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    Important food for thought for winter riders!

    quote from article in the Mail on Sunday!

    Read and inwardly digest!

    ‘What is going on?’ I asked a doctor one day, during one of my regular visits for treatment.

    ‘There just aren’t any livers,’ he replied, adding the sardonic afterthought: ‘I’m afraid you need cold weather and black ice on the roads.’

    It sounds harsh, but the reality of the transplant business is that the victims of road accidents are the biggest source of organs, and most of them are motorcyclists.

    full story below


    http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/femail...recipient.html



    Maybe keep this in mind abit will make us NOT become a donor!

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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    gawd 'elp the poor beggar who gets my internals!!!!!

    but it's a sobering thought - lets all be careful in the snow and ice!

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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    All trauma hospitals look forward to this weather as a supplier of organs,
    Just make sure thare are none of ours.
    YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE




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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    I heard they prefer cyclists because they are in better shape physically.
    3 Africa Twins/280,000 miles. If it's happened to one of mine, it's gonna happen to one of yours.....eventually.

    1 Varadero/17,000 miles ridden (of 40,000 miles on the bike), it's all still new to me!

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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    Yup. If they'd seen the way XRVers knock it back at the National they'd know there's not much point waiting for our livers. Not exactly "low mileage, good condition"!!!
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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    Years ago i had a couple of op's to try and repair the damage to my left leg (shattered knee etc etc). I was at physio one day chatting to the nurse and she said that they called bikers/motorcyclists whatever Temporary citizens.
    Ha! Cheers love for the inspiration

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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    Quote Originally Posted by Dee Duble Yuh View Post
    Yup. If they'd seen the way XRVers knock it back at the National they'd know there's not much point waiting for our livers. Not exactly "low mileage, good condition"!!!
    In good shape, then.

    It's been working out, right?
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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    Most A&E Depts refer to motorcyclists as donors
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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    Quote Originally Posted by z-weiser View Post
    lets all be careful in the snow and ice!
    Eh? Am I missing something here?!!!!!!!
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    Re: Important food for thought for winter riders!

    I have heard that in bad weather the Hospitals prepare for organ transplant as they know some will turn up soon.
    YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE




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