Another "Ride safe out there"........

[CCbusa05]

Look at the first two minutes or so of the attached video of one of our local Reno based sports bike club members going down for the second time in as many weeks! A couple of you might remember seeing the same rear fender mounted camera catching me going down on my gixxer last September (low speed, but nevertheless, intimate encounter with gravel on the roadway). Anyway, I have stepped back for a moment or two this season to promise my family that I am going to rethink the stupid, immature and irresponsible aggressive street riding I used to partake in when "caught up in the moment" when out with much more aggressive, younger and experienced riders than me. At close to 65 years old, it’s high time for me to grow up and stop to smell the roses. I used to always feel that I had to be with the front two or three riders during our Sunday rides, but I now realize how immature and dangerous that can be. In doing so, I missed out on many relaxing and scenery enjoying moments along the way, but no more of the “track†type stuff on the street for me. If just one of you out here takes the time to really think about the true meaning of street riding and what it’s all about, things like enjoying good company and safe riding techniques when you’re out there, then this “long winded†thread might be worth reading.
BTW, “Harold†was not wearing proper pant protection (jeans). The last part of this video is a bit graphic, be for warned.

- NSC Pieces of Harold[/url]

[Scar]

Yep...pretty graphic...I FF'd through most of the 'graphix'...just had lunch.

Good for you, Jimbo. Great position to take with your mind-set.

[WHITEtt]

Thanks for posting, Glad to hear about the changes in riding and such.

I wish I wasn't eating while watching that video thoughlain:

[BA BUSA]

Squids...too many of them out there

[miserycaptain]

Yep...pretty graphic...I FF'd through most of the 'graphix'...just had lunch.

Good for you, Jimbo. Great position to take with your mind-set.

WOW, what else can one say? I am with Jimbo on his description of the ride, that's how I roll.

[SLO MO]

This is why I stay behind everyone.

[Akumu]

*sigh*

Youtube video of a guy wrecking a GSX-R. Shame to say he isn't the 20th. Nor will he be the last.

[Rayabusa0818]

Grip it and rip it...

[macon454]

Glad he is okay.

[raydog]

Jim, thanks for your efforts in this post. Will you explain two things to me please?
First, he says a Red Durango was involved....I saw no vehicle appear near him...what up?
Second, I can't figure out how he threw it down unless a)oil on road b)locked front brake, what's your take on that?

One more thing....join me/us for a track day on July 7th, Thunderhill, low pressure, just fun. Way safer! Doyle

[BlueHaya]

..so did the car pull into their lane as they were passing? either way that is a good reason to pass one at a time and not together.

Glad he is not hurt too bad.

[BA BUSA]

Jim, thanks for your efforts in this post. Will you explain two things to me please?
First, he says a Red Durango was involved....I saw no vehicle appear near him...what up?
Second, I can't figure out how he threw it down unless a)oil on road b)locked front brake, what's your take on that?

One more thing....join me/us for a track day on July 7th, Thunderhill, low pressure, just fun. Way safer! Doyle

Doyle,

There were two bikes in front of the crashed rider, the camera bike which he almost took out and a 3rd bike that we did not see...the 1st bike made the pass, then as the camera bike was passing...the Durango pulled out to pass (or block)...camera bike slows down and then "Kid Calamari" loses it

[raydog]

I get it Rich, thanks....I'm still wondering if a good and balanced front brake application would have taken him out of harms way.

[BA BUSA]

Yeah, he hammered the throttle on his SV650 to do the pass...then was not paying attention to the bike in front of him...panic braking will put ya down most of the time.

[raydog]

I'm glad to see you have the same take on it as I do....I think a good debriefing on events like this is always healthy for the rest of us, special weapons teams and motorcyclists!

[Lamb busa]

Holy moley, that is awesomely graphic. He had a a$$holey-o in his knee. Leather jackets are not enough protection. Thanks for the reminder, again.

[Jayhawk]

Holy moley, that is awesomely graphic. He had a a$$holey-o in his knee. Leather jackets are not enough protection. Thanks for the reminder, again.

+1.

No more riding in just jeans and a jacket/helmet. Yuck.

[CCbusa05]

Jim, thanks for your efforts in this post. Will you explain two things to me please?
First, he says a Red Durango was involved....I saw no vehicle appear near him...what up?
Second, I can't figure out how he threw it down unless a)oil on road b)locked front brake, what's your take on that?

One more thing....join me/us for a track day on July 7th, Thunderhill, low pressure, just fun. Way safer! Doyle

You can't see the Dodge Durango in the video, but the older gent driver was ALSO pulling out to pass another vehicle at the same time the cameraman and victim were attempting to pass him. He eventually turned around and returned to the scene of the accident and admitted to the LEO that he did not see the motorcyles behind him.
Secondly, Harold actually clipped the cameraman's rear tire which caused him to lose control and thus go down. Harold won't see this post, so I can say this here, he is a new pilot and not a very good rider at this juncture in his pursuit of two-wheeled endeavors, thus as you can see, he was way too close to the camera Kawasaki 600 when in the process of passing. The cameraman is a really great rider and luckily was able to save himself from also going down after the wheel to wheel contact.
But, but, but Doyle...........track day??? Ohhhh me O my, my new ride is too pristine to risk sacrifice and if I even considered something like that, I'd have buy some savaged junker 600 or something like that to be able to even come close to staying up with you dudes!!

[Longstone]

OOOOHH! Time to start shopping for some nice riding pants now.

[AJAY]

Yikes! I couldn't watch the hospital part.

I used to ride in t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Now I've got body armor and boots. Just got some mesh gear from Chaparral-Racing.com.