crotch rockets

Here is a sad note to everyone, we had a very very good kid that use to hang around here, helped in the shop and in the fields, got hooked on Allis Chalmers here, was all excited about the D-21 being built for pulling, which he was just crazy about, got in an accident monday.

Been riding cycles since 1962 and the left turn by another is the thing that gets many. You can be going 5 MPH or 60 MPH and people do not see you, or they think they do not see you. At a intersection or at a crossroad where you have the right of way you have to expect the unexpected as the other driver will pull out ahead of you.  SAME EXCUSE I didn't see the cycle.

Sorry for your loss but it's not the bike it's the rider.  You can't fix stupid be it on two wheels or four.  I've been on two wheels since that first 2.5hp mini bike in 1968.  Yes I've had close calls but when riding you must assume that no one can see you and act accordingly.  I think most will agree that we are all lucky to have survived our teenage years.

Three weeks ago local boy 21, was killed in motorcycle crash. Two years ago in july, I hit a deer going about 60. Slid up the county road about 100 feet. I held onto the handle bars and rode till it stopped. Road rash on left arm and leg. Muffler burns on right arm and leg. Rode it home. In September almost hit another one. Decided time to quit if I wanted to have a chance at reaching old age. Only motorycle riders that havn't crashed are the ones that are going to. Very dangerous and my luck ran out. Yesterday a 71 year old connecticut man crashed in Western MD. He will survive, but injured. Bill

I appreciate the suppost, its been a rough couple of days for sure. I am not sure how to take the cant fix stupid remark, if you would have known him he was anything but stupid. I am not niave enough to think that with no bikes there would be no death, that wasnt my point, but a teenager with alot of power just doesnt have the life expierence to understand the other drivers. I rode bikes, had mini bikes, they were fun for sure but even to this day I dont trust them, its not the driver thats the problem its others they are unpredictable, and if you dont believe that ask a truck driver. When we have the trucks on the road I am constantly amazed at the dumb moves people make around 80,000#. IT wasnt anybodys fault what happened monday, bad judgement for sure, my theory was he was going to die monday no matter what, fortunatly he was doing something he loved. Thanks again for the support it helps.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

I ride yet today, gave up speed and stupid for touring and slow but the chance for a severe life changing accident looms every time you step across the seat.  Prayers to his family and for his soul to rest from here.

Lou was just thinking of my brother and his 76 Triumph, he was working for me in 77 and came out on his bike , ended up blowing head gasket so used my trailer to take it home. Sat there not running for 20 years as he had two sons and he did not want to tempt them into riding for some reason. On his passing his youngest son had it fixed and now rides it, he moved to SC and has bought a new Triumph but has kept his dad's old bike also .

That's very sad. I feel really bad for you and the people that were close to him. I agree with the above in that motorcycles are dangerous and they do not get the respect on the road that they deserve. But in his situation it just goes to show that one second of not thinking right can end it all.

Stan IL&TN wrote: Sorry for your loss but it's not the bike it's the rider.  You can't fix stupid be it on two wheels or four.  I've been on two wheels since that first 2.5hp mini bike in 1968.  Yes I've had close calls but when riding you must assume that no one can see you and act accordingly.  I think most will agree that we are all lucky to have survived our teenage years.

I'll second that. Here in Michigan we call the young kids on crotch rockets weaving between traffic "organ donors". I have been riding bikes since I was just a kid and have learned that you ride as if you are invisible and NEVER assume that you have the right of way. I ride a Ducati Monster 900 and have had a few close calls myself. It seems that about 90% of those close calls are caused by some Friggin' retard talking on a cell phone while driving.

I'm sorry for your loss, and for his family.
Rich

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of this young man.Have lost many friends to automobile accidents.One of my best friends was killed 2 years ago by a Texting driver who swerved across the road.These sudden deaths are the hardest to deal with,no warning and difficult to deal with. An ex-girlfriends father died after a 2 year struggle with cancer.His funeral was almost a relief because we all new what he had endured.My friend George's funeral was one of the hardest to endure because of the suddeness. 2 seconds before it happened he had no way to know it was coming.

Again my prayers go out to you and his family/friends.

I ride now and rode when I was 19-20. I thought I knew it all then and never listened to anyone.Still kind of like that today.I know the consequences of an accident today and will accept my fate.Don't like to ride at night and I will never drink and ride.Assume everyone will run into you and most important; Don't ride in someones blind spot.

Had my second cousin killed two weeks ago on a hog. A really good kid. But for some reason on his way back from collage, he rear ended a dump truck. I hate to use the expresion the good die young but sometimes it's true. He was 20 years old and finishing his last somester of collage in ag science. Sorry to here about your loss. I know how it feels.

24 years and over a million miles on motorcycles from 250 to 1500cc, 37 years and well over a million miles on bicycles, and the last 6 years driving a CDL-class truck, the answers to all traffic safety questions are simple:

Always have, and protect, an exit path.
Always have, and protect... a second exit path.
Always assume the vehicle in front, alongside, or behind you will suffer some mechanical serious failure.
Always assume the other guy will do something seriously wrong.
Always assume that nobody can see you.
Always assume that IF they could see you, they'd TRY to hit you.

Finally...

--Every accident is YOUR fault... just for being there when it happens... and your sentence will be made through the laws of nature, regardless of the laws of man.  Our laws call it a simple misdemeanor, and Physics issues the death penalty.

It is a sad, sad thing... but I see, and am continuously amazed by... worse infractions made by people behind-the-wheel every day.

It isn't the machine that carries fault or deserves blame... it was simply responding to mechanical input as it was designed.  Improper judgment, complacency, or a moment of inattention, appearing at the wrong moment, brings this result.

Which makes it an excellent moment to reflect on the kinds of things we could do with a tractor that would give all of us the same real-estate opportunity.  Stretched-out tow chains and cables ready-to-break... improperly secured tractors and equipment on deck... insufficient trailer brakes or lighting... having a heart-attack with grandkids on the tractor for a ride...   Don't take ANYTHING for granted...  ultimate safety is about having hindsight, and exercising foresight.

Thanks very much for all the support the wake is tonight funeral tomorrow not going to be a good couple of days for sure, but you cant turn back time. Thanks again I really do appreciate it. Allis Chalmers people always seeem to be the best!!

it happened about 30 miles west of Green Bay,