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I understand that riding kit is a last resort and it’s always best to ride defensively and anticipate what other traffic might do. I’ve...

Glad to see you are carrying on as before it sounds like the best thing to do. Hope I can get my head around warfarin and be as active...

I understand your dilemma it’s so difficult to decide what to do. For me though it’s more about value choice. I don’t plan on giving up...

I’ve lived on the IOM too so motorcycles are in my blood. I really don’t plan on quitting riding but I want to be as certain as possible...

I’m 50, but my reactions are still pretty good and I’ve got lots of riding experience, but I know when riding a motorcycle to expect the...

I don’t plan on having an accident, but ship happens and usually when you really don’t need it. Glad to see that you’ve stayed active...

Nice bikes, I’m glad you’re getting out on them and enjoying yourself. I’m hoping to continue riding after valve replacement just trying...

I’m not a regular crasher anymore, did all that in my younger days. However it is fair to expect a crash on a bike at some point and I...

I do ware proper riding gear and a decent helmet and I understand that the testing of these is not always carried out in an ideal way. I...

Hi All, Some of you may have seen my other post about valve selection and I’ve had some great responses...

It’s good to see a different point of view on this. I understand taking warfarin carries a certain risk, as does having multiple...

It’s good to see a different point of view on this. I understand taking warfarin carries a certain risk, as does having multiple...

Hope your surgery goes well. It’s good to see that your aorta was fairly stable and slow to increase to a size needing surgery. The...

I realize that neither option is ideal, but I just want to give myself the best chance of a normal lifespan with as few operations and...

This is my other concern. If I go mechanical and need my aorta doing in several years time I’ll be regretting not having a tissue valve...