Done riding..........

Well my third visit with a nuerosurgeon went about as well as the first, not too good! Two herniated discs with a ruptured one L4-L5 in the middle. Been having bad problems with my right leg not working right and alot of sciatic pain. Didn't help that I broke my back L4-L5 in 96, logging accident. Three surgeons I saw said things are getting better on its own so let it heal on its own. Said it would be too invasive through the previous injurys to warrant improvement. Only real "repair" would be a four level fusion. Doc. explained alot of things that would aggravate it, most I knew as Ive had back problems since 96 anyway. Biggest thing was spinal compression, can't imagine any of that riding, 20 lbs max lifting forever. Rode a couple of hours during spring break and paid for that for a month. Made a decision not to take any risks and listen to the Doc. Decide whats more important my health and families well being or riding, probably rode enough in the last 40 years anyway. Have a couple of engine to do this summer for friends will keep me entertained. Dang riding lawnmower even aggravates it! Going to keep one for eye-garage candy.........getting old sucks!

Maybe a plush suspended Polaris razr

Good decision, my dad will be 72 Tuesday. Hobbles around with only one leg. PAD from 50 years of smoking. He says any day vertical is a good day. That's the bottom line.
If you need someone to get the rod down the track, Jim would volunteer

I was really bummed after talking to the nuerosurgeon but he did say "heh, you got a bad back and its not life threatening", made good sence. I tested my driving the other day, full powershift into second was okay! Not being able to drive the gasser would really be bad, or heaven forbid putting an automatic in it! Sending my spare 427 to the machine shop next week.
Actually going to keep two Husky's. I bought a Baja Designs street kit for my 84 WR250 last year. Going to get it installed this summer, talked to DMV here and no problem getting it licensed

We'll do!

I urge you to do whatever possible to get an appointment at the Mayo clinic for another evaluation. They have one location in Rochester MN and another in AZ.

I can tell you that this medial facility is the one of the best in the nation and has solved issues for me when I had your thoughts about my future. I was just told by local surgeons after a failed ACL knee surgery that my knee required replacement. Went to Mayo and had an entirely different outlook and surgery performed to correct the mistakes make by incompetency. I've got many more stories of resolving issues that other so called professions misdiagnosed but I think you probably have my point. Good luck and hope you get some positive resolution.

Thank you very much for the advice. My case was sent to Mayo in AZ! Nuerosurgeon I saw has a good friend there in the nuerosciences and he reviewed it also. I, (we) are really in favor of second-and more opinions. My wife has had cancer twice and the second opinion saved alot of grief with both cases. Mechanics can fumble around until somethings fixed, if doctors fumble around you may be worse! Glad they got you fixed up

I know this bothers real dirt riders but there are retired riders and racers that continued to ride larger dual sports within their capabilities. I tried to convince a friend of this that has bad back pain from riding MX into his 50's( clearing doubles even on a modern bike hurts at that age) Myself included. I know I can not ride anything I am rebuilding anywhere near what I used to. So for my self I am trying to build my own vintage 4 stroke (mildly tuned) with updated suspension and not so sharp steering that will be street legal but not have the top heaviness of liquid cooled.

Ray Charles to B.B. King during his last recording session before he passed: "If we'd known we were going to live this long, we would have taken better care of ourselves."

I'm sorry to hear about that Scott. I truly feel your pain. ( Yeah, mine is fused at L5 but it still hurts on the adjoining joints).

If you want to sell your 500 stuff and/or any 510 hardparts in a batch, let me know. Sorry you didn't make it down to check out my toys.

My 11 yr. old daughter told me this weekend I could sell her bike? I asked "why"? She said it would make her feel bad if she rode and I couldn't. I told her it would make me feel worse if I couldn't watch her enjoy what she enjoys. We have ridden together since she was five. i assured her I was keeping two of my bikes just incase I could get a new body someday. One of her boy admirers at school just got a bike, XR70. She is ready to go riding with him. His grandpa and I are friends and none of them ride so he wants me to help teach his grandson. Grandson is a little intimidated with my daughter being she rides a Yamaha TTR-125 so he thought he needed one of those instead of a 70! She told him she's been riding the 125 since she was 9.

As it should be

Sorry to hear about the back trouble Husq.fleet

We will all still cherish your Husky knowledge and posts!

Keepem coming,you are appreciated by us all for sure.

Cheers mate,

Darrell

That sucks, sorry to hear about your back i hope it heals for you some so you can ride more. But at least it sounds like you have some other adrenaline makers that you can lean on to help ya through the down times!!

I'm not going anywere, just no seat time, actually throttle twist time!

hey mate its always a trying time when your hurting and think that something is wrong and wont get any better it might have been diagnosed and the condition is there , but try taking yourself off to a person who knows the "bowen" therapy it is amazing and while your there ask them about your body and how the muscular and tissue that covers our body just under the skin works, you might be suprised and then get onto some chianergy (central & south american chia seeds )cost you about ten bucks a month a table spoon in a big glass or water when you first get up mix it well for a bout 30 seconds then scull it , follow it up with another glass of water and after a month you will feel brand new ( its like a good premix 25;1 ), it is an excellant thing to take already mixed up in your back pack cause it swells up and fills your gut, and gives you energy, ps dont leave it in bottles for too long it goes off and smell like dead rats. HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE YOU FART REGULARLY BRING YOU ON SONG LIKE THAT WR
just one other thing i have tried when your watching tv get a normal old chair lay down with your back on the floor with you bum at the base of the chair and your lower legs on the seat for about 20 mins a day for a while this puts your upper leg at right angle to your back then your lower leg at right angle to upper leg , then breathe from your diaphram and relax have a couple of beers if you want( maybe a straw or some husky gas tube) but try not to lift you head , just relax think a gassing that husky along some big winding trails , hey these things have helped me they might help you , branchy ps i am no way connected with selling anything