so how is badger doing

**rayski271** · 08-30-2011, 02:25 PM

any body know how badger is doing i heard he went down at the redwood rally anyone know anything

MustangMan · 08-30-2011, 06:19 PM

Rayski:
He was up and talking about the accident at the rally banquet that night. He had a fairly large bump on the head above the right eye, a few cuts and scratches, and several aching muscles. From his description, it could have been much worse, and we are all thankful he made it through.
Regards, Steve

**glwilson** · 08-30-2011, 06:23 PM

Yeah... we haven't heard much from Noel. Hopefully he is doing well. He is great guy.

I owe him and his brother a great deal of gratitude for helping me in Maggie Valley... I have yet to pay them back yet.

Noel... if you read this... hope you are doing well. Let us know.

**Badger: Black Hills** · 08-30-2011, 07:03 PM

I'm going to heal, the bike is not. I was indeed fortunate to get out of this one. I had a choice of leaning deeper into a wet two lane turn or cutting accross traffic to a turn out on the opposite side (in front of two trucks). I chose the turn out and ended up sliding about 60 feet on gravel on my right side. The Nomad and my leathers left me unscathed from that part. Unfortunately inertia was still at work when the gravel ran out and slight rise flipped the bike to its left side. I was tossed face first into the dirt (thus the bang on the forehead) and must have folded up as I flipped over. Very stiff and sore in the neck and back. That is clearing up but I've got tingling and pain in the left arm if I move my neck wrong. More check ups coming. Thanks for all the concern from so many. I have received pm's and calls and trully appreciate all of them. The rally goers were all there for me with sympathy and help. KawaNOW is a great organization.

By the way, I was alone, Otter was not on this trip.

Badger

AlabamaNomadRider · 08-30-2011, 07:54 PM

Thanks for the report. Glad you are doing better. It will take a while for all the soreness to leave. Sure glad it wasn't any worse than it was. Take care and my thoughts and prayers are with you.

**schoeney** · 08-30-2011, 08:59 PM

Noel

Well I guess the rally opening prayer you gave worked...glad you are here to talk about the mishap.

usranger74 · 08-30-2011, 09:35 PM

Sorry to hear about your accident. But, it sounds like you a luck not to have more injures and for that I am thankful.

**rayski271** · 08-31-2011, 08:13 AM

mustangman thanks for the update we had not heard from badger . Badger hope your feeling a bit better and heal up soon and let us know if we can help out

**biscuitsngravy** · 09-03-2011, 09:00 PM

Badger,
So glad you made it through the crash. My heart was in my throat when I was reading your account. As you know, I certainly know what it feels like.

Could you ride your Nomad back to South Dakota? I am glad Otter did not go!

I just got my Nomad back on Saturday. A long, drawn out process. Each bag cost over $1100.00. There is no reason for that other than simple greed.

I wasn't glad to hear of your crash, but I'm certainly glad to hear you will heal up fine.

Our thoughts and prayers are for you and Otter.

08-30-2011, 02:25 PM	#1
rayski271 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: hometown ILL Posts: 716	so how is badger doing any body know how badger is doing i heard he went down at the redwood rally anyone know anything __________________ National Rally 2009 - Custer, SD NorthCentral Regional Rally 2010 - Prairie du Chien, WI National Rally 2011 - Maggie Valley, NC Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-30-2011, 06:19 PM	#2
MustangMan Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 78	so how is badger doing Rayski: He was up and talking about the accident at the rally banquet that night. He had a fairly large bump on the head above the right eye, a few cuts and scratches, and several aching muscles. From his description, it could have been much worse, and we are all thankful he made it through. Regards, Steve __________________ 2005 Blue/Silver VN1600 Rallies: Kalispell 2010, Crescent City 2011, Canmore 2012, Estes Park 2013
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08-30-2011, 06:23 PM	#3
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	so how is badger doing Yeah... we haven't heard much from Noel. Hopefully he is doing well. He is great guy. I owe him and his brother a great deal of gratitude for helping me in Maggie Valley... I have yet to pay them back yet. Noel... if you read this... hope you are doing well. Let us know. __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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08-30-2011, 07:03 PM	#4
Badger: Black Hills Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Black Hills, SD Posts: 200	so how is badger doing I'm going to heal, the bike is not. I was indeed fortunate to get out of this one. I had a choice of leaning deeper into a wet two lane turn or cutting accross traffic to a turn out on the opposite side (in front of two trucks). I chose the turn out and ended up sliding about 60 feet on gravel on my right side. The Nomad and my leathers left me unscathed from that part. Unfortunately inertia was still at work when the gravel ran out and slight rise flipped the bike to its left side. I was tossed face first into the dirt (thus the bang on the forehead) and must have folded up as I flipped over. Very stiff and sore in the neck and back. That is clearing up but I've got tingling and pain in the left arm if I move my neck wrong. More check ups coming. Thanks for all the concern from so many. I have received pm's and calls and trully appreciate all of them. The rally goers were all there for me with sympathy and help. KawaNOW is a great organization. By the way, I was alone, Otter was not on this trip. Badger __________________ 2009 National, Custer, SD 2010 NW Regional, Kalispell, MT 2011 National, Maggie Valley, NC 2011 Rally in the Redwoods, CA 2013 National, Estes Park, CO 2013 SE Regional, Blairsville, GA 2014 NW Regional, Orifino, ID 2014 NC/SC Regional in the Ozarks, AR 2016 NC Regional, Hillsboro, WI 2016 E. Canada/NE Regional, Quebec 2017 National, Lake George, NY 2018 SC/NC, Custer, SD 2018 Antlers, OK
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08-30-2011, 07:54 PM	#5
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	so how is badger doing Thanks for the report. Glad you are doing better. It will take a while for all the soreness to leave. Sure glad it wasn't any worse than it was. Take care and my thoughts and prayers are with you. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-30-2011, 08:59 PM	#6
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	so how is badger doing Noel Well I guess the rally opening prayer you gave worked...glad you are here to talk about the mishap. __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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08-30-2011, 09:35 PM	#7
usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	so how is badger doing Sorry to hear about your accident. But, it sounds like you a luck not to have more injures and for that I am thankful. __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505
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08-31-2011, 08:13 AM	#8
rayski271 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: hometown ILL Posts: 716	so how is badger doing mustangman thanks for the update we had not heard from badger . Badger hope your feeling a bit better and heal up soon and let us know if we can help out __________________ National Rally 2009 - Custer, SD NorthCentral Regional Rally 2010 - Prairie du Chien, WI National Rally 2011 - Maggie Valley, NC
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09-03-2011, 09:00 PM	#9
biscuitsngravy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gowrie, IA Posts: 803	so how is badger doing Badger, So glad you made it through the crash. My heart was in my throat when I was reading your account. As you know, I certainly know what it feels like. Could you ride your Nomad back to South Dakota? I am glad Otter did not go! I just got my Nomad back on Saturday. A long, drawn out process. Each bag cost over $1100.00. There is no reason for that other than simple greed. I wasn't glad to hear of your crash, but I'm certainly glad to hear you will heal up fine. Our thoughts and prayers are for you and Otter. __________________ Dave Mills AKA BiscuitsNGravy 2006 Vulcan Nomad "BiscuitsNGravy" Kawanow #150 Vietnam @ Jan67-Jan68 Retired USAF Patriot Guard Riders/American Legion #431
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