Back in the Saddle

Well , as some of you will know , I had a heart attack just over 3 weeks ago and so had to refrain from driving and most importantly RIDING MY BIKE    

Anyway , I have been allowed to drive the car for the last week or so ( not on my own at first and not too far ) BUT ............ TODAY I WENT OUT ON MY BIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME     

Was a bit tentative at first ........... hardest part was getting the bike spun round to drive out the driveway ( I rode it down our drive the day I had the heart attack and so had to push it backwards , UPHILL , past my car then turn it around behind the car so I was pointing in the right direction    ).

However , once I got going IT FELT SOOOOOOOO GOOD    albeit a little strange .......... funny how after just 3 short weeks , my bike felt '' different '' to how I remembered it ( can't explain it really , it just kind of felt a bit weird    )

Anyway , stayed out for around 45 mins just pottering about ( going getting my knee down around the nearest roundabout isn't really an option my ticker relishes just at present    )  but I can't begin to describe how much I missed and enjoyed being in the saddle again and I CAN'T WAIT to get out again soon . 

On a more sombre note though , I should have been taking part in Sundays' Ride of Honour  from Squires Cafe up to Catterick Army Base ............ however , after last years 270+mile round trip , I have decided to give it a miss   

It's around 50 miles or so just to get to Squires from where I live and I'm afraid this old body with it's dodgy ticker ain't quite ready for that just yet so ...............

Still , a few more little excursions over the coming weeks while I'm still on the sick ( weather permitting 'cos that's something else I now have to take into consideration that I didn't before    ) and all should right with the world  

Baz

Yay bazz your riding again. Well take it easy. No wheelies and no track days.  

Hey Baz, sorry to hear the bad news, but the good news is your on the mend. Take it easy buddy, you only get one chance at life no matter what anyone else tells you.