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Hardwoods, good to avoid
Posted: 05:04 pm Oct 16 2006
by Green Hornet
I fractured the base bone of thumb & wrist on my left hand yesterday. Hit a Hardwood at approx. 20mph. in a HS. I'm in a Cast for at least 8 wks
. & out till next season, but I did finish the lap
I'll post pics of the damage to me & bike, once I get used to typing with a pencil in my mouth
Heres pics of me
http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.as ... _id=533748
& NYKDXer
http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.as ... _id=533788
Posted: 01:26 pm Oct 17 2006
by fuzzy
Pics don't work....What kind of guards did you have?
Posted: 02:55 pm Oct 17 2006
by bradf
In the pic your hand guards are pointing way down instead of in front of your hands.
Posted: 03:49 pm Oct 17 2006
by Green Hornet
They are FRP, I corrected the guard from the pic. The bars did not bend ($80 Renthal KX Bend) & Neither did the BB. Damage is Broken headlight/number plate, cracked right rad shroud & broken braided steel brake line. The BB did there job it was the force of the impact, with my left hand on the grip, that caused the fracture.
Posted: 03:54 pm Oct 17 2006
by Indawoods
At least you got a story and a memory out of it and you didn't just trip taking the garbage out!
Posted: 04:41 pm Oct 17 2006
by Green Hornet
Posted: 05:38 pm Oct 17 2006
by bradf
you use your bike to take the garbage out? Cool!
Posted: 07:19 pm Oct 17 2006
by Indawoods
That's OK... I broke my foot this spring walking down the steps....
Posted: 09:52 am Oct 18 2006
by Green Hornet
Well, I have a bruise that has developed on my right shoulder/collar bone area. The bruise on my right thigh is bigger and has more colors (it's real pertty).
My ribs are a bit sore, compared to the other day & I'm using salad thongs to scratch under the cast (a good scratch feels almost as good as @#$, almost). Oh yeah, the drugs are GREAT
WHOO, HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted: 10:06 am Oct 18 2006
by Colorado Mike
salad thongs? sounds interesting ... as long as the wearer has the right "assets".
Heal well.
Posted: 11:12 am Oct 18 2006
by Green Hornet
Its the drugs Mike...
I probably meant to say Prongs or something like that.....
Shows you how & whats on my mind..........
**UPDATE**
Posted: 11:36 am Nov 24 2006
by Green Hornet
The Dr. read the CT Report & said there is still a 2mm gap of bone that did not heal yet. It does not concern her since its been 6wks since I fractured the base of my thumb at the wrist & it can take 8 -12wks for the heal of this bone. But the CT Scan showed a fragment of SOMETHING FLOATING AROUND that did not show on the X-Ray (F#%*ING GREAT)!!. Just what I F#%*ING need. This thing keeps getting dirty, its a PIA to clean & it smells like Dirty Socks & now SURGERY may be needed to get the PIECE of WHATEVER OUT!! I was hoping to get this DAMM thing off today, but guess not. Now I have to wait till Dec. 29th....................................
