So the latest news from my doc is:

Yes, my little theory that my lack of hamstring has contributed to the lack
of healing of the pelvic fracture was quite correct. So... the lazy surgeon
who told me I didn't really need surgery to repair my hamstring 3 years
ago - "If you were a Brumby or a Wallaby I'd fix it, but you don't really
need it. The bit you have left is fine." - was WRONG. Thanks, dickhead. A
decent hamstring attachment is actually quite important for stability of
other bits - even for middle-aged female motorcyclists. Never let anyone
tell you otherwise. Fight for your hamstrings, people!

So... No idea how effing long this stupid miserable pathetic bone is going
to take to heal. It could be MONTHS. GP said to get another xray in 'a month
or two'.

AND (it gets worse) - for the forseeable future, a sportsbike is a big
No-no. The riding position sits me right on that pubic ramus, which is
rather fragile. Unthinkable at the moment, and even when it's healed it's to
be avoided, apparently. If I want to ride a bike I have to rethink things.
The doc (who's a rider himself) said the unspeakable...

'Betty, get a cruiser. Nice and low, and you'd be sitting on your arse
(that's obviously a medical term), not your pubic ramus'.

After I stopped sobbing uncontrollably ;-) I chatted with my bike-hating
daughter, who very sensibly said "Well Mum, you buy a new bike every couple
of years anyway, so getting a cruiser this year wouldn't mean you'd have to
keep it forever - and who knows, you might like it..."

And the more I think about it - while I don't like the idea much - I may
warm to it if it's the difference between riding a motorcycle or NOT riding
one.

So (you know what's coming, right?) - while I wait for this effing bone to
knit, I'm in research mode. And the topic is Cruisers...

Anybody got any wisdom to share? Tips?

Will I have to get a matt black helmet? Nooooooooo! I just bought a beaut
new Arai....

betty

buy an old SR500 or CX500.
By the time you throw it down the road, the $1000 you paid for it wont be
such a loss.

On 9/06/2011 8:20 PM, bikerbetty wrote:
> So the latest news from my doc is:
>
> Yes, my little theory that my lack of hamstring has contributed to the lack
> of healing of the pelvic fracture was quite correct. So... the lazy surgeon
> who told me I didn't really need surgery to repair my hamstring 3 years
> ago - "If you were a Brumby or a Wallaby I'd fix it, but you don't really
> need it. The bit you have left is fine." - was WRONG. Thanks, dickhead. A
> decent hamstring attachment is actually quite important for stability of
> other bits - even for middle-aged female motorcyclists. Never let anyone
> tell you otherwise. Fight for your hamstrings, people!
>
> So... No idea how effing long this stupid miserable pathetic bone is going
> to take to heal. It could be MONTHS. GP said to get another xray in 'a month
> or two'.
>
> AND (it gets worse) - for the forseeable future, a sportsbike is a big
> No-no. The riding position sits me right on that pubic ramus, which is
> rather fragile. Unthinkable at the moment, and even when it's healed it's to
> be avoided, apparently. If I want to ride a bike I have to rethink things.
> The doc (who's a rider himself) said the unspeakable...
>
> 'Betty, get a cruiser. Nice and low, and you'd be sitting on your arse
> (that's obviously a medical term), not your pubic ramus'.
>
> After I stopped sobbing uncontrollably ;-) I chatted with my bike-hating
> daughter, who very sensibly said "Well Mum, you buy a new bike every couple
> of years anyway, so getting a cruiser this year wouldn't mean you'd have to
> keep it forever - and who knows, you might like it..."
>
> And the more I think about it - while I don't like the idea much - I may
> warm to it if it's the difference between riding a motorcycle or NOT riding
> one.
>
> So (you know what's coming, right?) - while I wait for this effing bone to
> knit, I'm in research mode. And the topic is Cruisers...
>
> Anybody got any wisdom to share? Tips?
>
> Will I have to get a matt black helmet? Nooooooooo! I just bought a beaut
> new Arai....
>
> betty
>
>
So you are going to join the old farts club with a cruiser

you could just buy a little sports car

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On 9/06/2011 8:43 PM, bruce wrote:
> buy an old SR500 or CX500. By the time you throw it down the road, the
> $1000 you paid for it wont be such a loss.
>
>
They do have very low seat height.

The Fraulein who rode the alps with us for a bit in Europe a couple of
years back had no problem keeping up a cracking pace. I think it was a
Suzuki of some sort. I'll see if I can find a photo.

Moike

"atec77" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:isq8i9$iq3$(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 9/06/2011 8:20 PM, bikerbetty wrote:
>> So the latest news from my doc is:
>>
>> Yes, my little theory that my lack of hamstring has contributed to the
>> lack
>> of healing of the pelvic fracture was quite correct. So... the lazy
>> surgeon
>> who told me I didn't really need surgery to repair my hamstring 3 years
>> ago - "If you were a Brumby or a Wallaby I'd fix it, but you don't really
>> need it. The bit you have left is fine." - was WRONG. Thanks, dickhead. A
>> decent hamstring attachment is actually quite important for stability of
>> other bits - even for middle-aged female motorcyclists. Never let anyone
>> tell you otherwise. Fight for your hamstrings, people!
>>
>> So... No idea how effing long this stupid miserable pathetic bone is
>> going
>> to take to heal. It could be MONTHS. GP said to get another xray in 'a
>> month
>> or two'.
>>
>> AND (it gets worse) - for the forseeable future, a sportsbike is a big
>> No-no. The riding position sits me right on that pubic ramus, which is
>> rather fragile. Unthinkable at the moment, and even when it's healed it's
>> to
>> be avoided, apparently. If I want to ride a bike I have to rethink
>> things.
>> The doc (who's a rider himself) said the unspeakable...
>>
>> 'Betty, get a cruiser. Nice and low, and you'd be sitting on your arse
>> (that's obviously a medical term), not your pubic ramus'.
>>
>> After I stopped sobbing uncontrollably ;-) I chatted with my bike-hating
>> daughter, who very sensibly said "Well Mum, you buy a new bike every
>> couple
>> of years anyway, so getting a cruiser this year wouldn't mean you'd have
>> to
>> keep it forever - and who knows, you might like it..."
>>
>> And the more I think about it - while I don't like the idea much - I may
>> warm to it if it's the difference between riding a motorcycle or NOT
>> riding
>> one.
>>
>> So (you know what's coming, right?) - while I wait for this effing bone
>> to
>> knit, I'm in research mode. And the topic is Cruisers...
>>
>> Anybody got any wisdom to share? Tips?
>>
>> Will I have to get a matt black helmet? Nooooooooo! I just bought a beaut
>> new Arai....
>>
>> betty
>>
>>
> So you are going to join the old farts club with a cruiser
>
> you could just buy a little sports car
>

why the **** would I want a "little sports car"? I have a perfectly adequate
car that does what it's supposed to do - be a back-up for when I don't have
a bike.

betty

"bruce" <fu_kewathotmaildotknickers.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) .au...
> buy an old SR500 or CX500. By the time you throw it down the road, the
> $1000 you paid for it wont be such a loss.
>

You're a ****, you know that? :-P

betty

On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 20:20:21 +1000, "bikerbetty"
<bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:

"pubic ramus"

Hmmmm...

Those Latin types sure have a way with words... g,d,r.

"Well Mum, you buy a new bike every couple of years anyway, so
getting a cruiser this year wouldn't mean you'd have to
keep it forever - and who knows, you might like it..."

Your daughter appears to me to be wise beyond her years.

About _which_ cruiser to get, I will defer to others here.

>Will I have to get a matt black helmet? Nooooooooo! I just bought a beaut
>new Arai....

Yes, the Arai will have to be wrapped in GladWrap and stored away. A
matt black helmet, and tatts, and patches and colours, is the ONLY way
to go now. I know a guy (and his moll) who is a Commanchero. Should
I put you in touch?

Good luck. Send pictures soon.

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Onya bike

Gerry

On 9/06/2011 8:20 PM, bikerbetty wrote:
> So the latest news from my doc is:
>
> 'Betty, get a cruiser. Nice and low, and you'd be sitting on your arse
> (that's obviously a medical term), not your pubic ramus'.

Does it have to be a "cruiser"? What about something like a Triumph
Bonneville or Scrambler? Heck.. if you go the "cruiser" route, go the
Rocket III !!

Nev..

"Diogenes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 20:20:21 +1000, "bikerbetty"
> <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:
>
> "pubic ramus"
>
> Hmmmm...
>
> Those Latin types sure have a way with words... g,d,r.

Don't get me started! lol I believe ramus means 'bridge' - and if you google
'pubic ramus' yoiu will see why it's called that. I guess that's where
'rampart' comes from as well...
>
> "Well Mum, you buy a new bike every couple of years anyway, so
> getting a cruiser this year wouldn't mean you'd have to
> keep it forever - and who knows, you might like it..."
>
> Your daughter appears to me to be wise beyond her years.

She sometimes is:-) At those times, I take all the credit for having raised
her, tee hee!
>
> About _which_ cruiser to get, I will defer to others here.
>
>>Will I have to get a matt black helmet? Nooooooooo! I just bought a beaut
>>new Arai....
>
> Yes, the Arai will have to be wrapped in GladWrap and stored away. A
> matt black helmet, and tatts, and patches and colours, is the ONLY way
> to go now. I know a guy (and his moll) who is a Commanchero. Should
> I put you in touch?
>

Erm... not too sure about that ;-) Are they nice people? My last contact
with an OMCG was with the very kind Fourth Reich man (and his lady pillion)
who helped me on the dreaded Macquarie Pass.

betty

"bikerbetty" <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:
> So the latest news from my doc is:
>
> Yes, my little theory that my lack of hamstring has contributed to the lack
> of healing of the pelvic fracture was quite correct. So... the lazy surgeon
> who told me I didn't really need surgery to repair my hamstring 3 years
> ago - "If you were a Brumby or a Wallaby I'd fix it, but you don't really
> need it. The bit you have left is fine." - was WRONG. Thanks, dickhead. A
> decent hamstring attachment is actually quite important for stability of
> other bits - even for middle-aged female motorcyclists. Never let anyone
> tell you otherwise. Fight for your hamstrings, people!
>
> So... No idea how effing long this stupid miserable pathetic bone is going
> to take to heal. It could be MONTHS. GP said to get another xray in 'a month
> or two'.
>
> AND (it gets worse) - for the forseeable future, a sportsbike is a big
> No-no. The riding position sits me right on that pubic ramus, which is
> rather fragile. Unthinkable at the moment, and even when it's healed it's to
> be avoided, apparently. If I want to ride a bike I have to rethink things.
> The doc (who's a rider himself) said the unspeakable...
>
> 'Betty, get a cruiser. Nice and low, and you'd be sitting on your arse
> (that's obviously a medical term), not your pubic ramus'.
>
> After I stopped sobbing uncontrollably ;-) I chatted with my bike-hating
> daughter, who very sensibly said "Well Mum, you buy a new bike every couple
> of years anyway, so getting a cruiser this year wouldn't mean you'd have to
> keep it forever - and who knows, you might like it..."
>
> And the more I think about it - while I don't like the idea much - I may
> warm to it if it's the difference between riding a motorcycle or NOT riding
> one.
>
> So (you know what's coming, right?) - while I wait for this effing bone to
> knit, I'm in research mode. And the topic is Cruisers...
>
> Anybody got any wisdom to share? Tips?
>
> Will I have to get a matt black helmet? Nooooooooo! I just bought a beaut
> new Arai....
>
> betty

I was afraid to ask....
Sounds like Nev is going to be safe with his hat trick. Your daughter also
sounds very wise. ;-)

Have you thought about getting a couple of bikes... a cruiser for your
longer rides and something else that is smaller for the dirt and buzzing
about town?

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