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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Unhappy Crashed!

Well to put it very short my buddy and I were the last to leave the show(went with 7 bikes they left few hrs earlier) and we were riding close to 138 (straights and the 25 mph turns) and he didnt make on of the turns in front of me and it was awful,prolly about 50 mph,hes ok and is very lucky,he will feel it in the morning for sure!!!!! bike is trashed, friend came with a truck and we just threw it in the back and left! SuX And even worse to watch it!

Its crazy how one min your looking at a sweet bike and the next looking at it a whole different way! Same with the rider!!
 

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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sucks. glad everyones ok though.
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Man that sucks but atleast he is ok.
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Aw, sorry to hear that man. Hope buddy won't have any long lasting pain.
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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somebody was watching over him and that's the good thing...still is sucks but at least everyone walks away
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Sorry to hear that. I remember when I had a little spill and my buddy was right behind me. One second we're cool, next I go down. I think I freaked him out more than it did me. Hope your buds ok and get's his himself and his bike mended fast.
Did you see how or why he might have gone down? Slipped? Too tight a turn?
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Sorry to hear that. Whiskey helps alleviate the pain of a broken bike.
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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Welcome to the club.....were have shirts made...Very happy that your buddy is ok. Bikes can be replaced, freinds lives cannot.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Hope he is Ok....
 
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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glad he ain't worse. i've seen videos of people going down and their buddy crashing right behind them. prolly tunnel vision or just too much ooh sh**! good thing ya'll made it through.
 



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