Lost my mate yesterday

[BLOFLY 636]

What a day it was yesterday I planned a trip of 500km with my work and riding mate down through the southwest corner of Australia and headed off by 9.00 am tuesday morning 10/5/05 we had coffee and rode for hours to Capel, Balingup, Nannup, Karridale and then a place called Yallingup it's a major surfing town where he bought me a $15.00 lunch because I had no cash on me, then after there we exchanged bikes I rode his yellow Honda VFR 800 and he rode my ZX-6R back home. Turned out we rode for a total time of 5 and a half hours all up he said this was his first ride not work related he had been on since I took him to Perth to buy the bike you all may recall the time I told you about him riding off with the disc lock on and stacking it breaking the right hand side caliper mount and being stranded in Perth over night! and thanks to ZRX61 for the "Bannanas helping cure cramps while I ride" TIP I never had any soreness after I arrived home or a cramp for the whole journey, We then gave each other back our bikes and he rode off to see about two new Ducati Monsters for himself and his wife that was the last time I ever seen him. That night he was working overtime and on the way to work a car pulled out in front of him and he T-boned it. he was rushed to hospital by fellow ambulance drivers as he was a volunteer ambulence driver in his spare time too but died 3 and a half hours later from his organs shutting down he left a wife and his 12 and 11 year old boy and girl far too early and will be very sorely missed R.I.P. mate I still owe you $15.00 for lunch, I'll pay you back one day
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[instigator]

Shit, sorry to hear that mate. Tragic. R.I.P

[cunni]

Bloody hell, that's aweful! That gave me goose bumps.

How are you holding up?
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[killa]

Sickening story mate, R.I.P

Thought today we might not hear about this sort of thing……….
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[phill.c]

gutting when you hear stuff like this. hope you hold up mate.
and R.I.P
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[BLOFLY 636]

I have not sat on my bike since he parked it in my garrage yesterday and I don't think I ever will, to think I was with him for his last day and took him pillion to buy the bike in the first place only for it to end this way has just proven to me that it's not how safe or careful you ride it's the traffic that can snatch your life away at the last second. My girlfriend says she doesn't want me to ride again and I think if I ever get back on a bike it will be a track only bike that I will trailer up to trackdays and such I always thought if there was one man who wouldn't be involved in such an accident it would have been him he was far too cautious to think any other and he could ride rings arround me in the twisties if he wanted too
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[Kirmit]

RIP
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[MissFickle]

R.I.P

[map]

sorry to hear your news. RIP
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[BLOFLY 636]

one of my funniest memories of him was when I took him on the back of my bike to buy his VFR I could hear a whistling sound after 5 minutes I figured out what it was it was him stting up whistling the whole way! he wore a open face helmet and never stopped whistling at work and on a bike by the sounds of it!
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[MikeyC]

RIP

[Fallen Angel]

Shit man - sorry to hear that mate.

Reading that nearly brought a tear to my eye.

Sorry for your loss, but seriously, don't make any rash decisions about never riding again, I'm sure he wouldn't want you to give up doing something both of you got so much out of!
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[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Many condolences. That's very sad. R.I.P.

[l0p0l]

Not even bought my bike and thats given me second thoughts..

R.I.P
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[Leggy_Girl]

Sorry for your loss and im sure he'll be greatly missed. My condolences to you and his family

R.I.P.
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[bish777]

What a shit thing to happen! Condolences.

Fucking car drivers.
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[Suzuki]

Really sorry to hear that

My godmother's daughter died a year ago, aged 26, 3 months after her marriage. At her funeral she said "I can only assume that god needed another teacher in heaven". (Jenny was a teacher).

Maybe the same can be said for bikers?

Hang in there. All our thoughts are with you, your friend, and his family and friends
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[Mr.Everready]

Sorry to hear the news m8
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[Kris]

Sorry for your loss.

Btw - don't make any decisions regarding bikes for a while at least. Remember, people die crossing the road every day...
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[JonB]

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i am really sorry to here about your loss mate i hads a crash and luckly i just broken my arm that is nothing compared to this!! i hope you dont let this ruin your fun your mate wouldnt want you to give up riding!! RIP things will get better.....

[BLOFLY 636]

I found a small article on the net of the accident apparently his bike looks like the day he bought it hardly a scratch on it since it slid down the road on the gear sack rack, foot peg and bar end unfortunateley the bike went one way and he went the other way and hit the car I believe he may have hit the brakes and swerved at the same time causing the bike to low side I have been to the area and I can't see why the driver did'nt see him. the only accident I have had was when I was riding mountain bikes and a car came screaming out of a rounda bout it was a fluro yellow escort and I slammed my front brake on hit my head on the back wheel of the bike as it endoed and landed on the trunk of the car.
the car did'nt stop and I can remember the feeling like it was yesterday the feeling of your life flashing through your mind it just scared me to hell https://www.abc.net.au/news/australia/wa/bunbury/200505/s1365184.htm
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[Going2fast]

R.I.P
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[LustyLew]

R.I.P - All our thoughts are with you and his family.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Sorry to hear that, but please do not make any sudden decisions.

All the best

Keith
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