news: biker fails to notice missing leg

[singletrackmind]

Now that, Bad JuJu, is my idea of a sweeeeeet bike.

[Bad JuJu]

Now that, Bad JuJu, is my idea of a sweeeeeet bike.

Thanks, stm! Shiny, eh? Sometimes, I"m all about the bling.

[Tiffany]

Much thanks to batsheva and Bad JuJu. I just love being on anything with two wheels. My philosophy is "two wheels are better than four." I have to admit that I don't do much street riding anymore though. Cagers are so unaware of their surroundings that it scares the crap out of me. Plus the streets are A LOT more dangerous than riding on a closed circuit race track. I was rear-ended by a drunk driver at 4:30 in the afternoon on a WEDNESDAY about three years ago. I was lucky to come out with minor injuries ... after that I decided to stay off the streets for the most part.

[mimitabby]

this has turned into a most bizarre thread, half are commiserating with the idea of losing a limb; the other half are in total denial about it and are in an orgy over the beauty of motorcycles.

!!!!

[Tiffany]

this has turned into a most bizarre thread, half are commiserating with the idea of losing a limb; the other half are in total denial about it and are in an orgy over the beauty of motorcycles.

!!!!

Sorry ... ... Us motorcyclists can be just as passionate about motorcycles as bicycles. When I get a chance to talk about either I glow with excitement. Just so you know, I also flood my motorcycle forum with bicycle talk. As a matter of fact, I've now turned 7 of my fellow motorcycle riders into bicyclists as well. 2 are doing great in triathlons now and another is well on his way to greatness. I just love bicycles and motorcycles ... what can I say?

[maillotpois]

Well, since we're comparing "bikes", here's mine:





(DH has a Buell Ulysses. I can't quite keep up with him. )

On the story - yikes. That just shows how much of pain recognition is mental.

[Bad JuJu]

this has turned into a most bizarre thread, half are commiserating with the idea of losing a limb; the other half are in total denial about it and are in an orgy over the beauty of motorcycles.

!!!!

But, mimi, motorcycles ARE beautiful, in themselves, just as bicycles are. It's dopey, oblivious, the-road-is-all-mine cagers (motorcyclists' name for car drivers) who can make the activity hazardous. And they make it hazardous for all of us on two wheels, whether motorized or not. Loving our motorcycles isn't much different from loving our bicycles--we know both activities have their hazards, but that doesn't keep us from enjoying what we love.

I'm a lot like you, Tiffany, in that I prattle on about cycling even in my m/c forum. I love ALL my two-wheeled ponies.

Love that beautiful scooter, too, MP!

[mimitabby]

Juju i can appreciate that motorcycles are cool and beautiful; but would you rhapsodize about Bianchis on a thread about a lady riding one losing her leg???

[Pedal Wench]

Juju i can appreciate that motorcycles are cool and beautiful; but would you rhapsodize about Bianchis on a thread about a lady riding one losing her leg???

I am so with you on this one!

(Although, I need to add another Bianchi to my roster -- just built up a 928L with 2007 Record. Bella!)

[singletrackmind]

Juju i can appreciate that motorcycles are cool and beautiful; but would you rhapsodize about Bianchis on a thread about a lady riding one losing her leg???

Well, maybe if she crashed hard enough to cause herself the excruciating pain of pinching a limb off (which is absolutely terribly horrible) and then jumped back on anyway and rode off while her friends were chasing her down, waving the poor thing's limb around trying to get her attention....
....which, according to the person who found a peach-sized chunk of me stuck to my bike, dealing with another person's misplaced parts is quite traumatic. Funny enough, I'd gotten up and had walked away unaware of missing stuff....




(I am in so much trouble now)