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Here in the Villages we have a large motorcycle club called the Nomads. A group of about 25 bikes went for breakfast (I was not there, but was told by one of the injured).
As they were mounting up to return, an 1800 apparently started to wobble and too much throttle was used to straighten it out. He unfortunately smashed into the back of a parked 1997 1500 SE which had the rider on board. I understand he bounced off then came up the side and hit the right motor area. Both went down. Heavy damage to both bikes Superficial injuries to both riders who went down with the bikes. Nobody knows for sure how or why it happened, but God was looking out for both of them. I am told there were 10 or 15 people standing near-by and could have easily been the crash point.
As you might expect the 1800 rider feels awful. The 1500 rider, who is president of the club, is real sore.
I think we can all appreciate how easy it is to not know exactly how to react in an unexpected panic situation. I post this only as a thinking point for all of us. We are in a risky hobby, let's all plan every move, every time. It's soooooo easy to forget.
JLK
As they were mounting up to return, an 1800 apparently started to wobble and too much throttle was used to straighten it out. He unfortunately smashed into the back of a parked 1997 1500 SE which had the rider on board. I understand he bounced off then came up the side and hit the right motor area. Both went down. Heavy damage to both bikes Superficial injuries to both riders who went down with the bikes. Nobody knows for sure how or why it happened, but God was looking out for both of them. I am told there were 10 or 15 people standing near-by and could have easily been the crash point.
As you might expect the 1800 rider feels awful. The 1500 rider, who is president of the club, is real sore.
I think we can all appreciate how easy it is to not know exactly how to react in an unexpected panic situation. I post this only as a thinking point for all of us. We are in a risky hobby, let's all plan every move, every time. It's soooooo easy to forget.
JLK