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'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
Wow! I'm just reading this thread. So sorry to hear about the crash. Heal quickly Mark!
Thanks, Ken. The good news is that I'm making significant daily progress, and I can do stuff now that I wasn't even considering a few days ago. Hopefully my recovery will continue at this pace.
I'm really hoping to be able to get out for a few rides before the snow flies, but time will tell. The number 1 priority right now is to let the femur heal and muscles recondition so I can walk again.
--mark
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
For those who haven't seen these yet...
My busted femur:
Repaired, proximal end:
Repaired, distal end:
I won't be able to put any weight on it for another month at least. Ugh.
--mark
Last edited by markbvt; 01-07-13 at 03:20 PM.
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
FUCK!!!!!! Fuck!
Jake
2006 ZX-10R
1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100
In Vermont is that metal or Maple?
Have fun at the airports
Your old Strom brothers had a good time over last weekend. There was 13 including the fabulous Randyo car tire and all. Did all the gaps ran into a Harley Ride for Giffords Hospital in Randolph. They motored the length of 100 at 5 miles an hour up to the base of Mad River. I routed us around them. Lincoln Gap has been paved on the eastern side its like a go kart tract now. There are dirt sections but near the top fresh pavement. The ride was 310 and took all day including lunch in Stowe. Everyone said they had a good time.
Well feel better and do your PT
Last edited by JohnCVermont; 08-27-11 at 03:34 PM.
Glad to hear you're making good progress, Mark!
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
"I'd rather ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow"
Bikes: Ducati: 748 (Track) Honda: RC31 (Race/street)/ CRF 110 Mini Moto/ Hawk Endurance Racer Kawasaki: ZXR1200R
BOMO Instructor
EX# X
Thanks Doc, it's much appreciated!
Yeah, every time I see that x-ray, I think either "holy shit!" or "fuuuuuck...!" And that's after having already seen it many times.
I really wish I knew the exact dynamics of this crash. But I can only assume that the femur was the result of direct impact by the SUV's bumper.
--mark
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
OUCH!! Those x-rays hurt me just looking at it! Glad you are out of the hospital Mark, and here's to hoping for a quick(ish) recovery from here on out.
Yeah, damn Mark. Gross..
Tommy R.
'06 GSXR 1000
'03 FZ1
Hey Mark -- great to hear that you are out of the hospital & among friends. That will only speed your recovery even further.
Fast Recovery!
If, once you're feeling better, you need to get away and get back on a motored vehicle, we have a handi-friendly guest house and some quads here in Tucson, even an automatic. Might be good for the soul
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'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
Luckily, I only crash on the track (knock on wood). Maybe by the time I'm un-knocked-up and he's un-laid-up, I can finally get my 650r traded in for a KLR.
We just closed on our house and moved in last night, there are literally hundreds of miles around me of state trust land, dirt toads, utility roads AND I found a pretty fucking SWEET abandoned housing development that was started and had the roads paved but was never built on. I could do track days out there if I wanted to.
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'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021