Riding after injury.

Triple · 11-03-2010, 10:16 AM

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wildchild · 11-03-2010, 03:32 PM

welcome to the cruiser world brother, come on in the water is fine. LOL

seriously I wonder especially being your left knee, if just holding a bike up wouldn't be too much. may have to take some time off.

'73 H1 Triple · 11-03-2010, 08:58 PM

Injury in may, I'll guess surgery 4-6 weeks later ( I tore my ACL in half and had to wait 6 weeks for surgery ) so you're only 6 months after surgery.

It's going to take a bit of work to get your knee back to where it feels "secure". It was closer to 9 months to when I felt good with my knee and probably 15-18 months to get full strength back.

Do the strength exercises along with the stretching. This is literally one of those times of "no pain, no gain" in getting your strength back.

Jeff

I tore my left ACL in half at work. Six weeks of strength exercises at PT and then reconstructive surgery using the patella of that same knee for the new ACL.

Many months of PT three times a week for about 3 hours each time.

Dave · 11-03-2010, 09:44 PM

take one concours 1000 and call me in the morning

Gas Man · 11-04-2010, 12:53 AM

Honestly. A trike would be best for you. At least thru recovery/rehab time. Their real popular now so you could do allot or find allot for them.

tallywacker · 11-07-2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

Honestly. A trike would be best for you. At least thru recovery/rehab time. Their real popular now so you could do allot or find allot for them.

Wow gasman what happened to you?

Gas Man · 11-07-2010, 11:32 PM

Don't get me wrong... I don't like them. But for a medical reason it's understandable. I don't like it when people buy them cause they THINK it's cool. Or "I don't want to be bothered to hold up the bike".

However, they are a big deal now a days. So you could get one, make one, or whatever and I don't believe you would have a problem with resale.

101lifts2 · 11-04-2010, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple

..... In March I deadlifted my wife's Yaris up onto jack stands (the floor jack wouldn't fit it).....

Yaris weighs 2300lbs
http://autos.yahoo.com/2010_toyota_y..._spd_mt-specs/

And the highest deadlift is 948lbs.

Seriously...Eric in your condition it is going to take 1.5-2 years to get back where you can squat some decent weight again. You have to push yourself, yet understand what not to do to reinjury it. Your body is very resilient.

But yeah, get a cruiser.

Dave · 11-04-2010, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Yaris weighs 2300lbs
http://autos.yahoo.com/2010_toyota_y..._spd_mt-specs/

And the highest deadlift is 948lbs.

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Not on the corners it doesn't.

101lifts2 · 11-06-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

Not on the corners it doesn't.

Either the car wasn't on a level road OR he never actually lifted the wheel off the ground. To get a jackstand under the frame pinch you don't need to lift the wheel off the ground.

2300/4 is 575lbs....he can't deadlift that...If I can't..he can't.

11-03-2010, 10:16 AM	#1
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Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Don't get me wrong... I don't like them. But for a medical reason it's understandable. I don't like it when people buy them cause they THINK it's cool. Or "I don't want to be bothered to hold up the bike". However, they are a big deal now a days. So you could get one, make one, or whatever and I don't believe you would have a problem with resale. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

11-03-2010, 03:32 PM	#2
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	welcome to the cruiser world brother, come on in the water is fine. LOL seriously I wonder especially being your left knee, if just holding a bike up wouldn't be too much. may have to take some time off.

11-03-2010, 08:58 PM	#3
'73 H1 Triple restorer of the original Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Zionsville,PA Moto: '93 ZR1100 &'73 Kawasaki H1 500 Posts: 1,331	Injury in may, I'll guess surgery 4-6 weeks later ( I tore my ACL in half and had to wait 6 weeks for surgery ) so you're only 6 months after surgery. It's going to take a bit of work to get your knee back to where it feels "secure". It was closer to 9 months to when I felt good with my knee and probably 15-18 months to get full strength back. Do the strength exercises along with the stretching. This is literally one of those times of "no pain, no gain" in getting your strength back. Jeff I tore my left ACL in half at work. Six weeks of strength exercises at PT and then reconstructive surgery using the patella of that same knee for the new ACL. Many months of PT three times a week for about 3 hours each time.

11-04-2010, 12:53 AM	#5
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Honestly. A trike would be best for you. At least thru recovery/rehab time. Their real popular now so you could do allot or find allot for them.