Hwy 9 and no he didn't make it. Head on into a mazda with a family of 4 in it [thankfully they were not hurt] moto crossed the double yellow at speed.
whats left of a sport bike
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that sucks a LOT.
However, if you are going twice the speed limit on a windy road like that you are asking for it IMHO.
Was he wearing a helmet?
However, if you are going twice the speed limit on a windy road like that you are asking for it IMHO.
Was he wearing a helmet?
Full leathers, full face helmet but the impact was hard enough that the frame snapped behind the forks and the front end was over 100 feet from the engine and rear of the bike. he didn't make it to the air ambulance.
doesn't look like his frame sliders did the bike much good 
i can't stand hacks who can't stay within their lane. the road is not the track and crossing the center line just means that you're riding beyond your capabilities.
i can't stand hacks who can't stay within their lane. the road is not the track and crossing the center line just means that you're riding beyond your capabilities.
I have the same bike. Not much of a sport bike, at least when compared to the sportiest available. Even an experience rider at safe speeds can overshoot a corner if they get fixated on an object outside the corner. That is why riding requires 100% attention 100% of the time.
amen.
Fvck that guy and the bike he rode in on.
I'm just glad the family is ok. They didn't need that crap.
He was probably cutting in for the fast line through the corner, ala track. However, highways are not tracks and do have oncoming traffic...He took a big (stupid) gamble and lost out.
That's a truck load of suck right there. Natural selection in action, but I still feel bad for the family. I would rather he hit a tree.
who is the other rider?
no idea as to who the other riders are. Lots of Motos ride hwy 9 all the time
please tell me this wasn't an honest question...or do you mean, on another bike?
I would assume since the other rider is pushing a bike while the fireman carry the rear of the other that it's safe to say he was on another bike.
Unless of course he happened to find that bike laying on the side of the road from the guy who crashed there last week.
yea, the guy riding the other bike in the picture. Wasnt sure if he was passing thru or he was riding along with the guy who sucked at riding his bike.
That bike is suprizingly intact for a head on collision, cant say i feel bad for the guy that got whacked, but Damn i sure feel bad for the family he hit, something like that is gonna haunt them forever.
A good friend of mine just crashed for the second time on Hwy 9. Barely escaped with his life again. He is the fastest guy to ever ride 9. He hit 142 mph on one straight. The video is insane.
He was a good rider. Stayed in his lane except to pass. His last pass landed him in a tree at 80 mph and in a hospital a couple hours later. He lost part of his femur and his hip socket.
He swears he will never ride again, even though he would be able to once he gets a hip replacement.
I would love a street bike, but I would push it to the limit like everything else and I can't afford to die.
He was a good rider. Stayed in his lane except to pass. His last pass landed him in a tree at 80 mph and in a hospital a couple hours later. He lost part of his femur and his hip socket.
He swears he will never ride again, even though he would be able to once he gets a hip replacement.
I would love a street bike, but I would push it to the limit like everything else and I can't afford to die.
Ah that would be Scott
He owes me one [and the rest of the FF's], I was the first Firefighter to reach him and get his airway somewhat cleared so he could breathe then I commanded the rescue team that got him backboarded and hauled 100 ft back up to the roadway and off to the helo...... lic plate reads owns 9...not that day or 4 years earlier when we flew him off the hill the first time
Big thanks to you and your crew. I really hope he hangs it up for good this time. His wife is a jewel for taking care of him both times. He owes his family and he knows it.
I told him he needs a new plate: 9 owns me.
I told him he needs a new plate: 9 owns me.
at the time we figured it was a 50/50[or less] chance of him making it. He was probably one of the more injured people that I've worked on that actually survived. We had to get a helo from Santa Rosa as all the local ones were on other calls, they landed on 9 at about the same time as we got him back up to the pavement.
Well, I just saw him today. He has been home for a few days and is almost ready for his hip replacement.
His last recovery was amazing. I hope he can do as well this time.
Good work on your part. He still raves about the last rescue you guys did for him. You guys saved his life...twice.
His last recovery was amazing. I hope he can do as well this time.
Good work on your part. He still raves about the last rescue you guys did for him. You guys saved his life...twice.
tell him we quit...no #3's ok lol
What state is this rd. in?
The great state of Santa Cruz, dumass.
Oh, man, sounds like a warranty issue...
I was just riding along...
Yeah, seriously. If he tries to throw a leg over a bike again, we will have to tie him up.
I told him to get a mountain bike and go riding with us. Trees are a lot nicer at 20 mph than 80.