Post by oldchopperguy on Jul 7, 2011 12:29:17 GMT -6
I hate to see anyone hurt or killed while riding. I've seen it all too often. This wasn't even a crash. It's VERY unusual for someone to simply fall off the back of a bike going down a highway. Even someone who's not familiar with riding passenger will usually grab solidly onto the rider or parts of the bike if they lose their balance.
We'll never know the REAL story, but I think there's much more to this than what's been reported. Something caused that lady to loose her balance, and fall completely off the cycle. Whether her fault, the rider's fault, or something else, it's one more tragic lesson about being careful when riding.
A while back, a lady and her husband were checking out my scooter at the local Wally World. The guy wanted a crotch-rocket, the wife didn't... LOL! No surprise there... The wife asked how fast the scooter would go, and I told her a little over 50 mph. She took great comfort in that, and told her hubbie THAT would be OK. After all, crotch-rockets go near 200 mph, and are dangerous, but you could hardly get hurt on a little scooter that only goes 50... Duh...
I couldn't let it go without reminding both of them that kissing the concrete at 50 on a 9-hp scooter is just as destructive as doing it on a 400-hp screamer.
It's often hard to understand just how some folks rationalize their pre-conceived notions...
Ride safe, and DEFINITELY please don't fall of the back of ANYTHING... Not even a horse! Come to think of it, ESPECIALLY a horse. Even more so if he's a TALL one!
Leo in Texas
We'll never know the REAL story, but I think there's much more to this than what's been reported. Something caused that lady to loose her balance, and fall completely off the cycle. Whether her fault, the rider's fault, or something else, it's one more tragic lesson about being careful when riding.
A while back, a lady and her husband were checking out my scooter at the local Wally World. The guy wanted a crotch-rocket, the wife didn't... LOL! No surprise there... The wife asked how fast the scooter would go, and I told her a little over 50 mph. She took great comfort in that, and told her hubbie THAT would be OK. After all, crotch-rockets go near 200 mph, and are dangerous, but you could hardly get hurt on a little scooter that only goes 50... Duh...
I couldn't let it go without reminding both of them that kissing the concrete at 50 on a 9-hp scooter is just as destructive as doing it on a 400-hp screamer.
It's often hard to understand just how some folks rationalize their pre-conceived notions...
Ride safe, and DEFINITELY please don't fall of the back of ANYTHING... Not even a horse! Come to think of it, ESPECIALLY a horse. Even more so if he's a TALL one!
Leo in Texas