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Saw a nasty one today, driving up the Florida Turnpike. Three Harley bikes, one with a passenger. That Harley ran up behind a slower car, and evidently hit the rear of it. The crash killed the driver of the bike and the passenger. Sent the occupants of the car off in a helicopter to the hospital.
We sat dead still on the Turn Pike for 2.5 hours, before the wreckers and FHP cleared the lanes. What a mess.

sad,,summer here is the same.Kids on crotch rockets always biting it.And alot of people just don't see the scooters

Just starting to see an uptick in the fatal wrecks we respond to in upstate NY for the season. Lots of bikes hitting the road the last week or so with the "warmer" weather.

Can't ride pillion on a motorcycle. It's bad enough to be a passenger in somebody else's car.

Must have seen over a hundred Harleys and Harley wanna be bikes on the Turnpike and on I-75 today.

They are all in love with dyin',
Drinkin' water from a fountain,
That's pourin' like an avalanche,
Comin' down the mountain.

I'm gonna sale my street bike cause I'm tired of being pulled out in front of and having people change lanes on me. If it weren't for me riding like everyone was out to kill me I would be dead.

Lost a co-worker and a cousin to motorcycle accidents two years ago this summer.

sold mine 10-12 years ago,son turns 18 the first of the month.
maybe replace it some day,but only with a dirt bike.

Bet the Harleys were all on the side of the rode broke down.

Haven't heard that song in years

This AM we were out doing a trash pick-up along the FM road we live off of and at least 50 Harley's went by led with two police bikes with lights on and the last being two more with an ambulance in front of them. All lights on. Firm faces on all, no waves, nothing.

Damn, Sam. Really sorry to hear that. It's old, but it's true.. they didn't have enough time to learn anything.

Nice, hardworking guys buy new Harleys, but they don't know how to ride them. They get hooked up riding in large groups and they get killed. Sucks.

That's why I NEVER do the toy runs around the holidays. Like I've been telling my little brother for years. "I don't need 30 thousand other people telling me I'm havin' a good time". He always laughs at that, but he's rode every gnarly ass 2-wheeler out there. (I ain't kiddin', and built a shcitbox full of 'em).

Really sorry for family. Wish they'd had more time to learn.

Ed, What was that all about? Funeral?

One of the things that impressed me when first learning to ride a motorcycle was how much room it took to stop one of them, especially if remaining upright was a concern.

You're a dumb azz for saying that here in this thread where people have passed.. and my '97 ain't NEVER broke down, ever. Just go ridin', Dude. Really F*ucked up you're throwin' stones here.

What? Jap bike hard on? I've owned or ridden a fair amount of hard ass Jap bikes and had fun with every one.. And My brother will trump that card.
So, STFU and have some respect.

seal billy,

"I'm gonna sale my street bike cause I'm tired of being pulled out in front of and having people change lanes on me. If it weren't for me riding like everyone was out to kill me I would be dead."

Back when I had a bike, I very seldom rode it to work, and I learned pretty quick to avoid the freeways completely. Some of the worst dumb azzes in the world driving cars would run you into the barrier or off the road in a heartbeat.

The little bit of riding I did was on some quiet (back then) country roads that had little traffic.

Myron

I sold mine for the above reasons, took the money and bought a quad now if I get hurt it's my own damn fault.

The freedom you experience is great but as a "leo" bagged too many that were technically "in the right". The margin for error is too small for most, so you take your chances and pay your dues.

That's what we were thinking.