Moment in the sun…
October 28, 2007
“In a normal sort of way, like I am you and you are me.”
–Clem Snide
My cast is unofficially off. The doctors expect me to continue wearing it until its official removal in a couple weeks, but I have shorted my time into it and my hand continues to heal. My own physical therapy is bringing back the strength and motion that it once had, yet I understand that I will never come close to regaining where I was at before my motorcycle accident.
My motorcycle is ready to ride once again, and I sat on her and she felt good to sit upon. Putting my right hand on the throttle grip felt natural and right, proving to me that I am physically capable of riding. I can throttle and front brake accordingly, and I have no reactionary problems in the event I needed to be quick about something.
The new dillemma is I still have metal sticking out of my hand. Once I go see the doctor in a couple weeks, a few of these metal shards should be removed which would allow me to put my hand back into a glove. At that point, weather dependent, I hope to ride once again. It’s been a long time.
Then the next question is will I continue to ride motorcycles, in light of the events that caused my injury? I am undecided, rather waiting to see how life plays itself out. I look at it as I have ridden the last 12 years covering 165,000+ miles on the street, telling me I could hang it up and close a chapter in my life. Closing chapters can be just as hard as starting the next one.
I have learned that nothing in life is certain, but our will can take us farther than our minds can imagine. I am at peace with walking away from motorcycling. One thought process keeps me riding for at least one more year on the street, which would provide me the last opportunity to take one more long cross-country motorcycle trip. I would love to ride to all four corners of the contiguous United States, taking 1-2 months to do it, and my motorcycle is more than capable. Another thought process has been retiring off the street and taking my hobby strictly to the race track. The track would provide a minimized risk environment, and would keep my motorcycle fix where it needs to be.
Either way, I still have some time to see how things pan out. Winter is on its way, and my life has a lot happening. I am thankful that the cast is finally off, so that I can get back to typing. Along with getting caught up on work, I am granted with the ability to get back to my involvement within the various forums and communities online. It’s good to be back a part of PNW Riders, as I am emotionally attached to the great community of riders we have on there.
This picture has been my avatar for over a year on PNW Riders, it was taken in May of 2006 as I sat on top of Spiral Highway, which is on the border of Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho.
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Now that is an awesome video!! I’m happy for you.