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GAjonn · 12-14-2009, 04:58 PM

After much looking around and thinking abut how I was going to upgrade my sons race bike for the upcoming spring season I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a Medina roller around 10:30 saturday morning. I was feeling all happy and kinda smug, chris knew I was looking at upgrading him to maybe a used pitster roller or maybe doing a piece by piece build over the winter, but with the Medina prices on a brand new bike I eventually ruled both of those options out. I was torn between putting the boxes under the christmas tree or putting them out in the garage under a tarp and telling him his brand new bike was here and let him find out it was all in pieces. Any way.................
Around 4:30 that afternoon there is a knock on the front door with the metal door knocker, and I'm like WTF

it's mounted kinda high and nobody ever uses that, they either use there hand or ring the bell. I had a kinda premination about it as I walked to the door. I pull the door open and there is Chris standing in the door way crying and holding his arm with all his friends and one of his friends father standing behind him looking all somber. Seems him and all his 10 and 11 yr old friends were playing tackle football in the neighbors yard he got tackled from behind threw his left arm out to break his fall an snapped his forearm 3 inches above the wrist.

It was a clean break and displaced up and to the right. it was scary to look at and swollen like crazy.
He is looking at 5 to 6 weeks in a cast and at least 2 or 3 weeks of therapy to rebuild strenth and movement in his arm when the cast comes off.
Hows that for Bad timing & lousy breaks?

mxkid247 · 12-14-2009, 05:08 PM

ohh thats no good, can put more focus on getting the bike perfect now tho, and it will make him want to get the arm stronger so he can ride it

speeddemon619 · 12-14-2009, 06:19 PM

Welll atleast its a clean break and wont take too long for it to heal up. He should love the bike

Wandell · 12-14-2009, 07:56 PM

Man, that sux. Hope he gets well soon.

GAjonn · 12-16-2009, 07:37 AM

Thanks guys,
Thought we woiuld be doing lots of riding over the christmas break, I work for the school system so i'm off the whole time he is. Guess we will just spend the time getting the bike really right, and maybe i will take my RM250 to some big bike tracks.

kingdomstyle · 12-16-2009, 07:56 AM

i have 3 boys they play hard dont they

GAjonn · 12-17-2009, 07:24 AM

Yeah
they sure do. what can you do though, there just being boys.
All I can say is thank god he didnt break it on the bike, or i would have been in serious hot water

stevos50nuts · 12-17-2009, 07:49 AM

get him a CTI wrist brace when he's back on the bike. I have a titanium rod and 8 screws in my wrist and that brace helps to stabilize and give me confidence. Just a suggestion. Its fun buying bikes for your kids. I just finished building mine a crf 50 with a tb 88 bigbore and race head. I also, I mean SANTA picked the lucky lil bastard up a 2009 kx 65.

miniguy · 12-17-2009, 08:17 AM

By the time you get it all put together and some graffix made up he will be ready to roll

GAjonn · 12-19-2009, 07:39 PM

Stevo, Thanks for the advice. I will look into that for sure. We were back at the Dr's office friday, 6 days after the break and he is happy with the bone alignment. So that makes us happy too

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A brand spanking new KX65 huh? Damm that one lucky kid with one super nice dad!!

Miniguy, The bike should be arriving the 24th according to UPS. So it gonna look like it fell of the back of santa's sled LOL
We should have a good time putting it together I am going to make him my #1 helper for every part of the project so he feels really involved even though he has a broken arm.

firepower354 · 12-19-2009, 07:47 PM

Best of luck with the healing, Chris.

GAjonn · 12-20-2009, 04:23 PM

Thanks Terry, he is in a good mood, just bored and wondering what he will be doing while off for christmas.

firepower354 · 12-20-2009, 07:56 PM

Leg strength, cardio, and lament he's not old enough to cruise Facebook for a local girl with a pickup?

GAjonn · 12-23-2009, 09:37 PM

Terry
I have him walking on the tread mill and he thinks i'm crazy.
Leg strenth is a good idea, i should have him doing knee bends and squats ect. Wait till I spring that on him LOL

blacklist · 12-23-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firepower354

Leg strength, cardio, and lament he's not old enough to cruise Facebook for a local girl with a pickup?

God bless girls with pick ups

12-14-2009, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
GAjonn 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 337 My Mood:	Lousy timing & bad breaks After much looking around and thinking abut how I was going to upgrade my sons race bike for the upcoming spring season I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a Medina roller around 10:30 saturday morning. I was feeling all happy and kinda smug, chris knew I was looking at upgrading him to maybe a used pitster roller or maybe doing a piece by piece build over the winter, but with the Medina prices on a brand new bike I eventually ruled both of those options out. I was torn between putting the boxes under the christmas tree or putting them out in the garage under a tarp and telling him his brand new bike was here and let him find out it was all in pieces. Any way................. Around 4:30 that afternoon there is a knock on the front door with the metal door knocker, and I'm like WTF it's mounted kinda high and nobody ever uses that, they either use there hand or ring the bell. I had a kinda premination about it as I walked to the door. I pull the door open and there is Chris standing in the door way crying and holding his arm with all his friends and one of his friends father standing behind him looking all somber. Seems him and all his 10 and 11 yr old friends were playing tackle football in the neighbors yard he got tackled from behind threw his left arm out to break his fall an snapped his forearm 3 inches above the wrist. It was a clean break and displaced up and to the right. it was scary to look at and swollen like crazy. He is looking at 5 to 6 weeks in a cast and at least 2 or 3 weeks of therapy to rebuild strenth and movement in his arm when the cast comes off. Hows that for Bad timing & lousy breaks? Last edited by GAjonn; 12-14-2009 at 05:04 PM. Reason: Spelling

12-14-2009, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
mxkid247 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vernon, New Jersey Posts: 2,184 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks ohh thats no good, can put more focus on getting the bike perfect now tho, and it will make him want to get the arm stronger so he can ride it

12-14-2009, 06:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
speeddemon619 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,217 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Welll atleast its a clean break and wont take too long for it to heal up. He should love the bike

12-14-2009, 07:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wandell 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairo, Georgia Posts: 1,775	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Man, that sux. Hope he gets well soon.

12-16-2009, 07:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
GAjonn 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 337 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Thanks guys, Thought we woiuld be doing lots of riding over the christmas break, I work for the school system so i'm off the whole time he is. Guess we will just spend the time getting the bike really right, and maybe i will take my RM250 to some big bike tracks.

12-16-2009, 07:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
kingdomstyle 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: atlantic ia Posts: 616 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks i have 3 boys they play hard dont they

12-17-2009, 07:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
GAjonn 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 337 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Yeah they sure do. what can you do though, there just being boys. All I can say is thank god he didnt break it on the bike, or i would have been in serious hot water

12-17-2009, 07:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
stevos50nuts 3rd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Weymouth, Ma. Posts: 1,014 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks get him a CTI wrist brace when he's back on the bike. I have a titanium rod and 8 screws in my wrist and that brace helps to stabilize and give me confidence. Just a suggestion. Its fun buying bikes for your kids. I just finished building mine a crf 50 with a tb 88 bigbore and race head. I also, I mean SANTA picked the lucky lil bastard up a 2009 kx 65.

12-17-2009, 08:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
miniguy 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 195 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks By the time you get it all put together and some graffix made up he will be ready to roll

12-19-2009, 07:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
GAjonn 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 337 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Stevo, Thanks for the advice. I will look into that for sure. We were back at the Dr's office friday, 6 days after the break and he is happy with the bone alignment. So that makes us happy too . A brand spanking new KX65 huh? Damm that one lucky kid with one super nice dad!! Miniguy, The bike should be arriving the 24th according to UPS. So it gonna look like it fell of the back of santa's sled LOL We should have a good time putting it together I am going to make him my #1 helper for every part of the project so he feels really involved even though he has a broken arm.

12-19-2009, 07:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
firepower354 Advertiser Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Flint MI Posts: 14,216 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Best of luck with the healing, Chris. __________________ Fire Power Minis, nuff said;) FirepowerMinis.com 810-237-9537 M-F 9-7 Eastern Time Zone 262-374-0706 Powder Coating Hotline Exclusive FPM parts and engines. Parts, installation and service for all makes. Honda Trail Bikes parts. Piranha & Medina bikes, thousands of parts, engines and accessories. Custom powder coating.

12-20-2009, 04:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
GAjonn 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 337 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Thanks Terry, he is in a good mood, just bored and wondering what he will be doing while off for christmas.

12-20-2009, 07:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
firepower354 Advertiser Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Flint MI Posts: 14,216 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Leg strength, cardio, and lament he's not old enough to cruise Facebook for a local girl with a pickup? __________________ Fire Power Minis, nuff said;) FirepowerMinis.com 810-237-9537 M-F 9-7 Eastern Time Zone 262-374-0706 Powder Coating Hotline Exclusive FPM parts and engines. Parts, installation and service for all makes. Honda Trail Bikes parts. Piranha & Medina bikes, thousands of parts, engines and accessories. Custom powder coating.

12-23-2009, 09:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
GAjonn 2nd Gear Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dacula GA Posts: 337 My Mood:	Re: Lousy timing & bad breaks Terry I have him walking on the tread mill and he thinks i'm crazy. Leg strenth is a good idea, i should have him doing knee bends and squats ect. Wait till I spring that on him LOL

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