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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Coog03 on July 20, 2009, 10:53:40 PM
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Just found out through another squad member, rampytho, that Blue was in a roll over accident last night on his motorcycle. Broke both wrist and ruptured his spleen. I will do my best to keep everyone updated.
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He'll be in my prayers! :pray
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TY Guys
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Your in my prayers Blue and family. :salute
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:( I'm sorry to hear that as well.
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Get well soon :pray :salute
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:pray :angel: :salute
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Speedy & full recovery to you Sir! :salute
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I'm pushing my prayers for ya Blue! Ya gotta get well and get back to the game bro!
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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blue is my squadie...a great guy. if ram is ever able to log in, he will pass everything on to him for us, get well soon blue!! and ram..call me and keep me posted on how he is doing okies!
:salute coog ...ty for letting me know bout this yesturday. dont forget to pass my number to ram for me okies :)
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Speedy recovery Blue! :pray :pray
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Goodness! take care Blue! :salute
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:salute Hope he is doing okay..
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I was just informed by Betty that they removed his spleen last night and had an operation on his hand. I will let everyone know when I get info.
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Get well soon my friend
Yenny
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Best of Wishes Blue! <S> :salute :pray
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Hope he has a speedy recovery. :pray :salute
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Ah Crapola, very sorry to hear that. Please let em know many will send our thoughts. :pray
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sorry for the late update...but blue is now home. he is recovering and still in pain but all in all he is good. my squadie RAMPYTHO is a RL friend of blue's and has been keeping us informed on how he is doing...
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blue hit us up on our squad forum....here is what he said..
Hey gang, able to give yal an update.
on July 20th 1am I was on the localo expressway comin home from our auto/bike garage on my bike (my friend was on his bike iin formation in front of me)
We are not sure exactly what happened (I dont remember soup) he said I was in formation in the middle of a right hand sweeper when my light went from his right mirror to left the gone, he turned his head and seen my bike do 360 then start flippin.
in that corner road goes from real smooth to rutted in an instant at just the right spot so I think I skipped rear ire out a bit and when it caught it through me into a high side tank slapper throwing my body into the guardrail then into street.
between the cops, my buddy, and rother in law (he got there in 5min after i crashed) we estimate my body went 60ft after nose dive and bike went bout 85 to 95 (bike is a 1982 cb750c in line 4)
My buddy saved my life. He pulled over ad ran to me, I was almost run over (within a foot) as he was runing he pulled me by my smoking leathers (yes smoking) to side of road and was near hit himself and fell over (very light traffic but very dark and late) a taxi had pulled over to block us and had called cops/paras beforehe even finished blocking scene.
Chris (my buddy) was yelling at me to blink if I could hear him (I was out and he thoght I was dead) ididn't responnd so he thought for sure I was dead. Finally he says he yelled right in my face through blood and helmet to f'in blink you &(*&@## and I did. A little later he said he new I'd be all right cause I asked what happened (still on side of road here) and when he told me I got fighting mad when he told me I ruined my bike, (I just got done restoring it real nice like) angry
So to the injury's, WHOA!
Both hands and wrist are completely shattered. The actual fingers are still in place but the bones in the hands that connect to fingers were all jumbled ud and busted up, same deal with all the little bones in the wrists. I have 11 pins in left hand and 22 in right that are actually sticking out of the skin and both hands /arms are wrapped with splints and gauze and ace bandage, It will be this way for at least 6 weeks before i get regular casts and pins removed.
The right arm is still black and yellow and swole to twice size
right foot is broken in 6 places and I have 4 internal pins holding bone and ligaments together. It wont bear weight for at least 3months doc. says. Right leg has road rash from knee to hip.
I got 4 broken ribs, 2 each side, one of them pierced my spleen and ripped it up, The doctors removed the spleen, Emily (my fiance) says the one doc. (I had 5 of em) came literally running down hall (little oriental dude) waving a paper for her to sign he saying (insert oriental accent) he die he die he die u sign he live u sign he live, freaked her right out she thought I was dead, he needed signature to remove spleen before I died on table, she says she signed and he ran like a bat outta hell back to surgery.
I have 35 staples from navel around belly button up to solar plexis where they split me open,
I got 3 staples and 5 stitches to try and reattach my left nipple (its a mess discolored and outta round and the actual nub was ground down to nothing)
going horizontally across my stomach i got a gash thats 2in wide and bout 9in long and bout 1 1/2in deep. Looks like someone took an icecream scoop to my belly. This wound can not be stitched or stappled, it has to heal as is and will create quite a scar, Emily has to change the dressing twice a day. I'm thinking the end of the handlebar dug me here as the leather jacket is gored here as well and the rip end looks round.
There is also road rash were the jacket was split open but thats almost healed already
my left arm bicep has a puncture almost completely through it there are 8 staples holding itm together.
and thats about it.........
As far as the bike goes lets just say it's toasted, I'm getting tired and dont want to spell it all out
I am home although laid up, my family and friends have it all scheduled out to t5ake care of me and nurse me back, I'm pretty much bed bound right now, i can move a bit get myself into wheelchair. I am heeling and seeing actual progress everyday, just gonna be a lotta days. I only can use one finger to type on lap top once it's set u for me. (took me over an hour to write this)
SOOO there you have it, just wanted my peeps to know whats up, feel free to relay this post to others if needed or they are curious. I wont be able to fly for a couple of months at least but am way psyched to see new version (how is it?)
OK <S> I gotta pass out, the drugs are kickin in
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goodness, get well soon Blue :salute
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Good to hear Blue is on the mend, wow, sounds like it was a close call.
<S> Blue
Steely
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Great to hear your on the road to recovery, albeit it may be a long one, none the less its still recovery. Do what they tell ya when they tell ya, don't push it. To a full and speedy recovery sir :salute
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Get well soon Blue. Be patient! It's great to have friends and family around you.
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Best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Thanks for taking all of that time to write out what happened. I hope your recovery is quick, and your pain is small. :)
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Wow man.... you're a wreck.. lol hang in there.
Hey, you're a man... what did you need that nipple for?
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Robert Deniro just popped in my head...."can you milk me" Speedy recovery Blue! :salute
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Your still here with us and thats the greatest outcome of this and were all extremely grateful! Best of wishes Blue <<S>>
:salute~SWkiljoy
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Wow... Hope all heals well.
Keep your Augering "IN GAME". It's much less painfull. <S>
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Just found out through another squad member, rampytho, that Blue was in a roll over accident last night on his motorcycle. Broke both wrist and ruptured his spleen. I will do my best to keep everyone updated.
Thats horrible... condolences and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Events like this are why I cant bring myself to buy a bike... all of my friends had one at some point, and at some point they all had a near-death experience that forced them to sell.
Ironically enough, it never seems to be the rider's fault. Its always some damned minivan who doesnt see them...
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Thanks for the wishes from all of you :aok
Steve; na I dont need the nipple.....but it's gonna be fun to freak people out with it :x :x
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I know him, Best wishes!
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:pray :salute .......... I hope for a speedy recovery
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Blue - Welcome to the club and sad you had to join so forcefully. I can commiserate as a charter member too, but I think your dues may have been a bit higher than mine.
Anyway, glad to hear you're on the mend. It's a long, painful, sometimes boring road, but very enlightening. You're about to find out just what friendship (and considering you fiance, true love) really means, and just how many friends (hopefully you only have one fiance) you really have. :D
The real question is... have you decided on what your next bike will be? :rofl
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I have to agree with sloehand, as a charter member of said club I really found out who the real people in my life are. Hope you get back to AH soon. :salute
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..........................I do believe You get a FREE membership and Newsletter from "The Broken Bastard'z club".........which a plus..............lost my Spleen in 1984.......found out I didn t really need it anyway(can fit an beer or two in that spot).
Sloehand already has you back in the drivers seat.............Again get well soon.....................and this time Keep The Rubber Down!
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hey sloehand, reverend, and phatso.
yeah i have found i am one lucky dude as far as family and friends go. They have been absolutely great, my fiance has proven time and again that I am making the right choice with her.
As far as my next ride goes (yes there will be one)..........a month before the accident I went on a 1200mile 5 day ride through NY, Vermont, and NH. That ride had already convinced me I need a bigger bike with full dress and a windshield (at least for extended rides). I was with 5 other guys 2 of them let me test their rides, a 1200 Harley and a 1300 vstar. Both very nice cruisers and didnt need to fight the wind and very smooth through the gears, although not quite as responsive or racy as my late bike.
So not sure what ride it's gonna be yet, I got plenty of time to figure it out though.
I'm always up for suggestions/stories of others rides though.
Stay safe and stay in the wind
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Oh geeze, all this time I thought you were talking about a 10 speed.
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Built a '71 shovelhead and know I need a touring bike but I just love the rubble that Shovel makes. Looking at a 2003 RoadKing to go on the LONG rides but also like my buddies VTX 1800. That shaft drive makes shifting so smooth. He also has a VTX 1300 that he made into a pretty badprettythang bagger. Anyway get back on that horse a.s.a.p. and KEEP THE RUBBER DOWN.....!lolol <<<!S!>>>
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I'm always up for suggestions/stories of others rides though.
Stay safe and stay in the wind
Not to belittle any other make, model or style of bike, but I'd recommend a Harley. I've owned Honda (350, 450), Suzuki (750), and Yamaha (750 3-banger, Virago 1000) and travelled and camped all over the Northwest. Had a lot of fun with them too, but it wasn't until I got my 2000 Heritage Softail Classic that I really learned about the Brotherhood (and Sisterhood ;) )of the road. While they are expensive new you can find good used bikes at reasonable prices, they are so customizable it's like building a form-fitting glove for your hand. And for me, there is no feeling of power like the rumble of a V-Twin.
Mine paint is stock Red on Red (actually a full Burgandy color with gold trim), but the drive line is a near total custom. It's a 95 cu. in. with S&S race heads and pistons, roller rockers and .570 racing gear cam. 6-speed Jimms tranny, Supertrap Mean Mother performance straight pipes, Mikuni 45mm carb, Jagg oil cooler for desert travel and more chrome than a pimp's pink Caddy. Almost all the stainless steel is gone. Instead it's got upper and lower chrome front forks, chrome pullback handlebars, chrome control housings and levers, chrome inner primary cover, chrome drive sprocket, chrome belt guard, even chrome swing arm and oil filter cover. Chrome, chrome, chrome. So bright, ya gotta wear shades. :D
Beast gets 100hp and 100 ft. lbs torque on the Dyno, and has all the bag and equipment accessories for long, long distance touring. It'll pass a logging truck on a steep, uphill Cascade mountain grade, carrying my fat butt and 50-60+ lbs. of gear like the truck was rolling backwards downhill. I've pegged it pretty good (all I could stand anyway) cruising through Montana at 115 mph and still had passing punch if I needed it. So Harleys can fly! :rofl
Of course any of the other Softails or Dynas are great bikes, but the Heritage has that good looking, 50's nostalgic styling that's good for cruising or touring. However, if it's ultimate comfort for long trips then the HD Tour bikes (Roadking, Glides, Ultras, etc.) can't be beat.
And there is something just a little bit more about the camraderie of HD riders, but you won't really believe until you ride the iron.
~ Keeping the chrome up, and the rubber down ~
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