October 24, 201411 yr As said , I should have put my boots on and not rushed out on a break for a quick play with only trainers on , fluffed the kick and jammed my leg in to the kick start , cracked my shin and am now paying for it . The Boss has veto'd any fun . Luckily she is out tomorrow ! http://
October 25, 201411 yr That is a lesson we only need to learn once isn't it. I had a similar injury from hitting my shin on the end of the peg, just above the boot. The colors that the skin can turn in the next 2 weeks may surprise you. I can skill feel the indent in my shin bone some 40 years later. I never ride without protective gear now.
October 25, 201411 yr Hope you are better soon. I'm back in the saddle after two months convalescing. ATGATT.
October 25, 201411 yr Just a scratch. I took my boots off and went to score a section. Put the kicker through the leg. I bled for thirty days, my wife was p****d. ( From the bloody sheets) Three layers of stiches, a drain, and a month of beer! All worth it.
October 25, 201411 yr yeah well my leg fell off You were lucky, when my leg fell off I didn't notice it and tripped over it and broke both arms, only just managed to finish the trial !!!
October 25, 201411 yr I did the same 4 weeks ago & I could hardly walk for 2 weeks the swelling was so bad Be careful it may get worse, if you don't rest it with all that internal bleeding My mate did the same last year & spent 2 weeks in hospital with cellulitis & blood clots as a result
October 25, 201411 yr Yeah well both my legs fell off and then I had the best clean round of my life after that
October 25, 201411 yr Looks like it will be a bit sore for a while. I had to learn that the header pipe is hot against the exposed skin on my legs...................3 times. I think it may have sunk in now
October 25, 201411 yr yeah well my leg fell off We have a guy that every so often loses his prosthetic leg in a section. Damn hard to score.
October 26, 201411 yr We have a guy that every so often loses his prosthetic leg in a section. Damn hard to score. That would be just a 1.
October 26, 201411 yr I fell off a few Fridays ago... not a bad fall except badly injured old vertebrae injury. Had a heart-attack the following day... with 4 more smaller ones over next two weeks. Hospital, blood tests, angiograms, echo cardio gram stress test and now on pills for ever... put it down to a thrombus in Left Anterior Descending heart artery. Got the clearance for first ride off-road and first ride on Monty yesterday... been waiting a month for clearance. YAY! Cardiologist said " If you were not reasonably fit for your age and diet wasn't as good as yours is (minimal take out food and processed food, non-smoker, no type 2 diabetes, et cetera) it could have been a very different outcome for your family!!! Damn I enjoyed riding the trials bike again!!! Speaking of kickstart injuries... In about 1974-75'I borrowed a BSA left hand kickstart, circa late 60's... a 650 from memory. I wanted to buy it (I was 16 yrs old) so took it home to show mum... long story short, couldn't keep it! I walked over wet grass and kicked bike over with wet shoe... with kickstart scraping all the up my calf with injury like above! Most of the memory of the incident was the pain for next week or so!!! Geez! It hurt so bad I swore I'd never buy a bike with a left hand kickstart!!! And never did!!! Heal well!!! Mags Edited October 26, 201411 yr by mags
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