I sitting here stoned as a lab rat. Just got back from the emergency room. I was riding to a Scout meeting Monday night, on the backroads, and hit a DEEP pothole. Didn't think anything of it at the time, so I went to the meeting as planned. After bouncing off the seat and almost OVER the handlebars.

Less than an hour later, my left  wrist started hurting, and my hand went numb. Rode home, took some pills and went to bed. Rode to work this morning, worked all day, and rode home.

Got home, could barely remove my helmet and gloves. Lisa said let's go to the hospital. 2 hours and 5 X-rays later, I'm in a 1/2 cast and sling. No riding for at least a week. They think I just sprained/hyperextended my wrist, but if it still hurts in 5 days time, off to a specialist I go. The same arm/wrist has been damaged twice before...good thing I'm right handed. Bad thing is, my back-up ride, a 69 Dodge 1/2 ton truck, has manual steering. At least it is an automatic.

Time to get a bike with more seat to handlebar room or stretch the Savage frame. Need at least a 10 inch longer frame backbone, and I'm probably the world's WORST welder.

Ride Safe.
-WD

Sucks man!

Sorry to hear about your bump, and I hate to sound like Chicken Little (I think that is the one who ran around yelling "The Sky is falling," but I'll relate to you what happened to me many years ago. I hit the side of a hill on my off road bicycle. First they thought it was my wrist, then my rotator cuff, etc. To make a long story short, six years (and many treatments) later they found out I had broken my neck. I now sport a nice titanium cage in my neck. Works great, but my point is that nerve damage in your neck can seem like anything, make sure that you follow up and get 100% cured before you get absolutely miserable. The scary part until the facts were learned is that I kept riding my bike and had a similar (worse for the bike) accident before I got my neck repaired and the damage was in the area that keeps me breathing.

WD,

I'm really sorry to read about this... my heart goes to you...  

Just make sure you get those bones and joints cured properly before you ride again...

The Savage frame? well, I'm sure someone in this forum lives close enough to your place and can help you weld, finish a couple of 6-packs in the process, and enjoy your company...   I'd wish I lived closer, but 14 hours of flight is not my idea of a "short trip to get my pal out of the hole"....  

Take care,

RW

Whoaa WD ... haven't caught up on this Board yet, as I've been outa town these past few days ... soory to hear about your mishap man ... lucky you didn't go down!
Get well soon bud!

Goose, your new so let me tell ya, here we care about each other and even if we don't agree on everything we still think of each other as family. Savages are what brought us together but interaction has made us all friends ..as a newcomer you should leave if you don't like it....WD hang in there man , Family is Family

p.s. "by" should read buy, "our" should read or  

Frost, no worries.
Paladin, you're right, there are drawbacks for those of us over 6 feet tall. There are enough tinkerers on the board to overcome most if not all of them.

To everyone else, thanks for the concern.

Goose, you're entitled to your opinion, same as anyone else.
-WD

Whoa!  Bad day Goose?  Hope it's gotten better.