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If someone you loved was in a terrible motorcycle accident, would you sell your motorcycle? |
My nephew was in a horrendous motorcycle accident two days ago. He broke three vertebrae in his neck, shattered his right leg, broke his right arm and had the back of his head ripped open even though he was wearing a brand new helmet. He will be in the hospital for months and still faces the possibility of being paralized. I've been riding bikes for over 30 years. Maybe it's time to stop. It is all on you man, My father died a little over two years ago in a motorcycle accident. I have not given up riding entirely but I do find my self reaching for the keys to my truck more and more, and not enjoying riding quite as much as I did before. I still love my bike and dont want to sell it but I will see after my planned trip to the Barber Raceway Museum this fall I might actually sell my bike, it does to much sitting nowadays. I hope your nephew Makes a good recovery friend, ride safe. give it to me i will love it for you.. i quit bike racing after a wreck.. so i guess it is up to you it's up to you... but for me, it's a passion!!! and I know that someday, somehow my number will be up whether riding my bike or sitting at the computer while working. that time is outside my control ... so I choose to keep riding and just have peace with my maker and know where I'm heading when it's my time. it's always tough when someone you love is injuried or killed... but ask yourself, what would they want you to do??? I have several friends that live in a wheelchair, some due to bike wrecks, some car wrecks, one even slipped on some ice and took a bad tumble down some stairs. every one of them tell me to keep riding so they can enjoy my experiences on two wheels... life is too short Nope... I have a friend who's broken his neck twice. I've lost 2 friends, gone down three times (in 35 years) and seen a friend slide past a semi on his back at 70mph. The wind is my sanctuary. Riding makes everything OK. You can give it up if you want. I never will. (Best wishes to your Nephew.) For what it may be worth I have been riding since I was 15yr's old and I am now 60. Ask almost anyone that rides and you will be told that a biker either has or will go down. We all take our chances to ride free. I have been down a number of times but only once hard. My nephew was killed on a bike some years ago so I know how you are feeling. I became disabled many yeas ago and up until a month ago I have not been able to ride. My legs will not hold up a bike anymore so I built a trike just so that I could get back on the road and feel the freedom that come with riding in the open again. As long as I can get in and out of my trike I will ride. Would you quit driving your car if that was what he was in an accident with? Many more people are killed in cars then on a motorcycle. Most of us bikers have learned to be more careful while riding and we pay more attention to what is going on around us. That is what helps keep us stay alive for the most part. About the times that I have gone down each and every time I was goofing off when it happened. Very sorry to hear that another biker has been hurt anyway and will pray that he get better soon. Just remember that it is you that chooses to ride and if you are worried then it just may be time to quit. The fear can cause you to get into trouble. Phil Mama Cass choked to death on a ham sandwich. Are you going to stop eating too? No way, I have been riding for 38 years, I have seen many people get hurt and known some that died. Thats life, I know people that have died in auto accidents, I didn't quit driving, had a friend die in a plane crash, I didn't quit flying, why would it make sence to quit riding? |
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