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Topic: Man down
Posted By: Rybes
Subject: Man down
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 11:59
Mrs. Rybes here. Been asked to go on this forum and let you all know that Rybes has been in an accident. Last tuesday he went around a bend a little too fast and got out too far. Would've been alright if it weren't for the on-coming car! He tried getting around it but failed and the car hit his right side. The impact threw him of the bike which probably saved his life as the bike continued straight into a tree. As it was he got away with just a compound fracture an 2 other fractures on his right leg, a shattered wrist,couple of fractures on his lower arm and his thumb pretty much ripped off. He's had 18 hours of surgery and still has more to go. But he breaths!
As for the bike....I reckon it'll make a really nice coffee-table!

    

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Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 12:08
Holy sh*t! Bad enough but as you say a lucky escape.

You sound like a strong lady, he will probably need that in the coming weeks. Please pass on my best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery.


Posted By: Diablo
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 12:49
Noooooo, poor Rybes Shocked Ouch

Thank **** he's still with us.

That looks and sounds horrendous.

Best wishes to you both and hope he heals quickly.


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Posted By: davidrsurfer
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:03
Get well soon feller.


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Posted By: GingerWhinger
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:15
Speedy recovery Rybes.
Good luck with all the surgery.

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Posted By: Zax
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:15
Always horrible to hear bad news but it is good to hear that he is doing ok considering .
 
I am know that everyone on the site will be wishing him a Full and Speedy recovery  -
 
let us know how he is getting on  as it may be a while before he is up and about by the sounds of it .


Posted By: dog78
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:41
Wow, looking at the bike he was lucky indeed to be flung clear of it.
Please pass my good wishes to him,I hope he makes a complete recovery and a speedy one at that.
Richard.


Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:49
Jesus .....not good hope he has a speedy recovery

Gutted for him !

Send our best to him ....



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Posted By: MountainMan
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 13:56
Jesus, he did a proper job there! Glad he mostly got away with it. Wish him all the best.


Posted By: snowman
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 14:33
You don't do anything by halves , hope you recover fast , all my best wishes to you .


Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 14:47
Oh sh*t that looks nasty thank god he's ok and thanks for letting us know he's.ok all things considered. What a shame after he's put so much work into the ape but bikes can be replaced lives can't get well soon my friend.

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Posted By: Tin Man
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 15:54
Gws fella. Hope he makes a full recovery!

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Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 17:14
Ouch!!   That looks really nasty,thanks for coming on and letting us know.   At least he's alive albeit a bit battered and broken in places

Hopefully this won't set his studies back too far and he can resume them when he's a bit better

Best wishes to you both and please keep us informed of how he's recovering?


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Posted By: Paddedcell100
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 17:18
F@ck a duck.... .... really sorry to hear this and even though it was a bad one, at least he's still about to tell the tale...bikes can be replaced, people can't.
Get well soon buddy ๐Ÿ–’

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Posted By: twinfan
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 18:11
Thanks Mrs Rybes for letting us know of his mishap, please give him all our best wishes, as we are all looking for him to make a speedy recovery, and big hugs for you too,  Paul

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Posted By: j180
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2017 at 22:19
Get well mucker, as already been said, could have been much worse.


Posted By: Sabre
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 08:47
Thanks for letting us know and please give him my best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

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Posted By: Gazza
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 08:47
Mrs Rybes, tell him not to be a tart, that'll polish out...honest. And it'll certainly make a nice modern art coffee table.

Heal fast Rybes, hope you're not in for too long.


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Posted By: rsvwalt
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 10:28
All the best mate. That 'just got away with' list is quite long, I thought I was having a crap day at work repairing this escalator. Get well soon.


Posted By: constant
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 10:35
hope you aren't hurting too much I'm sure you are in good hands o and I seen a few bits on eBay that you might need all the best rybes


Posted By: grumpy
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 11:53
That will certainly test your welding skills!
Hope you are not hurting too much, get well soon.


Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 11:58
Originally posted by constant constant wrote:

hope you aren't hurting too much I'm sure you are in good hands o and I seen a few bits on eBay that you might need all the best rybes
like a whole new bike!!!!!

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Posted By: bladebod
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 14:36
That is what we call in the Road Racing Marshals speak as "a big one", jeez hope he's gonna be ok, sounds as though he will be, plenty of time to reflect on his next bike ?


Posted By: Tifa
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 14:51
Get well soon fella.
Hope the surgery goes well.



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Posted By: Bruce Wayne
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 15:19
Get well soon Rybes, and wishing you a speedy recovery


Posted By: kiwi_rsvr
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 16:51
Get well soon Rybes, Mrs Rybes please don't be too hard on him , wait till hes healed before beating him up !!.
 
I think someone was watching over you on this one.


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Posted By: cwp
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 22:17
Please pass on my best wishes to Rybes for a speedy recovery. Thanks Mrs R for letting us know and please keep us informed about his recovery ๐Ÿ‘

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Posted By: Shyted
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 22:26
Paddedcell told me about this today . So thats not going to polish out is it ?
Has the surgery been successful or is it to early to tell ?
That's lucky Rybes and sorry to hear of your injury.
Keep us posted on your recovery.
Best regards
Ted





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Posted By: deloco7
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 22:46
Get well soon Rybes,

Never good to hear about anyone having an accident but glad you're walking away from it.

Speedy recovery Thumbs Up


Posted By: flatlander
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 23:29
Tell him to stop trying to keep up with you and accept that you are the quicker rider and he won't fall off so much !
Oh and tell him tI keep that positive and driven attitude he's going to need it ... that and a bucket of pain killers
Good healing wishes


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Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2017 at 21:12
Evening everyone and cheers looks like I run outta luck. Had what wad hopefully my last op today but won't know until ttmora. Sorry f short message but shiney phone a ton of morfeen means left hand texts ain't easy

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Posted By: Tin Man
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2017 at 22:51
Take it easy fella. Nail the physio when ya get up and about and you'll be right as rain. Unlike me! Haha.

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Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2017 at 22:58
Originally posted by Rybes Rybes wrote:

Evening everyone and cheers looks like I run outta luck. Had what wad hopefully my last op today but won't know until ttmora. Sorry f short message but shiney phone a ton of morfeen means left hand texts ain't easy
well at least you are alive to tell the tale mate ....if you didn't like the tigcraft you could have just taken them off

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Posted By: Bruce Wayne
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 09:50
Good to hear from you...now rest up and wishing you a speedy recovery


Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 10:31
Originally posted by Rybes Rybes wrote:

Evening everyone and cheers looks like I run outta luck. Had what wad hopefully my last op today but won't know until ttmora. Sorry f short message but shiney phone a ton of morfeen means left hand texts ain't easy
great to hear from you mate. Next time remember that you aren't in England keep to the right!

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Posted By: foxy
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 16:02
Just seen this thread. Sorry to hear about your off, mate. This'll put the welding course back a bit. Glad to hear you're (relatively) ok. All the best in your recovery.

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Posted By: Miff_uk
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 18:02
I hope he has a speedy recovery....

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Posted By: Careca
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 19:23
Ouch Senor..............that was nasty. I am so glad you are " alive and well " as they say. 
Bikes can be fixed / replaced, you can't. 
Very glad to hear from you.
Get well soon.

Nat.


Posted By: j180
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 21:23
Hope you have a speedy recovery mucker.


Posted By: Stevex
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 21:36
That left hand caliper looks ok, any chance...?
Seriously, hope the healing process goes well...and quickly.


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Posted By: cheesy
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2017 at 04:21
Sorry to hear about your off.
Hope the surgery goes well
Speedy recovery

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Posted By: bullitt1964
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2017 at 08:12
Sorry to hear this
Speedy recovery mate
Dave


Posted By: snowman
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2017 at 13:40
Get back soon !


Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2017 at 22:54
Mrs. Rybes again... thanks for all your thoughts and good wishes.
Rybes has been moved to a hospital closer to home and they might let him home monday.
All the surgeries are done, the tubes are out - he's worth quite a bit as scrap now with all the metal they put in him!
The doctors have done everything they can, so only time will tell if he'll gain full use of his right arm and hand. Doctors are positive though.
He still belives the bike can be rebuild....it must be the morphine fogging up his brains!
He will get on a bike again though....it might be a year or more before he's strong enough, but even if I have to strap him to a bike and push him along, he'll be riding again.
So yeah...he'll pull through. He'll recover. Thank f*ck!

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Posted By: Stevex
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2017 at 22:59
Great news, so how much of the Aprilia did they put into him?

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Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2017 at 23:07
Good news .....

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Posted By: 426hemi
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2017 at 23:41
He's probably the 1st tigcraft human hybrid, ๐Ÿค”


Posted By: Careca
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 01:08
Very glad to hear " Roborybes " is on the mend.


Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 01:15
Pleased to hear it thanks for the update speedy healing dude. Tell him optimism is good and Tcut and cable ties will have the ape on the road in in no time..... As I said optimistic

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Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 07:48
Glad he's making progress and you are all optimistic. Remember the duct tape too!


Posted By: cwp
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 09:49
Brilliant news. Kindly pass on my best wishes for speedy recovery ๐Ÿ‘

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Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 12:42
Good news,thanks for the update

It looks like even if he should have any moments of self doubt you'll be there to support and make sure things happen Clap

Best wishes to you both




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Posted By: snowman
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2017 at 16:35
Keep him going and yourself , , good to hear from you ๐Ÿ‘


Posted By: Sam.moz86
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2017 at 09:29
Best wishes pal, glad to hear you're getting their.


Posted By: Sabre
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 08:37
That is great news and I hope his positive attitude continues, it can only aid his recovery. Will you please keep us informed of his progress Mrs R?



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Posted By: bladebod
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 10:46
Dig-In there matey, could been worse.



Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2017 at 21:38
Evening all well after 4 weeks in hospital I've now been moved to a rehab center for possibly the next 3 weeks.
So right arms still in a cast and will be for another 3-4 weeks and I'm still not able to put any Weight on me leg for the same time. I'll try to add some xray pics for ya....nah I can't do it. If ya wanna see em if you can post pics pm me ya email and I'll send em to ya to post up for me.
Now the important bit....no idea what the bikes like but I'm guessin new frame front wheel n forks at least but won't know till I see it but that's weeks away. Anyway good to be back now just have to spend the next 12 -18 months repairing meself

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Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2017 at 22:16
Glad to hear you're recovering,sod the bike they're ten a penny,plenty of time to think about that in the future the important thing is you're still here to think about it

Good luck with the physiotherapy Wink




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Posted By: twinfan
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2017 at 07:04
Great news your on the mend Thumbs Up

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Posted By: Bruce Wayne
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2017 at 07:55
Great to hear you're on the mend Rybes


Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2017 at 08:07
Best wishes for your recovery Rybes. Shame about the bike but as Ian says, the important thing is that you are still around and can use the time to plan the rebuild!


Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2017 at 09:44
Forget the bike .just get better/fit..hopefully you have insurance covered

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Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2017 at 14:12
Great to hear from you mate

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Posted By: Shyted
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2017 at 19:37
Yes glad to see you are the right side of things.
Time and that's it. One day you will talking about all of your experience and it will all be a memory.
Keep strong Rybes .
Dave.


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Posted By: cwp
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:58
Great to hear you're on the mend buddy

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Posted By: kiwi_rsvr
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 20:14
Its a hell of a story for the grand kids not to mention the scars....... Glad you are on the mend. 

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Posted By: Sabre
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 08:28
Get well soon mate. Take it steady and do what the medics tell you to do . Like some have said, the bike can wait. Get yersef fixed.

Roborybes! PMSL


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Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 08:51


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Posted By: Johnboy
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 09:31
Glad youโ€™re on the mend Rybes, keep us posted on your progress.
By the way Mrs Rybes is an inspiration to all wives
Oh, and Iโ€™m sure weโ€™re all looking forwards to see your next project taking shape ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

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Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 09:51
Originally posted by kiwi_rsvr kiwi_rsvr wrote:

 
 
"RYBEY THE ROBOT "ConfusedEmbarrassed 
 
 people of certain age will get the gist of it


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Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 10:08
Now that really makes me feel old  LOL


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Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 17:28
Originally posted by redratbike redratbike wrote:

Originally posted by kiwi_rsvr kiwi_rsvr wrote:



ย 
ย 
"RYBEY THE ROBOT "ConfusedEmbarrassedย 
ย 
ย people of certain age will get the gist of it





Can anyone change me login name to rybey the robot

Cheers everyone gunna be a long road till I'm workable again but everyday it gets closer

As for the next project I'll either rebuild what bits I got if possible but the streetfighter build will still be goin ahead. The good bit is if I need a new bike that'll mean I'll have a spare complete engine. So you know what that means....... v twin tiger

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Posted By: kiwi_rsvr
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 21:07
The next several projects are "Get you better" or else I'm coming over there with some Frankie DNA and have a little chat with Mrs Rybes !! 

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Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 22:16
Originally posted by kiwi_rsvr kiwi_rsvr wrote:

The next several projects are "Get you better" or else I'm coming over there with some Frankie DNA and have a little chat with Mrs Rybes !!ย 
mmmn you mentioned frankie before and this happened....keep quiet

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Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 22:28
That's a good point. Someone a few weeks ago mentioned Frankie and my bike in the same sentence then this happens

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Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2017 at 00:45
Originally posted by kiwi_rsvr kiwi_rsvr wrote:

The next several projects are "Get you better" or else I'm coming over there with some Frankie DNA and have a little chat with Mrs Rybes !!ย 
mate that sounds wrong I don't think we need anymore frankie dna going about rybes keep your lovely missus well away haha

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Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 07:44
Originally posted by badapple badapple wrote:

Originally posted by kiwi_rsvr kiwi_rsvr wrote:

The next several projects are "Get you better" or else I'm coming over there with some Frankie DNA and have a little chat with Mrs Rybes !!ย 
mate that sounds wrong I don't think we need anymore frankie dna going about rybes keep your lovely missus well away haha


Yeah bad ya right does sound a bit iffy. I'll be keeping an eye on him if they ever meet

Well today's the day of me xrays. Today I'll find out if me arm cast can come off and I can start to walk on me leg again. I did try hopping the other day all I'll say is it didn't go well and I've never seen me missus go that white before   
I asked one of the nurses here if she knew how much all this is costing from the day I got picked up all the ops n drugs etc. I got told millions. So glad they have an NHS style service here or I'd be sneaking back to the uk soon

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Posted By: Sabre
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 08:42
Originally posted by kiwi_rsvr kiwi_rsvr wrote:

The next several projects are "Get you better" or else I'm coming over there with some Frankie DNA and have a little chat with Mrs Rybes !! 

Dont do it!!!LOLLOLLOL


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Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 17:30
I'm happy. Got told today my legs healed enough to start walkin on it so I had a go and at the moment I walk like one of those dressage horses lol just need to get tendons n muscles stretched now.
On to the hand
Cast is off and have to go back in 2ish weeks to get the pins out in a small op. Thing is no one knows how much use I'm goin to get back. I said as long as I can pull a brake lever I don't care. Who knows if I can't get enough use back out of me hand I may never get back on a bike. Aparantly I done a real good job of wrecking all the muscles tendons n bones that make ya hand work oh n the fact my thumb was only held on by a small flap of skin otherwise it wouldve been a nice key ring. So now the fight really begins

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Posted By: kiwi_rsvr
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 17:34
Good new Rybes  - On the other hand ....oh okay I know, but if you is gonna do a job do it properly yeah.

You can always use a thumb brake or even put the brake in a different location maybe ?


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Posted By: legend88
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 20:51
Progress at least. Best of luck with the rehab


Posted By: redratbike
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 21:59
Don't go bull in a china shop at rehab ....small improvement are better than big ones that may set you back

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Posted By: Diablo
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2017 at 15:04
Originally posted by Rybes Rybes wrote:

I'm happy. Got told today my legs healed enough to start walkin on it so I had a go and at the moment I walk like one of those dressage horses lol just need to get tendons n muscles stretched now.
On to the hand
Cast is off and have to go back in 2ish weeks to get the pins out in a small op. Thing is no one knows how much use I'm goin to get back. I said as long as I can pull a brake lever I don't care. Who knows if I can't get enough use back out of me hand I may never get back on a bike. Aparantly I done a real good job of wrecking all the muscles tendons n bones that make ya hand work oh n the fact my thumb was only held on by a small flap of skin otherwise it wouldve been a nice key ring. So now the fight really begins



Rybesy, I've sent you a more detailed message on Messenger buddy Thumbs Up

One day at a time, stay positive.

You will be able to ride again, one way or another buddy. Worst case scenario with some modded controls. Don't worry!! Thumbs Up


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Posted By: Ice-mille
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2017 at 15:19
Good to hear your getting better, sray positive and focused. The mind is a powerful tool ๐Ÿ™


Posted By: RSV_Ecosse
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2017 at 18:11
Not been on these forums for a while so I'm gutted to read this, Rybes m8! Get well soon and as others have said, stay positive. I nearly killed myself 27 years ago in a HUGE bike crash whicj resulted in me losing my Spleen and have a massive fracture of my right Femur which impacted on my Femoral artery. It was touch and go and at one point there were TWO surgical teams working on me in the OR - one sorting out the Spleen, the other team sorting out the Femur. The docs said if I hadn't been in as good a physical condition as I was (I had just completed 16 weeks recruit firefighter training) I would have died on the operating table.

Fast forward 27 years and I still have lasting effects in relation to the accident which plague me physically from time to time. However having been through all that dark and dismal experience, I will say one thing - maintaining a positive mental attitude is the key to emerging out the other side. Your likely to have good days and bad days m8. Treat the bad days as a challenge. When you are feeling sh*t, face right up to it and kick it into touch. You WILL get there in the end. 

Best wishes and speedy recovery bud. Thumbs Up


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Posted By: BIG UN
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 20:51
same here ecosse.
all the best rybes mate,get well pal and heal fast.
hang in there mate.
top class lady you got yourself there too!!
my mrs would be fighting tooth and nail for my biking life to be over for good now!
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Posted By: Diablo
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 00:35
Wowsers, nice to see some of the old guard on here!

How are you Matt and Gary mateys?

And you of course Rybes mate? Wink


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Posted By: Fugly
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 08:21
Rybes, as everyone has said don't rush the recovery.  There's a lot of experience from more than 3 corners talking to you here matey, take it slow and do it right.

It will also give you more time to plan the rebuild Thumbs Up




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Posted By: BIG UN
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 09:41
Originally posted by Diablo Diablo wrote:

Wowsers, nice to see some of the old guard on here!

How are you Matt and Gary mateys?

And you of course Rybes mate? Wink

spot on my old pal,hows life treating you and your aches n pains buddy?
i spent a few months bikeless but back now.
grabbed another 1200 bandit,swapped my dreaded nights job and back on days,
12hr shifts 4 on 4 off so family lifes improved and 4 days off a week for riding now.
hope your well pal and rybes is on the mend slow and safe


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Posted By: Johnboy
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 11:13
Glad youโ€™re back on the road Big Un, canโ€™t keep a good man down for long ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

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Posted By: Diablo
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 13:29
Originally posted by BIG UN BIG UN wrote:

Originally posted by Diablo Diablo wrote:

Wowsers, nice to see some of the old guard on here!

How are you Matt and Gary mateys?

And you of course Rybes mate? Wink

spot on my old pal,hows life treating you and your aches n pains buddy?
i spent a few months bikeless but back now.
grabbed another 1200 bandit,swapped my dreaded nights job and back on days,
12hr shifts 4 on 4 off so family lifes improved and 4 days off a week for riding now.
hope your well pal and rybes is on the mend slow and safe


Nice one Matt, that's a result with the day shifts for you and your family (and bike Wink)

Great that you're back on 2 wheels and on here again, been missed buddy.

Back and leg not good and had bad news about the latter.

How's your back mate? Hope not too much grief?



Come on Rybesy, how are you today buddy? Hope you're feeling a bit better mate Big smile


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Posted By: BIG UN
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 20:59
same old story buddy.
newt gets better,just a case of learning to live with the sh*t pal as you know.
biking has had to be adjusted to suit,but a beefy naked is suiting better than a sports bike these days.
i looked at a few milles and blades but i realy enjoyed my last 1200 bandit.


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Posted By: Diablo
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 16:21
Originally posted by BIG UN BIG UN wrote:

same old story buddy.
newt gets better,just a case of learning to live with the sh*t pal as you know.
biking has had to be adjusted to suit,but a beefy naked is suiting better than a sports bike these days.
i looked at a few milles and blades but i realy enjoyed my last 1200 bandit.


You know it buddy, gotta stay positive and just get on with it Wink

Funny how after having my vertebrae fused and more room made for the sciatic nerve, I'm actually better in a sports bike "tuck" (apart from my knee Angry) rather than sitting upright, which puts more weight on my spine. Gods way of telling me to go faster? LOL

We do what we have to eh? The AP rearsets have been great, adjusted to make more room for my left knee and leg. The time will come when I'll need to fit a power shifter, with buttons on the bars, like the Translogic one though. Nothings going to stop me ha ha.

Bandits are great fun, can't go wrong with one of them at all mate Big smile Thumbs Up

Hope you're well today Rybesy, how you feeling buddy?




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Posted By: BIG UN
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 18:00
yea its my knees spoiling the sportsbikes pal,both of em.
cant get them up onto the pegs without looking a teet and them hurting.
i had a 97 blade and no problems.
then had 2 99 blades as they were meant to be more touring type,
and the bloody pegs are higher.
realy struggled.
the bandits like an old armchair,albeit one with a temper/attitude when poked and aggravated lol.


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Posted By: Rybes
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 19:51
Evenin all thought I'd drop in and give ya last Fridays update. Wernt realy with it last week emotions where everywhere.
So went to the hospital and got told I can start walkin again wich is a result. Got told be at least 2 weeks till I can use a crutch pffffff try 3 days
The scarey part is me hand got just over a week till I can get the pins taken out so I can start usin it again. At the moment all I can do is slightly wiggle me fingers. The docs say they have no idea how well it'll repair it may return too 100% but it might not get any better than it is now. I can honestly say that scares me. If me hand don't work that means no more bike need to find a new trade plus all the delights of learning to be a lefty. Still got me spirits up and giving the nurses grief n keeping meself up n happy. Got a long road ahead of me and I'll keep goin till I'm where I wanna be.

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Posted By: 426hemi
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 20:34
Good to here the walking is coming on but it's not the same wiping your arse with the wrong hand.


Posted By: Diablo
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2017 at 12:35
Originally posted by 426hemi 426hemi wrote:

Good to here the walking is coming on but it's not the same wiping your arse with the wrong hand.


LOL LOL Or the other one ha ha

Great to hear from you Rybes.

Remember, one day at a time and don't look too far ahead. Brilliant that you feel positive, keep it up bro.  You will have good and bad days, physically and esp emotionally with worry etc. When you have a bad one, always remember that tomorrow is another day, separate from the day before and might well be a good one. Don't let your mind wander to negatives, like not riding a bike. I have both a mate with one arm and a mate with one leg who do!

Keep up the good work buddy and keep us posted of your progress.

We're all behind you mate (yes some of us behind your sofa and some lurking in the bushes LOL)



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Posted By: Tin Man
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2017 at 18:31
Docs usually give you worse case scenario so dont fret about it just yet. It gets you down I know, but on an off day you just have to remind yourself of all the people much worse off than yourself and crack on with it. Good luck

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Posted By: Sabre
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 08:48
As a lefty myself Robow Ive never had a problem wiping my own arse.

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Posted By: dog78
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 10:03
Hi Rybes, glad you're recovering well mate,
Robert Dunlop won a TT with the throttle on the left, with determination you can achieve almost anything.
Best of luck and keep positive.
Richard.



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