I used to ride some years ago but not lately. Have wanted to ride again, wife is not sure about it. Big problem I have at the moment (besides the amputation) is that I need a very large helmet. Have been looking at Ridley motorcycles or the possibility of getting a thumb shifter. Wife just sighs at me when I start talking about motorcycles.

hi martin,
i too have suffered a motorcycle wreck on 6/6/6 it cost me quite a lot. although i had minor wrecks in my 10 years or riding. my last one by far took the trophy. (cant remember what happened though i still draw a blank 1.5 yrs later) One of the verses of the Quran reads, "The pens have been lifted, and the inks are dry" referring to destiny. A few yrs ago, my uncle was crossing a street with his three daughters, was hit by a driver and killed. 4 months after my accident, my cuz slipped between a train and platform and lost her right arm. these are very graphic examples to what im trying to say. Personally i think whats gonna happen is gonna happen. we just happened be on our bikes at that time...so thats that.
i had a Honda 959RR most recently. BEAST to say the least. and out of my wheelchair or even my hospital bed, every time i even hear the exhaust note from a bike i get a chill up my spine and my fingers (even though they can't seem to work) tighten around an imaginary throttle! I miss the feeling. not the air in my hair, not the insane acceleration, but the tarmac rubbing against my knee guard. Even if i do get on a bike, that feeling can never be experienced. i'm a bilateral aka and can barely use my hands. but i truly believe "all for the best".
Here are two possible options i think about. check em out if u got the dough!
c ya round man
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the first one is a trike but not a conventional one...u can get the wind in ur hair, but not lean. thats y the second one is soo mind blowing. and with both u get some kind of crumple zones...

What's happenin' Martin? I'm Jimmy. I suffer from the same thoughts. My wife and I met because of the Harley. She what they call the "biker Bit$%" LOL...She said she can't get back on right now because the free felling is gone now. I however want to get back on as soon as possible just to get back at the guy who hit us so he doesn't take that away from me. However, I have a 7 year old son who I don't want to get hurt and leave him parentless. I'm sure you can understand that. I will however buy my 2003 Road King Classic, and I will ride in charity events, back country roads. But in response to your thoughts. GET BACK ON!!! Just like our chopper buddy said. I can't wait to have that first ride. I can feel it my soul already! A buddy of mine has a Road King with a heal shift so I can shift it with my prosthesis. No need for any customization! Just like everyone else! Good luck with everything my friend.

Hey Martin,

I have been riding and racing for almost 30 years. I ended up with an LBK amp about 13 years ago after a crash on my way home from work one night. Funny thing for me is that I never considered not riding again. I guess because you have to know the consequences every time you throw your leg over the seat, and those consequences are worth it to me. I've had somewhere between 25 and 30 different broken bones, many of those more than once, plus tons of surgeries to fix various things I've messed up. Those are from multiple crashes over the years, and each time I was back on the track or the road ASAP. We had this saying at the track long before it was made into a catchy t-shirt slogan, "It's not IF, but WHEN, and how bad.". Now obviously you can minimize the consequences by riding responsibly, wearing high quality saftey gear and things like that...but you aren't gauranteed anything. That's just a fact. But if you get back out on the road, and find yourself waiting for the "other shoe to drop" (slight pun intended), it's probably going to take away a lot of the reasons you enjoyed riding in the first place.

Over the years and various times laying in the hospital, plenty of doctors and nurses read me the riot act about how dangerous motorcycles are all that sort of thing. But they only see the few bad results, they don't understand the reason most of us ride. My family, past girlfriends, and now my wife don't even question me about riding because they know what a huge part of my life it is, and they know I understand the consequences better most people on the planet.

So with that novel written, my advice is to get back out there ASAP, and the little voice in your head will let you know whether it's a good idea or not.

i want to first say that i love the fact that you are still so passionate about the bike riding. it shows thatyou really care about it.
its sad that you lost your foot doing something that you ultimatley love. its a shame that something that use to bring you and your wife joy, now is subject to bringing you pain.
i also want to say that a number of people have lost there limbs to certain things, and they keep moving on. this isnt really a comforting point, but you could get in a car accicdent and lose another limb, or the same with getting cancer or diabetes.
you cant keep living life in the shadows because an accidnet happened. i have been an amputee for 17 years, and never once did my mom not tell me to do soemthing because i might hurt my other leg. that is that point of life, to grow and become stronger.
best wishes