Chronicles of Alan: Motorcycle Crash 1980- True Friends.

Just after Getting out of Hospital see:-https://steemit.com/life/@awgbibb/chronicles-of-alan-lucas-9
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When I got home a Good Friend of Mine, Tyler du Plessis came to see me and asked what he could do to help. He put together a Maid's room out of wood in the Back of my Garage , so that we could get some assistance. With both Chris and I having Broken arms , we could not do much!

Also as I had been in the Motor industry at this time, The Medical Aid did not cover Passengers on Motorcycles , so all Chris's Medical Bills were for our own account!

At the time of the accident , I was down to 2 Bikes, The Kawasaki 900 that We crashed on, and the immaculate Norton 750 that I really loved.

When I wandered into the Garage where all the items from the prang were lying, My Kawasaki had burnt. I could see the Front of my helmet had been smashed in, then I received a real shock!

Chris's Helmet had a huge bolt sticking out of it ( about 6 inches ) this had obviously been picked up in the veldt, The end inside was flush with the padding, If there had been another impact on this bolt ,it would have gone straight into her skull!

Herman, My friend who ran the Bike Hospital , was looking for a Kawa like mine to rebuild and Modify even further , so, we came to an arrangement.

Charlotte, Wayne;s Girlfriend sent me a Whatsapp Message a few days ago, that reads as follows:-

" The best thing, about the worst time of your life, is that you get to see the true colours of everyone!"

Funny that , a friend who had always admired my Norton ( rode a Kawasaki as well) came to see me .

I had no intention of parting with the Norton , but with the state I was in?, said to me , you know I have always coveted that machine, sell it to me , I will look after it , and any time you want to ride it , you are welcome!

So, I sold it to him ( remember Medical Bills) for a fraction of what it was worth, and I had another complete Bike as spares for it which I gave to him.

I assume the conversation that he had just before coming to collect it from me went like this:-

" I have found (some dumb idiot with) an immaculate Norton Commando which I can give you for only (I assume) three times what he paid me for it."

I imagine it never even went to his house , and was a done deal before he spoke with me. I cannot remember his name , which does not bother me at all!

The part that really hurts is I considered him a good friend , we rode together every now and then. He obviously thought I was a sucker , ripe for the taking!

Would not have tried it when I was in perfect health.

I remember a while later that Herman had rebuilt my Bike , and on the way back from the Coast ( I believe) , between towns ,

he went through a Speedtrap so fast that they mobilised the Police forces of both towns, Roadblocks and all to eventually catch him!