First off, ouch, cracked ribs are no fun -7 in one go, that is way more than I have ever managed in one go - and, thankfully, I have never had a collapsed lung. I hope that the recovery is short, sweet and complete.
As regards choice of bike, as has been said, going for a low slung cruiser may limit you to well maintained gravel road or better but don’t forget that there was someone that took a 1951 Haley Panhead through Africa and still went on the rougher routes - details here - so it can be done on just about any bike.
Anyway, good luck with the recovery.
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You will have to do without pocket handkerchiefs, and a great many other things, before we reach our journey's end, Bilbo Baggins. You were born to the rolling hills and little rivers of the Shire, but home is now behind you. The world is ahead.
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