I'm Baaack! (Have You Been Away?)

[danielcarway]

About 6 years ago I spent a day helping a friend set up his new shop. I'd been making racking and doing odd bits of diy wearing wholly inappropriate Acerbis motocross boots all day and my legs were aching.


On the hour ride home I felt something go ping in my right hip, later diagnosed as a femoroacetabular impingement. It meant I couldn't sit on even the most comfy of all the bikes (the TDM if you hadn't guessed), or stand still for more than a few minutes.


After a lot of physio and 2-mile lunchtime walks to strengthen it's all better, so today I pulled the cover off the old girl, charged up the battery and whaddya know, she started on the third try. Got some bits and pieces to do - fuel tap is leaky, back brake stopped working, and the obligatory oil and coolant change, but I'm so glad to be able to ride again. I'm looking forward to being a part of the Carpe fraternity again.