I know how you feel. I grew up riding dirt bikes and then got into hot rods. But then I got poor and took a friends bike for a ride. I couldn't believe how fast it was for so cheap and I was addicted instantly.
I bought a very fast street bike (this was several years ago) and started racing at some of the drag strips and canyon carving on the weekends. Dumped the bike several times, thought I was superman, can't hurt me.......
then it happened, just like you. I was just down the street from my house going slow through some back streets (just cruising) because I had decided not to wear my normal riding gear, just my helmet. Going about 30mph, an old lady pulls out in front of me and I fly a good 20 feet. Ripped my foot in two and spent 6 months in the hospital trying learn to walk again. Retired from bikes.......
Fast forward to a few weeks ago. A friend gets a bike. I fall in love with it and start getting the itch to get another bike. Wondering around bike shops, trying to hold myself back from all that excessive power.........
Then today comes.....traffic is backed up on the freeway, we finally get up to the accident scene and it's a mortorcycle. The guy is in bad shape, not moving, most likely dead, and the meds are working to bring him back.
I suddenly had a cold chill come over me, it all came rushing back. I knew what was to be that guy on the ground. And I think to my self, WHAT HELL WAS I THINKING.....no way! My wife sitting next to me said I looked pale as ghost after we passed that accident scene. How quickly we forget........ :sterb:
AUSTINSCOBRA said:
I was in a bad motorcycle accident 2 years ago. I thought I was invincible, dodge so many accident, always on the GO on my motorcycle. Until this one day, I took the bike out for a spin. I was going 35mph " speed limit " on a straight road and this 77 year old lady decided to make a left without yeilding and BAAAM im 15 feet up in the air & landed 20 feet away from where she hit me. It's funny how people where crying while trying to help me. I thought I was going to loose my leg. Found out I fractured my hip, tore every single ligaments on my knee " PCL, MCL, ACL, & Miniscus and tweak my knee cap " have a bulging disc on my L4, L5, busted my elbows & shoulder blades.
I miss riding but I also regret it. I was going through depression, I miss the first year of my son growing up. I couldnt play with him, I couldnt give him the attention he needed. Im a very active person and that accident took all that away from me for almost a year. I was on a wheelchair for 4 months.
I still ask my wife if I could get another bike, all I get is a big NO! Its not like it matters Ill get one if I really want to but I think about my kids. Once & a while I get on my homie's bike & I miss the heck out of it. But I got another baby coming & I want to be there as much as I can this time.