new bike, newly dead

[wpbfjr]

from my local paper:

Man crashes new motorcycle in Boynton, dies

By Stephanie Slater

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Thursday, March 29, 2007

BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — Half an hour after picking up his new motorcycle Wednesday, a 26-year-old man crashed it on North Federal Highway and died, police said.

Anthony L. Thompson lost control of the black Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle at about 7:45 p.m. and struck a utility pole at 1420 N. Federal Highway, police said.

Thompson reportedly bought the bike on Tuesday.

 

[dcarver]

sigh. Rider training. Percentages..

..actually, I felt more emotion for Hank than the guy in your post..

 

[dcarver]

double post, so just shoot me..

but what is the 'FIRST ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI BLUE'S CRUISE' all about?

- don't reply, start another thread please otherwise suffer the hijacker's wrath..sounds interesting though..

 

[FJRinFL-Dale]

This bike was purchased from the dealership my son works at. I was on an IRON BUTT Ride and my son called me right away just to check on me... He said the guy had not ridden in about 4 years. He was overheard saying something like - "But hey it's like a bicyle right?" It appears the guy was only doing about 45-50 in a 45mph zone. He appeared to have come up on stopped traffic at a light misbraked the bike and went to the right side of the stopped car and hit the pole head on. Damn shame.... Like said all over this board..... TRAINING.... Experience.... Patience.... These damn things around rockets on wheels...

/mourn

 

[HaulinAshe]

HATE to see news like that!

Couple years ago, we had a young Marine buy a R1 at local stealership. They allowed him to purchase the bike without proof of MC license (and MSF that's now required by military). He nailed it out of the parking lot and shot perpendicular out the front and across four lanes of highway-24. Filtered his pieces through the trees on the far side.

Stealerships in the area now require you to have MC license, plus MSF if Marine, or you must trailer the bike off their property. Some still get around it by walking the bike off the property and then riding off.

 

[frayne]

Darwinism is alive and well, too bad though.

 

[raclow]

This is a sad story but so often the case. Ride within your abilities. Yes, sometimes people don't know their limits.

Most of us can't ride these bikes for all they do. Most of us, including me, aren't capable. I have too much at stake to go out and ride like no one will need me tomorrow.

I feel for this guys family and friends.

Ride safe, so we can visit about it later.

 

[jcrouch]

Meaning no disrespect to the departed, I think it interesting the newspaper story gives make and model of the bike. My local paper also does this with all motorcycle accidents. Make, model, and year. I'm glad they do, because I use that info along with the circumstances of the accident to fool myself into thinking I'm exempt from that exact catastrophe. The reason it surprises me a little is most of the public doesn't really know one bike from the other or care. There's the loud annoying ones with wannabe outlaws on them, and really fast annoying japanese ones with suicidal juvenile delinquents on them, and that about covers it. So as I say, I'm pleased they give that data but a little surprised.

Jay

 

[El Gordo]

We had one of those on the island last summer....R1, 19 y.o., Malahat Highway, about 2 hours after delivery d.o.a. The story is that the dealer tried to talk them into a less powerful bike but the father insisted on buying his son what he wanted.

 

[nusman68]

Well, the poor guy must have been wearing a helmet, since the press omitted the obligatory 'he was not wearing a helmet....' statement. :glare:

I feel for the guys family...makes you wonder if an MSF course could have prevented the collision; not that their bikes bear any resemblance to an R1...

 

[wpbfjr]

Well, the poor guy must have been wearing a helmet, since the press omitted the obligatory 'he was not wearing a helmet....' statement. :glare:

DING DING!!! WE HAVE A WINNER... :clapping: :clapping:

same paper, todays story adds this, and only this:

"Thompson was wearing a helmet, police said."

 

[Zoltan]

Tragic story, no matter what the cause.

These are the kind of stories that inspire "Must have been his time to go"

Damn shame,

Zoltan

 

[throttlejockeyTJ]

It's the can't ride like the end of last summer this spring. Get your skill up so you don't a$$hat yourself. RIP

 

[BrunDog]

Unfortunately, what makes our country great also allows people to kill themselves unwillingly. Freedom to do what you want is fantastic, but is also carries with it a mighty tremendous responsibility.

Unfortunately for us, this is how too many of us get branded that we have a screw loose for riding, because by doing so we will all surely die!!

Also, these somehow seem worse when they're in your own backyard.

-BD

 

[FJRSTAR]

HATE to see news like that!
Couple years ago, we had a young Marine buy a R1 at local stealership. They allowed him to purchase the bike without proof of MC license (and MSF that's now required by military). He nailed it out of the parking lot and shot perpendicular out the front and across four lanes of highway-24. Filtered his pieces through the trees on the far side.

Stealerships in the area now require you to have MC license, plus MSF if Marine, or you must trailer the bike off their property. Some still get around it by walking the bike off the property and then riding off.

When I went to buy my VStar 650 in 2000, I was really surprised the dealer sold it to me and allowed me to ride it off the parking lot to my house. At the time, I had ridden a minibike as a kid, a dual sport for a while and my brothers KZ1000 18 years prior. The dealer did have me ride the 650 around the parking lot in front of him and he explained the friction zone (which I thought really helped me eventually). I had already purchased insurance for the bike. But now I wonder if the insurance company would have paid the claim if I had been in a wreck. Since then I have read alot on riding skills and defensive riding and have done dirt riding as well. I eventually got my MC endorsement at the Texas DPS office. The worst thing I have ever done and really regret is riding while drunk and very, very tired. I totaled my '04 FJR and have an '05 now. Glad to be here still.