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Degenerative disc disease here, L4/L5 I think, I feel your pain, literally. My back spasms come and go but lately they have showed up and are not going. Desperately wanted to ride my '73 Triumph 750 down to our local annual classic car show last weekend and was very worried about blowing my back out while I tried to start it after it had sat all winter. Fortunately I managed to wheel it out of its tight parking space in the garage and got it started without too much drama. Made it down to the car show and back too without too much pain.

I'm planning on selling the Triumph to fund a Commando purchase (playing phone tag with a guy on one now) and figure its now or never, if I wait any longer I may not be able start my bikes and I'm not the type to keep them if I can't ride them.

I'm only 56 so I feel I should have lots of years of good riding ahead of me, so am trying to exercise and do the healthy living thing as much as I can. I really can't imagine not being able to ride. -Eddie

<blockquote data-quote="F451" data-source="post: 342165" data-attributes="member: 8368">Degenerative disc disease here, L4/L5 I think, I feel your pain, literally. My back spasms come and go but lately they have showed up and are not going. Desperately wanted to ride my &#039;73 Triumph 750 down to our local annual classic car show last weekend and was very worried about blowing my back out while I tried to start it after it had sat all winter. Fortunately I managed to wheel it out of its tight parking space in the garage and got it started without too much drama. Made it down to the car show and back too without too much pain. I&#039;m planning on selling the Triumph to fund a Commando purchase (playing phone tag with a guy on one now) and figure its now or never, if I wait any longer I may not be able start my bikes and I&#039;m not the type to keep them if I can&#039;t ride them. I&#039;m only 56 so I feel I should have lots of years of good riding ahead of me, so am trying to exercise and do the healthy living thing as much as I can. I really can&#039;t imagine not being able to ride. -Eddie</blockquote>

[QUOTE="F451, post: 342165, member: 8368"] Degenerative disc disease here, L4/L5 I think, I feel your pain, literally. My back spasms come and go but lately they have showed up and are not going. Desperately wanted to ride my '73 Triumph 750 down to our local annual classic car show last weekend and was very worried about blowing my back out while I tried to start it after it had sat all winter. Fortunately I managed to wheel it out of its tight parking space in the garage and got it started without too much drama. Made it down to the car show and back too without too much pain. I'm planning on selling the Triumph to fund a Commando purchase (playing phone tag with a guy on one now) and figure its now or never, if I wait any longer I may not be able start my bikes and I'm not the type to keep them if I can't ride them. I'm only 56 so I feel I should have lots of years of good riding ahead of me, so am trying to exercise and do the healthy living thing as much as I can. I really can't imagine not being able to ride. -Eddie [/QUOTE]