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Offline scooter trash

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« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2006, 07:57:54 AM »
Sorry to hear about your van experience. Hope your recovery time is less than expected and everything heals properly. Bummer Dude !!   :sad:
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« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2006, 10:41:08 AM »
all is going better than expected so far, I should be home friday, thanks for the good words guys.. Ill be back in the wind before ya know it
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« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2006, 06:12:09 PM »
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/dragonldy569/Dexters%20Accident/  here is a link to the photos of my crash, some may be alittle ugly, but not too bad, but the good news is I am just up on crutches now and am healing quicker than the docs had thought possible, doubt Ill get to throw a leg over an 07, but maybe the 08's will be even nicer!!  lol.. take it easy all.. ttyl
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« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2006, 06:23:34 PM »
Ouch!  Glad you're on the road to recovery.


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« Reply #34 on: November 20, 2006, 08:00:31 AM »
Quote from: "PaulVS"
Ouch!  Glad you're on the road to recovery.


I'll second that — had no idea it was THAT rough a spill!  Remind us how it happened?
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« Reply #35 on: November 20, 2006, 01:19:46 PM »
Hi guys,  It was the end of a perfect long weekend of riding, our whole group went to brunch in Story IN and we were splitting up, some were taking the scenic route and a buddy and I were going to head back up to 65 and head for home, the scenic group left about 5 minutes before us and we started to head north, I was doing about 40 (in a 35 zone) and coming up on a curve I hit some walnut shells on the road and they drifted me onto the yellow line, a woman in that minivan was talking on her cell phone and riding on/over the yellow, I tried to get back over as quick as I could but she never even saw me until I was bouncing off her front fender. the good thing is emergency crews were on the scene in like 5 minutes and in 20 minutes I was in a helicopter headed for a trauma center..  all is goin good now and I am healing faster than they thought I possibly could... take it easy all, and remember we are invisible out there, I forgot that for a second and it came back to bite me hard... but I will be back in the wind before ya know it.. late!!
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« Reply #36 on: November 20, 2006, 01:37:45 PM »
All the best to you :beers: Hope you are back in the breeze very soon. Thanks for the posts. Makes me wake up more to what can happen to even seasoned riders. Have a great Thanksgiving! You have alot to be thankfull for.

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« Reply #37 on: November 20, 2006, 01:55:48 PM »
Thanks alot man, I am truly thankful on this thanksgiving season, I could have been so much worse and my surgeons were just amazing keeping my leg in one piece, to all other riders, wear your safety gear! all the docs were amazed that I was in a motorcycle wreck, as bad off as my leg was all my gear kept the rest of me unscathed, proper full face helmet, gloves, boots, and a good riding jacket kept me in really good shape otherwise, I couldnt imagine having to deal with other injuries along with this leg, and I helped to make some surgeons believers in motorcycle safety gear..lol
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« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2007, 08:10:16 PM »
Just wanted to drop a line and let you all know that I am recovering well, am up on crutches and driving now and it looks like Ill be walking in the next month or two as long as things keep going as they have so far...wont be too much longer and Ill be on here lookin for a good used machine!
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« Reply #39 on: February 07, 2007, 08:19:44 AM »
JUST IN TIME FOR THE WARM WEATHER  :banana:  :banana:  :banana:
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« Reply #40 on: February 07, 2007, 11:33:44 AM »
:beers:  :bigok:  :bigok:  :bigok:  :beers:
Good to see you back!
Paul
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Re: Midwest Bandit-Bash
« Reply #41 on: June 29, 2008, 09:54:42 PM »
Hey All, I am still alive, back on a bike again, now I have 9 sugeries down on this leg and probably at least one more to go till i am back to work and all, but at least I am riding again, granted its my wifes 800 Marauder, but it sure beats nothin all to hell!!  If anyone hears of a cheap B-12 around give me a holler!!
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Re: Midwest Bandit-Bash
« Reply #42 on: June 29, 2008, 11:16:45 PM »
 :thumb: :clap: :bigok: great to hear Good news!

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Re: Midwest Bandit-Bash
« Reply #43 on: July 01, 2008, 06:43:28 AM »
Welcome back!
'03 VW GTI 1.8T
'91 VW Jetta Carat
'94 Mazda Miata

'03 Suzuki Bandit 1200S
'85 Kawasaki 454LTD

Five vehicles for two drivers?  Sounds about right to me....