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Bronxboy
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« on: December 27, 2015, 07:20:34 AM »

I put a little blip at the bottom of my Group Ride post. But I thought I should put it up separately as well. Billyboy went down this morning on the way up to meet us for a ride.

He is ok, just a little scuffed up, luckily he was wearing all his gear. he said that one of our members (Steve) came down and drove his Valk back to his house, so I guess that it is still in good enough shape to ride.

I think Billy said his hand is swollen, so hopefully he can use his other to take care of business  Grin

I am sure he will chime in with all the details on how it wasn't his fault soon enough. 2funny

Happy u weren't seriously hurt BB , the Valk can be fixed.  Wink
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boss hoss bill
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2015, 07:27:08 AM »

Wow

Always hate hearing stuff like this.

HEAL FAST AND COMPLETE!

(From another rider named)
 Bill!
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TJ
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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2015, 08:04:35 AM »

Prayers sent , heal fast billyboy...
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Grumpy
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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2015, 09:27:19 AM »

Prayers sent, heal fast.  If you need any thing give me a call.
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Pappy!
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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2015, 09:34:55 AM »

Ditto on what the others have said. Let me know how I can help.
Heal fast, my friend !
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OnaWingandaPrayer
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2015, 09:40:25 AM »

Prayers for a quick , complete recovery BB.
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Scoop171
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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2015, 09:41:54 AM »

Heal fast Billy, hope your ok.

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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2015, 09:42:28 AM »

Billy Boy I pray you're feeling well and heal quick. Hope you didn't drop your cigar Cheesy
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BCoy
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2015, 09:51:03 AM »

I hope you are feeling better Billy, my thoughts and prayers will be with you as you heal. Hope you bounce back quickly, let me know if you need anything.
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Bronxboy
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2015, 10:08:39 AM »

After BB figures out what parts need replacing, maybe we can scrounge thru our extra parts and get him whole again? We know that the parts don't have to be perfect as he never cleans his ride anyway  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2015, 10:21:56 AM »

Good thing he wasn't wearing the Daisy Dukes, he'd really be messed up. Just think how the EMT's would react to that.....putting on their hazmats and all.   Evil

Hope you're OK bud, glad you were wearing your gear.
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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2015, 11:01:37 AM »

 2funny 2funny 2funny

You guys ain't right, picking on the man when he is down  Grin

Seriously, glad it was not any worse Billy, heal quick and let us know what we can do to help  cooldude
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sixlow
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2015, 11:12:50 AM »

Hope you are o.k. Billy, we are here to help in any way we can, I will hold the girls off you for a while !!  Wink
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Jack

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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2015, 11:16:47 AM »

Hope you are o.k. Billy, we are here to help in any way we can, I will hold the girls off you for a while !!  Wink

You are a brave man  2funny
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« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2015, 11:42:44 AM »

Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss
hope your cigar isn't broke.  Cool   coolsmiley
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billyboy
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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2015, 11:43:09 AM »

Yep my fault tried to brake too hard and went into a high
speep wobble went down and high sided too much
front brake I guess. Brake lever slamed into my hand
and it is swollen and I don't think it is broken. Right bag
is scrapped up bad left one just a little I guess when I flipped. Jack is hooking me up with levers and grips.
What a great person. Crash bar did it's thing what's left
of it. Bike rode straight Steve said. Thanks guys hope to
see you soon. Mike I need a few nurses right now you
know. Thanks for the thoughts
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Pappy!
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2015, 12:51:24 PM »

Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss
hope your cigar isn't broke.  Cool   coolsmiley


Which Stogie, DD??

BB - Happy it wasn't any worse. Sounds like you were haulin' arse??
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« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2015, 03:52:51 PM »

 Undecided  Bummer there Billyboy! Sure glad you got out of that accident with little harm to yourself. Now I know why Jack sent me that special picture of a nurse, it was by mistake...  Roll Eyes I won't tell anyone about that Hot Hot nurse you got!  2funny Well, you get better so maybe we can catch up sometime next year.  coolsmiley
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« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2015, 04:06:07 PM »

Very sorry to hear of your mishap, BB, but also very glad to hear that it wasn't any worse, and that you were not seriously injured. As someone else said, the Valk can be fixed.
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Thunderbolt
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« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2015, 04:20:27 PM »

Glad you are able to get on and defend yourself Billy.  Also that it was not worse. 
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larue
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« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2015, 04:36:46 PM »

I know you're a tough cookie billy , a flip ain't nothing for billy, glad it wasn't any worse...anything we could do to help brother let me know.
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Bert AKA,Valkaholic
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« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2015, 05:19:16 PM »

Sad To Hear That You Went Down But Glad To Hear That You Were Not Seriously Injured.
 Get Well Soon.
P.S . - Billy You Didn't Have To Have An Accident To Take Saturday Off So You Could Attend My Party, I'm Sure They Would Have Let You Have A Day Off  !
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« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2015, 06:15:49 PM »

Damn man that sucks!

Get well soon.. glad to hear both you & the bike are repairable.  Wink
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« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2015, 06:52:46 PM »

I'm so sorry to hear about your crash Billy. It happens so fast doesn't it? God speed on a rapid recovery my friend.
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« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2015, 01:55:26 AM »

It happens, glad your gear did its job, if u need a hook up on replacement gear give me a shout i can see how much i can get it for.
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Valkahuna
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« Reply #25 on: December 29, 2015, 11:27:44 AM »

Yep my fault tried to brake too hard and went into a high
speep wobble went down and high sided too much
front brake I guess. Brake lever slamed into my hand
and it is swollen and I don't think it is broken. Right bag
is scrapped up bad left one just a little I guess when I flipped. Jack is hooking me up with levers and grips.
What a great person. Crash bar did it's thing what's left
of it. Bike rode straight Steve said. Thanks guys hope to
see you soon. Mike I need a few nurses right now you
know. Thanks for the thoughts



Hey Billy, glad you're gear helped protect you! Sorry it happened to you. Sad

The Old Harley safety officer in me always tries to analyze what happens in these mishaps in order to learn from them. You mean that you used the Front Brake only to try to slow your speed and it by itself caused a high speed wobble? That's strange, since the recognized method for getting out of a high speed wobble is to apply the brake.  Undecided I've always used the front brake to scrub off speed, though, once I've applied the front, I'll also use the rear brake in combination. As I said, just trying to learn, not to pry! I've seen a lot of riders go down from instinctively using just the rear brake, locking it up and causing a skid that results in a high side get-off about half of the time. And yup, Jeff Parker is right. Things go wrong very quickly.  Shocked
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« Reply #26 on: December 31, 2015, 12:17:34 PM »

Hey Billy sorry to hear about your get off.  Glad it wasn't more serious.  We arrived in FL this week and are planning to go to Bert's Saturday.  Anxious to see everybody.
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WoodyFL
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« Reply #27 on: December 31, 2015, 02:54:24 PM »

Glad to hear nothing worse happened. Hope you recover quickly!

Bob
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MelbourneDan
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« Reply #28 on: January 01, 2016, 09:08:48 AM »

Speedy recovery Billy! I hope to see you back in the sddle soon.


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