Its a sad day ! WHO WANTS TO BUY THIS !

[devilsyam]

Just read this chillin over a days riding here in the states
I like others in 32 years riding seen
And been in alsorts of grief
I hope ya buddy recovers well
Its a long road two years ago was my
Dark days and although not bike
Related does focus the mind
Take a break yes give it up no
Hell id have no one to out bling
Luke

[pitternator]

Dave
Your friend is in my prayers too. He has my very best wishes. If you need to talk, just send me a pm and I will get in touch.
 
Jon

[jackojet]

This is a sad time for you Cable tie
 
i hope your mate makes a full recovery
 
many years ago my mate and i were racing each other and he came off , shoulder ops to follow etc.
 
 i felt totally responsible for my mates accident, i helped him as much as i could and mended his bike while he recovered.
 
we felt like giving up riding , but we didnt , we learned from our mistakes , which made us more sensible and more vigilant riders
 
good luck and if you sell that fazer that would be so so sad
 
regards
 
Jacko

[bigralphie]

Hope your mate plugs through ,I think all us "old timers" have moments off darkness when we question should we still be straggling an engine as said , nothing is carved in stone just fellow your heart

[sadlonelygit]

not wishing to sound callous, but it sounds like rider error/malfunction was the cause here.
to put it into perspective, imagine if he'd been driving a car, through a built up area and ploughed into a bus stop full of kids..........would you never drive a car again!
it sounds like you need to take a little break and put some time between you and the incident. we brush with the possibility of injury/death every time we go out on the bike, incidents like this shake us out of comfortable fugue.
but most importantly, GWS septagenarian biker dude!

[Kosmic Kartman]

Sorry to hear about your friend.

In a similar story - A group of us were riding down to Devon round about fireworks night. My friend Bob lost concentration, distracted by fireworks, and ploughed into the side of an on-coming lorry on a bend. His right hand and was severed at the wrist the rest of his arm was pulverised to just above the elbow. It was clear he was losing a lot of blood from somewhere but it wasn't until a lady come along and past us his right glove with his hand still in it that we realised the extent of his injuries. A bungee strap was used to stop the blood or he would have died at the side of the road. His right leg was pretty smashed up and it was touch and go for a while wether he'd lose this as well. His leg was saved but then got MRSA in it while in hospital and there was then again talk of amputation. Fortunatley he recovered from the infection.

As part of his converlesing and road to recovery, minus right arm, he was able to jump on the back of my bike months later and go riding again. I felt honoured to carry my dear freind on the back. I grew up riding with Bob and probably to this day ride more miles with him than any other biker. He still is a member of our bike club and his accident hit us all hard but there was never any talk of any of us giving up riding. I still miss his company on the road but now he no longer rides pillion due to requests from his wife. He was only married for one month before the accident.

For some of us riding is in the blood and we do it for liberation and enjoyment. Your friend would not want you to give this up, I'm sure of that.

[AyJay]

This kind of thing really shakes you to the core. I had a despatch riding buddy who spent 3 days dying of his injuries after being run over by an artic. Grim. Takes time to recover from this kind of shock. Really tests your faith in your own abilities.


Take it easy and if it helps, remember that 3000 car drivers die every year too and you're 52 times more likely to be killed riding a bicycle. According to a study in Paris last year, at least. And there's no reason that the same thing would happen to you.

[red98]

any news cable tie.......

[Andrew1967]

If your heart's not in it... you should sell up and spend the time with your old man doing up the classic. I bet he'd love that.
They say a change is as good as a holiday, and there's always other bikes out there if you do decide to get back into it again at a later date. And looking at your bike, it looks like you've done an excellent job, and I'm sure the BSA would give you greater pleasure because you'll be building it up with your Dad.
 
I recently sold my off road bikes which I said I'd never sell, but my priorities changed, and now I'm nearly ready to go riding with my son who's wheelchair bound for the very first time! Which makes it very easy to forget the off road bikes!
 
So don't hassel about it too much, there's sometimes more important things in life to do.
 
Whichever way you decide. Good luck!
 
Andrew & Dylan

[nickodemon]

 Hope your friend recovers and you take time to make your decision. All the best, Nick.

[cable tie]

UPDATE:  well im sure i stated he was in a induced coma ! anyway my mate went out to see him in france and his family and due to him being in icu they can only see him for 2 hrs a day they encourage you to talk to coma victims as they say the last thing to go is your hearing    there was little change and a day later they tried to reduce his meds and reduced oxygen to 75% than overnight his breathing took a turn for the worse and he had a collapsed lung and they had to drain his chest and put him back on 100% oxygen but remained stable, over the weekend they have medically reduced the coma and oxygen 75%, today oxygen is now 65% there is more skin colour and he looks abit better so its positive but long way to go they cant sort out the broken back till he out of ICU and once he is we are going to france to see him.
 
Thx for all the great remarks and ive taken note of everything you all have said, seems strange but hearing wise words from like minded males does help rather than my gf saying i told you its dangerous!! anyway i think my feelings are not as raw now but im still very concerned about my friend, and tbh i think what made me question everything was the fact i have to help my father as my mother struggles as everything is totally new to her my father has only been out of hospital 2 weeks following 12 weeks in hospital and i sat at his bed everyday without fail as he means alot to me and now really depends on me and without my help not sure what would happen  .

 fazer is staying plus the fact my insure renew came thro £79 its a no brainer really and i do have another trip to spain in sept, if anythink ill ride with alot more caution as what ive seen will always stick with me.
 
Dave ...
 

[dickturpin]

Sounds like the start of some better news. I hope it continues for you and all the other parties involved.
I'm sure it's the right decision to hang on to your Fazer at least till you have time to reflect, after all, it's a stunning bike you have there!
I guess we all need to slow down a little from time to time.


Keep us updated...... and best wishes.


D

[karlo]

if anythink ill ride with alot more caution as what ive seen will always stick with me.
 
Dave ...

Dave come out with me I'll teach you to ride slow lol

[b1k3rdude]

Fazer is staying plus the fact my insure renew came thro £79 its a no brainer really and i do have another trip to spain in sept, if anythink ill ride with alot more caution as what ive seen will always stick with me.

I know what you mean about your Dad, mine has just had to go into hospital to get a stint put in a artery near his heart. But thankfully for him he very fit (even more than me) so the procedure is preventative rather than in response to something.

And regarding the fazer, good man.