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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by IowaMike
Guy on a ricer was haulin *** down the highway in my hometown the other morning; guy in a cager going 70 said the bike went by him at a high rate of speed. The bike starts squirreling all over the place and the ricer goes through a highway fence and into the lake. They found the guy because his helmet was floating up near the surface. Just 19 or 20 years old, what a waste. Condolences to his family. I rode hard the same way when I was his age, no brains and all testosterone.
So that's why they have helmet laws.

So's they can find us in the pond?
 
Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Condolences to his family. Im suprized that some of us older guys made it this far
 
Old Aug 30, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Auckland
Couldnt swim? or broken neck?
The news nor the obit. said the cause of death. I know that when I was young, there were times on my bike that no way I should have come out of the situation I put myself in. Today I'm older, wiser, and for sure slower.
 

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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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We're lucky, a lot of us did the same stupid stuff at his age and lived, he didn't. RIP.
 
Old Aug 30, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Self inflicted wounds get no sympathy.

"The guy died doing what he loved"
 
Old Aug 30, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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There but for the grace of God go I.
 
Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:53 PM
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For every sport bike fatality story that gets posted here, I could post a Harley fatality story. As another poster said: There but for the grace of God go I.
 
Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by shiftharder
It`s the rice that causes our insurance to go up every year - seldom see a HD rider pulling wheelies on the freeway or doing 100+.
Patially true, but unfortunately there are plenty of retarded HD riders as well...perhaps more.
 
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I had a 1984 750cc Interceptor I bought new and sold in 1989. In 2000 I rode a 750 of some sort (can't remember the Brand), and the power was unbelievable. The bikes now are insanely fast. I'm older and wiser but, I think part of what I like about HD's is I ride slower.
 
Old Aug 31, 2010 | 02:53 AM
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It's always tragic just made more so being that young . I'm sure more than a few of us in here have had that moment when you blink and wonder how did I just survive that ?
 



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