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This is Eunice, the old whore, I bought her January 1st 1979. She's a 1948 Harley Davidson FL Panhead first year of the Panhead and last year of the Springer. It's been many colors and many configurations I didn't get her quite finished and that's the state it's in still 7 year after my accident. The photo with the black Springer soft tale is the Black Widow that's the one that bit me in fact it killed me. I broke C2 through C4 I'm fussed from C2 to C7 I spent 2 years in physical therapy I was told I would probably not be able to walk again but I proved them wrong. By doing Yoga every day and refusing to be a victim I've brought myself back among the living other than my brain's not right I've done pretty good. For the last 7 years my mantra has been, PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY!
I still love my Harley's but I know I will never ride again. Just thought I would share with you all. View attachment 258671View attachment 258667View attachment 258668View attachment 258670
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Yep it's amazing what you can do if you just TRY. I know too many people who just give up. Not as many military types as most of us just don't know that word. Glad to hear you're walking and proving the doctors wrong.
 
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Yep it's amazing what you can do if you just TRY. I know too many people who just give up. Not as many military types as most of us just don't know that word. Glad to hear you're walking and proving the doctors wrong.
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Thanks, man, it's harder to lay there and be a victim than it is to get up and fight for it, either way it's pain! Like Steve McQueen said, ATTACK LIFE ITS GOING TO KILL YOU ANYWAY!
 
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Tree killer said:
Thanks, man, it's harder to lay there and be a victim than it is to get up and fight for it, either way it's pain! Like Steve McQueen said, ATTACK LIFE ITS GOING TO KILL YOU ANYWAY!
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Yep the doctors told me I'd never bend my leg past 25* when they put my back together but I proved them wrong. My surgeon that put the plate in my leg to fix my femur about had a heart attack when I walked into the office carry a motorcycle helmet dressed in all my gear. I was riding my Buell back then.
I told him I figured if getting shot couldn't kill me I was gunna enjoy life as long as I could.

Have a Lieutenant I served with in Iraq that got into a really bad accident about two years ago. Boke both legs and a few ribs plus one ankle. Then had 2 attempted knee replacements that both got infected so she just had an above knee amputation here about 4 months ago. Is just relearning how to walk now and in Vegas celebrating her 50th birthday. Says she can't wait to get back on two wheels.

BTW that is an AWESOME looking Harley. The old springs & Panheads were always one of my favorites. I have a buddy who has one and has let me ride it twice. There is just something about the old iron.
 
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Yep the doctors told me I'd never bend my leg past 25* when they put my back together but I proved them wrong. My surgeon that put the plate in my leg to fix my femur about had a heart attack when I walked into the office carry a motorcycle helmet dressed in all my gear. I was riding my Buell back then.
I told him I figured if getting shot couldn't kill me I was gunna enjoy life as long as I could.

Have a Lieutenant I served with in Iraq that got into a really bad accident about two years ago. Boke both legs and a few ribs plus one ankle. Then had 2 attempted knee replacements that both got infected so she just had an above knee amputation here about 4 months ago. Is just relearning how to walk now and in Vegas celebrating her 50th birthday. Says she can't wait to get back on two wheels.

BTW that is an AWESOME looking Harley. The old springs & Panheads were always one of my favorites. I have a buddy who has one and has let me ride it twice. There is just something about the old iron.
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Thank you for your service, and the service of your lieutenant. Were you in Desert Storm or Operation Freedom? How long has it been since you lost your leg? I'm glad to hear your still on two wheels, I wish i could but I have to many problems from my accident. Ride safe
 
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Thank you for your service, and the service of your lieutenant. Were you in Desert Storm or Operation Freedom? How long has it been since you lost your leg? I'm glad to hear your still on two wheels, I wish i could but I have to many problems from my accident. Ride safe
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I joined the Army in June 1978 and was on active duty until Aug 1992. But I was in Korea during Desert Storm so never got close then.
After I got off active duty I was in the inactive reserves for the time remaining on my last reenlistment contract. But I found out I missed the military too much so I joined the National Guard in Dec 1994. Back then the NG never got activated for anything outside of the state you were in. That all changed with 9/11.

We were activated in July 2003. My daughter had just been born in May 2002 so I wasn't thrilled about this but I had a duty to my country. We rolled into Iraq on 1 Apr 2004. I was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. I was wounded on 19 Oct 2004 and lucky for me they were able to save my leg even though it had done a lot of internal damage. I was medially retired from the Army in June 2006 28 years after I'd joined the Army. The picture in my meme is my femur that was shattered by the bullet. It caused nerve damage to my lower leg and I was able to control the pain for a few years but I started to get a lot worse around 2009-10. I fought with the VA until 2016 about amputating my leg and then my family care doctor sent me to Harbor View in Seattle to see some specialists. They amputated my leg on 14 May 2018 and within 3 months I was off all my pain meds. When I'd had the amputation done they'd told me it would be at least 2 years before I would ride a motorcycle again. On 12 May 2019 I got my endorsement back to operate a motorcycle. Then in Aug 2019 I went on my longest motorcycle trip out to Deadwood, SD and then returned thru Glacier National park on the way home.

It sucks that you can't ride anymore. Is there a chance you can ride a trike? Or how about the Slingshot? I know it isn't the same but it's at least some of the freedom.

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Wildman said:
I joined the Army in June 1978 and was on active duty until Aug 1992. But I was in Korea during Desert Storm so never got close then.
After I got off active duty I was in the inactive reserves for the time remaining on my last reenlistment contract. But I found out I missed the military too much so I joined the National Guard in Dec 1994. Back then the NG never got activated for anything outside of the state you were in. That all changed with 9/11.

We were activated in July 2003. My daughter had just been born in May 2002 so I wasn't thrilled about this but I had a duty to my country. We rolled into Iraq on 1 Apr 2004. I was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. I was wounded on 19 Oct 2004 and lucky for me they were able to save my leg even though it had done a lot of internal damage. I was medially retired from the Army in June 2006 28 years after I'd joined the Army. The picture in my meme is my femur that was shattered by the bullet. It caused nerve damage to my lower leg and I was able to control the pain for a few years but I started to get a lot worse around 2009-10. I fought with the VA until 2016 about amputating my leg and then my family care doctor sent me to Harbor View in Seattle to see some specialists. They amputated my leg on 14 May 2018 and within 3 months I was off all my pain meds. When I'd had the amputation done they'd told me it would be at least 2 years before I would ride a motorcycle again. On 12 May 2019 I got my endorsement back to operate a motorcycle. Then in Aug 2019 I went on my longest motorcycle trip out to Deadwood, SD and then returned thru Glacier National park on the way home.

It sucks that you can't ride anymore. Is there a chance you can ride a trike? Or how about the Slingshot? I know it isn't the same but it's at least some of the freedom.

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That's a hell of a story, I've never been in the service but every Male in my family has. My dad, my brothers, my sons and all my nephews even my grand nephew I got caught up in drugs and clubs before I pulled my head out of my ass, I tried to join but it was to late. I know I would have been a good Soldier, I have the discipline I just had my priorities fucked up. I did start and run my own business for 25 years up until my accident. After I went down I was on the table for 18 hours witch parilized my larynx, voice box. I can't breath out more pressure than the speed I'm going, up to about 35 mph I'm good anything above that I'll black out. In fact most of the time I can't get enough oxygen in my lungs and I get brain fog. I can go on oxygen but once you start you can't go off it so I jus fight it. My older brother died in a motorcycle accident 5 years before my accident he broke C2 also but died instantly he went out the way he wanted to riding with 3 of his friends. When I wrecked I know I heard him say wake up and I did the bike was on top of me, my hip was dislocated it hurt more than my neck did, I rolled around till it popped back in and that's when my neck started hurtling I laid there for an hour before the meat wagons came and got me. A couple of gals were driving by and saw my headlight shining up in the air, they stayed with me until the ambulance got there, the 6th of September will be seven years. But I still have my jeep!
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I joined the Army in June 1978 and was on active duty until Aug 1992. But I was in Korea during Desert Storm so never got close then.
After I got off active duty I was in the inactive reserves for the time remaining on my last reenlistment contract. But I found out I missed the military too much so I joined the National Guard in Dec 1994. Back then the NG never got activated for anything outside of the state you were in. That all changed with 9/11.

We were activated in July 2003. My daughter had just been born in May 2002 so I wasn't thrilled about this but I had a duty to my country. We rolled into Iraq on 1 Apr 2004. I was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. I was wounded on 19 Oct 2004 and lucky for me they were able to save my leg even though it had done a lot of internal damage. I was medially retired from the Army in June 2006 28 years after I'd joined the Army. The picture in my meme is my femur that was shattered by the bullet. It caused nerve damage to my lower leg and I was able to control the pain for a few years but I started to get a lot worse around 2009-10. I fought with the VA until 2016 about amputating my leg and then my family care doctor sent me to Harbor View in Seattle to see some specialists. They amputated my leg on 14 May 2018 and within 3 months I was off all my pain meds. When I'd had the amputation done they'd told me it would be at least 2 years before I would ride a motorcycle again. On 12 May 2019 I got my endorsement back to operate a motorcycle. Then in Aug 2019 I went on my longest motorcycle trip out to Deadwood, SD and then returned thru Glacier National park on the way home.

It sucks that you can't ride anymore. Is there a chance you can ride a trike? Or how about the Slingshot? I know it isn't the same but it's at least some of the freedom.

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Sir you are a hero. Thank you. I hope to someday shake your hand. 🇺🇸
 
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I started riding back in the '60s. My first solo adventure was on my Uncle's BMW R50. That got me hooked. From there it was a Honda 305 Scrambler, 441 Victor, and a Yamaha RD360. Then I got married. Didn't ride for a few years. BIL was selling his Honda 350 4cylinder, so wife says sure., why not. Rode the snot out of that a little thing. Fast forward a few years and bought a Honda 750F 4cylinder that I kept for several years. When we moved to Phoenix (from a very small town in Nebraska) the traffic scared the crap out of me and I ended up selling it. Went several years with no bike. A friend let me ride his Harley Road King and it all came rushing back. Within a month I was on my own Road King. From there I went to an Ultra Classic, then a Road Glide, followed my another Road Glide, to a Road Glide Ultra Classic. The wife and I have enjoyed doing multi week trips on all of these. As I got older I found the Touring HD's seem to be getting heavier, so in 2016 I traded up to a Harley TriGlide. Rode that until a few months ago when I found a great deal on a 2018 CanAm Spyder F3 Limited. These have power steering so are much easier on my arthritic shoulders. Leaving in less than 2 weeks on a trip to the Black Hills and beyond with a group of friends that do a nice long trip every year.
 
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That's a hell of a story, I've never been in the service but every Male in my family has. My dad, my brothers, my sons and all my nephews even my grand nephew I got caught up in drugs and clubs before I pulled my head out of my ass, I tried to join but it was to late. I know I would have been a good Soldier, I have the discipline I just had my priorities fucked up. I did start and run my own business for 25 years up until my accident. After I went down I was on the table for 18 hours witch parilized my larynx, voice box. I can't breath out more pressure than the speed I'm going, up to about 35 mph I'm good anything above that I'll black out. In fact most of the time I can't get enough oxygen in my lungs and I get brain fog. I can go on oxygen but once you start you can't go off it so I jus fight it. My older brother died in a motorcycle accident 5 years before my accident he broke C2 also but died instantly he went out the way he wanted to riding with 3 of his friends. When I wrecked I know I heard him say wake up and I did the bike was on top of me, my hip was dislocated it hurt more than my neck did, I rolled around till it popped back in and that's when my neck started hurtling I laid there for an hour before the meat wagons came and got me. A couple of gals were driving by and saw my headlight shining up in the air, they stayed with me until the ambulance got there, the 6th of September will be seven years. But I still have my jeep!
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I was a screwup before I joined the Army. I'd been kicked out of school and was working but would never had gotten a HS diploma or any college if I hadn't joined. It was the best choice I ever made in my life and I wouldn't change it.

I wouldn't be here if there hadn't been medics with us when I got shot. It severed my femoral artery so if a tourniquet hadn't been applied I'd be pushing daises. I got me a complete oil change out of the deal took 16 pints of blood through it all.
 
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I was a screwup before I joined the Army. I'd been kicked out of school and was working but would never had gotten a HS diploma or any college if I hadn't joined. It was the best choice I ever made in my life and I wouldn't change it.

I wouldn't be here if there hadn't been medics with us when I got shot. It severed my femoral artery so if a tourniquet hadn't been applied I'd be pushing daises. I got me a complete oil change out of the deal took 16 pints of blood through it all.
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I was a screwup before I joined the Army. I'd been kicked out of school and was working but would never had gotten a HS diploma or any college if I hadn't joined. It was the best choice I ever made in my life and I wouldn't change it.

I wouldn't be here if there hadn't been medics with us when I got shot. It severed my femoral artery so if a tourniquet hadn't been applied I'd be pushing daises. I got me a complete oil change out of the deal took 16 pints of blood through it all.
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Wildman said:
I was a screwup before I joined the Army. I'd been kicked out of school and was working but would never had gotten a HS diploma or any college if I hadn't joined. It was the best choice I ever made in my life and I wouldn't change it.

I wouldn't be here if there hadn't been medics with us when I got shot. It severed my femoral artery so if a tourniquet hadn't been applied I'd be pushing daises. I got me a complete oil change out of the deal took 16 pints of blood through it all.
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You are a lucky man the medics and evac got you out of there, I know time is of the essence when you sever any arteries. Once again thank you for your service. If it doesn't kill you it'll make you stronger. I used to go out to Issaquah, back a few years ago how far are you from there?
 
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You are a lucky man the medics and evac got you out of there, I know time is of the essence when you sever any arteries. Once again thank you for your service. If it doesn't kill you it'll make you stronger. I used to go out to Issaquah, back a few years ago how far are you from there?
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You are a lucky man the medics and evac got you out of there, I know time is of the essence when you sever any arteries. Once again thank you for your service. If it doesn't kill you it'll make you stronger. I used to go out to Issaquah, back a few years ago how far are you from there?
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I'm about an hour east of Issaquah. I live a little north of the Elk Heights exit off I-90.
 
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No front brake, ape hangers, up- swept shotguns a real knuckle drager, talk about living on the edge!
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Yep looks almost the same as my buddies bike. You sure ride them a lot different than newer bikes.

I came from a sport bike heritage so I like to get in the twisties. I still sling my RGU into corners just not as fast as I use to my Buell.
 
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