Cut the ride short because of my ankle injury. I'll give you the details later. Now it's off to the doctor.
It was a Sunday afternoon just 10 miles west of Albuquerque when John had a flat on his rear tire doing about 80mph. He couldn't make it over to the right so he rode it down the center median of the Hwy. He did a great job controlling the bike with a flat and going down a sandy embankment. He told me what was happening so I slowed down and drove down the median and made my way back to him. It was soft but not that bad and had no problem. Well we called a tow truck and after about an hour and a half he finally arrived. While we were waiting Michael and Gary got a hold of Chuck aka( F6 banger) and we had the bike towed to his house about 10 miles away. As we were leaving the Hwy I tried to make my way to the turn around that the State Police use to go from one side of the hwy to the other. It was about a 100 yards and I thought it would be easier than going up the embankment of the road. Well I hit some soft sand and the bike stopped and I tipped over on the right and my foot got caught under the exhaust pipe. I got the foot our right away and didn't think it was burned put just sprained or twisted. John and the tow truck driver helped me get up and pick up the bike as well. I walked around a bit and although sore I thought it was ok to ride. It wasn't until the next day that the ankle came to life and all the bruising and the burn show it's ugly head.
Many Thanks to Chuck for helping us get back on the road again with his air compressor and expert advice on getting the bead back on the rim.
Well I went to the doctor today and he gave me a tetanus shot and bandaged it up for three days. He also gave me some pills to take once a day. Doesn't feel to bad unless I sit or get out of bed and stand on it for the first few minutes.
Looks pretty gross don't you think!
