The waiting...

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So it's been three and a half months since I've had my accident, and it's going to be at least another month until I can physically ride and at least another six weeks after that until the doctor says it's ok for me to ride (not that I plan to take any notice, I'll happily turn up to my followup appointment in leathers ).

I didn't mind so much initially, I had other things to worry about - like getting better, and the debts I suddenly couldn't pay. But now I'm working from home, and I can actually walk - in a lurching, limping kinda way. So I'm much better and I've got little to think about on that front, but now all I can think about is riding.
It stops me from concentrating on my work - which is very bad because I work from home and most of my income is commission, on reading, or anything - I just can't think about anything else except riding.

It sounds slightly crazy but it's really starting to drive me mad. I can't stand it any longer. I'm guessing a few people here can relate...I mean, what the hell do you do under the circumstances? I don't even have anything else to look forward to in the meantime, I have no life because I can't get around. I used to read for escapism but now I prefer to daydream about riding.

[Mr Nice Guy]

Pillion off a mate for a quick blast/temp fix in the meantime?
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[Mr Nice Guy]

Skirt and slippers?


Sucks dude, suck it up and wait it out I guess
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[gmanxiii]

Get the playstation out and TT superbikes/Tourist Trophy (sad but it gave me something to do other than watch jeremy kyle). Thats what i did during the 6 months i couldnt ride. Oh and also fixing the bike in the garage too, ready for when i could ride.
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VFR400NC30 > ZZR600 > CBR600FX > CBR1000rr

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[Walloper]

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I'm a bit odd as a 'biker' in that despite owning a load of bikes and spending quite a bit of time on bikes, I'm not actually /that/ into them compared to many - I enjoy doing fun things and bikes happen to be excellent value for money fun .

So maybe I was less bothered by not being able to ride than some might be.
However, one of the things I started doing to alleviate the boredom was reading through threads on advrider - some amazing stories which inspired me to make some further plans about what I'm going to do around that area in the future.

Not sure how much you can get around, but can you work on bikes?
Now could be an ideal time to have a play at poking bikes if you can (at one point I could be seen balancing with one foot on my broken mx stand reaching over the bike trying to lift it up, while using my other hand to balance against a shelf with my broken leg sticking out - erm, probably best to avoid that situation, though ).

Basically, find something that you can plan for in the future and set things in motion so stuff you're doing now while not on the bike means you can enjoy the riding more when you can get back on it.
Could always look for other hobbies/passtime you might enjoy - on that, I've got an indoor remote controlled which I got to occupy me while sat on the sofa - you're welcome to borrow it if you want .

As for the rest, if getting around is a problem and there's no one to help, might be worth splashing out on a taxi occasionally?

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[Stu_666]

When I had me accident a month or so before christmas I found DVD's were pretty effective at passing time. Got so bored one day I watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy boxset all at once Other than that I did uni work which I would normally leave till the last minute.

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