Hello forum friends. Richard Morrison aka "Farkles" passed away this past Sunday while riding his FJR. I see that reference to his passing has been posted elsewhere and don't want to duplicate but thought I would give a few more details on his accident as I was with Richard on his final ride.
Richard and I rode together to the Park City WFO gathering last year so some of you may have met him there.
Richard and I have had the opportunity to get in a short ride this spring, but this was our first opportunity to get out for a full day. The plan was to take I5 south to hwy 96 and ride west to Happy Camp then south and loop through Forks of the Salmon and Cecilville. We met for breakfast and headed out, 5 bikes total and a nice warm spring day.
Richard took the sweep position as we headed west on hwy 96. About 15 or so miles down the road we noticed Richard was not on our rear and we turned around. Upon returning we saw that our friend had gone down. Another car heading east was already stopped and heading for the nearest house to call for help. It seems Richard passed very quickly. I waited to post this as we at first thought he may have had a heart attack but I spoke with his sister today and she told me the medical examiner feels he died from injuries to his head. Since he was riding in the tail position his accident was not witnessed by any riders from our group.
Richard was riding his FJR when he passed away, something he really enjoyed. Keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
As mentioned by Rebekah his niece they are planning a memorial service in a few weeks.
Bob in Medford
