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Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:46 pm
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I was talking to a friend about motorcycling and she said there was a recent fatality near her home. As she showed me the pics from the news reports it became clear that the bike was an RS. Sad to hear that the rider lost his life and a good reminder to all to be careful out there.
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Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #1 That's terrible,I especially hope it's no one from off here.
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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #2Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #1 Indeed. The bike is blue so the rider had good taste but bad luck. If you really need to know, the poor chap is named in some articles from the above google link and it looks like a SMIDSY (sorry, mister, I did not see you) as a vehicle turned across the bike off the main road into a side street |
Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #1 Very sad news. Full report >> here << Paul B. |
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This totally sucks! Light you your bike up people! I run Clearwaters and led headlight bulbs. NOBODY has pulled out in front of me in quite awhile. I know it can happen but......just sayin!👍 |
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Zitat von Rocklinmike im Beitrag #5 Consider yourself lucky, but don’t count on that lasting forever. I have LED headlights, a very snazzy Lupin Blue color scheme that looks like a cop bike (so I’ve been told) and Clearwater Erica aux lights and still have had people turn in front of me. Paying attention to your surroundings and always assuming the bastards are out to kill you is the best defense IMO. 2017 R1200RS Lupin Blue/Grey Metallic |
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I took a bike safety course run by Cheltenham Police 40 years ago and they gave me 2 great pieces of advice: 1. Ride with your light on, and 2. ride defensively because the world is full of lovely people all of whom want to kill you if you’re on a bike! Today in Switzerland daytime running lights are mandatory but in any event I wouldn’t ride any other way! |
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It's always horrible to hear about a fellow biker down, but hearing that it's an RS, and could easily be someone whose posts I've read and replied to on here makes it doubly awful. RIP, sir!
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