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    Posted: 28 October 2007 at 10:17pm
Don't want to beat a dead horse here, but for all you who ride motorcycles, please remember to be extra cautious on the road.  A good friend and shipmate of mine was killed in an accident early this morning on base.  His wife was riding with him, she was also killed.  He has 3 kids (all from previous marriages) and we're still trying to figure out who gets custody for each child.  If it's not too much to ask, keep his family in your prayers.  It's a damn shame, he was only 25 and just married his wife 3 weeks ago.
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And what were the circumstances of his death?
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too bad.  R.I.P.
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I actually think its the other way around

People in cars need to watch out for bikes more. I see people get right up a bikers ass and drive like complete jackasses around them for no reason.

Anyway, RIP
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Originally posted by Da Hui Da Hui wrote:

I actually think its the other way around

People in cars need to watch out for bikes more. I see people get right up a bikers ass and drive like complete jackasses around them for no reason.

Anyway, RIP

the end result is, sadly, still the same.  you are responsible for your own life.  sorry about the loss.
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Originally posted by Da Hui Da Hui wrote:

I actually think its the other way aroundPeople in cars need to watch out for bikes more. I see people get right up a bikers ass and drive like complete jackasses around them for no reason. Anyway, RIP


And I see just as many bikers think they can cut between cars like they weren't even there. It's on both sides.

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I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.

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Originally posted by hybrid-sniper hybrid-sniper wrote:

And what were the circumstances of his death?

They still aren't sure what happened, there wasn't anything obstucing the road and the base police got to the scene a couple minutes after it happened.  They think there might have been a deer or animal in the road and he tried to avoid it.  Nothing is for sure yet though.
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I just responded to a motorcycle accident yesterday. The biker was alright, they took him to the hospital for some back and wrist pain, but he wasn't too badly hurt.

My brother lost a friend a few months back to an accident, the kid was doing 90 when he ran head on into a truck.

Be careful on them.

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Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:

Originally posted by Da Hui Da Hui wrote:

I actually think its the other way aroundPeople in cars need to watch out for bikes more. I see people get right up a bikers ass and drive like complete jackasses around them for no reason. Anyway, RIP


And I see just as many bikers think they can cut between cars like they weren't even there. It's on both sides.
I will admit, I see those crotch rocket bikes doing that while going in excess of 100mph here all the time. I am talking about people on cruisers ect. People get right up on them even closer than they do most cars. Its crazy.
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Well at least they died together, if that helps at all in some kind of Hollywood movie kind of way.
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That sucks, I know a lot of guys who get hurt all the time on them, and a few that died as well. Last month my friend's younger brother got messed up bad, almost died, and a while back another freind came up in a wheelie, bike fell back, and **crushed** his leg. It wasn't broken, it was in like 200 chips, so it's metal plates and stuff in there now. They are definitley no joke.
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Originally posted by stratoaxe stratoaxe wrote:

I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.



Hopefully not for your first bike
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Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by stratoaxe stratoaxe wrote:

I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.



Hopefully not for your first bike


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Originally posted by Glassjaw Glassjaw wrote:

Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by stratoaxe stratoaxe wrote:

I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.



Hopefully not for your first bike


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He will be fine as long as he has some kind of experience and doesn't get a power trip and want to crack it open on the freeway like a lot of idiots.

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Originally posted by Horsepower Horsepower wrote:

Originally posted by Glassjaw Glassjaw wrote:

Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by stratoaxe stratoaxe wrote:

I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.



Hopefully not for your first bike


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He will be fine as long as he has some kind of experience and doesn't get a power trip and want to crack it open on the freeway like a lot of idiots.


Hopefully its not his first bike.
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Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by Horsepower Horsepower wrote:

Originally posted by Glassjaw Glassjaw wrote:

Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by stratoaxe stratoaxe wrote:

I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.



Hopefully not for your first bike


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He will be fine as long as he has some kind of experience and doesn't get a power trip and want to crack it open on the freeway like a lot of idiots.


Hopefully its not his first bike.


there's nothing wrong with getting a sportbike as your first.  as long as you respect it and know your skill level, its perfectly fine.
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R.I.P

Hope those kids well be okey.

 

I got this grapic pic's of motorcycle accident (if anyone want to see it, pm me).  They said the motorcycle guy was speeding well above 120MPH.  The driver said, "I got hit so hard, it felt like a truck hit me" and he couldn't stop the eighteen wheeler 1/4mile later.
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Originally posted by evillepaintball evillepaintball wrote:

Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by Horsepower Horsepower wrote:

Originally posted by Glassjaw Glassjaw wrote:

Originally posted by .636 .636 wrote:

Originally posted by stratoaxe stratoaxe wrote:

I'm supposed to buy an R6 this month.



Hopefully not for your first bike


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He will be fine as long as he has some kind of experience and doesn't get a power trip and want to crack it open on the freeway like a lot of idiots.


Hopefully its not his first bike.


there's nothing wrong with getting a sportbike as your first.  as long as you respect it and know your skill level, its perfectly fine.


Do you ride? Ever ridden a sportbike?
They are not forgivable, easy to ride learners bikes, thats for damn sure.

Even if you have ridden dirtbikes your whole life. Don't get a Type R bike as a first bike. You can respect a bike all you want, but if your in a oh **** situation and grab too much brake or freak and turn your wrist your going down, quite quickly too.
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