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Post by penny900r on Apr 1, 2013 15:19:33 GMT -5
if any of you had seen my previous posts, roughly 18 months ago, me and my favourite ride had an off, my fault, too fast! i had a spell in a coma, unsure if i would live, walk, talk etc again due to all my severe injuries, brain, left eye, broken neck, collar bone, ribs, both lungs, both legs broken and a smashed L2 vertebra.... oh and a bad stab off a lever or broken something or other!! was that it?? was that enough?? i think so!! anyway, i survived, the bike was also poorly, but i have persevered!! and i am proud and happy to have this bike, back in my life!! pictures1, before the off, picture 2, after, pictures 3 now!!     |
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Post by penny900r on Apr 1, 2013 15:21:42 GMT -5
and one more hey!! am so excited!!  |
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Post by penny900r on Apr 1, 2013 15:27:15 GMT -5
the damage was... clocks, h lamp, h bars, switchgear, lock stop, fork legs, indicators, tank, tail piece, rear sub frame<badly> both pipes... we went down a d**e, in to a telegraph post and back out again... the bike went from clocks to tail effect in some kind of summer salt!! think i just did a rag doll trick...
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Post by Jess on Apr 1, 2013 20:28:44 GMT -5
The bike looks beautiful... I hope you turned out as well...  Good on ya for getting back in the saddle.... Sometimes that is the hardest part.. Best regards, |
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Post by mike500 on Apr 2, 2013 6:42:05 GMT -5
its looking good gary.im over your way next week,i will give you a ring if i have time when i there regards mike
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Post by gerryggg on Apr 2, 2013 9:55:31 GMT -5
Great job! I know what it's like to get back in the saddle after a get off. Luckily for me, I merely damaged the bike and destroyed about $800 worth of riding gear including a Shoei RF1000. I walked (staggered) away with only a broken collar bone and three broken ribs. From the looks of the helmet afterwards had I been without it I might not be here now, or, at the least, I would have ground off my right ear.  Now, almost 6 years later I'm still riding. Enjoy the ride and keep the shiny side up. |
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Post by timpa136 on Apr 6, 2013 22:15:55 GMT -5
Penny, beautiful bike along with your RE5 and so good to see the reconditioning and complete repairs you did to your xjr it is stunning.
Years back a co worker had a visually stock Yamaha similar to yours and he could pull second gear up at will. I hadn't driven any recent Yamaha until I spent the greater part of a week on my friends FJR riding all the great roads on South and North Carolina last summer. What a fine bike. If I'm lucky, I'll get another chance on the bike this summer. Good on you.
rubber side down.
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Now, almost 6 years later I'm still riding. Enjoy the ride and keep the shiny side up.