[exblader]

Hi to you all,am new to this kind of thing,I had a near fatal smash(3 mins from the grim reaper) back in dec 07,lost my lower left leg,and smashed my right leg and left arm to bits.am on my way to recovery but its going to be a long process !!Not much left of my loved RRX blade,only got frame,engine and rear end.And was only doing 50mph !!Iv tried to attach before and after pics,hope it works

[breimers]

Fellow member. You are a brave man to stop at the pearly gates and be able to return home to your family. Good luck on your journey to good health. Stay positive, There is someone always worse off then you.

I buy salvages motorcycles and have seen a gold wing, a divorced guy went to give a ride to his 12yr old son and got into a wreck. The man died, the son lived, the bike was on three pallets. I could hardley beleive my eyes that the kid lived.

[ldavis]

cheers to you. .glad you're still around to share your story.. stay positive.. there's still plenty of living left to do..

[ryoung1]

Life is so precious, you are so lucky to be given another chance. I, for one, like your before picture much better than the after, but it is nice that you are around just to be able to post them for all of us to see. Thanks for the post, stay positive (as I'm sure it is hard to do sometimes) and good luck with your ongoing recovery. Hopefully by you sharing in your misfortune, others who see this will be that much more careful out there on the road.

[Destructo]

Hope the recovery is going well, scary to see what can happen at 50mph....

[Destructo]

Exblader, sorry if this is a stupid question, but from some of your posts it seems you might be trying to re-build your Blade?

If so, from looking at the picture, it looks like it will cost you a fortune - have you thought about breaking what's left and selling the parts? You can get quite good money for parts.

As RRW/RRX Blades are pretty cheap at the moment, you might be better off breaking yours and putting the proceeds towards another bike - or buy a RRW/X, take the best bits off yours and then sell what's left?

Just an idea.... sorry if this is mis-placed.

[MCR001]

wow - great to hear u back....you are one of the lucky few.

[exblader]

yea was kinda thinkin of rebuilding it,but its going to be too expensive.had it on ebay already as a job lot,but got no offers !! but hav stripped it down now and i'm going to try it again,the rebuild was really only for to give me something to do,as the docs say i wont be strong enuff for at least 2 yrs,but now think another rrx would be the best option,thanks for your kind thoughts tho

[Destructo]

I'm sure you'd get rid of most of the parts if you sell them individually... I broke my last bike & most of it went, got OK money in the end but I must admit it was a lot of work!

If you've got 2 years, at least it gives you plenty of time to save up too! Might fancy something else by then.... good luck with it mate, I'm sure it will work out in the end.

[Sideshow bob]

Originally Posted by exblader

lost my lower left leg,and smashed my right leg and left arm to bits.am on my way to recovery but its going to be a long process

.... Good too hear you came out the other side

Originally Posted by exblader

the rebuild was really only for to give me something to do,as the docs say i wont be strong enuff for at least 2 yrs,but now think another rrx would be the best option,

and even better .......that you still want another bike (deserves rep for that alone)
Hope you're recovery's a speedy one

[exblader]

Thanks Bob,il do my upmost to make that it is

[Sideshow bob]

Originally Posted by exblader

Thanks Bob,il do my upmost to make that it is

& keep us posted on how the road to recovery is going, the quest for a new steed.. and any problems you may encounter* (where there's a will an all that)

*someone on here will know how to over come them.... there's also usually summut to make you chuckle on them bad days too

[macca9540]

Originally Posted by exblader

Hi to you all,am new to this kind of thing,I had a near fatal smash(3 mins from the grim reaper) back in dec 07,lost my lower left leg,and smashed my right leg and left arm to bits.am on my way to recovery but its going to be a long process !!Not much left of my loved RRX blade,only got frame,engine and rear end.And was only doing 50mph !!Iv tried to attach before and after pics,hope it works

Mate, I applaude you for your strength and fortitude . Heal fast and keep the chin up, you're a legend.

[Bucko@buck88.ka]

Originally Posted by macca9540

Mate, I applaude you for your strength and fortitude . Heal fast and keep the chin up, you're a legend.

A good friend of mine was unfortunate enough to have a bad of on his bike, after a long recuperation he is now riding again with a slightly modified bike. Keep the dream

[ghbzorro]

Thanks for the reminder of what can happen. Keep strong.

[macca9540]

Originally Posted by Bucko@buck88.ka

A good friend of mine was unfortunate enough to have a bad of on his bike, after a long recuperation he is now riding again with a slightly modified bike. Keep the dream

I was hoping you would find this thread and reply Bucko.

[Bucko@buck88.ka]

I like to think it may show the light at the end of the tunnel. The accidents i've had on my bike are no where near as bad as my mates or Exbladers but having seen my mate come through it i'm sure Exblader can to as he seems to be showing the same get up and go attitude. Bucko

[exblader]

Nice 1 mate and thanx,i was thinking along the same kind of thing for my gearshift,as it was lower left leg i lost,and a big RESPECT to ur mate,hes got balls of steel

[exblader]

Thanx ghbzorro,nice pic of ur blade,same colours as mine was,sweet !!