HondaGalToo
Control Rider
Snooki will kiss it and make it better.
prayers needed
- Thread starter blueninja1
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thumpin250
New Member
With a personality like that there is no amount of weight loss that will make her attractive. :dunno:
D-Zum
My 13 year old is faster than your President
Trent1098S
New Member
Oh, I'm still around. Just not healed yet. Mostly, but not all there. Got an MRI back in December, tendon in my left ankle was still ripped in half, so doc told me to go easy on it for 3 months. Went back in march, tendon is still torn badly but healed a little. He sent me to a specialist in May, who decided my ankle & foot weren't aligned right.
Got to get orthopedic insert for my left foot to align it better when I walk this wednesday, then spend another 8 weeks of PT 2x a week to rebuild the strength & "desensitize the nerves", whatever the fuck that means.. doesn't sound too pleasant though.
I'm on track (haha, get it) for August or September. Gonna get me some Blackhawk & Barber before the year is out, for sure.
Trent1098S
New Member
PS That ankle damage was from the off at Road America last June - almost a year ago. I was also in a car crash on December 27th, but I'm healed from that - just tore a ligament off of the back of my skull in that one. THAT sonofabitch hurt.
blueninja1
New Member
trent,
you probably won't listen to me but i have a "bad habit" of caring for others so let me put in my .02
your injuries seem serious enough to really rethink your anxiety to get back on the track this year. if i were you i would give 110% to healing before i lifted a finger to put back on that bike. hell, technically i am healed enough to get back on my bike and hit the track next weekend, but there are still pretty big complications with my arm, wrist, and hand, enough for me not to risk it and be a harm to myself as well as others on the track. how will i be able to push the envelope when my body is not up to it? are you willing to take the risk of screwing up yourself even more. i've read your threads and you are no stranger to the asphalt my friend. i know how hard it is to stay away from the sport but patience is a virtue. if you are able to hold out and give your body time to bounce back it can only put you in a stronger and better position for the future. really, how much is taking a year off in the long run, the big picture, the grand scheme of things?
let's face it, it does not make sense to ride a bike at speed with a torn ligament. a good portion of that effort and concentration will be on trying to nurse that hurt body part while you are moving around on the bike. i forget what part you hurt, if i remember correctly it was in your leg? that is the most important part of the body to utilize when on the bike. you really don't need that handicap when trying to find the limit. i know adrenaline will kick in and help you through but that will only do more damage as it just numbs the fact that you are hurting yourself more and adrenaline wears off. call me a coward or whatever else you will, i am the kind who won't race with a broken collarbone, broken foot, etc, like the "tough" people. sometimes following the crowd and what others think to be "normal" is not in your best interest.
again, this is just a suggestion and you are a grown man, big enough to make your own decisions. let me end by saying that my best intentions are at heart, taking my own personal time out to write this to you.
whatever you decide, i wish you the best and God be with you.
-brendon
you probably won't listen to me but i have a "bad habit" of caring for others so let me put in my .02
your injuries seem serious enough to really rethink your anxiety to get back on the track this year. if i were you i would give 110% to healing before i lifted a finger to put back on that bike. hell, technically i am healed enough to get back on my bike and hit the track next weekend, but there are still pretty big complications with my arm, wrist, and hand, enough for me not to risk it and be a harm to myself as well as others on the track. how will i be able to push the envelope when my body is not up to it? are you willing to take the risk of screwing up yourself even more. i've read your threads and you are no stranger to the asphalt my friend. i know how hard it is to stay away from the sport but patience is a virtue. if you are able to hold out and give your body time to bounce back it can only put you in a stronger and better position for the future. really, how much is taking a year off in the long run, the big picture, the grand scheme of things?
let's face it, it does not make sense to ride a bike at speed with a torn ligament. a good portion of that effort and concentration will be on trying to nurse that hurt body part while you are moving around on the bike. i forget what part you hurt, if i remember correctly it was in your leg? that is the most important part of the body to utilize when on the bike. you really don't need that handicap when trying to find the limit. i know adrenaline will kick in and help you through but that will only do more damage as it just numbs the fact that you are hurting yourself more and adrenaline wears off. call me a coward or whatever else you will, i am the kind who won't race with a broken collarbone, broken foot, etc, like the "tough" people. sometimes following the crowd and what others think to be "normal" is not in your best interest.
again, this is just a suggestion and you are a grown man, big enough to make your own decisions. let me end by saying that my best intentions are at heart, taking my own personal time out to write this to you.
whatever you decide, i wish you the best and God be with you.
-brendon
Kordyte
Member
Scary title dude!
Also, it's that magical time of the year, to reflect and look back, to November 26th of last year:
Aaaand now I can ask... were you really on the limit? :rtfm: :doh:
Also, let us bring remembrance to this thread, and all the ridiculousness in it:
http://tracktalk.nesba.com/showthread.php?t=17012
HondaGalToo
Control Rider
Ah yes, that disaster of a thread. Some of us believed it was a troll fooling around, but alas, it was a real person. A person who spouted off like he knew what he was talking about, but actually knew nothing about bikes and riding prior to attending his first trackday. Whatever. Maybe we'll see him back at the track someday. Maybe not. Didn't get the opportunity to actually meet the "famous" blueninja. He was into and out of track riding before I hardly got my season started.
Mikey75702
Member
Funny Judy... He was at the track with me... I got to ride with him, but never met him off track.
Blueninja.... Maybe one day you will be able to understand why we do this to ourselves. It's not because the "tough" people do something, its because we WANT to do it. Maybe someone like T can explain it, I haven't been hurt on a road bike yet, but had been banged up decent on dirtbikes.... I never wanted to get off the bike. Some of us love bikes to the point its kinda like heroin. I doubt Trent would get back on the bike just cause someone else did.... He will mostlikely get back on the bike because he decides the possible pain later is worth satisfying the need for a track fix
Blueninja.... Maybe one day you will be able to understand why we do this to ourselves. It's not because the "tough" people do something, its because we WANT to do it. Maybe someone like T can explain it, I haven't been hurt on a road bike yet, but had been banged up decent on dirtbikes.... I never wanted to get off the bike. Some of us love bikes to the point its kinda like heroin. I doubt Trent would get back on the bike just cause someone else did.... He will mostlikely get back on the bike because he decides the possible pain later is worth satisfying the need for a track fix
Mikey75702
Member
better watch out... There could be some serious long term side effects from that
:doh:
betarace
Member
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I would quit track days if I were you
I would quit track days if I were you
Trent1098S
New Member
I'm Zen Buddhist, I don't need God to hold my hand.
If you read what I wrote, you'd notice 1) I was hurt at Road America almost a year ago, 2) I've been healing (slowly), and 3) I haven't been back on the track yet - not rushing in to anything. I'm pretty sure I just said I would be back after my PT is done and I can properly load weight on my ankle again.
I've ridden on the street a few times this year - short rides are fine. Even went through one nasty thunderstorm where I wished I'd had my rain tires on.
There's a stretch of road a mile or so away from my house, on the way in to town... I'd be lying if I didn't say I got an itchy throttle hand when I get on the bike. But, there's no twisties. Just straight road. Until I can load weight on my left side, I can't get off the bike on corners. Corners are what I like about the track, so no track yet.
Road America, as interesting as it is to some people, didn't really "do much" for me. Why? Because in any one direction I have flat, straight roads with plenty of bean fields on either side if I want to go top out a bike. What I do NOT have around here is corners...
Mikey75702;194993 wrote:
Blueninja.... Maybe one day you will be able to understand why we do this to ourselves. It's not because the "tough" people do something, its because we WANT to do it. Maybe someone like T can explain it, I haven't been hurt on a road bike yet, but had been banged up decent on dirtbikes.... I never wanted to get off the bike. Some of us love bikes to the point its kinda like heroin. I doubt Trent would get back on the bike just cause someone else did.... He will mostlikely get back on the bike because he decides the possible pain later is worth satisfying the need for a track fix
It's a calculated risk. Injury is injury - we learn our lessons, sometimes painfully. The only real tragedy is if a person throws away experiencing life in favor of comfort and safety. Life keeps on going - regardless of whether you participate.
As far as a fix, I learned to "not participate" in addiction a long time ago. Some of my old friends from 15 years ago didn't learn, and some are dead, some are still in prison. I lost a few friends in school to car accidents, one to drugs, another to suicide, etc... living life is about making good choices, and learning from the bad ones (whether made by you or others..).
How this relates to riding, well, that part is easy. Riding can be self-destructive - you've seen the type who constantly throw away machines and body to prove something to themselves or others. This doesn't mean it's that way for everyone, though. Riding can also be rewarding. It's one of the few things I can do where daily stress can't reach me. It can serve as an eye-opener to your own limitations, and maybe also to ability you didn't know you had before. It's a way of reflecting on yourself the traits that aren't so obvious - it's a mirror of who you are. Adrenaline brings out the best and worst in people; bravery, fear, and so on.
I got just as much of a rush riding home through a thunderstorm the other day as I would have diving deep in to turn 1. Why? Because that trip home, which I'm normally oblivious to, became an adventure. Pop up storms caught me off guard. Rather than wait it out, I ducked in to wal-mart, soaked to the bone, squishing in my boots with every step, and bought a backpack, dry clothes, and a rain suit. I changed in the bathroom, stuffed my wet clothes in the backpack, and went right back out in to the middle of it. THAT is riding. No windshield and wipers to keep me dry.. feeling the wind, the rain, and the hailstones (oooh motherfuck I'd rather kick a hive of bees next time) .... life. That's living. Who cares if I had to slow to 40mph on race DOT's to stay upright. It was an experience I won't soon forget.
About those other 900 trips to work and back in the truck since I moved out here.. I can't remember a single one of them. That's not living. That's barely existing.
So the bottom line.. I live my life the way I want, and don't judge others on how they live theirs. That's their business.
Mikey75702
Member
Well said Trent.