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So I went out to lunch with a couple of friends the other day and one asked if his co-worker Marius could come along. Having worked with Marius and knowing him to be a nice guy, I said sure! I go get my truck and pull up to the front door as I also know that Marius has a leg deformity and can only walk slowly, with a cane.

So we are at lunch, everyone talking and joking, and the talk eventually gets around to riding. I'm telling stories, my friend is telling stories and I notice Marius sitting there quietly with a sad, wistful look on his face. It struck a chord in me and I steered the conversation elsewhere and eventually, Marius joined back in.

I didn't say anything to anyone but it just made me realize how friggin lucky I am.

Happy Friday to all of you.....

Great post Phil. That was big of you in a very subtle way.

It's easy to forget how good some of us have it. Every once in a while you hear a story like this and it makes you take an accounting of your blessings.

Happy Friday!

I agree, we are blessed on so many fronts. I never loose sight of how lucky i am.

Heres a question for you, Does Marius' disability mean he could not sit on a motorcycle?

An offer of a short ride on the back of your bike might make his day. Maybe he needs a small push to realize that maybe he could join in with this passion of ours.

Just a thought. Happy friday to you to.

Maybe he could get one of these:

http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/forums/...e=0&gonew=1

Sounds as if that guy got a bit sad with the riding stories, the desire is there. If the desire is there, there is always a way to get it accomplished. I know a guy that is missing a leg that rides a trike. Both brakes are hand controled.

As bad as things can seem sometimes, I am pretty darn fortunate.

Soren

My buddy lost his leg on his bike but he still rides with his peg leg no problem. He just does not use his back brakes and he has a bracket where he rests his peg in

Thanks for the reminder. Its so easy to forget sitting in a drab cube.

Getting out on my new (but used) Triupmh in 3 weeks will remind me again.

He loves bikes and he could, with effort, get on a bike but his leg will not allow him to ride by himself. I've offered him rides but he always refuses and I don't push it. I've told him about alternatives and he thanks me and that's it. Again, I don't push it. I count my blessings.

Maybe a trike. I have a buddy with an after market leg that rides a VW trike. He could ride 2 wheels but is afraid to due to the leg. As for count your blessings I agree I have 2 friends who are quadrapalegics (sp?) due to accidents Both can move arms but not hands. One had a HD with specially built side car to fit the wheelchair and another friend used to drive for him. That was stolen by some scum bag at Daytona Bike Week.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Give him a gift of some 3 wheeler fliers or maybe a link to the brotherhood of the third wheel.

I was looking for a goldwing trike for him on Ebay. Found some but not that was to his liking.