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Old Oct 13, 2017 | 12:19 PM
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I'm out of riding with a broken ankle. Still would like to get out to some of the biketoberfest events. I hope to get up to Rossmyers
 
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good luck! did you break it while riding?
 
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Ouch! Hope you are better soon!
 
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Wishing You a Speedy Recovery and Back in the Saddle Soon ..
 
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That must suck......sorry mate.

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Old Oct 31, 2017 | 07:20 AM
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good luck! did you break it while riding?
Yes...feel stupid. Going around a slow corner with some leaves on the street. The front lost traction. Had to be slime under the leaves. I slammed my right foot down to save it. I could feel it break. Didn't crash...but I wish I would have let the bike go down. It was at like 25 mph. Sucks
 
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Yes...feel stupid. Going around a slow corner with some leaves on the street. The front lost traction. Had to be slime under the leaves. I slammed my right foot down to save it. I could feel it break. Didn't crash...but I wish I would have let the bike go down. It was at like 25 mph. Sucks
Almost the same thing happened to me a number of years back. Slow speed, right turn from stop, leaves on the road...broke my fibula. Six months later I was getting pain in the same knee. Found out then that I had also torn my meniscus. All better now. Hope you will be too.
 
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Almost the same thing happened to me a number of years back. Slow speed, right turn from stop, leaves on the road...broke my fibula. Six months later I was getting pain in the same knee. Found out then that I had also torn my meniscus. All better now. Hope you will be too.
It sucks. The company I was working for . Eliminated my job the day I had surgery. Needless to say. I'm in a bad way now. I broke the tubular and fibula,torn ligaments and tendon. Harley was good enough to roll two months of payments to the end. I just hope I can get up on my foot and find work fast.
 
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It sucks. The company I was working for . Eliminated my job the day I had surgery. Needless to say. I'm in a bad way now. I broke the tubular and fibula,torn ligaments and tendon. Harley was good enough to roll two months of payments to the end. I just hope I can get up on my foot and find work fast.
tibula....auto correct sucks! Lol
 
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Good luck and a speedy recovery. I was out of work 6 months with mine.
 
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