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    #1

    I am back

    If you noticed a bit of tardiness on my part cleaning up the spammers It was due to unforeseen circumstances. Today is my first full day out of ICU after seven. My body got hit with a bad staph infection and over two liters of abscess has been removed from my right pelvic and groin area so far via a draining and a surgery. I've been living with needles, wires, and tubes sticking out all over my upper body for a week.

    Most now removed and I am on the road to recovery. Will be on IV antibiotics for six more weeks and oral ones for a very long time after. Better than the alternative. Fortunately my bug has been isolated to be MSSA not MRSA. It does respond to antibiotics.

    I did not have access to my computer and forgot my glasses so my efforts working on a cell phone screen were not very successful. I am now back to normal function so if you see anything that still needs to be cleaned up let me know.
    Believe in truth. To abandon fact is to abandon freedom.

    Nature bats last.

    80 GS850G / 2010 Yamaha Majesty / 81 GS850G
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    #2
    Good for you, Don....Welcome back...
    Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
    '83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUB

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      #3
      OH MAN!! Thats some serious stuff Don. God speed and my deepest heart felt prayers to you.
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.
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        #4
        Ditto on what chuck wrote. Hope you recover fully, Don!
        Ed

        To measure is to know.

        Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

        Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

        Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

        KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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          #5
          Hate hearing these things, prayers to ya... Good to hear headed in the right direction. Main thing, take care of yourself, the GSR will be fine
          1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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            #6
            Sounds serious.

            good to hear the improvement.

            Don’t let things here on GSR interfere with what you need to take care of.
            http://webpages.charter.net/ddvrnr/GS850_1100_Emblems.jpg
            Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
            GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl


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              #7
              Glad to hear you are on the mend Don!
              sigpic2002 KLR650 Ugly but fun!
              2001 KLR650 too pretty to get dirty

              Life is a balancing act, enjoy every day, "later" will come sooner than you think. Denying yourself joy now betting you will have health and money to enjoy life later is a bad bet.

              Where I've been Riding


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                #8
                Glad your back in the swing of things, I almost posted about not seeing you in the threads.

                I figured you might be on vacation or something, get some rest and good things to eat and drink and most of all get back to 100% .

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                  #9
                  Sorry to hear, Don. Glad you are on the mend.
                  Rich
                  1982 GS 750TZ
                  2015 Triumph Tiger 1200
                  BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
                  Destroy-Rebuild 750T/ Destroy-Rebuild part deux

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                    #10
                    Does this mean I won't be getting my Nursing certification in the mail soon? (Plan B is Trump University.)
                    Get well soon.
                    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                      #11
                      Sounds rather serious not to mention flat out dangerous. Is there any explanation as to how that happened? How did it present itself?
                      1980 Yamaha XS1100G (Current bike)
                      1982 GS450txz (former bike)
                      LONG list of previous bikes not listed here.

                      I identify as a man but according to the label on a box of Stauffers Baked Lasagne I'm actually a family of four

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                        #12
                        Hang in there Don.
                        Listen to your doctors and treat the nurses well. Like I know you will.
                        Get well soon.
                        My Motorcycles:
                        22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
                        22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
                        82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
                        81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
                        79 1000e (all original)
                        82 850g (all original)
                        80 KZ 650F (needs restored)

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                          #13
                          Glad you are on the mend Don ! Get well soon ......
                          Old age and treachery will beat youth and skill every time1983 GS 750
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                            #14
                            Damm...that sucks, Don.
                            Glad to see you are recovering. .

                            Sounds like it might be a while before you can get back into the saddle, but perhaps someone nearby can mount a garden chair on a GK and take you for a ride along that road to recovery.

                            Keep smiling and keep getting better!
                            A take-away:
                            IF YOU TAKE AWAY S FROM SIX YOU HAVE NINE

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                              #15
                              Glad you are doing okay Don
                              Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

                              1981 GS550T - My First
                              1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
                              2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

                              Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
                              Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
                              and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"

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