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I came into work this morning and went running when I was stopped by our sister Company 1SG, he said I'm sorry about lastnight. I paused and then asked what he was talking about. He told me that one of our soldiers was killed lastnight on his way home. He just bought a Kawaski 900 3 weeks ago (learning to ride again). Was coming out of Graf at a high rate of speed, couldn't make the turn in the road and hit a tree breaking his neck. He left behind his wife and 12 year old daughter. When it somebody that you know and work with everyday it makes it twice as hard. Please pray for his family.

Val

Sorry to hear that. It is very hard when it hits close to home. I will definitely say a prayer for them.

I race cars, I snowboard, I jump out of aeroplanes and do other dangerous things, but I DON'T go near bikes anymore. I've used up all my "bike credits" and realize that every bike "incident" can easily be my last "incident".
It's always a bad situation when you leave a young family behind.

Our condolences to his family.

Among all the things that I do and have done, Racing high performance motorcycles is one of them.

I will never recommend anyone doing that, and while I am guilty of it, I do not condone or support it on public roads.

I have been on the Hockenheim ring with the support of a German Team, and I have had my Hayabusa on the Nurburgring's outer ring, and compared to what you can do on closed circuits, there is no comparison and thus not worth it taking unnecessary risk.

I have been through 12 crashes, some of them spectacular- around 100 MPH, however most of them were not unexpected- meaning that it was a road or course that was already mentally laid out, of my choosing, and pushing my bike hard, I knew just where the limits already were. And I was properly equipped on a professional level, and I walked away from all of them.

It is not the speed or the bike that kills, it is the sudden stop from that speed that kills...and even though the risk of fatality is higher on two wheels versus four, when you are around anything potentially dangerous, the risk is obviously there.

I love high performance bikes. It is a passion of my life.
I not just talking smack, I have kicked women to the curb because of it, and have no regrets whatsoever.

With over 15 years of experience, it always saddens me to hear of things like this.

To get to the point, I am just saying that you can not blame the machine.

......as the machine by itself does nothing.

ohhh

I'm really sorry to hear that..... Really sorry for him and for his family...