Dude gets killed in H-town practicing on brand new Harley!

[Torch]

That's sad. I remember back in the 80's when sport bikes started getting really fast, a mechanic at a local Honda dealership here in S. Fla was killed in the alley behind the dealership testing a new bike he had just assembled out of the crate. Lost control and hit a building.

You don't really think about it but 120 mph is about your maximum free fall speed. Hitting a wall at 120 is like jumping out of an airplane without a chute and hitting a parking lot...
And 100mph happens quickly on a bike...
I think you hit 120 mph after falling 3 or 5 commercial stories. something like 40-50 feet.
so hitting a wall at 60 mph is like at least a 2 story fall onto concrete.
And at 30 mph is like falling off one tier of scaffolding onto concrete which has killed some carpenters

 

[chuckles]

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guys,
i'm not critizing your thoughts, but step back and think about how many people know that got killed in a car that was too much for them? Do we state messages or say cars are unsafe, should have had seatbelts, airbags, ect.
I have been riding all my life, and yes it is dangerous. So is getting in a car now days. When god calls it doesn't matter if we are on a motorcycle or sitting on the crapper.

I agree and disagree at the same time, i'll just leave it at that and say,.....


All the safety precautions in the world can't fit stupid.

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