2wheelingdawg

[bluejag]

As other's have stated, we cannot begin to grasp the loss his family and friends are going through We can only hope that our thought's and prayers are of some small comfort to them RIP

 

[Bustanut joker]

Okay,............ I can't do anymore of this.

I'm gonna stand down from here for awhile....

Rest in Peace, Sean. Rest in Peace.

Barry

 

[jdog109socal]

Deepest sympathies to Sean's family and friends.

Jdog

 

[snwdawg]

RIP Sean......condolences to his family

Sean sounds like he was a super guy

 

[Fencer]

Just caught this. My sympathies to the family.

Wasn't he at the Bike show last Feb? I Think I met him at our lunch meet.

 

[jekirby]

Prayers to the family and friends.

 

[Duff]

I hate to see the loss of ANY of our riding brothers.

R.I.P. Dawg...

 

[Scab]

Oh, no. I've been avoiding the lower section of the page for a bit. I return to find this. I don't know what to say. This is getting harder and harder.

My condolences to his that are left behind. I cannot imagine.

 

[FJRPierre]

So sad for all concerned. RIP

 

[motorcycle-ed]

I am simply awestruck. That was a great ride and a great day with great new friends. I wish now I had sat with Sean at lunch, we only spoke briefly at stops during the ride. I shook his hand just before leaving the group for home with Nightlife riding with me nearly to Asheville.

My most sincere condolences to his wife and little Bailey.

Ed

 

[motorcycle-ed]

I am saddened to report the death of one of our brothers in Georgia. Sean Enlow, known as 2wheelingdawg on this forum and BullDog to his friends, was killed in an accident on Sunday evening while returning from our Sunday day ride in the mountains of North Georgia, Southeastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
Sean was riding with his buddy, David Sanders, known as WingNut. Sean and David had switched bikes with Sean riding David's Wing and David on Sean's '07 FJR. They were riding on US 441 south of Clayton, GA on a section of multi-lane divided highway. The weather had been great all day; but they found themselves heading into a heavy rain squall. After a few miles in the heavy rain, David observed a Dodge Durango SUV aquaplaning onto the median. He accelerated on the FJR and missed the out of control SUV. Looking back in his mirrors, he did not detect Sean's headlights on the Wing. He turned back as quickly as he could and upon arriving at the scene of the accident, found his friend and ours, dead at the scene as a result of his head on collision with the SUV. The SUV driver was a young female school teacher traveling with a small child. They survived the crash.

I was fortunate to know Sean as a result of his postings on this forum and through his participation with the Georgia FJR Rider Group. Sean joined two rides with us and was a fine participant in both. On our prior ride for BBQ in Cashiers, we succeeded in getting him very wet along with sharing a roaring hail storm in the mountains of NC.

Sean and David joined us Sunday morning at Two Wheels Only in Suches, GA. To give a flavor of Sean's passion for riding his FRJ, he had logged almost 150 miles from his home in McDonough, GA south of Atlanta upon his arrival at TWO. We had planned a ride up Hwy 60 to US64 along the Ocoee River where the Olympic kayaking events were held where we planned to join with Don and his wife, Christine (Fubar) and Rich (shokdimn) from Tennessee. We had a wonderful round of greetings, took some photos, and then headed NE on TN 30 and 315, two incredibly fine motorcycling roads through the forest of TN. Our interim destination was the Tellico Café where we had a great lunch and some even partook of a southern specialty, Green Tomato Soup.

Gearing up, our next goal was the Cherohala Skyway, about 55 miles of some of the best sweepers in the Appalachians. We had a super time with moderate traffic and after reaching the approximately mile high crest; we stopped for conversation and to say Good Bye to some of our group who planned to motor on to the east. MotorcycleEd from SC planned to motor home and nightlife from SC was camping in Caruso, NC. It was in Sean and David's plan to go on to Deals Gap where David planned to hang out and watch the activity at the Tail of the Dragon store while Sean took his FJR onto The Dragon for the first time. We could tell he was sooo enthusiastic about the forthcoming ride on The Gap. After a grand tour of the Dragon, Sean equipped his FJR with a Dragon decal or two and he and David headed south toward his fate with Destiny.

Thus, this tragedy unfolds. David told me in our telephone conversation just how meaningful and inspiring Sean had found this group ride in the Appalachians to be. He loved his FJR and even rode it about 90 miles round trip to work on most days. He previously had a 750 Yamaha and a 1992 Concours. He considered his FJR to be his best bike ever and had just discovered the joys of sport touring on it this past year. He bought it on August 2, 2007 and joined the forum the same day! He gave back to his riding community by sponsoring a ride for an injured buddy and participated in the Atlanta Ride for Kids. He was a very helpful and knowledgeable poster always willing to give great advice to travelers using his expertise as a professional big rig driver. Read his post and get a flavor of a Big Guy with a Great Heart.

Is there a moment when you recognize that your time on earth is short? Sean was several minutes behind our group after cresting the Cherohala. Usually, he is right there with the group. David reported to me that Sean had told him he stopped just to see the countryside from the heights of the Skyway and reflect upon it for awhile as he had never done so before. Sport touring does carry its own fast forward clock, doesn't it?

Sean is survived by his wife, Karen, and a daughter, Bailey, who is 5 years old. Sean was 34 years old, a strapping 6'2" and 275 lbs. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1992 to 1995 and was an infantry mortarman. His family was from West Virginia just to the west of Lewisburg where our EOM is to be held. Coincidentally, he had done a sport tour of his home area last fall and just barely had figured out that there WAS an EOM near his home.

A viewing will be held at the Cannon & Cleveland Funeral Home in McDonough on Friday between 2 and 4 PM and again between 6 and 8 PM. His funeral will be at 11 AM on Saturday.

Please express your regard and sympathy for Sean, his family, and friends. I hope to gather and post some photos of our fallen brother in the next day or so. We will miss our fallen brother.

Mike, have you got the group picture that we took at the end of our ride on the Skyway? I think it would be fitting to post it so the members can see Sean to recognize who he was...what a shame.

Ed

 

[twistedcricket]

My thoughts and prayers to the family...

RIP Sean

I'll be a lot more cautious on my 260 mile run to Omahell this weekend...

 

[Wolfhound]

:rip_1: Godspeed

 

[smitty141]

RIP.

My condolences to Sean's family and friends. I did not know him but I feel for his family. Godspeed Sean....

Smitty

 

[Mole_]

RIP 2wheelingdawg.. My prayers go out to his family.

 

[Braenen]

I just returned home from the funeral. It was a beutiful service and, by Sean's request, it was a Bulldogs tailgate party. I hope Sean doesnt mind that I shed a few tears for him and his family and that I wore a suit.

Semper Fi.

 

[Fubar]

Sitting here drinking my coffee this morning and thinking about Sean and what happened one week ago. I was reading the thread about draggin a bag on the dragon and it hit me. I may be way behind everyone else but I thought it can't hurt. I went to Kilboy.com and on the last page of his photo's that day...sure enough there is Sean with his red mohawk ...leaning into the corner on his FJR... I can even hear the tone coming from those carbon fiber aftermarkets.. Some one close to the family may want to purchase these two photo's for Sean's Wife and family. I don't know the family... maybe they wouldn't want the pictures, but I know I would if he were my son or husband. Anyway here they are. Those interested, take a look. Pictures are at 8/31/08-Touring-last page of pics.

Don

 

[gasportrider]

. Some one close to the family may want to purchase these two photo's for Sean's Wife and family. I don't know the family... maybe they wouldn't want the pictures, but I know I would if he were my son or husband. Anyway here they are. Those interested, take a look. Pictures are at 8/31/08-Touring-last page of pics.
Don

Don,

Dudewado (John) on our forum has extended an offer to buy these photos for the family. I have forwarded the offer to Wingnut and am awaiting his response.

We sure do have some great folks on this forum. It's like a great extended family.

Thank you for your post of the photos. I have more shots to come; but blew a card reader. I have a new card reader now; but am away from the camera and its card. I'll post more photos next week.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at EOM.

 

[YukonG]

R.I.P.

 

[Fubar]

Not sure if anyone is aware but Zee Foto sets up on another corner in the dragon. They have 6 pictures of Sean. Some real good ones too. Here is a few.