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RIP Anonomous Squid on Highway 17
- Thread starter TheRobSJ
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kchan156
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RIP rider.
thanks for the post rob. i agree with waht you said about pulling stupid stunts on roads like 17. sorry you had to see everything.
I was heading back from santa cruz also and minutes after on 17, there was stand-still traffic. i splitting lanes until the bottom of the mountains as i saw 2 green vans and chps. i saw a blue graphics helmet with blood on it.
most of us have done stupid things before. i hope all of us would stop stupid stuff in such dangerous enviornment.
thanks for the post rob. i agree with waht you said about pulling stupid stunts on roads like 17. sorry you had to see everything.
I was heading back from santa cruz also and minutes after on 17, there was stand-still traffic. i splitting lanes until the bottom of the mountains as i saw 2 green vans and chps. i saw a blue graphics helmet with blood on it.
most of us have done stupid things before. i hope all of us would stop stupid stuff in such dangerous enviornment.
Moike
Shit Magnet
willbeezy said:
Will, sometimes I just get a bad tingle in my spidey sense and
say "Not Today..." and drop back in line with the traffic. And
I've been splitting for over a decade.
Always listen to your gut instinct... It's trying to protect you.
-Mike-
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mojo given rob. very tactfully written.
SlowGsxr750
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R.I.P
R.I.P fellow rider
rob thanks for the post..hope it take affect in some people and not to late or till they see if first hand..
R.I.P fellow rider
rob thanks for the post..hope it take affect in some people and not to late or till they see if first hand..
RideToLive600RR
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R.I.P.
If anyone else has more specific info please post my friend lives right next to the site and saw the scene also. I am trying to get a hold of a friend i think went riding today who fits that description to the T with no luck yet and am starting to become very concerned.
If anyone else has more specific info please post my friend lives right next to the site and saw the scene also. I am trying to get a hold of a friend i think went riding today who fits that description to the T with no luck yet and am starting to become very concerned.
Haven't been on in a while (was actually checking to see what happened to the person who crashed on 9 today - does anyone know? Hope he/she is OK), but was both heartened and annoyed by this thread.
Rob and everyone else - thanks for the thoughtful postings. I get very nervous when I see riders like this, and avoid them like the plague in group settings. Please be careful out there, guys. And like Moike said, trust your gut... I had an experience a couple of months ago where I had my spook on all day, and lo and behold, halfway through the day I almost rammed my bike straight up two of my friends' asses because they stopped dead while doing 60 mph right in front of me. Duh. Anyway - I think that's why I was spooked all day - and I think that my more cautious driving because of it may have saved my bacon.
I am annoyed by this thread, however, because once again the personalities get involved. You know who I'm talking about (this thread isn't supposed to be about you, really). It's part of why I avoid BARF these days. (Well, and they restricted my access at work, I'll admit it. F* the man and his "restricted chat sites").
Anywayyyy... Later all, and please drive safely. Hope to see you on the roads.
Rob and everyone else - thanks for the thoughtful postings. I get very nervous when I see riders like this, and avoid them like the plague in group settings. Please be careful out there, guys. And like Moike said, trust your gut... I had an experience a couple of months ago where I had my spook on all day, and lo and behold, halfway through the day I almost rammed my bike straight up two of my friends' asses because they stopped dead while doing 60 mph right in front of me. Duh. Anyway - I think that's why I was spooked all day - and I think that my more cautious driving because of it may have saved my bacon.
I am annoyed by this thread, however, because once again the personalities get involved. You know who I'm talking about (this thread isn't supposed to be about you, really). It's part of why I avoid BARF these days. (Well, and they restricted my access at work, I'll admit it. F* the man and his "restricted chat sites").
Anywayyyy... Later all, and please drive safely. Hope to see you on the roads.
Shaggy
Zoinks!!!!
Who's Rob? I've never met this guy before...
My cousin was in the traffic today. He's been wanting a bike for the past two years and this event changed his mind. He called me today at work and told me he didn't want a bike anymore after seeing the wrecked Gixxers, smashed helmet, the shoe in the middle of the road, and the body bag with the foot sticking out. He described all this to me on the phone. Wild stuff...
My cousin was in the traffic today. He's been wanting a bike for the past two years and this event changed his mind. He called me today at work and told me he didn't want a bike anymore after seeing the wrecked Gixxers, smashed helmet, the shoe in the middle of the road, and the body bag with the foot sticking out. He described all this to me on the phone. Wild stuff...
30isfast
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shogunate83
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rip
boost2much
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RIP
TheRobSJ
May lose 10mm sockets if distracted
The guy's shoe was a good 20 feet from him. A cell phone came to rest on the center divider. But seeing how far the bike was from the body told me that he was going way too fast. If all he saw was a foot sticking out he got off easy. I actually saw them trying to pump all the blood from his lungs, and the CPR eventually got it to start running out of his nose on the highway. Jesus fucking christ. All of this less than 10 feet from where I'm standing too. Close enough that I actually heard an EMT "call it." Pretty morbid.
To all who are thinking I'm rattled from this...nah. I've got a pretty hard shell. Even something like this doesn't put a dent in me. I'm not going to put a little flower in my signature and put an RIP for whatever his name is. Fact remains that I don't know the guy. If it was a rider I knew, or for sure, my dad who also rides...I'd be a little fucked up over it. Enough so that I wouldn't feel like telling the whole world about it.
I just posted this because hopefully it'll change the way at least one person thinks. I know we hear about some rider going down and buying the farm probably around once every week or two. So it'll probably just be dismissed as another statistic and forgotten about, and the squids will keep on with their careless and ignorant ways thinking it won't happen to them because they "know what they're doing." I just hope that at least one of the squids maybe sees this, and how graphicly I painted the picture...and maybe, just maybe this is the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back "rider down" thread that finally makes them stop and think about how they ride. This goes beyond my constant criticism of new riders not having the right gear, or buying the latest repli-racer crotch rocket without having any real experience. Sure having a fast bike ties into the whole squid mentaity of them thinking they are so much better than all the cars on the road, but there is still just basic common fucking sense you need to have when you are street riding in knowing that the roads and the traffic on it are not some kind of "toy" for you. And some people, like this DOA today, leave their common sense at home. It's people like this guy that put a sour taste in John Q. Public's mouth about riders. I'm sure they person driving on 17 today who had the fortune of being at the back of the parking lot who probably had to wait a good 2+ hours to get past the scene just saw that it was yet another biker that caused the delay, and probably resents all of us riders, good ones and the bad ones, just a little bit more.
Rob
To all who are thinking I'm rattled from this...nah. I've got a pretty hard shell. Even something like this doesn't put a dent in me. I'm not going to put a little flower in my signature and put an RIP for whatever his name is. Fact remains that I don't know the guy. If it was a rider I knew, or for sure, my dad who also rides...I'd be a little fucked up over it. Enough so that I wouldn't feel like telling the whole world about it.
I just posted this because hopefully it'll change the way at least one person thinks. I know we hear about some rider going down and buying the farm probably around once every week or two. So it'll probably just be dismissed as another statistic and forgotten about, and the squids will keep on with their careless and ignorant ways thinking it won't happen to them because they "know what they're doing." I just hope that at least one of the squids maybe sees this, and how graphicly I painted the picture...and maybe, just maybe this is the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back "rider down" thread that finally makes them stop and think about how they ride. This goes beyond my constant criticism of new riders not having the right gear, or buying the latest repli-racer crotch rocket without having any real experience. Sure having a fast bike ties into the whole squid mentaity of them thinking they are so much better than all the cars on the road, but there is still just basic common fucking sense you need to have when you are street riding in knowing that the roads and the traffic on it are not some kind of "toy" for you. And some people, like this DOA today, leave their common sense at home. It's people like this guy that put a sour taste in John Q. Public's mouth about riders. I'm sure they person driving on 17 today who had the fortune of being at the back of the parking lot who probably had to wait a good 2+ hours to get past the scene just saw that it was yet another biker that caused the delay, and probably resents all of us riders, good ones and the bad ones, just a little bit more.
Rob
nexus
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thinkCooper said:
Sorry to hear that K got rattled, but on the upside it is a good opportunity to bring attention to your conscientious attitude and approach to the sport, in contrast to what was clearly demonstrated in the recent RIP event.
Glad the kids didnt have to see the mess, no reason for them to be distressed every time you put a leg over.
backwheelslider
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i dont like you rob. i think youre so sensitive about this subject because you taught yourself to slow down today......not the noob's...
frong is stupid too.
rws
frong is stupid too.
rws
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I am of two minds on this incident. Either way I feel for the rider. But I really feel bad for his friends and parents.
I’m sure he had at least one experienced rider buddy who knew better but didn’t open his mouth and speak his mind about this unsafe behavior. Now it’s too late.
What of his parent(s)? If they are told how he died, then they will know that a life that they nurtured and protected was foolishly thrown away and will blame themselves for it. If they aren’t told how he died then they will be bitter and blame the great sport of motorcycling. They’ll end up like that lady that drives the S.U.V. on 84 running motorcycles off the road and screaming at anyone who will listen “I hate Motorcycles. Motorcycles killed my son!”
R.I.P.
I’m sure he had at least one experienced rider buddy who knew better but didn’t open his mouth and speak his mind about this unsafe behavior. Now it’s too late.
What of his parent(s)? If they are told how he died, then they will know that a life that they nurtured and protected was foolishly thrown away and will blame themselves for it. If they aren’t told how he died then they will be bitter and blame the great sport of motorcycling. They’ll end up like that lady that drives the S.U.V. on 84 running motorcycles off the road and screaming at anyone who will listen “I hate Motorcycles. Motorcycles killed my son!”
R.I.P.
backwheelslider
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rob, youre the one thats shaken, no matter how hard you try to hide it. if you arent youre an asss because if it dosent "put a dent in you cuz youve got a hard shell" it better rattle you or you are a dick. oh well, you are a dick anyway...
stop posting now or i will flame the hell out of you!!!
a real ase certified mechanic would not post like you...
my family are all ase cert. and they arent as stupid as you seem to be.
rws
stop posting now or i will flame the hell out of you!!!
a real ase certified mechanic would not post like you...
my family are all ase cert. and they arent as stupid as you seem to be.
rws
backwheelslider
New member
please stop posting
the rip's with the flower, he died because he was stupid, and if i died because i was stupid, i wouldnt want people posting how sorry they feel......
from now on, if you post another rip, you will get flamed by myself... including you frong......
rws
the rip's with the flower, he died because he was stupid, and if i died because i was stupid, i wouldnt want people posting how sorry they feel......
from now on, if you post another rip, you will get flamed by myself... including you frong......
rws
gixxerrider
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I drove up the summit through the back roads to avoid this traffic. Now I know what happen this morning... RIP!
nexus
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Its always a coin toss when you get on a bike, but some basic sensibility can keep a person out of a lot of trouble.
While I feel for the friends and family, I'm unsympathetic to the rider for behaving like a fool and paying the ultimate price.
Natural selection is a bitch. And yes, I'm aware that one day it could be on the other side, but for now my wits are still about me.
While I feel for the friends and family, I'm unsympathetic to the rider for behaving like a fool and paying the ultimate price.
Natural selection is a bitch. And yes, I'm aware that one day it could be on the other side, but for now my wits are still about me.