2 Deadly Crashes in 2 Days

[Nydus666]

  This First one happend a few blocks north of me... he hit a bridge support and he landed under the bridge.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/NEWS04/60504011/1001/archive

This second one right around the corner from me in front of my old high school... head on with a car.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060505/NEWS01/605050378/1001


nether wore helmets....this is why u should always wear one at all times!!!

[Phaedrus]

Wow, that sucks.  But yeah, helmets are very important. Seems like that would be a given to any rider, but for some reason it isn't.

Oh yah, say hi to Slipknot for me. 

[Nydus666]

lol i will but idk why iowa dosnt have a helmet law... i think its needed with all the idiot drivers here

[Alphamazing]

lol i will but idk why iowa dosnt have a helmet law... i think its needed with all the idiot drivers here

You know, I thought that too for a while. There's a helmet law here, but no one pays attention to it. I figure if they don't want to wear a helmet and they die, well, that's their fault. Sucks for them. If they're going to be stupid, at least they'll have a chance of dieing in the process.

I sound bitter, don't I?

[Nydus666]

no i totally agree but people think there indistructable somtimes... i dont understand it, maybe im missing somthing

[budget speed demon]

just the other day I was riding with my buddy and he ended up wraping his bike around a pole. I had never seen anything like that first hand before; it REALLY sucks! he got really lucky as he jumped off the bike just before it hit the pole, flew between the pole and the support wire that was holding the pole up, and landed in some bushes. bike was totaled but he was fine.






and the same day, my other friend wend down on his GSXR400. some guy in an SUV pulled out right infront of him and he ended up bounching off of the side of it and going down. it really sucks because the bike is maybe one of 4 imported into Canada from Japan and was mint before this happend. he's going through insurance but who knows if he'll be able to get replacment parts for the thing.  

[samhkang]

man, that's sad.  That happened not too far from me. I live in Cedar Rapids, IA. To be honest, I often don't wear helmet. After reading this, I will definately wear more often if not always....

[Nydus666]

Man that sux that kaw was a nice lookin bike but glad to hear there ok

[Alphamazing]

I hit a curb. The back of my head would have been splattered all over the place had I not had a helmet.

[Nydus666]

there was a wreck a few days ago a lil north of des moines in boon also but im not sure what really happend there but he also was killed

[budget speed demon]

aww... you ruined a nice helmet!

I'm not going to keep buying you toys if you're not going to take care of them!

[Nydus666]

wow alpha thats nuts glad ur ok

[Alphamazing]

wow alpha thats nuts glad ur ok

Yeah. The write up on the whole experience is here. It's just another reminder to wear a helmet all the time. Mine happened not but a few blocks from my house.

AJ has pics of her helmet too. There's another reminder.

[pandy]

And welcome, Nydus666. Thank you for the reminder!!! Very sad for the families of the downed riders....

[ajgs500]

[Nydus666]

ya the second crash was my moms best friends son.... so shes been pretty down the last 2 days and trying to get my to sell my bike

[budget speed demon]

this is turning into a carnage thred. we've got pics of smashed bikes, thrashed helmets and all kinds of crash stories.

[budget speed demon]

a before pic for anyone that cares to see.

[yamahonkawazuki]

damn aj thats from that recent incident you had? ouch. feeling better now i assume

[ajgs500]

Yup I am feeling much better and I will feel even better when I get my bike back in about 1 week.