from the bush nick. You've got to stop this going native shit mate. .

[Dave48]

Glad you are out of hospital & home now!
Suppose they will be erecting a sign "Crisps Corner"?
Theres a 4 letter word they paint on the roads around Wales-begins with "A" & ends in "F"-ever seen it?

[Hedgetrimmer]

Fecked if I want a hedge trimmer now it handles like shite.

Errrr, me and Noggy may have jinxed you Nick http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,16308.0.html    buuuut tough, shit happens 

Glad to hear you're out and can be fixed up......again! Ever considered a trike 





You and Christo could have days trips 

Just to put the record straight 

This little trip into the undergrowth was not because of the bike - a momentary lapse of concentration on my part, all down to me. We'd just about got to Newtown, and that bike was handling beautifully. I had actually eased off a bit when I came off; looked back at where I was going, to find it just too late to correct and save it    Once again, a low speed spill where circumstances contrived to ensure that once in the situation, I just couldn't get out of it in time. At one point, even running along the hedgerow on the grass verge, I thought I'd get it back on the road, but somehow I slipped/was pulled back on the seat, causing me to actually open the throttle, and I wasn't able, for just a fraction of a second, to let it go. I dunno, hard to put everything exactly into sequence in my head now.

I'm just now hoping that the back injury doesn't affect me too badly in the long term. I already had some back problems accumulated over the years, making some things hard work (like washing the bike for instance  ), but was managing ok. The X-rays and scans they did this time around confirmed a number of compressed etc vertebrae from previous times, some possibly as a direct result of injury, some from more indirect use having to carry for so many years other injuries elsewhere. At the moment, I'm fine after taking the shit-load of painkillers I've been prescribed and a bit of a rest, but this morning, feck me, that wasn't fun to wake up to!

I don't need anyone to jinx me fella; I do that quite adequately all by myself  I dunno - I know I should ease off a bit, but when I get on those lovely winding roads, I just can't seem to help myself. Thank feck I have no dependants to worry about, cos I'm sure one of these days it'll be end-ex for me.

But, d'you know, I was having so much fun up til the point where I realised I was gonna hit the deck that if I'm ever going to go, this is the way I would want it to be. In hospital, I sat and watched an old fella die of a chest infection and other complications - if that's dying of old age, you can keep it. Sounded like he was trying to breathe underwater at the end.

I once said that the day that all I can ride is a scooter, I'd quit two wheels. I think the same would apply to trikes.

Thanks again to all the well-wishers. Dave48, half the bleedin country would be named after me if we were to go down that route!  I thought ARAF meant "go for it, you riding God" 

[slimwilly]

Get them pills in ya !!!

Don't dwell on it too much,,just another slip up ,,there would of been a few more by the end of summer.

Best foot forward,wheel I mean,,,looking forward to riding with you again,,wont be long.

[Robbie8666]

got to say Nick that I agree with you in that if I gotta go then i'd rather it be doing something I love & enjoy than other ways!
glad your on the mend & hope you recover soon to enjoy the thrill of 2 wheels! (some of those scooters have big 600 engines in them and don't half shift!! so don't discount them out right!)

[Frosties]

(some of those scooters have big 600 engines in them and don't half shift!! so don't discount them out right!)

Like it 

These are also very good.....look especially cool in yellow

[Hedgetrimmer]

(some of those scooters have big 600 engines in them and don't half shift!! so don't discount them out right!)

Like it 

These are also very good.....look especially cool in yellow

Frosties, you are mean! 

And after I let you steal my painting for your avatar elsewhere - this is all the thanks I get!

If I had a kid's tricycle, I wouldn't be safe 

[bri h]

I thought a slow araf was a welsh haggis. ive been looking for one for years .

[Frosties]

(some of those scooters have big 600 engines in them and don't half shift!! so don't discount them out right!)

Like it 

These are also very good.....look especially cool in yellow

Frosties, you are mean! 

And after I let you steal my painting for your avatar elsewhere - this is all the thanks I get!

If I had a kid's tricycle, I wouldn't be safe 

It was a cracking picture of a Tiger....had to steal it. Surprised you remembered but good to see the Alzheimer's hasn't set in yet 

[bigralphie]

If you haven't crashed your not trying hard enough    ....Hope you back soon mush 

[Kosmic Kartman]

Good to here you're back home.

[Dead Eye]

Fecked if I want a hedge trimmer now it handles like shite.

Errrr, me and Noggy may have jinxed you Nick http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,16308.0.html    buuuut tough, shit happens 

Glad to hear you're out and can be fixed up......again! Ever considered a trike 





You and Christo could have days trips 

But, d'you know, I was having so much fun up til the point where I realised I was gonna hit the deck that if I'm ever going to go, this is the way I would want it to be.

"If one day the speed kills me, don't cry. Because I was smiling." - Paul Walker


Glad to hear you are back home and recovering well nick

[unfazed]

Should we change the topic heading to: Man Down!!! now Man Up!!! 

[Hedgetrimmer]

Should we change the topic heading to: Man Down!!! now Man Up!!! 

MTFU! 

Cracking on (well, Luke is  ) with getting things sorted - I may be off for a few weeks, doesn't mean I can't be preparing for a(nother) comeback 

This will be seen as a time of opportunity, not a set-back...there will be no gloomy faces at this conference table!

[slimwilly]

Should we change the topic heading to: Man Down!!! now Man Up!!! 

Done,,well sort of

[Hedgetrimmer]

I'm confused?! You're the one that thinks painting a bike blue makes it go faster - how confused can you get?!