I am a biker from South Africa, and FWIW, I am blind from a major bike accident I had in November 2005, when someone in a car swerved into me and my wife on our BMw R1100GS, and I ended up in a coma for around 3--4 weeks, and I only really knew where I was, and that I couldn't see around 3 months later.
I got out of the hospital in March 2006, and I have done all sorts of 'training' to sort of make it possible to live at my own home, with a friend living with me, and I am back at work as a web developer for around the last month or so, and I must say, technology is amazing in relation to what I was expecting when I first realised I was now blind.

One more thing - inspired by a guy from the UK, called Billy Baxter, who's in the Guiness Book of Records for doing 180mph on a bike even though he's also blind - I have already ridden my other bike, a bandit 1200 streetfighter, up and down the main straight of Phakisa racetrack with a radio headset, so my friend could instruct me when to veer left, right, and when to stop. If you want to see photos, go to my bike club's website (http://www.hellrazors.co.za), look for the link to the 'gallery' on the left-hand side of the main page, and look for a gallery specific to 'phakisa' or 'razor rash', and you'll see me getting ready to ride, and I think there's also a photo of me actually going down the track.

Anyway, this is my first post, but I'll be back...

Cheers

Jacob
Blind Biker

Greetings All

nice to find a site dedicated to people after accidents

I still think im a little crazy but am Taking Delivery of a Kawasaki VN800 cruiser on friday along with a Renegade 125 for the Mrs

We are both disabled, my accident was on a Xl650V honda transalp in nov 2003, had an external fixator on for 1 year and when it was removed was 6 months earlier than was expected. 11 Rings 42 pinsites

Legs are now the same length ...just have a limited bend in one knee to 85 degrees so crotch rockets are out for me

Bike History
(not going to mention somthing here).... too emaressing
CG125 20,000 miles in a year (2002/3)
ZX6R ninja
XL650V Transalp
.....
VN800 Vulcan Drifter[/size]

Also the Mrs is on her CBT this week on the renegade she was in a head on car accident (passenger) suffered crushed heel bones.. plaural
she can't wait is so excited

ps mrs is looking for the disabled smilies..

Regards Ian & Lizzie

hi folks i live in south west scotland, i am getting better after a right leg below knee amp after a hit and run 4 years ago i am now riding a honda cx500 trike and i have just had my first ride out on my trusty olg gs750ez (1982) it was fab well hope to hear from you lot soon good web page
montizano

Dramatic Motorbike Madness/ TWO WHEEL SPEEDER



There have been calls for motorbikes to have their speed capped, to cut deaths. It comes as an Essex rider is banned from the roads - after being chased at high speed by police helicopter. Darren Cullin was caught doing an average speed of a 110mph. When he realised he was being filmed he tried to hide under trees.



You can watch this story again, along with the speeding footage and follow the debate to whether motorbikes be forced to have speed limiters? What do YOU think?



See more at

http://www.itvlocal.com/london

Hi all my route has now been put onto my web site if you click on 2007 ride..If you want to meet up or can help in anyway please email me
cheers
www.madrider1961.co.uk

Hi guys madrider here ..Ive got bike meeting down here in devon on 15th july in aid of n.a.b.d. if your intrested?/got web site with details have a look www.madrider1961.co.uk

hi all im madrider1961 live down here in wet devon .. were is the snow?????

Hi all, just popped in, following Petesa's link on MK bikers.
Good to see more familiar names around here, been a member of BCUK since 2005, live usually in MK, so could not evade to be enlisted by our queen of the pink bikes on MKbikers and found now a new forum to spend the dreadfull nightly hours far from home, my dear friends and my beloved bikes....Have 2 bikes, a 900 Divvie for the daily drag and a toy black Blade... Been terrorising the Tarmac for an odd 25 years...... Touch wood, have only a few minor scratches left from the time I was young, wild and innocent and do invest in proper armoured gear to minimise the risk on mayor damage. Those health insurances don't cover loss of work....
I've visited quite a lot hospitals and several funerals because of friends coming off, and have for some time been involved with disabled people, providing technical solutions to overcome practical problems in daily life. Nowadays technology can supply a lot to make life easier, the biggest problem I've seen is mainly the attitude of 'normal' society towards people with a disability. All the best, hope to meet up some moment with all you folks...

Hi Im a British guy living in Canada, I thought Id come say hi, and wish you all well, I luckily in 25 years ive been riding havnt had a serious personal injury, but Ive been arround when insidents have happened,
Keep your chin up guys n gurls

JOE

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Hello everyone

My name is Richard and I'm a friend of Pete's who was with him when he had his accident.

I've finally got round to signing onto the forum (sorry it's been so long Pete, still, better late than never! )

I'll be writing my account of Pete's accident shortly - there Pete, I've committed myself to write it now!!!!

Rich