Rider down, needs major MoJo

[Michelle]

Real sorry to hear that Wayne's having setbacks, it'd been sounding so hopeful until now :(
I hope he gets heaps of cards (I'll try to send one tomorrow)

 

[RM_guy]

Thanks Michelle. He'd be blown away getting a card from half way around the globe :)

 

[Trigger1911]

The check is in the mail!! Thanx for the word on this one Dave. I do know how close this hits to home. Last week was my "Hell Week".

Bike people are the best people!!

 

[Trigger1911]

Dave, I am calling the hospital now. I live about 80 miles from there and will go down today if he is able to see anyone. Thanx again!!

 

[RM_guy]

That's great Mike. Thanks a lot. Tell him I said hi.

 

[Jeff Allen]

This is the first chance that I got to read this post, with all the honey do's and all. Wish I had taking the time to read it earlier :(
Hope things turn for the better.

 

[Moose95]

My family and I were really sorry to hear about this, Wayne's in our prayers and a card will go out for him. Keep on fighting Wayne!

 

[Moose95]

Oh Yeah, I believe that David Pingree wrote last month's Racer-X colum on riding with out health insurance. Too big a risk not to have the proper equipment and insurance...

 

[WoodsRider]

RM_guy - Why not donate the proceeds of this summers DYDR Poker Run to the Wayne Ryerson Fund?

It may not be much, but every little bit helps. This may also help get the ball rolling on this ride.

---Woods (Every once in a while I come up with a good idea!)

 

[yz250-effer]

Originally posted by RM_guy
If you take anything from this, take that health insurance is very important if you are going to ride. I know several people that ride while uninsured and it makes me cringe. Wayne’s accident is the extreme but even a broken leg can be very expensive.

Thank you

Absolutlely agree. Some kind of insurance is crucial. It saved me about 68,000 dollars when I broke both my legs and I am still recovering financially from that ( a couple years ago). Wish Wayne all the best and admire his go-forward attitude.

 

[MADisher]

Interesting point on the health insurance. As being a recent self employed person searching for good insurance, we've found a few that definately rule you out or exclude you completely if you own any type of Motorcycle. This came as a complete shock to me.

I have a son who has broken numerous bones, all in the freakiest of ways. Example: He playes hockey but tripped getting on rink and fell and broke his arm :/ So I can appreciate how much even a simple thing like that can cost. Can't imagine something as disasterous as what happened.

He's in our prayers as well.

 

[KWJams]

Everyone should check their Life Insurance policies.
There are few companies that will settle claims when death results from injuries received during riding or racing motorcycles.

 

[zio]

The topic of insurance hit home. Health insurance is cheap. Unless you have some sort of pre-existing condition that prevents you from qualifying, you should have it. Here in CA, where it can be really expensive, a single guy under 30 can get an inexpensive policy for about $40/month, that won't exclude motorcycle related injuries. A 30 y/o w/ family can get the same policy for $190/month. This isn't cheapo stuff, either. And the more people that are insured, the lower the insurance will cost. My point is: it's one of the first things you should figure into your monthly budget, along with life insurance. You've all seen those commercials on tv or heard them on the radio- A 40 y/o male can get $250k of life insurance for $25 a month or something like that. No bread winner should be without it. Next up is disability income protection. What happens when you end up in the hospital like Wayne? Who's gonna pay the bills?

OK, off the box now. :) BTW- card sent.