Sharkie down - not too serious

Herewith bad news and good news.
Sharkie had an accident this afternoon.
He's fine.-- still at x-rays to see how serious the collarbone and foot injury are.

Typical accident scenario: A motorcar made a U-turn.
The driver stopped immediately and was very sorry and very helpful - even called him just as we approached the hospital.

We hope he is fit enough to join the Sani trip - even if it is in the back-up vehicle!

Will keep you posted.

ag nee man.....ek bedoel vrou

awaiting further news in anticipation

Ai tog! Timing is nooit goed nie, maar hoekom hierdie week?!

Sterkte ou Sharkie - belangrikste dat jy ok is!



Hoe's die bike...?

Not good - but could be worse:

Gooi daai pille ou maat, gooi hulle!!

noodlot......of is dit murphy...........of ek het jou nie gesien nie ?????

be it as it may, we are so glad you are ok (ish)..... could have been ugly

Trust you will at least get a good night's sleep and all the best for your vist to the specialist tomorrow

Ek sien die bike is nog nie gewas na Loskop nie!

Sterkte boet!

dakardrix wrote:Ek sien die bike is nog nie gewas na Loskop nie!

... en my klere ook nie Drix...

Sorry to hear about this accident. Glad that you are ok and that the bike is not too badly damaged. Seems to me that there are just more and more motorcycle accidents happening at the moment. Cage drivers getting worse and worse. Still waiting for my Sprint to be fixed and as I have not ridden for a good few months am going to have to take it slowly when it is fixed. Hope that you are able to make the Sani trip on two wheels.

Hi there guys,

Thanks for all the comments.

Yes, Collarbone is in sy moer in. Seeing the Orthopedic Surgeon today to see if I need to have an Operation - Hope NOT !!!

The collarbone snapped and the little piece that is still attached to the shoulder bent 50degrees downwards, so it needs to be bent back up so that the bones can grow back in line. If the gap is too big, I would need pins.

Ankle and knee is fine, no major damage.

Depending on what the Ortho says today, we will see if I can go to Sani, but obviously in the Back-up vehicle.

I considder myself VERY lucky, it could have been much much worse.

HUGE thank you to Dani, Colin, Tina, Brian and most off all thank you to my lovely girlfriend, Susan, who helped me soooo much.

shit man, bly jy is ok.

Aggenee Sharkie! Jammer om te hoor! Baie baie sterkte, ek hoop van harte dat jy ten minste die trippie sal kan bywoon - al is dit in die back-up vehicle! Hoop jy herstel vinnig en dat daar nie te groot operasies en goeters al nodig wees nie!

Ai man, dit is nou bad luck op sy beste! Maar gelukkig is daar ook iets positief en dit is dat jy OK is!!! Baie sterkte

Marnus wrote:

dakardrix wrote:Ek sien die bike is nog nie gewas na Loskop nie!

... en my klere ook nie Drix...

Nou kan jy nie skoon bly nie....? Ek sal maar ver agter jou ry in die stof more... verwag revenge...

Ja jong net bly jy is fine ek moet al weer by die huis bly vir die Sani trip en Pieter gaan net jol maar geniet dit baie al moet jy in die back up ry sterkte

Sterkte sharkie!

Good News !!!

No operation needed.

I will be there bright and early tomorrow morning, ready for the Sani Trip, in the back-up.

Whoo Whoo !!!!




Ps, nou kan ek lekker drink, want ek hoef nerens heen te ry nie !!!

Ettiene, that really sucks! This reminds when when I tore almost all my back ligaments and some on the front in the week before an exciting trip. It was a real downer, but I still went on the trip though having to stay in the vehicle while everyone was having fun. And of course living on painkillers 24/7 during the entire trip. At least I was helped in and out of vehicles, eating plenty soft food that required no knives.

Really hope that collarbone that is bend can be bend back into place.

My bike has a friend now. With it looking more like mine.

You know you just become the official photographer for the trip.

Sorry to hear of your accident - never pleasant when it happens!
Glad to hear you don't need an op - keep away from hospitals if you can !
Enjoy Sani, just a pity not on a bike !
Wishing you a speedy recovery !

DP

Sharkie

Kan jy darem nog tjeks teken, of 'n muis roer???

Ek bedoel... die muis vir EFT's...

Sharkie - i would rather give the clavicle the time it needs to recover correct. Remember if it does not set correct in the first 6 weeks it will probably result in a bone transplant and a plate to be inserted. Should it also not set correct that shoulder will always be shorter than the other.

A number of years ago we fell with the Tandem - Elsabe broke her clavicle - roughly same as you did - first 6 weeks passed with no recovery and bone forming - resulting therein that we had to do the above - we were effectively off the tandem for roughly 15 weeks in total.

Strongs Boet and hope you can enjoy the trip - albeit in the recovery vehicle - flipside of this is you can drink more beer - even en route.

Jammer om te hoor hiervan.

Vinnige beterskap

I just got the quote from Bavarian to fix the bike...
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R 24,031.97 - FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sharkie wrote:I just got the quote from Bavarian to fix the bike...
R 24,031.97 - FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jinne!!!! So wat maak ons die naweek - 'n bank gaan beroof????