Biking Looks like its Over For Caper - Page 2

landman · 06-07-2012, 12:46 AM

hopeing for a speedy recovery.

**wolfmil042370** · 06-07-2012, 01:11 AM

get well soon and GOD bless for a speedy recovery

Chili · 06-07-2012, 01:30 AM

Glad you're here to tell us the story, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

**Kawhead** · 06-07-2012, 01:41 AM

You just on your first deer strike Caper? I'm just on my second one and other people I've met have done 3 and 4! We got a long way to go.

I hope you get good enough to get around soon. I'm a couch potato but it's torture if you have to be one. I cracked my left heel bone and stretched ligaments. I hobbled around for a few weeks and limped for a year and a half. Oh Yeah, and got me another Nomad 40 or so days after the wreck.

That may have been a message from God that it was time for you to get a Vaquero or Voyager or something.

He wanted me to get another Nomad. I hope I got the message right

.........wrecks hurt!

rickyboy · 06-07-2012, 02:16 AM

Having done that myself, I know that it aint fun and scary shite ...get well soon.

caper · 06-07-2012, 03:59 AM

Thanks for the well wishes, as of now I AM FINISHED RIDING!

AlabamaNomadRider · 06-07-2012, 04:33 AM

Sorry to hear of your accident. Get well soon.

**cnc** · 06-07-2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by caper

Thanks for the well wishes, as of now I AM FINISHED RIDING!

Is that what you say or what Darlene says?

caper · 06-07-2012, 09:14 AM

Both Norm :(\

patmahoney · 06-07-2012, 11:30 AM

Sorry to hear about your accident. Be thankful your were not injured worse and heal up soon. My doc told me after I wrecked in March that we old timers take a bit longer to heal. Godspeed!

rickyboy · 06-07-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by caper

Thanks for the well wishes, as of now I AM FINISHED RIDING!

Caper, After the deer hit me {not the other way around} I got the bike fixed and I sold it. Mainly because I didn't want that bike any more. I thought I'd just buy another bike.

Then my wife said she wasn't getting on another bike again,....

Then judygirl thought we should take some European vacations for a year or two, instead,...which I liked the idea of. After about 4 yrs. judygirl couldn't stand to see me ogling motorcycles every time I saw one and when she came into a small inheritance she told me to just go buy the bike I wanted. That was it. We still do the European vacations but I'll never give up the bike and judygirl wouldn't want me to. It makes me happy. And you know what the women say,..."happy hubby, happy home".

I hope that if you give yourself some time and reflect that you'll come back to motorcycling. You'll recover from the knee injury and be strong enough not to worry/concern yourself about it.

This is just my thoughts. Good luck Caper.

**cnc** · 06-07-2012, 02:50 PM

I hope you think differently when you heal up some Donnie.

mrghost · 06-07-2012, 04:54 PM

Dude, sorry to hear about your accident. main thing above all is, you'll heal with some time.. maybe they will write it off & ya can start over..

davetherave · 06-20-2012, 06:33 PM

I SO understand what you are feeling. I have ridden motorcycles for over 25 years and have never had a major incident until this year. In March of 2012 I upgraded my ride to a 2008 Nomad that only had 542 miles on her...not even broken in yet. I guess it was just too much bike for the original owner. Anyway, on April 20 I was entering a curve about 2 miles from my house and went down. To this day I still don't know what happened or why, but after I was thrown off of the bike, my body slammed into an oncoming vehicle. At that point it was lights out until I regained consciousness trying to get out of the road. To make a long story short, I spent 6 days in the Progressive Care Unit with a broken collarbone, 9 broken ribs, and a broken bone in my knee. The bike is fixed and ready to go but the only thing I have been able to think about since the accident was how soon I could get back on the bike. This week I faced my fears and rode for the first time since the accident and although a little painful, I did it. (I don't think I would have disclosed the fact that I am on some pretty heavy narcotics for pain and that I still have to sleep in a hospital bed every night if I had been stopped for some reason.) Hang in there my friend and give it some time before you call it quits. Once it's in your blood, it's there forever.

macmac · 06-20-2012, 06:42 PM

Been there, done that but it was a long time(s) ago, both times........

It feels just like a BUS too.........

The other side is you will live to ride and maybe suffer again............ LOL

The other good thing is I will BUY you a set of HD broken wings........... Just shoot me a addey to send em.

Heal well my friend. Mac

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06-07-2012, 01:11 AM	#17
wolfmil042370 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 108	get well soon and GOD bless for a speedy recovery __________________ Robert Miller VBA # 02007 VROC # 34707 1999 Vulcan Nomad 1500 Green/Green Vance & Hines Dual Bagger
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06-07-2012, 01:30 AM	#18
Chili Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 409	Glad you're here to tell us the story, best wishes for a speedy recovery. __________________ Doug Engstrom 2012 Victory Cross Country Tour 2001 Vulcan Nomad 1500FI, (Sold at 83,000 km)
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06-07-2012, 01:41 AM	#19
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	You just on your first deer strike Caper? I'm just on my second one and other people I've met have done 3 and 4! We got a long way to go. I hope you get good enough to get around soon. I'm a couch potato but it's torture if you have to be one. I cracked my left heel bone and stretched ligaments. I hobbled around for a few weeks and limped for a year and a half. Oh Yeah, and got me another Nomad 40 or so days after the wreck. That may have been a message from God that it was time for you to get a Vaquero or Voyager or something. He wanted me to get another Nomad. I hope I got the message right .........wrecks hurt! __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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06-07-2012, 02:16 AM	#20
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	Having done that myself, I know that it aint fun and scary shite ...get well soon. __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-07-2012, 03:59 AM	#21
caper Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,137	Thanks for the well wishes, as of now I AM FINISHED RIDING! __________________ Live in the NOW !
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06-07-2012, 04:33 AM	#22
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Sorry to hear of your accident. Get well soon. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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06-07-2012, 09:14 AM	#24
caper Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,137	Both Norm :(\ __________________ Live in the NOW !
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06-07-2012, 11:30 AM	#25
patmahoney Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hingham, MA Posts: 450	Sorry to hear about your accident. Be thankful your were not injured worse and heal up soon. My doc told me after I wrecked in March that we old timers take a bit longer to heal. Godspeed! __________________ 2002 Nomad 1500 - Black and Red 2011 Nomad 1700 - Black and Silver MAPGR Ride Captain Enjoy the ride....
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06-07-2012, 02:50 PM	#27
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	I hope you think differently when you heal up some Donnie. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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06-07-2012, 04:54 PM	#28
mrghost Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tupelo,Ms Posts: 293	Dude, sorry to hear about your accident. main thing above all is, you'll heal with some time.. maybe they will write it off & ya can start over..
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06-20-2012, 06:33 PM	#29
davetherave Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 15	I SO understand what you are feeling. I have ridden motorcycles for over 25 years and have never had a major incident until this year. In March of 2012 I upgraded my ride to a 2008 Nomad that only had 542 miles on her...not even broken in yet. I guess it was just too much bike for the original owner. Anyway, on April 20 I was entering a curve about 2 miles from my house and went down. To this day I still don't know what happened or why, but after I was thrown off of the bike, my body slammed into an oncoming vehicle. At that point it was lights out until I regained consciousness trying to get out of the road. To make a long story short, I spent 6 days in the Progressive Care Unit with a broken collarbone, 9 broken ribs, and a broken bone in my knee. The bike is fixed and ready to go but the only thing I have been able to think about since the accident was how soon I could get back on the bike. This week I faced my fears and rode for the first time since the accident and although a little painful, I did it. (I don't think I would have disclosed the fact that I am on some pretty heavy narcotics for pain and that I still have to sleep in a hospital bed every night if I had been stopped for some reason.) Hang in there my friend and give it some time before you call it quits. Once it's in your blood, it's there forever. __________________ ______________________________________________ VBA Member #02108 Current Ride: 2008 Kawasaki 1600 Nomad Previous Rides: 2003 Kawasaki 800 Vulcan Classic 1983 Honda CM450E "I'd rather be riding my motorcycle praising God that to be sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle."
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06-20-2012, 06:42 PM	#30
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Been there, done that but it was a long time(s) ago, both times........ It feels just like a BUS too......... The other side is you will live to ride and maybe suffer again............ LOL The other good thing is I will BUY you a set of HD broken wings........... Just shoot me a addey to send em. Heal well my friend. Mac __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it Last edited by macmac; 06-20-2012 at 06:48 PM.
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