foudn out this morning that a fellow rider died Sat night...

Nanotech9 · 09-23-2002, 11:29 PM

sad sad day....

Sat night we split up into two groups... I took a group down to a new spot i found to do stoppies and wheelies. The other group went down to Norman and rode up and down one of the small highways there... Car crossed over the centerline, and he swerved and wrecked. Died either in the medi-vac on teh way to the hospital, or in surgery (not sure which).

Whats weird is i didnt even know his name untill after he died... I also realized it was the same guy i had helped fix a flat in his front tire that very night.... Feels very weird.

on top of it all, there were 2 other accidents that weekend. One was with our group - kid misjudged his stopping distance by a LONG shot - ran a wheelie to long and fast, and didnt have room to slow down - ran off the edge of the cement, hit a curb, and just barely missed soem large landscaping rocks. He didnt get hurt much, but his bike is totaled.

No, i'm not going to stop riding. The tragic accident was a fluke or "bad luck" with the car over the center line... the other two were user errors and completely avoidable. I try not to have those avoidable accidents, so all i have to worry about is those fluke bad luck accidents.

Brett (left) forever in the memories of myself and other bikers in the Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas region...

g222leav · 09-23-2002, 11:51 PM

was he riding squidly???

that stinks, i'm still trying to get my cbr....still getting it..just keep riding, ride smart man

DankNstickY · 09-24-2002, 01:18 AM

that sucks. like posted above, try to stay safe. dont want to see a fellow apex-er not postin anymore.

r.i.p. brett

Hiro · 09-24-2002, 01:29 AM

My condolences to the family and friends of Brett.

It is such a tragedy to lose someone you know.

Nano, be safe man.

johnnymk · 09-24-2002, 05:12 AM

I know way too many people who have been hit by other vehicles. It wasn't their fault at all, just the other idiots on the road. I rank driving a motorcycle on today's busy highways with skydiving or some other dangerous sport.

hoey222 · 09-24-2002, 06:14 AM

That sucks...

God Speed Brett....

It's true i'm more afraid of other drivers than of my ability to control the bike. I've been nearly clipped a couple of times by people who just don't "see" motorcycles.

Nanotech9 · 09-24-2002, 07:15 AM

thanks guys...

although i dont understand why this got moved to automotive... doesn't really have anything to do with automotive. Its a memorial thread about someones death.

doesnt really matter what forum its in though.

whitak24 · 09-24-2002, 09:38 AM

that's sad, man.

r.i.p. brett

i'll be honest....when i'm driving and i see bikers, i try to get away from them as quickly as possible. it just frightens me to have my car next to someone who is exposed like that. i just don't want something to happen and end up to close to someone.

attgig · 09-24-2002, 03:23 PM

yeah, keep it safe man.

and condolences to friends and family of Brett....

Nanotech9 · 09-29-2002, 09:09 PM

Here's a few more pics of the service and the show afterwards...

Here's a special pic, but because its so large, i'm going to post a LINK to it:

Small Panoramic from Roof of Entire Group

MANY more pics available here on my site in the appropiate gallery

SonyGuy · 09-29-2002, 09:47 PM

RIP Brett. That's a real tragidy. My brother had a friend die on a motorcycle on the highway not far from here. Thing is when he found out, he(my brother) was drinking one of the beers his friend(the one that died) had given him at a party the previous night. Probably similar to that weird feeling you have/had.

09-23-2002, 11:29 PM	#1
Nanotech9 Vice Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Gone Wheeling! Posts: 4,409	foudn out this morning that a fellow rider died Sat night... sad sad day.... Sat night we split up into two groups... I took a group down to a new spot i found to do stoppies and wheelies. The other group went down to Norman and rode up and down one of the small highways there... Car crossed over the centerline, and he swerved and wrecked. Died either in the medi-vac on teh way to the hospital, or in surgery (not sure which). Whats weird is i didnt even know his name untill after he died... I also realized it was the same guy i had helped fix a flat in his front tire that very night.... Feels very weird. on top of it all, there were 2 other accidents that weekend. One was with our group - kid misjudged his stopping distance by a LONG shot - ran a wheelie to long and fast, and didnt have room to slow down - ran off the edge of the cement, hit a curb, and just barely missed soem large landscaping rocks. He didnt get hurt much, but his bike is totaled. No, i'm not going to stop riding. The tragic accident was a fluke or "bad luck" with the car over the center line... the other two were user errors and completely avoidable. I try not to have those avoidable accidents, so all i have to worry about is those fluke bad luck accidents. Brett (left) forever in the memories of myself and other bikers in the Oklahoma/Kansas/Texas region... __________________

09-23-2002, 11:51 PM	#2
g222leav Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: halfway between lost and found Posts: 2,948	was he riding squidly??? that stinks, i'm still trying to get my cbr....still getting it..just keep riding, ride smart man __________________ "it's more fun than it looks" - Red Foreman "trying is the first step in failing" - Homer J. Simpson "the world needs more dumb people...dumb people can't start wars" - mike lam

09-24-2002, 01:29 AM	#4
Hiro Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,654	My condolences to the family and friends of Brett. It is such a tragedy to lose someone you know. Nano, be safe man. __________________ -Corsec-

09-24-2002, 06:14 AM	#6
hoey222 Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: a little more to the left Posts: 2,426	That sucks... God Speed Brett.... It's true i'm more afraid of other drivers than of my ability to control the bike. I've been nearly clipped a couple of times by people who just don't "see" motorcycles. __________________ i have become comfortably numb......

09-24-2002, 03:23 PM	#9
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	yeah, keep it safe man. and condolences to friends and family of Brett.... __________________

09-24-2002, 05:12 AM	#5
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	I know way too many people who have been hit by other vehicles. It wasn't their fault at all, just the other idiots on the road. I rank driving a motorcycle on today's busy highways with skydiving or some other dangerous sport.

09-24-2002, 07:15 AM	#7
Nanotech9 Vice Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Gone Wheeling! Posts: 4,409	thanks guys... although i dont understand why this got moved to automotive... doesn't really have anything to do with automotive. Its a memorial thread about someones death. doesnt really matter what forum its in though.

09-24-2002, 09:38 AM	#8
whitak24 easily amused Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: my office Posts: 9,781	that's sad, man. r.i.p. brett i'll be honest....when i'm driving and i see bikers, i try to get away from them as quickly as possible. it just frightens me to have my car next to someone who is exposed like that. i just don't want something to happen and end up to close to someone.

09-29-2002, 09:09 PM	#10
Nanotech9 Vice Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Gone Wheeling! Posts: 4,409	Here's a few more pics of the service and the show afterwards... Here's a special pic, but because its so large, i'm going to post a LINK to it: Small Panoramic from Roof of Entire Group MANY more pics available here on my site in the appropiate gallery

09-29-2002, 09:47 PM	#11
SonyGuy Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: NC Posts: 903	RIP Brett. That's a real tragidy. My brother had a friend die on a motorcycle on the highway not far from here. Thing is when he found out, he(my brother) was drinking one of the beers his friend(the one that died) had given him at a party the previous night. Probably similar to that weird feeling you have/had.

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