Oz member bergerwithdlot injured

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ORANGEBERG

Joined Apr 2007

377 Posts | 70+

Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Discussion Starter
• Feb 20, 2012

• #1

Aussie member bergerwithdlot has been badly injured in a collision with a tree whilst riding near his hometown of Canberra ACT , Hes sustained a compound fracture and a shattered knee in 5 places, plus a broken arm, he has maybe undergone more surgery pinning the leg so i will keep you posted.
He was i not a happy camper when i spoke with him last so i will keep you posted. he has a long road to recovery so drop him a line it may cheer him up
Get well mate see you soon.
ORANGEBERG

 

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DuaneB

Joined Sep 2009

94 Posts | 0+

Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada

• Feb 20, 2012

• #2

that sucks, get well soon!

 

schwim

Joined Sep 1998

3K Posts | 57+

NC, US

• Feb 20, 2012

• #3

Oh wow, that's terrible. I hope the surgeries go well and he begins his road back to recovery soon!

 

cypher

Joined Mar 2006

2K Posts | 4+

mid-wales, uk

• Feb 20, 2012

• #4

hope he gets well soon.

saw the pic of the bike and thought "£$%^"

 

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BlueDevil

Joined Apr 2011

88 Posts | 0+

Livermore

• Feb 20, 2012

• #5

Here's to a speedy recovery and living to ride another day. We all take a chance when re ride and it slaps when you see someone get hurt. All the best from California! May the road to recovery be short and smooth.

 

berger

Joined Apr 2002

3K Posts | 11+

Phoenix Arizona

• Feb 20, 2012

• #6

I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS!!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

Taffy

Joined Nov 2001

17K Posts | 774+

Ely, England

• Feb 20, 2012

• #7

cypher said:

hope he gets well soon.

saw the pic of the bike and thought "£$%^"

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ah! would he have been better with your patented swivle handlebars!

regards

Taffy

 

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fact5racer

Joined Jan 2012

40 Posts | 0+

• Feb 20, 2012

• #8

Thank GOd for modern medicine! Get well soon!

 

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brian011952

Joined Sep 2011

282 Posts | 1+

• Feb 20, 2012

• #9

Sorry to hear that. Get well soon.

 

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steve

Joined May 2002

2K Posts | 141+

Snowy Mountains NSW Australia

• Feb 20, 2012

• #10

Ouch. Sorry to hear about it, get back on the bike ASAP.

Steve

 

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Davo

Joined Oct 2009

995 Posts | 17+

Galston Australia

• Feb 20, 2012

• #11

Get well soon Bergerwiththelot

You're not the only aussie rider down and out:
Chad Reed
Torn his anterior cruciate ligament, broken his tibia and fibula, sustained two broken ribs and has a broken vertebra

 

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jampe

Joined Nov 2007

396 Posts | 19+

Sweden Olofstrom

• Feb 20, 2012

• #12

Get well and on the bike again asap.
Had e knee injury and operation few months ago so i know how it feels.
Regards
Jampe

 

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OldNewbie

Joined Jun 2010

216 Posts | 0+

Anderson, Indiana, USA

• Feb 21, 2012

• #13

Hang in there, Joel!

Rob

 

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Idle

Joined Jun 2011

564 Posts | 121+

Northern California

• Feb 21, 2012

• #14

Ouch.. Hope you can start hobbling around soon buddy!

 

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anthony_1978

Joined Oct 2010

45 Posts | 0+

monotown

• Feb 22, 2012

• #15

best wishes mate

 

berglsmerg

Joined Aug 2009

1K Posts | 346+

Charters Towers, Australia

• Feb 23, 2012

• #16

I feel your pain mate, hope you're back into it sooner than later !

 

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Nsrrider

Joined Dec 2011

16 Posts | 1+

Oregon

• Feb 25, 2012

• #17

bummer.......heal up quick!

 

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berglar

Joined Jul 2009

3 Posts | 0+

melbourne,australia

• Feb 27, 2012

• #18

sorry for your pain buddy, but you can be fixed just like ur bike bud .just stay focused on doing what the doctors tell u (do not listen if they are saying never ride again). it is a long road but well worth it ,ive had a full hip replacement ( 4months ago & r now riding my berg again & my fireblade) keep ur chin up & watch plenty of ur fav videos buddy regards berglar

 

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Bergerwithdlot

Joined Mar 2010

42 Posts | 0+

Canberra, ACT, Australia

• Feb 28, 2012

• #19

Hey, thankyou all for wishing me well.
I'm getting a bit wrestless and I'm only a couple of weeks in but that's natural I guess. The pain is taking some keeping top of as well but I can't complain too much as I'm alive and its no where near as bad as it was for the two hours i was waiting for the chopper. It was insane how thick the forrest was where they landed....gun chopper pilot and gun paramedics looking after me which i was very appreciative of. When those guys turned up I knew then that it would all be ok.
Below where my femur compounded the bone was smashed all the way into the joint which complicates the recovery. I have 6 weeks with no movement to try and get the ACL and PCL to knit and then 3 months minimum before any weight bearing. It will be a bit of a long road but I'm up for it! Hopefully I will be able to start swimming soon it will be good to get some sort of exercise in.
Funny how many people have asked if the bike is for sale.....non of them are riders of course. Speaking of the bike pretty sure I'm only up for Tripple clamps, stem set, and headers. I will check the fork tubes but they look ok. Does anyone know what KTM tripple clamps are compatable?? and are the 08 550s the same offset?
Thanks Again.
Joel

 

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Idle

Joined Jun 2011

564 Posts | 121+

Northern California

• Feb 28, 2012

• #20

Nice to hear you are well. Chopper ride was awesome for sure. A long portage and ambulance ride? Not so much.

You'll have to lower your bike with shorter springs and 17" motard wheels. Fit a wide car tire in the rear and you're
golden!

You'd prolly close the heavy metal thread on ADV if you posted those pics. My gut hurt looking at that before pic.

Hope you can hobble around soon!