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Makes you think about cutting between those 2 cars in front of you eh?

Oh my oh my...

yikes.

WHoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So the dude was riding a Yami and had on boots, jacket, gloves and some type of riding pants. His passenger was wearing a jacket and sneakers. Wonder where the passenger ended up? I wonder about the circumstances of this crash. May not have been high speed -- could've dumped in front of a slew of traffic. I used to work with a guy who had a blow out and got run over by an 18 wheeler -- he was fortunate in that the tractor missed him and only the trailer ran over .... his head. It warped the Bell helmet he was wearing so bad that they had to cut it off with a saw at the scene. Fractured skull and a bad headache was all he ended up with. So wear the gear!!

Holy shat!

wow...that is disturbing...

wow...that is disturbing...

Patrick -- don't let that deter you from getting a bike. 3 mos ago two bikers (idiots really) died on I-285 doing stunts at night. Last week 3 died in a car from a drunk semi driver and 7 were badly injured. So it isn't the vehicle as much as it is the circumstances.

ORIGINAL: chainstretcher

So the dude was riding a Yami and had on boots, jacket, gloves and some type of riding pants. His passenger was wearing a jacket and sneakers. Wonder where the passenger ended up? I wonder about the circumstances of this crash. May not have been high speed -- could've dumped in front of a slew of traffic. I used to work with a guy who had a blow out and got run over by an 18 wheeler -- he was fortunate in that the tractor missed him and only the trailer ran over .... his head. It warped the Bell helmet he was wearing so bad that they had to cut it off with a saw at the scene. Fractured skull and a bad headache was all he ended up with. So wear the gear!!



Blowouts spook the hell out of me. How did it happen?

ORIGINAL: majin ssj eric

Blowouts spook the hell out of me. How did it happen?


He was riding home from the dealership that had just mounted his tires. Obviously it wasn't THEIR fault[:'(] But in the end they bought him another ride and paid his medical. Basically what happened was as he merged onto the interstate the bead on the front tire just blew causing him to low side under a semi. He was very fortunate!

YUK! ICKY!! GROSS!!!
I think I will just stay home and play MotoGP, the crashes are not that graphic!![8D]

oh man oh man. Not exactly how i wanted to start my day. Poor guy.

[:o] very, very sad indeed

All the sudden I'm hungry for beef stew...

omg thats sick

good god..............[:@]

wow.
i hate how poeple always tell horror stories when you tell them you ride a bike. Yes it is dangerious and if we didnt know that how stupid would we have to be? I dont really get it... anyways yes **** like that happens and it could be you but what are the chances that happens to you in a car? at home? walking down the street. Nothing is really not dangerious and therefore when you do stuff just be smart and wear the right gear for what your doing. it will save you from those small mistakes you make or it might not. But if your not wearing it just think how bad it would be then.

Unfortunate circumstances indeed. However, if he was a true rider maybe that how he would've preferred to go. I told my friends if we are ridin on the edge of sanity and I was to crash and die, that to not feel bad for me cause I was doing somethin I love. How many people get killed just for steppin out of the house in the morning for somethin dumb. Death is always worse for the living because we get to see the aftermath and the horror left behind. The one that is dead doesn't have a care in the world. Heck you never know, he could've had a crappy job, bills up to his eyeballs, a girlfriend that cheated on him, and a constant pain somewhere in his body. He might be better off.

Dr -- you certainly have a different outlook than most. I've actually heard my wife say that to her friends and family when they were worried about my murdercycle. So at least she gets it.

Yes chain, I have been told that I see the world through different eyes than most but that's only from so many years of gettin my butt kicked by life. Life used to kick my ass and always win, until I started to fight back. Later

ORIGINAL: TheDr

Unfortunate circumstances indeed. However, if he was a true rider maybe that how he would've preferred to go. I told my friends if we are ridin on the edge of sanity and I was to crash and die, that to not feel bad for me cause I was doing somethin I love. How many people get killed just for steppin out of the house in the morning for somethin dumb. Death is always worse for the living because we get to see the aftermath and the horror left behind. The one that is dead doesn't have a care in the world. Heck you never know, he could've had a crappy job, bills up to his eyeballs, a girlfriend that cheated on him, and a constant pain somewhere in his body. He might be better off.


I totally agree.... but with an adendum:

Quick and painless. I think my wife worries about me ending up as a paraplegic. If you are going to take me out... Really take me out!