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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 18:50 Post title : Broken foot and pins in toes | | | Long story short I was dirt bike riding with my son at an off-road park that has ONE WAY trails when I come drifting around a bend with a bit of speed on and what do I see coming at me???? Wait for it.... A 4 wheeler (ATV) going the wrong way on the trail. The 4 wheeler was taking up the width of the whole trail which left me no room to go around. I had too much speed to stop in time so in order to avoid a head on with the 4 wheeler I opted to leave the trail and try to negotiate the trees beside the trail. I crashed, broke my foot badly. Number 2, 3, and 4 metatarsals are broken in half and displaced. The X-ray does not show it but the 2nd metatarsal was shattered in five pieces. And yes I had full MX riding gear on. This happened Veterans day and I had surgery four days after to put the pins in. I will be off of any bike for at least 6 weeks. See pics below.
X-ray
Just after surgery
Without the wrapping
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,686 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 18:55 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Ouch ! Looks painfull. I've had pins, but not like those. The ones i had were screws they literally drove in with a drill ! Did your son freak when he saw this happen?
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| mjgt | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/09/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,201 | | Location | : | North Somerset, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 18:57 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: daz) | | | Why is there a sausage in picture 2 
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| Swagger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,100 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 19:15 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: mjgt) | | | Sheesh ... that don't look at all pleasant. Sorry to hear of your spot of misfortune there buddy.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 20:06 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: daz) | | |
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Ouch ! Looks painfull. I've had pins, but not like those. The ones i had were screws they literally drove in with a drill ! Did your son freak when he saw this happen? |
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Nope, he has seen me get busted up before. I am a big believer in sucking it up as much as you can because losing your mind when you get hurt makes matters much worse. Bad thing was I had to kick start my bike and ride it out to the parking area about a mile and a half away. I could not stand on the pegs or use the back brake.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 20:07 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: mjgt) | | |
mjgt wrote:
Why is there a sausage in picture 2 |
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pork shish kabob...
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 20:35 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Ouch. Those tree things don't take prisoners. Did you manage to pass any message onto the ATV rider 
Hope things go smooth for you and you have a speedy recovery.
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| zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 20:38 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: mat1600) | | | quick recovery wished mate 
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| Bodger | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 371 | | Location | : | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 20:38 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | OUCH. That looks a tad uncomfortable.
Hope the recovery is quick and pain free.
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| Xfarmer | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 407 | | Location | : | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Dec 2012 - 20:45 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Bodger) | | | YIKES! That looks painful. Hope the recovery is smooth and quick. This whole mess should really be on the 4-wheeler pilot's dime...
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| Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,924 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 01:44 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Xfarmer) | | | Wow, that sucks. Just do'nt change your name to "Tree Banger"
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 03:14 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Linkdog) | | | Well, you can do the American thing and sue and retire early
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| RedBird2010 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 666 | | Location | : | Spokane Valley, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 03:17 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Damn that sucks, painful is an under statement I'm sure.
I shattered my ankle 14 years ago, slipped in my drriveway Ended up with 14 screws, a steel plate, and a pin.
Listen to the doctor and get well quick.
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| Noladuck | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 260 | | Location | : | Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 05:53 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: RedBird2010) | | | Good luck. I've had a pin in my broken hand, years ago. 3 long months. Hang in there!
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| hoonish | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 87 | | Location | : | New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 06:55 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Noladuck) | | | fucking hell! I empathize, I fell off my guzzi a few weeks ago and cracked a few ribs which was painful but it really sucks when you hurt your feet because you become a cripple that limps around. I busted up my foot years ago on an sr500 yamaha and it hurt for a year - and i was in my 20's then, still managed to ride the bike even with the foot in plaster, lucky it was the left foot so i could still kick start the 500 single.
It seems inevitable that we hurt ourselves periodically crashing motorcycles and it seems to hurt more the older i get but we must keep on riding. Hope you get better soon and don't suffer too much tree banger
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 12:47 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: hoonish) | | | Tree banger... Nice fellas. Yes, the older we get the more it hurts and the longer it takes. I am 41 and things hurt a lot more now than they used to. Getting around really is a bitch to say the least.
The good thing is I have time to do my valve adjustment that is 8,000 miles over due. I have the thing torn down and five of the valves need to be adjusted, awaiting shims in the post. This bike is a pain in the ass to adjust the valves and reset the timing.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 13:02 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Well at least you can get something done, my last big smash got me in a hospital bed for nearly 4 months held together with bits of wire and weights. Then another month to get to walk again, the only things that functioned in all that time was my right hand and luckily my manhood - but not at the same time.
how many miles have you got on your ride. Have the valves been adjusted before ?
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Dec 2012 - 17:18 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
In all that time was my right hand and luckily my manhood - but not at the same time.
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mat1600 wrote:
How many miles have you got on your ride. Have the valves been adjusted before ?
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I have close to 28,500 miles on her. I had the BB kit done around 8,000 miles. The valves have not been inspected or adjusted since the BB kit was installed. That leaves 20,000 miles on the valves without inspection (8,000 overdue). All my intake valves where at .0127 MM and the service limit is .010 - .015. So I am going to shim them at .0147 mm which allows many miles to tighten up. Only one exhaust valve needed adjusting because it was out of spec on the loose side. The exhaust valves service limit is .015 - .020 MM and the one valve was at .0229. I am adjusting it to .0190. I figure 20,000 miles between valve inspections is enough, not the 12,000 Triumph recommends. I now know why it costs so much for this service. It is a pain in the ASS and takes a lot of time.
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| Dougl | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/07/2012 | | Posts | : | 544 | | Location | : | Reno, Nevada, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 02:38 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | I fractured my navicular bone. It's on top of the foot just below the tallus. I had a long Home Depot screw put across the foot 6 weeks ago. I can just start putting a little weight on it in the boot. At 64 my bones are getting weak. It'll be a while before I know if it's strong enough to take the weight of a 750 lb bike. Of course I had the BB installed while it hurt like hell but I didn't know it was broken. I may have to trade down to a Bonnie or maybe a bicycle.
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| magpie | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,507 | | Location | : | NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 06:42 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Dougl) | | |
Ugliest set of feet and toes I have seen in ages....
even looks painful.....
Hope you are on the mend soon
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| ThunderRat | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,056 | | Location | : | Castle Hill, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 10:04 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | | That looks painful....get well soon and don't kick the cat! Bad things happen in the dirt. Get rid of the chook chasers and stick to the Bird.
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 13:38 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes | | | Wow CB... sorry to hear about this! Well, at least it didn't happen at the beginning of summer! Those 6 weeks will go by quickly, though. Milk being an invalid for awhile and make your wife bring you yours beers while you watch bike racing on cable 
| 2012 Storm (SOLD!)
Other Bikes:
2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike)
Past Bikes:
2012 K13S
2009 KTM 990 Adventure
2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen)
2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!)
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman"
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 13:45 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Dougl) | | |
Dougl wrote:
I fractured my navicular bone. It's on top of the foot just below the tallus. I had a long Home Depot screw put across the foot 6 weeks ago. I can just start putting a little weight on it in the boot. At 64 my bones are getting weak. It'll be a while before I know if it's strong enough to take the weight of a 750 lb bike. Of course I had the BB installed while it hurt like hell but I didn't know it was broken. I may have to trade down to a Bonnie or maybe a bicycle. |
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I hope your bones heal. My father in law is in his early seventies and goes on bicycling trips all over Europe. If he can do that you can ride the big bore and all its chunk!!! Get well my man!
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 13:51 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | |
narsisco_lopez wrote:
Wow CB... sorry to hear about this! Well, at least it didn't happen at the beginning of summer! Those 6 weeks will go by quickly, though. Milk being an invalid for awhile and make your wife bring you yours beers while you watch bike racing on cable
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Good point on the timing!
I cant stand sitting around, I always have to be doing something. So while I am OCC (Out Of Commission) the Bird is getting its valves adjusted, the boys dirt bike is getting a big bore done to it, and my dirt bike is getting a good once over and a new set of grips. It sucks moving around in the garage on a set of crutches tho... I make my boy hand me my tools... lol
I thought about you and Thatch having fun playing in the dirt when I was going into surgery. Bastards...
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 14:12 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
narsisco_lopez wrote:
Wow CB... sorry to hear about this! Well, at least it didn't happen at the beginning of summer! Those 6 weeks will go by quickly, though. Milk being an invalid for awhile and make your wife bring you yours beers while you watch bike racing on cable
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Good point on the timing!
I cant stand sitting around, I always have to be doing something. So while I am OCC (Out Of Commission) the Bird is getting its valves adjusted, the boys dirt bike is getting a big bore done to it, and my dirt bike is getting a good once over and a new set of grips. It sucks moving around in the garage on a set of crutches tho... I make my boy hand me my tools... lol
I thought about you and Thatch having fun playing in the dirt when I was going into surgery. Bastards... |
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Sounds like a great plan. Just watch yourself with those tools... they can get tricky.
| 2012 Storm (SOLD!)
Other Bikes:
2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike)
Past Bikes:
2012 K13S
2009 KTM 990 Adventure
2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen)
2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!)
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman"
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J
1985 Suzuki GS550E
1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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| Dougl | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/07/2012 | | Posts | : | 544 | | Location | : | Reno, Nevada, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 18:02 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
| CornerBanger wrote: I hope your bones heal. My father in law is in his early seventies and goes on bicycling trips all over Europe. If he can do that you can ride the big bore and all its chunk!!! Get well my man! |
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Thanks! After seeing the doctor yesterday, I just started a little walking. I'll be in the boot for months.
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| Dougl | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/07/2012 | | Posts | : | 544 | | Location | : | Reno, Nevada, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 18:05 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote: Good point on the timing!
I cant stand sitting around, I always have to be doing something. So while I am OCC (Out Of Commission) the Bird is getting its valves adjusted, the boys dirt bike is getting a big bore done to it, and my dirt bike is getting a good once over and a new set of grips. It sucks moving around in the garage on a set of crutches tho... I make my boy hand me my tools... lol
I thought about you and Thatch having fun playing in the dirt when I was going into surgery. Bastards... |
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I did the crutches thing for about a month, then I got one of these:
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You would not believe what a difference this makes.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 18:56 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: Dougl) | | |
Dougl wrote:
CornerBanger wrote: Good point on the timing!
I cant stand sitting around, I always have to be doing something. So while I am OCC (Out Of Commission) the Bird is getting its valves adjusted, the boys dirt bike is getting a big bore done to it, and my dirt bike is getting a good once over and a new set of grips. It sucks moving around in the garage on a set of crutches tho... I make my boy hand me my tools... lol
I thought about you and Thatch having fun playing in the dirt when I was going into surgery. Bastards... |
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I did the crutches thing for about a month, then I got one of these:
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You would not believe what a difference this makes.
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Have one, check out how I pimped it. I have to laugh at myself... And yes that is an old school ring ring bell.
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
2010 Thunderbird
2007 Kawi KX250F
2010 Kawi KX85 (My boy's ride)
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| Rev | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 266 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 21:06 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
Dougl wrote:
CornerBanger wrote: Good point on the timing!
I cant stand sitting around, I always have to be doing something. So while I am OCC (Out Of Commission) the Bird is getting its valves adjusted, the boys dirt bike is getting a big bore done to it, and my dirt bike is getting a good once over and a new set of grips. It sucks moving around in the garage on a set of crutches tho... I make my boy hand me my tools... lol
I thought about you and Thatch having fun playing in the dirt when I was going into surgery. Bastards... |
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I did the crutches thing for about a month, then I got one of these:
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You would not believe what a difference this makes.
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Have one, check out how I pimped it. I have to laugh at myself... And yes that is an old school ring ring bell.
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CB you are my freakin' hero. I laughed myself out of my chair at the flames on it...
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| Dougl | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 13/07/2012 | | Posts | : | 544 | | Location | : | Reno, Nevada, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2012 - 21:39 Post title : Re: Broken foot and pins in toes (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
| CornerBanger wrote: Have one, check out how I pimped it. |
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Nice rig.
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