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When I'm your age maybe one of these ... :D
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Bustard!
When I'm your age maybe one of these ... :D
You'll be my age next year, better save up :D.
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Originally Posted by Grumpy John
But won't you be a year older GJ? And therefore Ern will still not be your age.:?:?:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Good to hear about the progress and the insurance Ern.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
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Originally Posted by rsser
Ern, I think you should aim for something a little more assertive :D <hr>
LOL. Wld sure get respect on a country road.
That'd be a good one for "Need a caption".
Eg. "What's Afghani for stay back?"
"Dunno"
"Oh, too late anyway"
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Originally Posted by rsser
....or perhaps "So that's why they call it the Putty Road!"
yeah.....but that tank would look silly with a sidecar attached :D
Not that anyone would actually have the guts to say so to you though :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Brush
Bet the local copper wouldn't be asking whether the helmet was ASA approved!
Maybe thats what the fellow in Tiananmen Square was sayingQuote:
Originally Posted by Ozkaban
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Hi Wally
at about 8 liters per km i think a bike would be a bit cheaper to run.
Cheers Tony
Still exxy tho.
Rear tyres, 5000 km, $330. Nice sticky ones, 3000km.
Chain & sprocket kit, maybe 20,000km, $350.
Getting hit and not remembering it, priceless! :D
PS Rang the hand physio y'day about the splint riding on the Kwires giving me curry.
Get out a paint stripper gun she says, soften the pocket in the splint and widen it.
Job done in about a minute flat. Ahh, magic.
... 1st time I went to see her about the buggered thumb joint, I was ready with a wisecrack about whether you could make a living out of hand-jobs :D and she walks into the room, with a form to make a fella's eyes water, and I remembered my manners :-
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"What's Afghani for stay back?"
توقفگاه. بدهي پس or there abouts :U
Nice one hughie!
How about 'It's give way to the right where we come from!' ? :wink:
Well the Fireblade's back home and a very nice job the mechs did on it too :2tsup:
New tank and instead of a vinyl tank pad they fitted a genuine carbon fibre pad made in Geelong.
They could've just replaced the header to muffler flange but it's a whole new (titanium) muffler.
The new fairing panels make the remaining one look pretty tacky so I'll look at using cut and polish compound on a ROS buffing pad to bring it up to par.
She was out in the rain for a day or two and the chain side plates have rusted a bit. Will have to give some thought to a one-handed method of cleaning them up. Or maybe just paint on some rust converter.
May be a month or so of more rehab b4 she can be ridden tho :C
If only we could have new bits added to make us like new.:wink:
Yeah! I wouldn't mind a titanium muffler.:D And carbon fiber padding.:think:Quote:
Originally Posted by
Well, if you're lucky some bits grow back by themselves, and there's no confusion about the model and year :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by
But you can have new bits added back one, sometime even full replacements.
I did the motorcycle thing for years, rode since I was a kid, over 22 years with only small scrapes and scratches…right up until I drove my Kawasaki KZ1000 into the rear of a stalled Chevy truck at 60 mph.
Got a complete new left knee, a few teeth, rods in both forearms, a rod in my left shin, and a few pins and screws to add to the hardware.
Bonus was they replaced the original equipment nose with a newer, and better looking model.
That was 29 years ago, and the replacement knee is still working fine.
Best advice I can offer is listen to your physical therapist, they may all be evil Nazi gnomes who love to cause pain, but if you do what they tell you to, they can work miracles.
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Originally Posted by
Yikes!
You'd be free of having to take iron supplements for life :wink:
I could make a cheap crack about the Z1000 but won't stoop so low :p
Yes, I'm with you on the PT. First med prof'l I saw on getting out of hospital.
Figured if your gunna twiddle your thumbs for a month you might as well do it properly :D
What's it like going through airport security?Quote:
Originally Posted by edblysard
It sucks…and any Federal building or Courthouse where there is a metal detector.
I always end up having to get gone over with the wand, then pull up my pants legs and show them the scars and the screw heads that show under the skin.
Good thing is I still have the leg, it still works, and except for really cold days, I have grown so used to it I don’t notice it anymore.
Amazing what the human can adapt to.
Hey Ern, it was the 80s…Harley was being built by a soccer ball company, Triumph was out of business, BMWs were very very expensive, and Hondas still came from the factory with windshields and spokes and no Vee twins…the KZ1000 looked close enough to a chopper to be cool, rode well, was pretty quick and still was affordable.
Besides, I traded a 1971 Ford galaxy four door with 150 thousand miles on it for the thing, so….
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Originally Posted by funkychicken
Ok, I forgive you ;-}
Geez, I hope the quacks have put a non-ferrous plate in my paw.
Otherwise every compass reading from it will be useless.
Update:
Kwires came out this a.m. The surgeon proposed adding me to the theatre list for it but having been informed by YouTube I went for the do-it-now option :wink: No pain, no grinding, 15 secs work.
Downside is there's been some collapse in the knitting together and the alignment is less than ideal. Choices are to have a 3rd op to fit a 2nd plate, and there are some significant risks there, or leave it, with risks of loss of flexion, carpal bone problems and arthritis down the track.
I'll get further opinions but with an already compromised thumb joint the prospect of more surgery doesn't appeal.
That's a kicker, Ern. Don't know what to advise, except I'd usually accept short term pain if I can avoid long term loss of movement. If they're not guaranteeing that it will work then it gets tricky.Quote:
Originally Posted by rsser
Hope it comes out ok in the end though.
Cheers,
Dave
Thanks Dave.
Yeah, me too, but acc to the surgeon on occasion the wrist can react badly to the trauma of surgery. He didn't specify how; said if I were 21 to take the risk but at 58 ....
Also said that he had no doubt that many orthopods would be happy with the alignment and as a hand/arm/shoulder specialist he wouldn't get to see the patients with +ve outcomes.
The logic is all a bit 'Irish' I know. Will see the hand physio and pick her brains in a couple of days. She's worked in conjunction with surgeons in the past.
All of that adds up to a bloody hard decision, I think. I guess if you can hold a C1 rougher, you should be alright :DQuote:
Originally Posted by rsser
Should've have asked him if he could fit a tube and collet and scrap the fingers :D
Ern GougeHands... Has a nice ring to it!
The woodcut replaceable tips might work even better :D imagine that - carrying a skew, detail, rougher and two bowl gouges on one hand :cool:
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Originally Posted by rsser
Darn!.... or should that be Knit! ?
Not having any expertise or experience, can't comment on your options. However, I'm always amazed at what people can do with less than the usual range of extremities and movements.
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Nice pun Neil!
an upside of 'do nothing' might be increased extension, which may make riding the sportsbike easier on the right hand :D
its bloody hard to find a doc thats not just practising . had a broken wrist years ago ,from a bowl that exploded on the lathe ! was mended first bent and plastered , mounted a winge and got it re broken straight with a plate . they offered to remove plate ,but too much golden staff about at the time . came good and lifted weights to get it right . then put fishing rod grip on most chisels to cut out vibration . the treatment choice is yours you wear the results .get the best advice you can hopefully positive . ps they used a crappy black and decker screwdriver to put the screws in . why not a makita??best wishes Bob
ern, mate, you're just gonna have to bite the bullet and get a naked bike, much easier on the wrist. :D
:D :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozkaban
I'd get it fixed properly. If you are the type of person who uses their hands ya need to get it fixed. Not like you only use a remote.:rolleyes: (58 is the new 30.:cool: )
Thanks Bob. Yeah, they pumped me full of a/biotics when they put the plate and wires in. Apparently more folk die of golden staf . in Aus than do on the roads :oo:
Mick, if I won Tatts I'd shell out for a KTM SM-T. Very funky bike. All that the Yammie TDM 850 promised but never delivered.
T-L: yeah, that's the rub. OTOH getting the wrist sorted while stuck with thumb (hence grip) probs is a bit like reco'ing a car engine by doing the head and leaving the rings alone :(
:C So the thumb is a preexisting thing? :doh: (So why doesn't he really want to fix something he didn't do right?:C ) (But any car would get better millage if the tyres were pumped up.:p)Quote:
Originally Posted by rsser
Yeah, thumb has chicken wringers' syndrome or somesuch - lax tendons and ligaments. An earlier injury aggravated by XC skiing.
Ironically b4 getting the news about the wrist I was optimistic and wondering about surgery on the thumb as well. Haven't ruled that out but will get a 2nd opinion on the wrist first.
About which there are still q'tns to be answered; why was the developing misalignment not picked up at the X-ray 2 weeks ago? why did the surgeon yesterday recommend Kwire removal in theatre when it could be, and was, done in under a minute in the consulting room? is there any systematic evidence on the outcomes of varying degrees of misalignment? what's the research on risk factors for subsequent surgeries? are there alternatives to a 2nd plate? how do ole pharts pull up cp young fit paitents? what might the negative synergies be between misalignment and chicken wringer's syndrome?
I cld rabbit on further!
Sounds like you need to push for answers on this. I hate it when you get conflicting bits of advice on medical matters. Fingers crossed for you...Quote:
Originally Posted by rsser
Cheers,
Dave
Thanks Dave.
Have just edited and added more q'tns; helpful in focusing my interaction with other med prof'ls
Edit: must say it's very nice to have the wires out. Feel like I've got a hand now rather than a bar-b-que rack ;-}