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  1. 17th July 2019, 11:51 AM #21
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    I stopped riding 40+ years ago. I came to the conclusion that every time I went out on the road someone tried to kill me.
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    As you said lucky there are no brain or severe spinal injuries, where I work we treat lots of acquired brain injury patients and it ain't pretty sometimes. Hope your recovery is going well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigbjorn View Post
    I stopped riding 40+ years ago. I came to the conclusion that every time I went out on the road someone tried to kill me.
    They're still trying, Brian.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigbjorn View Post
    I stopped riding 40+ years ago. I came to the conclusion that every time I went out on the road someone tried to kill me.
    Thats how you ride to survive.
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  5. 17th July 2019, 12:57 PM #25
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    I had a friend who bought himself a Harley as a 60th birthday present. The first weekend after taking delivery he went for a ride, lost it on a corner, hit a tree and killed himself.
    So I'll leave the bikes to others thanks.
    What do they call bikers - temporary Australians? Usually not their fault though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Usually not their fault though.
    incorrrect,
    about 80% of motorbike fatalities are single vehicle.
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  7. 17th July 2019, 01:43 PM #27
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    You just used up a lifetime's worth of luck in one accident!

    What the man said. Just shows that life can be over in an instant.

    Despite that "shopping list" I suspect you will make the best of it & have a quick & satisfactory recovery.
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    Ouch! Here's hoping for a speedy recovery and no lingering after effects
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    Geez,lucky alright,hope the recovery goes well.

    I too leave motorised bikes to others.

    I drive a lot for work and see near misses often.

    I saw a shocker when in my late teens,shocked me enough to not get on one ever again.

    I can still remember it like it happened yesterday.

    Then there was the coroners stuff,etc,not what you would wish on anyone.
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  10. 17th July 2019, 03:37 PM #30
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    I had a friend who was a photographer in Western Sydney.
    One day he went to a crash between a plumber's truck and a motorcyclist.
    When he arrived the motorcyclist was standing there afraid to move because a length of some kind of bar had gone in his left chest, passed right through his body and was sticking out the other side. About 2-3 metres of bar was hanging out each side, bouncing up and down if he moved.
    He showed me the photo. I wish I still had a copy. It was amazing.
    It had a happy ending. The ambos cut off the bar on both sides, took him to hospital and the bar was removed in an operation. Miraculously, it had missed all his vital organs. They patched him up and he was fine. Talk about a miracle escape!
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