DaWoLF
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- Location
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
Just wanted to say that im glad and happy your ok. I am a rider, i have been riding my motorcycle for the last 12 years and i started off solo and really just took off from there. First few years was rough because i really didnt have anyone to teach me or learn from, so i did my best and read books and watched videos just to prepare me more mentally. One thing i learned and many will say is that "There are two kinds of riders, those that been down and those that are going down" ever since hearing this i knew a crash would be inevitable especially riding in the crazy streets of miami, fl. I then linked up with a riding group and rode almost every night with them and really learned a lot. I even had a few close calls where i thought i could lean and almost ate up the wall or low sided the bike, i was hard on myself after that but my friends helped me through and just helped me understand that we all start somewhere, the true lesson is never doing it again. Its sort of like red mist for bikers when you start. After that i joined Motorcycle clubs and was and still am doing that and part of that comes with the territory of loosing friends and it doesn't get any better or easier. I lost my close friend and people i have considered family to bike crashes and yet i still ride. Everytime i get on the bike i always ride like its my last day or my last ride because truly we do not know whats going to happen. During my first years i had a nasty accident racing another vehicle on my bike and i was coming into a turn and i guess there was oil or something because the turn was like a 30 to 40 mph turn and my rear tire lost grip and sent me pinned to the ground and bike on top of me towards gravel and fences. I was thankful that a tree split me and the bike apart and i was launched in the air one way and the bike another. When i came to i was alone looking up at the sky and my friend was huddled around me scared that i was dead. I got internal nerve damage on my right side and cracked my hip bone and to this day i cant feel my right butt check or right thigh due to the accident. when i checked my gear my helmet was sanded down to the foam on my right side and my gear was burned from the gravel and friction/ It wasn't as serious as yours but a fall is a fall and i was scared, truly scared because something so simple can turn so deadly and scary and helpless, but i just pulled through it and after a few months, i began rebuilding my bike and got back on it and im still riding through this day. Even if im going across the street i wear full gear. If you ever catch me on the road im an orange yellow ninja on full gear zooming by dodging traffic. I love ride and even with bad experiences and reading your story i would still ride, i take every story as my own and try to learn from it. I didn't really say anything but i figured me sharing my story from one biker to another would help or see that you are not alone. Riding is a different world thats unexplainable and even thought of giving it up sometimes because of what i have seen first hand but it calls me back and I pray and thank God i make it back every time. Many Blessings and Wishes to you and hope for you to be able to get better mentally.
WoLF
WoLF
