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Motorcyclist dies in apparent road-rage crash

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Motorcyclist dies in apparent road-rage crash


The motorcyclist and Antoine were both traveling about 55 mph when the collision occurred in the right lane, authorities said. Witnesses and Antoine later told authorities that the motorcyclist had made obscene hand gestures, pulled in front of the motor home, then slowed down dramatically, Uhrich said.

Antoine did not have time to react and struck the back of the low-slung custom motorcycle, causing it to become stuck under the front of the RV, authorities said. The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike, run over by the motor home and dragged underneath for about 75 feet, Uhrich said. Unable to steer, Antoine continued about 500 feet and hit the center divider, Uhrich said.

The frame of the motorcycle carved a deep groove in the roadway as it was pulled under the motor home. Antoine was not injured.




Ah how was this "biker" (probably an attorney, accountant or other hardcore biker type) going full retard?


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You get angry at the motorhome while riding your chopper, in a tshirt and a little beanie helmet.... because you think he may have pissed you off...


The wise thing to do is to.

1. Play "cut off" with the motorhome.

2. Brake check the motohome

3. take your hand off the bar whilst doing this to flup off the motorhome....

4. all of the above....



So I can see st. peter looking at this biker standing before him and just saying "WTF was that dood"....


Moron. :lol:
 
Hopefully he did not reproduce before the accident.
 
several years ago in the Phoenix area, an angry biker cut in front of a car on the freeway and hit his brakes hard, duplicating what the driver of the car did to him earlier, but not on purpose. She did pull in front of him and slow down, probably didn't even see him. That happens. But the biker had to have his revenge...and it killed him.
No way can a car stop as quickly as a motorcycle. The car went right over the biker, and witnesses said there was nothing she could have done about it....
 
several years ago in the Phoenix area, an angry biker cut in front of a car on the freeway and hit his brakes hard, duplicating what the driver of the car did to him earlier, but not on purpose. She did pull in front of him and slow down, probably didn't even see him. That happens. But the biker had to have his revenge...and it killed him.
No way can a car stop as quickly as a motorcycle. The car went right over the biker, and witnesses said there was nothing she could have done about it....

:shock: Wow just wow.

It is amazing the level of common sense out there.
 
Ah how was this "biker" (probably an attorney, accountant or other hardcore biker type) going full retard?


Motorhomes BIG

Motorcyle small



You get angry at the motorhome while riding your chopper, in a tshirt and a little beanie helmet.... because you think he may have pissed you off...


The wise thing to do is to.

1. Play "cut off" with the motorhome.

2. Brake check the motohome

3. take your hand off the bar whilst doing this to flup off the motorhome....

4. all of the above....



So I can see st. peter looking at this biker standing before him and just saying "WTF was that dood"....


Moron. :lol:

That's really odd. If the story is as reported, it's pretty inconceivable that anyone on a motorcycle would have found it a good idea to try to brake check...well anyone. Maybe you can do it to a scooty puff, but any actual vehicle you're well less weight and well more susceptible to damage. I've definitely been behind really slow people, it has pissed me off, I have passed these people at great speed when I got the chance, I didn't cut them off or brake check afterwards. The goal was to go faster, not see if I can get run over.

Sucks for the motorcyclist, I feel bad for his family; but motorcyclists have to know and understand that we have to be a lot more aware and careful on the road. We can accelerate and brake faster than most other vehicles, we can take advantage of that to pass and such, but don't temp fate and try really being a dick to people. Or carry a gun...strapped to the front forks...
 
What do you ride?

Being a poor grad student (but not for much longer), I just have a Yamaha V-Star 650. If I can ever find a job, I'm going to get another bike, maybe a Roadstar or something and I will finally get to have time/money to fix the Yamaha RD350B I have, but which needs the engine taken apart.
 
Being a poor grad student (but not for much longer), I just have a Yamaha V-Star 650. If I can ever find a job, I'm going to get another bike, maybe a Roadstar or something and I will finally get to have time/money to fix the Yamaha RD350B I have, but which needs the engine taken apart.



How old are you? :lol: most cruisers riders are older or image concerned. You seem neither to me...


Currently I ride a highly prepped sv650....

Penske shock traxxion dynamics forks... It's an inexpensive bike, but it will out ride most supersports in the twisties.... ;)


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Stupid motorcyclist and the type that gives all the rest of us, be them newer rides like myself or vets, a bad name.

We have a hard enough time with cars not paying attention of us normally; there's no need to go causing issues that will cause issues.

Someone cuts you off or does something stupid? Breath out, relax, let them get a bit away from you if they're going over the speed limit, and go on. Riding on the bike is fun and relaxing, no reason to let it ramp your stress and anger up.

After getting into an accident recently and wrecking my bike / knee, all because I was trying to avoid a car that slammed on their breaks when not really needed (granted, the gravel from construction was the larger problem), this just pisses me off. I got up, blamed myself as I should've, and moved along instead of having some intense hatred for a guy that did something while driving that just about everyone that's been behind the wheel has been guilty of once before
 
Too bad the Darwin Awards have already been given out for 2009. This would have been a sure winner. However, there is always 2010. :mrgreen:
 
Stupid motorcyclist and the type that gives all the rest of us, be them newer rides like myself or vets, a bad name.

We have a hard enough time with cars not paying attention of us normally; there's no need to go causing issues that will cause issues.

Someone cuts you off or does something stupid? Breath out, relax, let them get a bit away from you if they're going over the speed limit, and go on. Riding on the bike is fun and relaxing, no reason to let it ramp your stress and anger up.

Somebody took the msf..... :thumbs:


After getting into an accident recently and wrecking my bike / knee, all because I was trying to avoid a car that slammed on their breaks when not really needed (granted, the gravel from construction was the larger problem), this just pisses me off. I got up, blamed myself as I should've, and moved along instead of having some intense hatred for a guy that did something while driving that just about everyone that's been behind the wheel has been guilty of once before



Gravel sucks, yeah you are so right you can't blame the idiot in the car, cause no matter what he does. you gotta be able to control your bike, he can be wrong all day long, you can still be dead from his stupidity... add gravel to that and damn.... I see gravel, I slow way way down, way down, like bicycle speed.. :lol:


How long you been riding, and what do you ride?
 
Keywords are about striking the BACK. Hello!
 
My nephew was killed last week in Pinellas county driving a Kawasaki into a palm tree at 60mph.pulled out to pass,didn't see the oncoming car.Five year old daughter,devastated family. When you do risky things you need to remember that it isn't just you on the cycle,Its your whole family.
 
My nephew was killed last week in Pinellas county driving a Kawasaki into a palm tree at 60mph.pulled out to pass,didn't see the oncoming car.Five year old daughter,devastated family. When you do risky things you need to remember that it isn't just you on the cycle,Its your whole family.




That sucks. But stories like this say more about the deceased than the motorcyling community as a whole.....


Let me ask you a few questions.

how old was the nephew?

What kind of kawasaki?

How long has he been riding?

What gear was he wearing?


Why did he pull out to pass if the lane was not clear?



I feel bad for the family......
 
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Stupid motorcyclist and the type that gives all the rest of us, be them newer rides like myself or vets, a bad name.

We have a hard enough time with cars not paying attention of us normally; there's no need to go causing issues that will cause issues.

Ya know, I drive a big barge of a cargo van, with some fairly sizeable blind spots. I do my best to watch for motorcycles, I mean, running over people isn't usually worth the hassle, but wtf am I supposed to do when a moron decides to hover in a blind spot, when they can't see the turn signal and I can't see them?

Answer: If I can't see them, they must not be there, and sometimes they can get real pissy about that.
 
Ya know, I drive a big barge of a cargo van, with some fairly sizeable blind spots. I do my best to watch for motorcycles, I mean, running over people isn't usually worth the hassle, but wtf am I supposed to do when a moron decides to hover in a blind spot, when they can't see the turn signal and I can't see them?

Answer: If I can't see them, they must not be there, and sometimes they can get real pissy about that.




I ride very very fast. this is not an issue for the Good Reverend......



See: "isle of man TT", add cars..... :mrgreen:
 
Gravel sucks, yeah you are so right you can't blame the idiot in the car, cause no matter what he does. you gotta be able to control your bike, he can be wrong all day long, you can still be dead from his stupidity... add gravel to that and damn.... I see gravel, I slow way way down, way down, like bicycle speed.. :lol:

How long you been riding, and what do you ride?

Ended up swinging out wider than I wanted to go, and the gravel was out a bit farther than it usually is from the mid section of this segment of road because I guess construction had moved down to that quadrant of it during the day. Bike got squirely and I managed to straighten it out but by that point straight was directly into a curb. Thankfully by that point was just going maybe 10-20 mph I'm imagine if that. Hard to really gauge it from my own stand point in the crash.

I just started at the end of last fall, though that was all in parking lots. First time out on the road in any major way was March.

I got myself a cheap little China import called a Zongshen. Little 250cc sport bike, $1200 brand new with the shipping at the time. After taking the class I still wasn't POSITIVE if I was going to be comfortable and enjoy riding out on the road. Add to that the fact that I was getting it initially fully with gas mileage in mind (I actually purchased it back when gas was $4.00 a gallon so I figured I'd probably pay it off in gas prices within a year). I figured I'd go with an inexpensive bike at first to get a feel for it, see if I like it, and if I did resell it and get a better one next season. I figured up here near the DC area where there are scooters out the wazoo a 250cc bike could've probably netted me 80%-90% of initial value if I resold it within the year in good condition.

Not so much now I imagine :\

Need a new clutch handle, a new shift pedal, a new left blinker, a new wind shield, and the body is a little scratched up. Not as bad as it could be though.

Talking to the distributor tomorrow to see how much the parts will be and a local shop to see what installation would cost (if I can't just figure out how to do it myself) to at least get it up and running so I can ride.

It works great for getting to work. It only tops out about 70 but I rarely go that fast (65 is about the tops I'll go on the main strip of road to work), but I only work 10 minutes away so a weeks worth of driving on the bike was a days worth of gas in my car just about.

My girlfriend just got a hand me down for $1200 from her soon to be brother-in-laws uncle, a 1980's (Forget the exact year) Honda CB450, though I've actually road it more than her so far (just down to the motorcycle shop for it to get its initial look at...they're ordering a light for it).

I figure I'll ride hers a bit to get a feel for a cruiser, as come next year the decision has to be made if I'm wanting to get an actual "real" (at 250 mine may as well be a scooter) sport bike or get myself a cruiser.

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(and yes, you don't have to point out my GF now has a bigger bike than me. Why do you think I'm not heart broken mines busted up and I have an excuse for a new one ;) )
 
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:lol: i ride an sv currently... ragging you on CC's would not be in my best interest...


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Did you take the MSF?


I never even heard of one of those bikes.
 
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:lol: i ride an sv currently... ragging you on CC's would not be in my best interest...

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Did you take the MSF?

I never even heard of one of those bikes.

Honestly don't know the SV. I'm a bit of a newbie into the whole culture.

Yep, I took the course. I'd highly recommend it to anyone starting off honestly.

And not surprised you haven't heard of it. Its a little Chinese import, primarily sold over internet websites. Only reason I went with the site I did was because a few forums I was looking at to research these bikes actually had a decent amount of people recommending it. Surprisingly enough though the company is Harley Davidson and Piaggio's Chinese distribution partner.

Its not a bad little bike for the money, and was nice to start on and great for gas mileage (I get a little under 65 mpg and that's running it at full bore most times I'm riding. If it was just city driving I'd probably be closer to 80-85), and doesn't FEEL cheaply made. I've had no manufacturing issues with it thus far.
 
Honestly don't know the SV. I'm a bit of a newbie into the whole culture.

Yep, I took the course. I'd highly recommend it to anyone starting off honestly.

And not surprised you haven't heard of it. Its a little Chinese import, primarily sold over internet websites. Only reason I went with the site I did was because a few forums I was looking at to research these bikes actually had a decent amount of people recommending it. Surprisingly enough though the company is Harley Davidson and Piaggio's Chinese distribution partner.

Its not a bad little bike for the money, and was nice to start on and great for gas mileage (I get a little under 65 mpg and that's running it at full bore most times I'm riding. If it was just city driving I'd probably be closer to 80-85), and doesn't FEEL cheaply made. I've had no manufacturing issues with it thus far.





The sv is 650 v-twin sport bike that doesn't kill you in the ins dept cause its a naked.....



The msf is a life saver literally, I am glad you took it.... when you are ready to move up a little, i reccomend the sv, (gladius now), a ducati monster, or the triumph street triple, kawasaki er6n, etc..... all good bikes that are easy to ride and have a very sporty spunk to em.... more upright than a true sport bike but most can hit the twisties as good or better than any super sport...

(I roll R1's on the twisties with my little v-twin...;) )


Its good stuff, you wear full gear? gear is most important.....
 
That sucks. But stories like this say more about the deceased than the motorcyling community as a whole.....


Let me ask you a few questions.

how old was the nephew?

What kind of kawasaki?

How long has he been riding?

What gear was he wearing?


Why did he pull out to pass if the lane was not clear?



I feel bad for the family......


I don't know the answers,but understand that the helmet split in two. He obviously was at fault, but thats not always the case.The week before I came upon a frantic woman standing beside her car which happened to be sitting on top of a motorcycle which was all the way under the middle of her suv.She apparently ran over it from behind probably while texting.She managed to do this in heavy rush hour stop and go traffic. The cycle stopped for the red light.Don't know the fate of that rider,but it didn't look good.
 
Its good stuff, you wear full gear? gear is most important.....

Never ride without my helmet, boots, and gloves. Will always have some kind of full sleeves on. If its just around down (25-35 mph) and a short ride sometimes I'll go a light jacket. Most of the time, and always when I'm going onto any major road, I have a jacket with armor.

I need to get a good set of pants that I can wear over my work pants. I'm sure my knee would be feeling better if I had had those a few days ago.
 
Never ride without my helmet, boots, and gloves. Will always have some kind of full sleeves on. If its just around down (25-35 mph) and a short ride sometimes I'll go a light jacket. Most of the time, and always when I'm going onto any major road, I have a jacket with armor.

the only time I don't look like the gay power ranger, is when I am at long beach island and the speed limit is 25mph, and even thats a extreme risk...


otherwise its ATGATT......... if i wear jeans to go to the store its kevlar or steel reinforced jeans, otherwise its full pants, boots, gloves, jacket, helmet, etc....



I need to get a good set of pants that I can wear over my work pants. I'm sure my knee would be feeling better if I had had those a few days ago.



Joe rocket phoenix are the best over pants i have seen, others are not meant to be overpants, but work......


jacket, check out a* mesh line...


I wear full a* leathers anything -80 degrees, after that, its A* a-10 pants and the gp mesh jacket.....


road rash sucks.
 
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