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did u miss me ???????
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:26 pm
by ZZRCHIKKY
hey, been a while ,
i droped my bike and made a bit of a mess and cant get back on itcos im a chiken ,
i have a huge scar( 30cmlong , 5cm wide ) around my leg and some smaller ones on myarm , couldnt walk.
my bikes fairing in a bit smashed up and i broke both indicators and the great part was the oil view glass so oil spewed out and couldnt ride it home so i had to push it
cos i had no dosh for a toe truck oranything , and all becuase a stupid honda civil pulled into my lane in the wet , argh i hate cars
anyone got any advice about getting back on ???
cheers
Alicia
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:44 pm
by J.B
hey alicia,
only sorta new so can't really say i missed you. shame to hear about the off tho, hope you're not too badly beat up.
Only advice to expect would be to HTFU, but at least your still thinking about getting back on thats the main thing.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:45 pm
by blackninja
shite thats nooo good i take it with those injuries and it being so hot in townsville ya didnt have much protective gear on when you came off and if ya did you sure landed on the hard stuff.
im glad your okay try getting back on with more protection
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:51 pm
by Burky
Glad to hear you are still around... as for the advise, just get on it again take it easy until you regain your "non-chicken status."
AKA HTFU
relooking at post for spelling errors 
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:56 pm
by Rossi
Just take it nice and slow until your confidence returns.....it can take a long, long time until you get back to race speed
Just so you know that you are not alone......... I had a big off way back in 1977 and still don't like left handers as much as right
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:14 am
by Lainie
Hey there you, of course we missed ya
. Not good about your off but yeap one small step at a time. Just try riding local and little bits at a time and soon you will wanna go further. Good luck
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:52 am
by robracer
Did I miss something?
Hey chicky hope you are healing ok.... not good news there!
Did you find any other klub members up there? sounds like you need to go for a ride in company of others to bring back the confidense + might be able to help you out with fixing your mental block?
How do you break the oil sight glass? did the bike end up in the gutter?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:28 am
by Glen
G'day Chikky, sorry to hear about your off. When you've got the bike back in shape again, just take it easy and do short rides but frequently. Start off doing 1/2 hour stints close to home every day and then gradually increase the time and distance until your confident again.
Analyse what happened and work out what you could have done to prevent it. Revisit some of your road craft stuff and maybe even consider some more training. It all helps.
Good luck with it.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:44 am
by photomike666
Welcome back. Like others said, little by little. Try and rise with someone you trust, but know you have to nudge the boundries to make progress. Track days are another good place to improve your confidence without the risk of cages.
Hope it all comes back to you and you heal quick.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:25 am
by mick_dundee
photomike666 wrote:Try and rise with someone you trust, but know you have to nudge the boundries to make progress. Track days are another good place to improve your confidence without the risk of cages.
Hope it all comes back to you and you heal quick.
Umm MIke normally the females aren't doing the rising... good luck on it Chicky, as everyone else says take it easy, little by little.
And yeah we missed ya, everryone else can type semi proper so the English/Grammar lessons here took a nosedive in your absence
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:55 am
by rotaboy
welcome back hope ur injuries are healing and think of it this way... it could have been worse!
were u wearing any gear?
and on the getting back on the bike bit u could always try sitting on it in the garage, then riding up and down ur street b4 a big ride out of town etc
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:24 am
by sneakypete
quote the Man from Snowy River:
"what's the first thing you do when a horse bucks you off?"
"you don't let him beat you, you get straight back on"
TRANSLATION: HTFU!!!
start by getting back on, and just go where you are comfortable.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:18 pm
by plane
All scars heal with time..... Take your time and start by stripping the bike down and giving it a good detail. Then put it all back together.
By the time that's done, you'll be itching for a ride.
Cheers,
Pete.
P.S. Good to see that the accident didn't effect your typing...!
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:26 pm
by javaman
Not so good news ... get well soon !
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:41 pm
by esie
Sorry to hear about your off Alicia, and your injuries. I hope both you and the bike heal up soon. Do you have insurance? Did the car driver stop? Does he have insurance?
As everyone else is saying, get back on the bike ASAP, start with short rides, ie down the shops, and then build up to longer ones.
I was wondering where you had got to....