Chilling reality check...
Road Master
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My second biggest willie maker (aside from all the above), prefering no windshield, is while cruising at 70 on the freeway......... the thought of road debris flying up in front of me and......... you know what. Major shivers everytime. Not even sure a windshield would help in some cases.
My buddy's brother died during Daytona Bike Week this year after his he was clipped by a cager. The bike, an 07 or 08 Road King, was barely damaged at all, but the brother had that and a 94 Road King. My buddy wanted to buy the 94 from his nephew after everything was settled. I asked him what they were going to do with the new bike, and no one wanted a thing to do with that bike. It's just being superstitious, but I'm like him, I don't want to have anything to do with a bike that someone has died on.
JMHO
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I can see the bad mojo thing going on - and wouldn't buy a property where a murder happened for instance - but we are all aware in the back of our mind that things like this can happen riding a bike. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a bike that had been in an accident, but I would also have a shaman who lives close to here bless the bike and appease any spirits associated with it. If the guy loved bikes, he would want to see his scoot go to someone who would appreciate and care for it.
JMHO
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They've been a part of my life, sometimes, the ONLY part.
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Road Master
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From: Oregon
So my father and I were at the local dealership yesterday just looking around. We like to go look around the store and just check things out and we happened to go upstairs, off the showroom floor, where they keep several of the used bikes they don't have space for on the floor as well as some other bikes they are still processing and such.
Anyways, we were looking at one bike that was in a row of bikes that had some level of damage to them that needed fixed up before the dealership would sell them. This bike in particular didn't look too bad at all, just some road rash along the left side of the bike. The derby cover and the highway pegs were banged up, and the hand controls were dinged up but it didn't look too bad off.
Then the guy who was with us who took us up to take a look around walked over and said that the guy had died in the accident. Chills went down my neck as I never would have guessed it was a fatal crash based on the condition of the bike. I actually remembered hearing about a fatal accident on the highway a little while back and this was apparently that bike.
I guess that just goes to show that anything can happen and that while the bike might not get too banged up, what happens to your body is a whole different story.
Just wanted to share this bit with everyone so that everyone keeps safe riding in mind while out on the roads.
Anyways, we were looking at one bike that was in a row of bikes that had some level of damage to them that needed fixed up before the dealership would sell them. This bike in particular didn't look too bad at all, just some road rash along the left side of the bike. The derby cover and the highway pegs were banged up, and the hand controls were dinged up but it didn't look too bad off.
Then the guy who was with us who took us up to take a look around walked over and said that the guy had died in the accident. Chills went down my neck as I never would have guessed it was a fatal crash based on the condition of the bike. I actually remembered hearing about a fatal accident on the highway a little while back and this was apparently that bike.
I guess that just goes to show that anything can happen and that while the bike might not get too banged up, what happens to your body is a whole different story.
Just wanted to share this bit with everyone so that everyone keeps safe riding in mind while out on the roads.
That does give one shivers. Just curious, helment law or not where you are?
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: North Jersey
Maybe every dealership should have one of those by the front door. Might compell new riders to get good instruction and buy proper ride gear.
My condolences to the family of the rider of that bike.
My condolences to the family of the rider of that bike.
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I can see the bad mojo thing going on - and wouldn't buy a property where a murder happened for instance - but we are all aware in the back of our mind that things like this can happen riding a bike. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a bike that had been in an accident, but I would also have a shaman who lives close to here bless the bike and appease any spirits associated with it. If the guy loved bikes, he would want to see his scoot go to someone who would appreciate and care for it.
JMHO
JMHO
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From: USA
Hey, Bob where are you going...........???
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