Bad bad accident.
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Road Captain
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From: Western Australia
Bad bad accident.
Out for a ride with about 150bikes this afternoon. Mainly Harleys and the riding was pretty ordinary to say the least. A lot of really bad passing and one incidentto wreck the day. Someone had over taken the run leader and was slowing down. The pack was slowing down for a corner when someone came around the outside flat stick and pulled in front notknowing there was a bike (allmost stopped)out the front. I was about three bikes back from the front and on the outside and I reckon I've a pretty good idea of how fast he was goin'.I recall seeing a cloud of smoke, stuff flying really high and then sliding down road to a stop. I saw a black shape flying through the air with two orange dots on it and thought it may have been the holes you sometimessee in seat bases. I'm now inclined to think it may have been the bike that came past the pack. One dead. One really really badly hurt. There were bitsand pieces of the bikes every where.It's pretty horrible to see.
RE: Bad bad accident.
Gee mate, I am sorry you had to witness such an awful thing and I do hope you will be able to somehow get passed it.
I also pray that the hurt rider will be OK.
It annoys me when riders cant do a simple thing like staying where they are supposed to stay in place on a group ride but we see it all the time.
Every group ride I go on there is at least one idiot that spoils it for the rest of the group and gives bikes a worse name than they already have.
You take care.
I treat every other motorist or rider for that matter as a potential danger to myself.
John
I also pray that the hurt rider will be OK.
It annoys me when riders cant do a simple thing like staying where they are supposed to stay in place on a group ride but we see it all the time.
Every group ride I go on there is at least one idiot that spoils it for the rest of the group and gives bikes a worse name than they already have.
You take care.
I treat every other motorist or rider for that matter as a potential danger to myself.
John
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RE: Bad bad accident.
Another reason not to ride in large groups, IMO. There will usually be some an idiot or two that is wanting to pass everybody for no reason other than to show off. Over taken the run leader? That is a big no, no in my book, unless the leader signals him around for something. IMO, as soon as some jerk decides to go zipping around the leader, the group should pull over and tell the guy to either go his own way or get in the very last spot and stay there.
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RE: Bad bad accident.
Wow, trajedy to say the least. Foolishness may have played a part in it from what you describe but my prayers go out to him and his family nonetheless.
There wasa bad accident in my cityThurlate afternoon, friggin' pick-up made a left turn in front of a bike on a busy surface street... The bike left braking skid prior to impact but he ended up having to have is leg amputated above the knee at the hospital. His female passenger had some significant injuries too.
Sobering stuff... I just about cringe every time I'm approaching a left-turner ahead of me.
There wasa bad accident in my cityThurlate afternoon, friggin' pick-up made a left turn in front of a bike on a busy surface street... The bike left braking skid prior to impact but he ended up having to have is leg amputated above the knee at the hospital. His female passenger had some significant injuries too.
Sobering stuff... I just about cringe every time I'm approaching a left-turner ahead of me.
Road Captain
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From: Texas
RE: Bad bad accident.
Reminds me of the ricer show-offs during the toy run we did last winter. Every time we came to an overpass with people on it, they'd hang back and then pop a wheelie and come zipping by next to us in the same lane.[:@]
Road Master
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From: St. Johns, Fl
RE: Bad bad accident.
Damn. That really sucks. Not sure what too say.
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Road Warrior
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RE: Bad bad accident.
Same here, not real sure what to say.
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RE: Bad bad accident.
Man, I'm sorry to hear that...my prayers go out for those involved and their families...like some others, it's things like this that keep me from riding in groups like that...