He reaally picked a bad time to blow his line

[Toecutter]

https://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10120133

 

[Zorlac]

I feel bad for Alonso, that's gotta be haunting.

 

[kaitsdad]

New bike, new rider?

Yes, I feel for the riders' family, as well as the truck driver. Tragic.

 

[Warchild]

Dunno if he was a new rider, though at 21, probably didn't have a ton of experience.

But it does look like a brand new 2009 YZF-R1..... very tragic...

 

[Auburn]

That's what I thought, new bike, new rider and very tragic ending.

 

[FJRBluesman]

I hate reading about these things.

Absolutely tragic.

 

[Slick]

I too, hate reading things like this.

But, it makes me [SIZE=12pt]think[/SIZE] when I get on the bike and ride.

Maybe some good comes out of it when the rest of us take a good look at our riding...

 

[rmcobb]

Dunno if he was a new rider, though at 21, probably didn't have a ton of experience.
But it does look like a brand new 2009 YZF-R1..... very tragic...

Yeah, we don't know yet how much experience he may or may not have had. At only 21 years old, it couldn't be much.

This corner is a mile from my house, I know it well.

We do know the bike still had paper plates, so it was new to him. Way to tragic to think about for everyone connected.

 

[Silver Penguin]

New bike, new rider?
Yes, I feel for the riders' family, as well as the truck driver. Tragic.

Bad situation all around. The rider and his family and friends, the driver and the emergency personnel who attended the scene. I'm sure no fatality is a good one, but such a young guy must hit a little harder.