brianblondeau@sasktel.et
Tricycle
Finally on the road.
On April 18th at three in the morning I did one of the most dangerous and damaging things I have ever done. I walked from my bed to the bathroom. I wobbled on my right leg, and it hurt, a lot. I made it to the bathroom, walked back to bed, and called 911. I got dressed in some old sweat pants, and crawled to the door to wait for the ambulance. I was home by eight thirty at night. Two screws held the bottom portions of my tibia and fibula together to help the torn ligaments heal. The top part of the fibula also suffered a spiral fracture.
The sentence was three months in a cast, and no weight bearing on the leg. So I was on crutches at work, and a wheelchair at home. :'(
July 20th the screws came out, July 29th the motorcycle came out of winter storage.
I am finally riding!!! Some of the bolt on accessories are on the bike, and I can try out the new gear I purchased while I was not riding.
One of the most interesting things while being disabled was using the left foot gas pedal I had installed in my car! On the C14 the right foot is used on the brake, and that just slows me down.
I have been reading all the posts here with envy, as until now all I could do was read about motorcycles.
I joined COG a few weeks ago. I have been on bikes since I was sixteen. I moved up to a 2008 C14 from a 1973 Z1 that I had for 23 years.
I know a couple of members as I participated in two days of Hogboy’s ill fated Thompson Manitoba idiot run. I have pictures of Peter walking the streets of Gimli looking for a welding shop.
BB
On April 18th at three in the morning I did one of the most dangerous and damaging things I have ever done. I walked from my bed to the bathroom. I wobbled on my right leg, and it hurt, a lot. I made it to the bathroom, walked back to bed, and called 911. I got dressed in some old sweat pants, and crawled to the door to wait for the ambulance. I was home by eight thirty at night. Two screws held the bottom portions of my tibia and fibula together to help the torn ligaments heal. The top part of the fibula also suffered a spiral fracture.
The sentence was three months in a cast, and no weight bearing on the leg. So I was on crutches at work, and a wheelchair at home. :'(
July 20th the screws came out, July 29th the motorcycle came out of winter storage.
I am finally riding!!! Some of the bolt on accessories are on the bike, and I can try out the new gear I purchased while I was not riding.
One of the most interesting things while being disabled was using the left foot gas pedal I had installed in my car! On the C14 the right foot is used on the brake, and that just slows me down.
I have been reading all the posts here with envy, as until now all I could do was read about motorcycles.
I joined COG a few weeks ago. I have been on bikes since I was sixteen. I moved up to a 2008 C14 from a 1973 Z1 that I had for 23 years.
I know a couple of members as I participated in two days of Hogboy’s ill fated Thompson Manitoba idiot run. I have pictures of Peter walking the streets of Gimli looking for a welding shop.
BB
