BikerMooFromMars

Well this made for an entertainting read!

Will consider camping as hubby may have done his CBT by then, but I'll defo go at least 1 day. I went on Sun last yr 1 month after passing CBT, bought a sh*t tonne VERY cheap: armoured jacket & trousers, awesome saddle bags, tool roll, 2nd hand boots - all came to £105, and a helmet £115. Highly recommend!

Count moo in - I wanted to go last year but I'd only just started biking and pretty sure I also had a mate's hen do the night before and couldn't guarantee I'd be fit to ride! No such plans this year, would love to do it.

The physio said to me today I might be fitted with a knee brace as part of my actual physio next week, see how it goes. So they can adjust and progressively put more pressure on my muscle wasted thigh when I go back to work so it doesn't just keep swelling up from me doing too much and becoming unbearable to stand on. See how it goes. So I would be working the muscles, it's just a case of making it more gradual so I can get on with life more. Need/want for my own peace of mind a knee brace protector for motorbike/bicycle riding in the future see what gets reccommooooonded hehehe. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee so FREAKING EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK ON MY BIKE!!!! Also, is your name Tibbs as like, a leg reference? Hahaha

Haha, oh dear Rennie! I still want a normal life while I'm young might aswell sort it out. I want to run again, play, jump around, be a dick and not care about it anymore. Gonna speak to the surgeon next week about getting a custom knee brace. Apparently he might fit me with one for support anyway, not for protection. Watching this vid made me realise just how much support they give you: Gotta admit, every time I saw the guy hit the skate ramp I cringed!

Totally not what I'm after megawatt, thanks anyway! I have something like that already; I am after something that'll protect my knee in event of an accident on motorbike or bicycle while it's still v unstable til I have my 2nd surgery on ligament (which I may put off til next year) and then after that surgery til it's fully back to normal (9 months + after that surgery). Tho tbf I'd probably just wear the knee brace it for as long as I possibly could after when on 2 wheels tbh anyway, but will be v important til completely healed.

Okay so I've come to a decision whilst on hold many times today without needing to speak to anyone in the end. I am going to invest in my right knee big time - even when not motorbiking I used to cycle all the time, and I came off twice in 2 years - I can't afford that sort of impact, from motorbike or bicycle. I'm going to spend £300 on a proper hardcore right knee brace http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Asterisk-Cell-K ... _25656.htm and I'm going to follow their advice on my left knee protection - something good but not more than £40 or £50 because I'll already be spending a fecking fortune and literally am just going to be oweing our savings account this money for when I finally do a couple of month's work to pay it back (instead of buying nice honeymoooon clothes haha!). Thankyou all of you for your advice - I never realised how much thry'd cost, but I know it'll be more than worth the money. I will let you all know what I go for for my left knee too, and of course upload a pic when I get it. Need to borrow/buy a fabric tape measure first haha

Maybe I need to call the company that sell them to discuss. I don't really have that kinda money for em unfortunately with almost a whole month off work on SSP. See what happens - I may be able to dip into our honeymooooon savings and repay the money at some point! I'm sure my hubby wouldn't mind. I do think I'd be happier with proper support, and in the unlikely event I have another off and land on knee it might just stop me effing it up big time. Thanks, I'll give em a bell tomorrow

Hmm, they don't look like they'd offer much of the support I need tbh, thanks though! I've seen these, not sure if they'd be too buulky for under my biker trousers. Look the b*llocks tho haha: http://www.racespec.co.uk/acatalog/Alpinestars_MX_Knee_Guards.html. V little information on the support they offer tho - I mean yeah they look strong, but is there impact absorbtion stuff in them aswell, padding, are they comfortable to wear every day? Hmmm.... I have a v delicate knee that could do with some fairly hardcore support tbh. It'll be well over a year til it's back to normal, need a second op yet that I won't be having til likely after October, maybe even next year dependng on my hubby & I's work situation at the time.

Darlings! Moo is after some hardcore knee protection since my accident, hoping to be back on The Beast within a month! The knee protection within my quality seconds trousers I bought at the BMF convention were just squidgy soft armour (like this http://www.getgeared.co.uk/HELD_D3O_Motorcycle_CE_Knee_Armour_Pair ), not particularly amazing but likely saved my knee getting royally smashed up. Does anyone have any experience with more decent knee protection they wouldn't mind sharing their advice with please? Maybe motocross people or just anyone that has above average knee protection for whatever reason... All I know is I would like: > separate knee protection to wear under my protective trousers > something decent that will absorb any impact, covering the sides of knee, not just front > hinged in some way so I can bend my knee comfortably and wear comfortably every day (used to bike 6/7 days a week) > I don't wanna buy off eBay! I don't want new trousers really cos I like my current pair, they're not damaged at all, just v light scuff on knee. I also don't have a big variety of places in Cambridge to try new biker trousers, and I like being able to wear shorts/my own jeans under my trousers so I can shove em in my backpack and go out without full biker gear on I am willing to spend up to £100 - I've seen online you can buy motocross knee protection for up to £500!! Obv that's a tad extreme for me haha. There's just so much choice and I'm not really sure what to go for. I'm not planning on crashing again, I just have a weaker knee that won't be happy to take normal impact as it is and I will feel a lot happier biking knowing I am better protected. Thanks in advance

HAHAHAHAHA, this is brilliant! Cat will get it lowered for you

Muchly enjoyed the read, particularly enjoyed "Max speed the bike goes off a cliff : Maybe 85mph-95mph - Untested" Hahahaha! I was coveting a shiney new red Sinnis Vista for my first bike, but my dad beat me to it with the beefy Kymco Zing

Hehe, muchly enjoyed your review, does sound like you had a saucy fling with her - a good ride but too expensive in the long run . Looks the bollocks, not my style but I can v much appreciate the epic-ness!

Yay, 125cc cruiser club! Not too bad looking, well done doing all that to it, you must've learnt a lot. You upgrading any time soon?

just watch out for the person already asleep inside in full leathers OMG, can you imagine if you got lucky in that tent?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA! that'd be quite the silhouette!!!

I love bu bu bass cannon KICK IT! Haha, awesome - you must be the coolest teacher out there?? If you like your loud, epic, somewhat repetetive music you may like this track: Into metal at all? Pendulum & In Fames (you prob know this already:

Waaaaaah, I love Deadmau5 this much! (Made this for my bro's housewarming party a couplea years ago): http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/spastic_potato/BikerMoos%20Piccies/Deadmau5me.jpg I did have a suit on with a Minecraft tie too, but can't be arsed to dig around on my hard drive to find the pic! Missed out n seeing him with my big bro twice since my accident - gonna be hitting the gigs so hard once I'm back on my feet!!!! Bjork gets me to sleep most nights - Hyperballd my fave track. Guns&Roses- god, not listened to in SO long, defo adding to my Spotify, thanks! "Take me down to the Paradise City...." Just checking out Ronald Jenkees seeing as I like everyone you said but AC/DC! . MASSIVELY liking what I'm hearing so far - recommend more please! What can I recommend you though?? Freestylers - Cracks (LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!) Netsky - Live today And I'm gonna throw this out there, a bit mental and heavy but amazing

Daft Punk Digital Love was one of the songs I got married to in September last yr!

Music is my life!!!! Like Legatron (love the name! Hahaha!) I don't watch much tv at all but listen to a HECK of a lot of music. I never do anything without music in the background - hence I've taken this post a bit too seriously. Cannot recommend Spotify enough to anyone else like me . Got TONNES of playlists on there, largely listen to: > Metal, Metalcore, Screamy angry heavy metal! & Heavy Rock Soilwork are my favourite band of all time - seen them 5 times (got the vocalist to sign a cow at their last gig!) Killswitch Engage (seen em once), Pantera (Cowboys From Hell the best!), Avenged Sevenfold (seen once), Bullet for my Valentine, In Flames (seen twice), Engel, Rammstein (not the newer stuff, seen em twice), Metallica (seen 3 times), Nine Inch Nails (seen once), Iron Maiden (seen once), Karnivool, still love old Marilyn Manson (seen twice), A Perfect Circle & Tool (seen twice), Korn (seen 3 times), All that Remains > Dubstep, Dance Music, Electronic Weirdness Skirllex... ...M83, Deadmau5, Bjork, Apoptygma Berzerk, Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, Netsky, Sub Focus, Pendulum (seen 3 times), Prodigy (seen twice), Nero, High Contrast, Disclosure, Puscifier, Alpines, Dan Sena, Chicane, Alex Clare... > Certain Pop Stuff Friendly Fires... ...Ed Sheeran, Swedish House Mafia, Jesse Ware, Mika (seen twice - hahaha, my dad got me into him!), Feeder, Ellie Goulding, Calvin Harris, Rudimental... Not an extensive list because so often I just like a few tunes by a certain artist!. > 80s stuff - (rarely listen to anymore) Pink Floyd, The Cure, Depeche Mode (seen once), Queen, Extreme, Tears For Fears, Gary Moore... Hope I haven't bored you all too much, and gonna have a good read of what everyone else likes on here - see if there's anyone else out there with similar interests (rarely sems to happen for me!). I miss out on a lot of gigs cos I don't have many friends into the same metal as me which is annoying!!

you rock, Steve. Thanks (I would've asked you tbh hehe). If I do ride I'll have had the sat nav wired in at least! How do you bring your bike, got a trailer-thing? Will you still have a Harley then, or something new?

I'm gonna rough it too - I haaaaaaate camping, almost guaranteed to be awake all weekend to annoy the hell out of you all thats ok moo there will be a few kettle and pots about you can be chief coffee maker Ollie can pitch all the tents, he's great at that - HAHAHAHA that sounds so wrong! And he can make all the hot drinks all weekend. And clean the toilet. And I'll sleep on top of him to be nice and comfy. Mwahahahahaha. Gotta work out what we'll do if my knee's not fixed and don't have full licence by then... fingers crossed!

I'm gonna rough it too - I haaaaaaate camping, almost guaranteed to be awake all weekend to annoy the hell out of you all

Ah - gorgeous bike. Green?? I'll hug your bike any day

Yaaay - Friend! Chatroom friend!!!

Attacked by squirrels?! Hahaha - how?! My first ever proper scary near-accident was a squirrel running out across the road when I was going 60mph - it did this crazy jump and BENT it's body round to avoid my front wheel! Ooh, I'll stalk your videos later or tomorrow