You don’t have to apologise, we all understand just take your time and get yourself fit and sorted

Takes a brave person to open up about the struggles they are facing. Its great to see your up on your feet and getting better every day. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery

Broken bones heal relatively quickly, but a broken mind takes much longer. Takes a brave man to open up and reveal the struggles you’ve been having. But behind every great man, is a greater woman and Christie is with you all the way. Wishing you a speedy recovery and hopefully back on the grid

Probably took a lot of guts to do this vlog, but it's really good to see you on the mend and smiling again. You've a great bunch of family and friends as a support network, plus all your fans are right behind you. Get well soon Lee, take care.

Lee, my hat is taken off to you sir... Fixing the broken bones is only half the battle, you will have helped so many people just by your openness on addressing the mental side of any trauma. Thank you for letting us into your life, you have some great people around you.

I’m only about 2-3 minutes in and I’m so sincerely crushed. You’re a great racer and ever greater person. We’re all praying and pulling for you to recover fully, Lee. All the best for you and your family.

Not gonna lie I had to wipe a few tears watching this. Lee, you are an inspiration. I cannot imagine what you're going through but I know you will get there with bells on. Shout out to your amazing family friends and support network. Take whatever time you need, do whatever you need to do, the racing will be here waiting and so will us fans. All the best mate

I think that’s the most honest post crash vlog I have ever watched. The upmost respect to you for doing it and feel sure I speak for everyone, that we are just glad you are in one piece🙏. We always knew Neil and the crew were like family and here is the proof. Get well soon, we all wish you a speedy recovery, stay strong….Big love and positive thoughts from the whole biking community

Lee, I have no, or few words. Just thanks for your honesty, transparency, and words of encouragement to those who suffer mental trauma. Your a great guy, get well soon.

I'm a bit speechless after watching this. I've grown into a big fan of yours and road racing because of you and your channel. I'll be honest and say that this was a tough video to watch, but extremely grateful that you and Christie decided to share so much. Wishing you both the best future, whatever shape it takes, and a speedy recovery. 💙

Opening up and sharing how you were and are truly feeling takes a hell of a lot! Really appreciate you sharing this with us! I think i can speak for everyone here when I say I’m so glad to see your recovering and getting back to normal. Won’t lie I shed a few tears watching this! Don’t apologise for anything, we are just glad your here and on the road to recovery :)

Total respect for opening up on Lee. Takes a strong person to bare their sole about something so personal. Inspirational and all the best.

Pleased don’t beat yourself up Lee,people don’t think you’ve let them down. Your a loveable character and very funny,concentrate on your recovery and your family. Get well soon.👍👍

No need to apologize Lee,you haven’t let anyone down take care pal and look after yourself and your family 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I struggle with trauma from my past and I have so much respect for you opening up to your fans about your struggles. You're an absolute inspirational human and I wish you all the best on your recovery, thank you for sharing some of the hardest moments of your life so far with us all, it is very much appreciated, take care Lee.

Sir, from someone who’s been there, with exactly the same injuries (down to the same wires, bolts and plates), you are an absolute soldier. It took me at least 9 months to be able to speak openly about my crash without falling into tears. It still bothers me and it’s been 12 years. The road to recovery is long but every step is hugely rewarding. You seem to be surrounded by the right people, with kind hearts and that will help immensely. Take your time, don’t rush into anything. We will be here awaiting for the giggles and laughs that’s been mostly this channel. I hope you feel better soon. Thank you for this insight into your rehab. Ps: morphine is a fantastic drug innit 😂

Glad your still with us and hopes for a speedy and full recovery. But also super happy that you got to experience what it's like being tall and having to adjust a camera to fit in the top of your head, if only for a few seconds!

Bloody hell.... that was hard to watch, can't even begin to imagine what you felt to see it on screen. Been following you with age's, what can I say? You are a legend and best wishes, hopefully you'll recover more and more every day. Take care.

Lee, this is the most honsest and most heavy bike race vlog I have ever seen. I love the truth on how hard it has been, best of luck with your recovery

As a 60 year old biker whose been through some damage over the years..I can say you Lee, and your beautiful family are all you need to help you get over the mental pain and doubts. The physical stuff will mend and they will help you get back to your old self. Your health care team, your mates, your team and your sponsors are all wanting you to get back to your old self . Take your bloody time and enjoy your beautiful family time. When the body's repaired your mind will also process everything and you are the one thats in charge of that. Wishing you and your family all the very best in your full recovery and take your time when you first get back on the bike...that's a big hurdle getting back to normal. Big man hugs to you and lots of love to you all. ❤🏍️💨🤕👍

Takes a big man to be able to open up and show this side of racing/life. Said it before but big up to you and Chrissie for putting your content together, especially what must be so hard for you both to discuss. ❤

Such an honest open and moving piece of filming - good on you both for doing this and so much respect to you for being willing to share your awful experience with us all. The calmness of those medics treating you was something else Great to see you both smiling and the amazing chemistry you have together - to have some humour each day is a good place to get better from

Lee, for you to open up about the difficult feelings you are having is immense and shows how strong you really are. They breed them strong in NI. Simply seeing you and the fact you are getting better each day is an absolute tonic. Keep it up and hope to see you in the paddock soon. PS, I thought I saw Neil smiling briefly!!! ❤

Wow this is such an unbelievably raw video. You have some amazing support right there. Such a brilliant character. Thank god you are still with us. Thank you both for sharing this. Get well soon mate.

Your bravery shines through in the fact that you're facing up to the demons. Well done and hope for a speedy recovery Lee. Total respect to you and your family and team mates.

“Tough times don’t last forever. Tough people do”. Some Greek thinker

Fantastic to see you on the mend . You have a great team behind you good luck and here’s to a speedy return to health.

Takes a big man to say what you said about your emotions the last few months Lee. I really hope you’re back to your old self asap. You’ve got good people around you after all. All the best

Massive respect Lee. Get well soon physically and mentally, You got this!!

Glad your still with us here lee, no need to apologise about anything all you need to do is take your time healing , speedy recovery you have amazing people around you and Jessie is so bravo he's a champ

Firstly, I am pleased to see you are improving! It must have been hard filming this. But it's clear to see you are surrounded by love and support from family friends colleagues and us loyal fans are all behind you too!

You just absolutely impressed me Lee!! Amazing to see how you handle everything and deal with it. And yes the trauma is an injury just like your broken bones. So so cool and impressive that you talk about it. Love it that you're being open about it. Thank you a lot for sharing all of this. Kind of an eyeopener. You're amazing and you will get there! ❤

Massive respect. Opening up and showing what goes on physically and mentally after something like what you have gone through is inspirational. Hope your recovery goes well. All the best.

So glad to have you back vlogging Lee. Opening up like you have and being so honest takes so much strength. Speedy recovery fella, you've got amazing family, friends, team and supporters behind you!

Oh wow Lee and Christy, we had our hearts in our mouths watching this. We can only imagine a fraction of what this whole experience must feel like it and seeing it unfold on camera must have been an extremely hard watch for you both. Please don’t apologise Lee for giving us a glimpse of the pain this trauma is causing you, we love the ‘you’ you share with us followers and we love you even more for keeping it so real. Take your time to get well and get strong. Team Lee Johnston will ride again and we can’t wait to see that 😊 love to you all x

Get Christie on camera more! Thanks to the stewards, medics & hospital staff. Love to family, team, sponsors etc. Good luck on the road back, LJ13, racing or otherwise.

I watched this last night and honestly you don't need to apologise to any fans. You and your family are absolute gems. Credit to your supportive wife. And you deserve credit for admitting things were not alright. Wishing you the absolute best in your recovery ❤

I wish you all the best in your recovery, Lee. It was hard to watch this as a fan and fellow human, but it's so impressive how courageous and strong you are in these difficult times. Having gone through mental trauma myself, I can fully sympathise with what you are experiencing. It is a reassuring to hear you have a great team and family unit behind you and you're taking the correct measures to help yourself overcome these demons. Be kind to yourself and all the best for the road ahead. I'm routing for you.

Hard watch 💔 sending you, Christie and Jesse all the love in the world! Wishing you a speedy recovery Lee, take care x So brave to share x

OMG I’m getting emotional just watching it, big respect for talking about it and showing us the footage. So glad you’re on the mend and know there are a lot of fans out there wishing you well and thank you to all marshals medics doctors and nurses. Good on you Lee😊

Great to see you Lee. My Dad and I have been following you for a while and he was on end of life care around the time of your accident and was still regularly asking how you were until he passed. Take care and take your time. Best wishes to you all

Massive respect and love for Lee! Everyone is with you in the highs - and the lows. Get well soon!

It's just good to see you on camera again. Don't rush your recovery Lee & it's good to see you still have your sense of humour despite all the setbacks. Your family, team & friends are amazing. I'm so pleased to see you are getting stronger & look forward to watching your progress. Well done Christie & Jesse you're his rock

I'm glad you are on the mend both physically and mentally! You're one tough man and also lucky to have such great love and support from family and friends. Nothing to be ashamed of for seeking help in regards to your mental health. Remember, it is a marathon and not a sprint to heal up physically and mentally. Just like recovering physically, mentally your gonna have good days and bad days. Keep fighting the good fight! I'll keep you and your family and friends in my prayers. Cheers from a US fan!

Love seeing Christie too. It's great to hear her point of view as she's such an integral part to your family and racing

Glad you are still here and on the mend! Nice to see all the support from your family and your crew. Take care of yourself you are a great inspiration to everyone.

Thanks for sharing, can't have been easy sharing your journey. All the best for a speedy recovery.

What can I say. After my off at Oulton last march ending my season, I really struggled with lots of stuff, this vlog really shows an insight to post crash trauma. I hope non racers, wives girlfriends and mates watch this. Took weeks for me too watch the on board footage of my crash. Stay strong and looking forward to more content and seeing back on a bike

For all the winding up of Neil infront of the vlogs it just shows his true value of a personal and working friendship, your wife's an angel,but I guess you knew that already, and the ickle one is credit to both ,no need for feelings of letting people down Lee, just rest up ,and wonder how lucky you are to have a very large web of friends to support you ,all the best for the future

Thank you for sharing and being so honest about all, you are fantastic and just take your time to get well, also christie is doing a great job. Speedy recovery mate

Happy to see your ok Lee! you Had us all worried for a while .. Awesome explaining what went wrong,very honest, some fixing to do, all the very best can't wait to see you back in top form 🙏🏼

Bought tears to my eyes this bro. So happy for you and your family that you're on the mend. Can't imagine how hard this journey is, wish you nothing but the best going forward

No idea what to comment really, but feel I need to as I found this emotional and upsetting…. I can only begin to imagine the physical and mental pain you have been through and are still currently enduring. To share in such an honest way, on a fully public platform, is truly courageous. I’m sure many of your supporters, like I was, were reduced to tears watching. And then there’s Christie, what can you say…. She must be an absolute rock of a Woman. I wish you a full and speedy recovery Lee, we all love you mate.

Man that crash was obviously a tough watch...and it was "spectacular" enough! Know that there are fans all over the world (this one in New Zealand) that are still cheering you on. It's a privilege to be able to somehow accompany you on the journey thru these vlogs...and as always, do what is right for you and your family...if that means taking a break in vlogging or going hard out vlogging we will all understand. Rest up and get well!

You are one hell of a guy Lee! To open up and chat about it when it’s clearly so difficult for you is just unreal. You keep up the fight mate we are all behind you! 💙

Lee I’m glad that your recovering from this accident even though it’s relatively early in that process. It’s a huge credit to you and your wife and team around you that you can put a vlog like this together and explain the process your going through especially the mental side of things. For those non competitors that don’t know the anguish and pain you go through after something as horrific as this it will leave a long lasting affect and understanding. Get well soon and hope to see you back when your fully fit again.

Well done for making this Christie, I know it sounds hard to people who don't understand but we expect this from our heroes like Lee. What we don't see enough of is how they need the ones they love supporting them and going through pure hell to get them through it. Well done girl and the both of you keep loving each other.

Do not apologise to anyone on here. We're all so glad to see you and how your recovery is going . Christie is a diamond along with everyone around you , in fact all of us here and the wider world. Stay strong

Speedy recovery, great to see u back 🙏

Takes a big man to share what you have done Lee, stay strong and keep pushing on with your recovery 👊👊

Won’t hear it champ !! Just keep your head high! You have the entire community behind you ! But more importantly christy and Jesse ❤ You will come back strong And this is directly to you christy! Your amazing!

Great to see you're making progress Lee. Massive respect for showing the other side of recovering from a crash, it's something us fans don't see or probably even consider really. You've got some great people around you and we all knew Neil loved you really! Vlog when you want, don't feel obliged to, we'll all still be here when you do.

Superb Lee, you are a bloody legend. Well done on the recovery so far, stay strong!!

Thanks for the update Lee, that was a hard watch. Real glad you're on the mend! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Get well soon dude. Look forward to seeing some content from you and your recovery. Great to see you got the help you needed and talked to the people to get you through it. Fantastic bunch of people around you. Micko in the bed doing commentary 😂

Neal !!!! I bet you're happy he's been bulking up otherwise he wouldn't be able to carry you ! You're brave man Sir !

Massive respect for doing this Lee, must be so hard to re-live it all. Enjoy the road to recovery. Top lad.

So happy to see you are doing well, wishing you and yours a speedy recovery 🙏❤️

You're doing the right thing opening up about the accident I had a really big "off" in 2018 (9 days in a coma and 17 operations and 4 monrhs in hospital pincluding shitting the bed,You're not alone) 0:03 0:03 and its taken me until now to get help and wish I'd done it before-take care fella racing can wait just get your head straight and the rest will follow

Fucking hell Lee😢 I'm in bits for ya, I had a similar crash myself just road riding, which ended my racing journey and I fully understand what you've gone through. Massive hugs to you, Christie and Jessie. Heal up fella, don't rush back to a bike take your time. Keep ya chin up, you will get better pal, it just takes time. Massive love to you ❤❤

Stay strong friend. We're all here to support you it take more to stand up and express all the things your going though . You may be a little guy but you stand tall your a massive inspiration to all of us . And have an amazing woman sat beside you . Along with all your team . ❤❤

Hard to add anything that others haven't already said. Just as I've put before,I've an amazing amount of respect for you, your family, friends & the Ashcourt team too. Your a great guy Lee & thank you for your honesty about how this has affected you & the closest people around you plus showing the actual crash footage. Keep strong & all the best with your recovery from here ✊

You and Sweeney making a days of thunder remake? Get well soon chief 💪🏻

Fella you've no reason to apologise for not vlogging , it takes a lot of balls to admit you're going through physical and mental shit at the moment , you're an inspiration to people going through the same things , take care fella x

Massive respect for you Lee, keep pushing on & hope you have a speedy recovery 💪🏻👍

Thanks so much sharing so many personal things you didn't have to, we are all behind you and hope you have a speedy recovery and will all look forward to seeing you back to full health and competing again, you are so lucky to have so many good people around you and a great family, all the best from my family to yours

It’s strange, I don’t actually know you and you certainly don’t know me, but your vlogs always seem personal. You make it feel like we’re there with you, part of the team and your best mate. You bring us on your journey through the high’s and lows, I have to wipe away the tears watching this as it’s so honest and real. I feel a bit of a fool writing this, I’m just an old, ex racer, living in the IOM, but my heart goes out to you , your family , team and “real” friends. Get well soon fella, and best wishes to everyone.

Much respect for doing this video Lee you don't have to apologize to anyone. Everyone who's raced motorcycles or ridden motorcycles knows crashing isn't a walk in the park. It's the dark side that is never spoken about. To everyone involved in helping Lee get well thank you, you people are heroes.

Fair play lee for being so open about it all, best of luck in the recovery, hope you can get back on the bike soon 👍👍

Glad to see you back! Best of luck with continuing recovery

It's good to see Christie's beautiful face. Get well soon man.

Hey Lee - that must have been so hard for you to put together. Its been a tough time for you, Kristy and the rest of the team. My partner went through something very similar just before the new year. His injuries were not nearly as extensive as yours although he was incredibly lucky not to die as his leg was all but ripped off in his crash - unfortunately they couldn't save his leg, but he's fought hard and hoping to be back on his bikes before the end of this year. I hope Kristy is looking after herself as well as looking after you, you both need to take as much time as you need to heal both mentally and physically. But it was good to see you up and about. We should have been at the TT this year (for the first time) and were hoping to see you there, but then couldn't travel (from Australia) due to my partner, Les's, injuries and have had to delay our plans until next year. We'll look out for you when we're there! :) x

Incredible footage Lee. A real insight on the crash and associated issues. All the best and look forward to the next VLOG.

Speedy recovery and thanks for sharing buddy

Lee, it’s just great to see you again! You’ve got absolutely nothing to apologise for lad! I’m just glad to see you up and being you, telling the storey like it is, no sugar coating nothing! I feel your pain bud, just gone through something similar (although nowhere near the extent of injury’s you’ve suffered) but none the less plates, screws, wire!!!!! It’s sh1t isn’t it, in my head it stunk too, did that happen with you? Anyway, it’s mega to see you are ok. Missed yi lad!!!!! Ohh and btw, Christy needs to be on the vlog more! Beats looking at your ugly mug all the time 😂😂😂 Get fit again soon buddy. Love ya!

must say , how bloody awesome was that medical team who attended to you immediately after the crash , legends

Wishing you a speedy recovery, Lee. That was a difficult watch 😢. Big up to the medics and marshals ❤

What a man! Well done in talking about how you are, how you’ve been and how you feel. You’ve got great people around you. Look after yourself. Looking forward to the next video already.

As a long term race Marshal I have been on the scene at numerous bike, car and truck accidents. Some fatal. We have often been offered counselling to deal with the trauma. But to see it through the eyes of the racer puts it into a different category. For you it is both mentally and physically challenging. You have great support around you. Use it and get better.

I blame them Alpinestar boots

Speedy recovery Lee, good to see you on the road to recovery. Looks like you’ve got some amazing people round you to help you out.👍

Big respect lee, thanks for sharing the whole experience, eventually the pain will subside and the itch to race again will surface, hopefully you'll race again, you've still got it wee man. Cheers!

Authenticity and vulnerability are required to recover. You have them both in spades. Thanks for sharing, and thanks to everyone who helped make sure you were here to tell the tale.

HOLY SH1T LEE

You get better Lee. I love your openness/honesty and thank you for sharing. You made me cry!

That was hard enough watching Lee, can’t imagine what it’s been like for you and your family post crash. Hope you continue to make a full recovery, not just physically, all the best.

Glad you are still with us to tell the tale, as a trauma sufferer (of a very different trauma) I can sympathise with you, the best advice I had was talk to people and cry when you feel the need. Speedy recovery Lee, look forward to future blogs and seeing you in the paddock. X

Everyone is behind you Lee. Fair play for opening up in a vlog I can't imagine what you are going through.Really nice having Christie in front of the camera as well. Amazing team you have around you.

Lee, your honesty and willingness to share the good and the bad is something to be applauded. The mental side of things is hardly ever talked about when we fall off our motorcycles, it has been one of the hardest things for me to recover from and it's happened a few times in my life. I am glad you have all of the help and support needed and I'm sure you will make a full recovery. There is no reason to say you're sorry to anyone, your job and your passion have you doing something few people on earth will ever do, it is exhilarating but at the same time very dangerous. If you weren't on the limit much of the time you wouldn't have a job doing what you do. Being on the limit means sometimes things happen and you go over the limit. We respect and admire you, rest up, heal up, and enjoy your family.

Thanks for sharing this video Lee, Christie. Was emotional for you both, and me watching it. So glad to see you ok now and on the mend. It will take time, but you will he back. ❤😃👍