Y’all be careful

[RDawson]

I watched a V Star 1100 top a hill too fast, lock up, and blow a stop sign across a 4 lane divided highway today. He cleared the Southbound cars, one Northbound, and got t-boned by a minivan. He’ll live to tell the story but he’s banged up pretty bad. The bike is done. The rider told me he was on his way to a funeral, my response was was he was damn close to going to his own.  The northbound that barely missed him was driven by a woman that lost her husband in a bike crash a few weeks ago. 
 

Edited April 28, 2022 by RDawson

[Freebird]

Sad story.  Glad he survived it.  Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly.  

[Woody]

Glad he survived that should make him a more cautious rider if he ever does get back on a bike.

[Marcarl]

It scares me when I encounter riders that ride for noise and speed. Those attributes seem to negate common sense and safety all too often.

[RDawson]

The detail I forgot was that it is his brother’s bike. 

[circa1968]

Scary.  I always assume the worst case scenario is awaiting me on the other side of hill or around a blind curve where I can't see.   Drop a gear, slow down and put my fingers on the clutch/brake, just in case.  Pays off a very small % of the time, but keeps me 100% alive.

[saddlebum]

Sounds like he was in a hurry to get to his own funeral.