cringing in Idaho

Ok, so after my little smackdown with that 200 lb. venison hazard, I was
still able to enjoy two weeks up in Idaho, fly fishing (left handed) and
enjoying the natural beauty of the potato state.
However out of the 100's of motorcycle riders I saw there, only a few were
wearing any protective gear, sportbike riders included.
I cringed every time I considered how I would've fared ( in my recent
venison attack) had I been as inadequately protected as these riders were.

One scenario:
Jello head
mangled shoulders
no feet
shattered elbows

I just can't imagine having my brain working very well if it had been
scraped off the highway with a squeegee, or how I would have waved to
other riders with no clavicles, or how short I would be without feet, and
worst of all , what would I lean on while watching movies? Without elbows
it would certainly be hard.

Injuries update:
wrist is still healing, but the lunate bone did a strange thing
(ligaments rotated it while I was still in the cast) so now my carpals
don't fit right (hurts like hell), so it'll be back to the ortho-choppers
for more experimentation. feet are fine , but still have minor pains.

Riding looks to be about 6 months off at this point, without the ability
to "twist the wrist" it just won't work.
I ordered venison three times on the Idaho trip. I recommend it.

Jim Stinnett
YZF R1
R1100RS
NX250

 

Well, we stayed in Rexburg, and ranged all over from there. We fished
Birch Creek, Henry's Fork, Fall River, Teton River, Warm River, Robinson
Creek, South Fork...and a few others I cannot recall.
Most days produced over 50 catches/releases, except a few even better
days. Typical Idaho fishing.
Found the best burgers at the Horseshoe Bar
in St Anthony's, along with some perfecto fries. (the important stuff).
JS

 

You caught trout, but ate BURGERS?

What the heck is wrong with this picture?

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Spidergraham
Chaplain, ARSCC



"Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable
insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as
Scientology."
-ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"

 

It's a fact that every trout you release, it increases the probability
that you'll catch more tomorrow.
It's a karmic thing, being that them cattle are already dead, and
therefore must be useful to the universal order, just like taters that are
harvested must be consumed.
JS

 

Hi Jim,

Have you read this guy story:

"I hit deer at 75 mph ... and rode away"

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152368

Some "nice" photos too.

 

EEWww, GROSS! You don't eat those slimy things, do you?!?

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PC Paul
89 PC800
77 R100RS

Trip pics at: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/paul1cart/my_photos

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to
society" - Theodore Roosevelt