Hey everybody,

    Last sunday I was on my way to my ole' ladys house when I saw a motorcycle demolished in pieces on the side of a road with a bunch of ambulances and firetrucks and what not.  So I drive past and see a figure of a body covered in a white sheet with what looks like a tripod keeping the sheet down.

I'm sad to report it was a childhood buddy of mine and that he was pronounced dead at the scene. Originally I was flipping out because they kept the body out there for about three hours but now I understood there was an investigation going on and that must have been what the tripod looking thing was all about. At first I was thinking another sad story of the crazy increase in motorcycle fatalities this year but, the fact it was a close childhood buddy of mine really struck home. According to the news he lost control of his bike at a high rate of speed and hit a curb, went airbone and struck a tree, then a second tree and travelled over 200 feet in the accident.  Now I ask what the hell was he doing going that fast down a side street ?

His bike was a 2005 Kawasaki.  I am just guessing that he did not have a cycle endorsement and never took a riders course. I don't think an exprienced rider would have been going that fast in a neighborhood or lost control.  If I've learned anything from that course is that most of these things are preventable. Being a young guy of 22 I really questioned myself on buying the Savage and I also did not recieve my endorsement until this May when I took the riders safety course. Now I know I made the right desicion on both cases instead of being a hard heading young punk. And hoping that this crotch rocket speed craze will ever die down and that I never have to witness anything like that again, I would appreciate any thoughts or comments from what I feel is the most likeable and respectable group of riders that I know.  Thanks Guys

I hear ya man,my cousin bought a hayabusa about 3 months ago he only lasted 2 weeks on the stupid thing,before he hit a parked truck,he was going 139 mph
I just dont see the point of all that horsepower ,the savage has enough power to get ya thrown in jail.
my cousin was 21 to young to die by something so stupid.

I feel the sadness for you and all the relatives of such premature losses...

It is sad indeed.  Loss of life over something like just a "rush" is very tough to even contemplate.
My heart is with you.