Kickstand's Motorycling BlogI went to the Dr. He took X-Ray's on Monday. No new breaks or fractures, but there's a possibility that the original break cracked again. I was told to put physical therapy on hold for a week. The Dr. also instructed me not to ride my bike for as long as 3 months...OUCH!!!
That's right! I won't be riding for a while. As a result, I won't be attending Street Vibrations this year. Sorry guys. I was planning on doing an extensive photo gallery out of it. This really changes my plan. Even if I were to drive there, my foot is not in good enough condition to be able to cover the ground I'd need to cover to make it worthwhile. Maybe in a wheelchair!....Naaaaa. I also had to miss another Old Coots meeting yesterday, due to my foot being so swollen. I learned through the beginning of this foot thing, you elevate and ice immediately. It will speed overall recovery. Listen to the doctor.
SO, the way I was hit on Saturday was as follows:
We were at Konocti for the Train concert, and while there I met a guy on a "Repsol" Honda. We got to talkin' cuz I was on my Ninja that day, due to my broken oil pump cover on my Sporty. When the concert was over, most of us were going to go to Richmond Park, so I told him about it, and he followed along. When we got there, I was second to last in line, and he was behind me. I stopped to look behind me to swirve right and left to park with the rest of the bikes, and the guy on the Honda hit me at a 45 degree angle on my right side. If you remember, my left foot is the one that's broken, and upon impact I was shot off the bike to my left. While in motion I was making large hops on my left foot. When it was over I hadn't fallen, but my bike had, and my foot hurt like hell. The guy who hit me was still upright, and his wife was on the back saying,"Car door, Dude!...Car door!...Car dooOOoor! Well there were two females in a car that was illegally parked, and the driver opened her car door after I'd passed, and this startled the rider of the Honda. That is apparently what distracted him enough to look away and hit me when I'd stopped. When this happened, their security guard was watching whole thing, along with several friends of mine who'd just parked before the incident. Several witness saw and heard him telling the two females that had opened to the door to leave immediately. They took off before anyone could stop them. After that, the security guard disappeared too, and people that were seen talking to him at the time of the incident were now claiming he was never there. Others in my party identified him, and I know I saw him with my own eyes as I was flying through the air. He wasn't 10 feet from where it all happened. I really didn't care about my bike, or anything other than my foot. I didn't want to extend my recovery time another day, and it was hurting pretty badly after all of this. Anyway, it was an interesting evening, as later there was more excitement. My buddy got in a fight with a friend's friend over some drunken words of stupidity. Even my buddy's wife jumped in to help her man. Everyone seemed to be letting them go at it for a bit. They broke a table and there were some cuts and bruises on one of 'em. I must go now...I'll add more to the story later.

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I had an eventful weekend. Saturday night I was hit by another rider, and the same night there were lots of fights among friends. Pretty exciting. I may have re-broken my foot. I'll find out today when I get another X-Ray. It feels broken again. I'll explain how it all happened as soon as I have time to write more. I am looking for a motorcycle lawyer. If you know one in Northern California who's good, please post it to the comments link below this blog entry. Talk to ya'll soon.

Kickstand's Motorycling BlogWell, I tried on a Vagos vest the other day. Felt good. I have lots of friends around here, and people keep asking me if I'm going to join a club. Should I?... I got a new sprocket from Lake County Choppers today. It's nice. 48 tooth, chrome, and beautiful. I will get a pic of it. We have a couple of runs up here this weekend, and I don't know if i'll make both, but I will be going to Konocti to see "Train", and whoever is opening for them. This is a nice time of year up here for riding. I flushed my oil tank with kerosene the other day, and then rode it with cheap oil to flush it out. When I rode it after the flush, I was amazed at the increase in power. It's like when it ran at it's best, a year ago. I rode the Ninja to work today. It started to rain on my way home. Now it's hot and clear again. I will check back in later.

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GEEZ!...I haven't had time to blog! I have had a lot to do, and not enough time to do it. The Old Coots On Scoots are doing a fund raiser to save our local base from peril. We are trying to put together any kind of event we can in a short enough amount of time to really help. If anyone has any suggestions for us, please post in comments belows this blog. The club is called The Classic Saloon, in Clearlake Oaks, CA. Please offer any information on resources that may be helpful to us in our mission to save a landmark establishment from closing its doors. You can email me directly at kickstand@walshtek.com. I have several new things to write about from this last weekend, and I will have many more over the next few weeks. This time of year is packed with motorcycle events in these parts due to the ideal weather conditions. Along with the regular runs, we're going to have to squeeze one in for The Classic, and we have Street Vibrations in Reno this month too. WHOA!...It'll be a big one. I am going to start tracking my rides with GPS and video so that more of you can appreciate what we have to ride on around here. We went to Dublin this weekend, and we went to Arlen Ness while we were there. What a great place that is, every time we go there. I test drove a Victory, and got a free T-Shirt. My girlfriend said they told her they were disappointed that I didn't "ride it like I stole it" right out of the gate. They must not've heard me when I got down the road some. PhewwwwwWWW. I was Victorious! The torque is incredible, and since there was hardly any traffic, I was able to actually get it up to some high speeds very quickly in a short distance. I loved how it handled while riding at higher speeds than mine for 2 reasons: I have a 4 Speed on a 1000cc Sportster, and it had a 6 Speed with a 1650cc. BLAP! The fat tire was a different ride for me too. I have an ironhead sporty with a slightly oversized tire, and this thing had a 200 or 250 on it. I found myself having to throw my weight around to handle it in the parking lot. My sporty is quite the opposite. All things considered, I would buy one, for sure. We had a great weekend. I must go now. I hope to blog more soon.

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This has been a very long, and very fun, weekend. We had the Poker Run around the lake from Konocti. They had vendors this year, which was cool, and other entertainment like stunt-jumpers and a bike show. Steve Miller Band was insane, followed up by a nice fireworks show, and we met everyone at Richmond Park. It was very relaxing. I will ad more tomorrow. It's bedtime.