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Been a while sense I've been here. Not even sure any of the people I know are still here, but I was thinking about y'all today. Weather has been nice, people have been riding and I saw a nice FZ-6 today. I just wanted to say, enjoy your rides and ride often. You never know when you won't be able to.
Maybe two years ago I failed to do the basic maintenance on my bike. Never got around to it and it sat. No riding that summer. Same thing happened last summer. I just didn't have time to change the chain, oil, other fluids, etc. I'll get to it some day. Then in November I was diagnosed with t-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. That's a stunner... but what can you do but go through treatment. Oh, and sell the bike to pay bills :rockon: The big stunner now is one of the chemo drugs has given me neuropathy so I'm numb from the waste down and the doctors don't know how long. Some of it could be permanent. And if it is... no biggie... plenty of people deal with much worse. BUT, it means there is no way I could even dream of getting on a bike until this gets better. It's funny... I thought I'd eventually get around to getting my bike road worthy and get some riding done. Now I'm wondering when/if I'll ever be able to ride again.
Anyway, I don't post for pity. Plenty of people go through much worse throughout the world. I've actually grown a lot and learned even more. I've met some great people and my faith is even stronger. I've been reminded how great my wife is and how wonderful my two daughters are. It's not all bad. I'm just here to remind you that you only have two lives and only in one of them are we sure we can ride motorcycles. Although I'm quite sure there'll be bikes in heaven. Enjoy your bike. Ride often. Take the time while you can.
Maybe two years ago I failed to do the basic maintenance on my bike. Never got around to it and it sat. No riding that summer. Same thing happened last summer. I just didn't have time to change the chain, oil, other fluids, etc. I'll get to it some day. Then in November I was diagnosed with t-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. That's a stunner... but what can you do but go through treatment. Oh, and sell the bike to pay bills :rockon: The big stunner now is one of the chemo drugs has given me neuropathy so I'm numb from the waste down and the doctors don't know how long. Some of it could be permanent. And if it is... no biggie... plenty of people deal with much worse. BUT, it means there is no way I could even dream of getting on a bike until this gets better. It's funny... I thought I'd eventually get around to getting my bike road worthy and get some riding done. Now I'm wondering when/if I'll ever be able to ride again.
Anyway, I don't post for pity. Plenty of people go through much worse throughout the world. I've actually grown a lot and learned even more. I've met some great people and my faith is even stronger. I've been reminded how great my wife is and how wonderful my two daughters are. It's not all bad. I'm just here to remind you that you only have two lives and only in one of them are we sure we can ride motorcycles. Although I'm quite sure there'll be bikes in heaven. Enjoy your bike. Ride often. Take the time while you can.