I'm freakin beat. My Ranger turbo swap is kicking the crap out of me!

[red85]

Well guys My 94 Ranger is under the knife. I'm right in the middle of swapping in a freshly built 2.3T. Mechanically, it's not a bad job but my body is literally kicking the crap out of me. I'm recovering from broken ribs (MX accident 6 weeks ago) and ligament damage (MX accident last weekend). After being on my feet most of the weekend my left ankle is about the size of a grapefruit! Anybody else playing hurt out there, or am I the only dumbass that says "that jump's not that big. I won't have any problems..."?

 

[Hopman]

Sadly, no. But I will be praying for you buddy!

Got any pics of the carnage?

 

[red85]

The truck or the ankles? lol

 

[Ranger Kip]

yeah, with my ATV, the struts blew right then and there,but still ran her for almost a year

 

[red85]

I was the one that took all the damge. The bike survived unscathed. I knew I did damage as soon as I landed (really hard). I got off the track and pulled off the boots and both ankles just balooned and turned purple. I hobbled myself to the truck and went straight to emerg. Not my finest performance.

 

[Hopman]

Ouch!!!! Good thing you've got that good Canadian health insurance.

Glad to hear you're okay, "Crash."

 

[red85]

"sticks and stones may break my bones but motocross does it quicker"

 

[Hopman]

"sticks and stones may break my bones but motocross does it quicker"

I'm sure somebody will sig that. Good line.

At least the crash didn't "wreck" your sense of humor!

 

[adsm08]

"sticks and stones may break my bones but motocross does it quicker"

Sigging that.


I play hurt most days. I just have joint issues that I go to work and deal with most days. Tomorrow I get to do it with paintball bruises too since my buddies hit me in the same shoulder like 5 times in the same spot.

 

[trail B2]

Sometimes I miss riding but I never miss getting hurt.

 

[red85]

I miss riding but the amount of pain I'm enduring right now is quite a good reminder of the fact that I need to be more careful