08-27-2018, 11:38 AM
Josh, that all looks very uncomfortable and who can blame you for thinking about giving it up. I had a nasty off 40 years ago and dreamed of getting back on the bike. I did for a while and then realised my nerve had gone and I wasn't enjoying it at all. I gave it up and it was some years before I started again. So, I'm with LongRanger: I'd leave it for a bit before making a final decision.
Without detracting from your experience, Ferret, an old mate of mine would say that it's very hard to prove the counterfactual. So, if you had ignored your mother and given up riding, it's possible you would have found many another fulfilling thing to do and not have regretted it all. You'll never know.
None of this speculation helps, of course, Josh. You'll just have to figure it as you go along. Just don't sell the CB in too much of a hurry.
(08-27-2018, 04:27 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Hey thats the same way I described my left hand to the ER nurse yesterday " my left hand still looks like a giant swollen sausage". She said yea, and brushed it aside like it was nothing.lol
Riding a motorcycle is or at least can be very danderous. I almost made the decision to give up riding when I had my first accident in 1969. Told my mom I was thinking about quitting, and she told me if I did, i would regret it the rest of my life. She was right. Im glad now that I didnt cause I've had 49 years of pure joy riding motorcycles since then, all over the US, Canada, Europe with my wife, brother, daughter, son, grand children, nephews and great friends.
I wouldnt try talking you out of it because quitting may indeed be the right decision for you. I would advise on not making that decision while you are banged up.the term forced confession comes to mind. But you will have to make up your own mind about that.
I do believe in fate, and so far fate has not decided I should die by motorcycle. It could some day of course. But it could also decide I die bt cancer, or a million other ways. Im going to see how it plays out.
Without detracting from your experience, Ferret, an old mate of mine would say that it's very hard to prove the counterfactual. So, if you had ignored your mother and given up riding, it's possible you would have found many another fulfilling thing to do and not have regretted it all. You'll never know.
None of this speculation helps, of course, Josh. You'll just have to figure it as you go along. Just don't sell the CB in too much of a hurry.