by JimDirt » Fri Apr 28, 2017 10:15 am
Good to hear your persistent , the valves definitely should not move this quickly , so something is up , did they use Stainless or TI ?? , the guides i don't think would make noise , but could cause premature wear on the valve by it flopping around .. , but the issue is most likely in the valve train , weather it be timing chain or the valves themselves , or even the cam
As for the wrist , its still messed up , i have almost no upward hand movement and no ability to make a fist or fully straighten my fingers , from what the Dr.'s said its not going to get much better , i am getting a Allsport Dynamics Wrist brace made in about a week , so hopefully i will be able to ride after that , as it will offer support and stability in my wrist , which without it , i don't know if i will be able to ride with any kind of safety , but my grip strength and clutch lever ability is fairly compromised and will never be as it was , so i will have to see how that part works out , i just want to get back on the bike before i hit 58 (about 4 months) i am going on about 9 months since the injury so i will see what my abilities are and if i have a shot at racing again , or if i am destined to just trail ride from here on out , i guess if i can still ride its a plus , but i want to get back on the track and back up to my old speed if possible
I will most likely need at least 1 more surgery , possibly 2 , to get "some" more finger movement and lessen the pain and get my hand back up into position which will require a partial fusion , my hand is about half the thickness of my arm too low , so its like this -_ where it should be -- , so its painful to try to bend my hand upwards and also limits the upward movement to almost nothing , imagine holding onto a rail while walking stairs and only being able to touch your finger tips to the rail because your hand wont bend enough to put it flat on the rail , or having to twist your entire torso and arm to open a door because you can't twist a door knob to open a door , it really sucks and could be dangerous if i fall and put my hand out to brake my fall..............Anyway , long story long , i am hoping to ride soon and see where i stand and find out what my limitations will be , i have been waiting for this for almost 9 months , i just want to get back to riding....and get my life back to somewhat normal , i know Ken Roczen must be going thru the same feelings , as his injury was very similar to mine
2020 CRF450R
2006 CRF450X
Weiser , Idaho