THANK GOD FOR 3 WHEELS

[KAUBOY]

Returning home from Sunday breakfast in Kailua Kona, we were having intercom problems. The wife yelled for me to pull over when it was safe. I thought she wanted to fix the intercom. Before I could pull over I saw her helmet drop by my right knee as she started off the bike. I grabbed her jacket collar and jerked her back up and sort of back armed her against the corbin trunk while I pulled to the side of the road. She was out cold. I pinned her aginst the trunk while I dialed 911. After the ambulance ride to the hospital it turned out to be a bad case of dehydration and maybe a little left over from a bout with the flu a week ago. 3 hours in the ER and a ride from a neighbor for her,(she wanted to ride home on the Spyder) we were home and all is well.

If I had bought the Victory Vison I originally looked at...we would have dumped it for sure. Planning our next ride to the Four Seasons on Tuesday. Did I say that she's a trooper?

Now I'm thinking that armrests for the RS might be my next purchase. At 70 and 63 we don't mend as quick as we used to.

Any ideas for armrests?

[mastertek2000]

wow hope all works out for you send her my best

[SpyderAnn01]

Wow, I'm so glad you were able to catch her. As for armrests, a site sponsor Diamond R makes excellent ones for the RT but I'm not sure if they have any for the RS.

You might want to get a cupholder for her so she can carry water with or something like a camelback. Take care of her and ride safe.

[harrypottar]

Glad you're both ok, ride safe

Harry

[spyder3]

+1

[CyncySpyder]

Glad you're both ok, ride safeHarry

:pray: :agree: :pray:

[MikeinGA]

You did a great job of riding and saved her life. Good to hear that everything out for both of y'all.

Mike

[Bumblebee67]

Thank the Man above :pray: that everything turned out ok. ISCI (our site sponsor) sells armrests for the RS. :thumbup:

[Daisyjoe]

Thankful things turned out OK :pray:

[ARtraveler]

We are so glad everything turned out well. Let us know what you decide on the armrests.

[Big Iron]

The Angels were watching over you both!!!

[pastorchuck]

Glad to hear that your wife is okay, my friend. My bride of 51years wanted arm rests, and I see you have a Corbin trunk on your RS as I do. I had custom arm rests made that attach to my trunk that work perfectly. If interested I'd be happy to send pictures.

[J. Mark]

Glad all worked out well...saw the Diamond R armrest at Spyderfest and thought they looked and functioned great. Will pray for your wife's full recovery and many great rides in the future.

[Bob Denman]

I'm glad to she's going to be okay! Your quick actions and the three wheels kept this one from being a real disaster! I DO believe that iSCI lists RS/GS armrests... :thumbup:

[dancogan]

We came real close to an identical experience when we were riding in VT during a very hot spell. My wife kept saying she needed to get off the bike. Fortunately I found a place to pull over before she passed out, but she immediately lay down while I helped her drink and cooled her off with water on her face and head. It's scary. We really need to keep hydrated during rides, even if we don't feel thirsty.

[NancysToy]

Whew! Thank the Lord for three wheels and your quick thinking and reaction. As was said, it points out the need to stay hydrated, dress for the heat/sun, and to not ride if you are feeling ill. BTW, a wet cloth on the neck and wrists is the quickest way to cool a person down if they get overheated. I learned this the hard way, from an EMT.


ISCI makes armrests for the RS, I believe. Sounds like a good investment. If you don't already have one, I'd suggest a good comm system, too, so you can talk to each other.

[wyliec]

Glad she is okay.:thumbup:

[Dwanton]

Agree with everyone - glad all went well ! :pray:

My 8 year old son was banging into my back this past Saturday , I was talking to him on the headsets and he said he was looking down at the rear tire - I didn't think anything more about it . Well couple minutes later he did it a couple more times and I had to repeat myself a couple times " are you ok ! " and he did answer me back yes , but I didn't like it , luckily we were only a couple seconds from our driveway and when I stopped , I helped him off he was groggy , I thought he was just falling asleep . Wife was thinking it was exhaust fumes , and I had to say I don't think so - and she hasn't ridden on the spyder yet .. It really freaked me out , but he is fine -- but now thinking about it , he could have been dehydrated .

I agree - thanks for 3 wheels and stability !

[DynamoBT]

Glad you responded quickly!!! Thank goodness all is well. Yeah, it would have been scary on two wheels!!!

[Oldmanzues]

I hope she doing okay still.
"It points out the need to stay hydrated, dress for the heat/sun, and to not ride if you are feeling ill." I borrowed this line from another post. I believe if you are riding for more a hour ( or less) and you do not have at least a slight urge to use a restroom are not thirsty. You should have stopped 10 mins ago for fluid. People do not realize what happens whey they are dehaydrated.
I ( ST1100 )was riding with a Gold Wing group a couple years ago. One bike ( Rider/co-rider) just straight on a curve. Luck, we were going slow. We had been riding for a couple hours ( stopped once and I drank some water). Of the six or seven bikes, I was the only one with water or anything else. The rider that went off, did not want any water. I got on my soapbox. You are going to drink some. He did and a little color came back. I was told it would be another half hour to water. I told everybody, this was the time to share. I had 2 big Gator Aid bottles of water. They drank. A couple other admitted they were feeling light headed before the water.
I almost never leave home without a insulated lunch bag with a frozen bottle of water and a cold bottle (Gator Aid bottle ). Longer trips or PGR Missions moreis a soft cooler.
Sorry for the length, but this is very important.
Oldmanzues

[Camdenlake]

You did a great job of riding and saved her life. Good to hear that everything out for both of y'all.

Mike



:agree: Well done sir. That would be freaking scarry.

Josh

[bikeguy]

Glad you were able to catch her. That was a very scary situation. Hope she continues to do well. Sounds like you have quite a riding buddy.

Cotton

[Luckyme]

What an amazing save, for both of you. Yes, thank God you were on a stable machine. By the way, that photo of your Spyder RS looks awesome. Some nice add on's there.

[bruiser]

Anything with caffeine acts as a diuretic. That includes colas, mountain dew, coffee, tea etc. In order to stay properly hydrated you need to drink water before the ride/activity and during. Gator Aide is good if you're sweating alot such as during sports/exercise. It's good to know the signs/symptoms of dehydration, heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Scotty mentioned a wet cloth for heat related illness, he's correct. You can wet a cloth and spin it to cool it off. Ice packs work well to. I'm a former EMT/firefighter and taught combat first aid/buddy care while active duty. Glad your wife is recovering and AMEN for three wheels.

[Firefly]

Glad everything turned out well. Good advice from everyone. I always have a bottle of water in my cup holder and more in the trunk.


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[Luckyme]

I am always with a cold drink on these hot days too. Albeit, not always the best choices as often a convenient stores ice tea, or Diet Coke. The Butler was my first purchase when returning from Cuba in 90+ degree temps.

[MouthPiece]

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Corbin.

Chris

[chickridin]

So glad to hear that you wife is ok. :ohyea: As for the 3 hr ER visit....that's good time. Good thing you weren't in our area when it happened. We have awesome Ambulance response time but you would have been in the ER for at least 6 hours. :(

[katnapper]

Great job! Cyn had a bout once, but she was on her own bike. We got to a BBQ place and they helped get her kooled off, wet towels - ice and lots of water to drink!

Hot days on a bike tend to "dry" folks out faster than we think.