ChasCS
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Wow, never knew that I could tie one on like that. Yeah but hey, it's for the cause...
Enjoyed a most marvellous birthday on Friday, Oct3rd!! (61 now) ooooh Ahhh!! ;-)
That's a long story. And I Still managed to sneak that past everyone here, even though it was listed in the today's birthday segment on Friday... Hahaha
Was fortunate to get away, with that.
Yes, then did some weekend hunting, on Sat. It's a beautiful fall, up here folks.
Skunked though, saw only a few plump does and a couple yearlings.
But it was what happened later on, Saturday night, that pretty much was the most upsetting Ryde for me, this awesome past season...
Oh boy, this is going to be difficult to relate... In a calm and collected way.
Saturday night around 10:30pm, I was cruising down our Calgary Trail, while far ahead down the road, I could see emergency lights flashing, and many reflective road cones, directing all traffic to the far outside lane.
When I arrived on the scene, to see the wrecked carnage, it was real bad. There was a single motorcycle laying on its side, with a scoop shovel next to it, to gather up all the debri. How this motorcyclist had been hit, I don't know. The other vehicle was around the corner facing away, so I could not see the damage it has received. Or where the impact was. But the upsetting part, the ambulance wasn't going anywhere, and that is ususlly a tell tale sign, of a fatality.
Really-really sorry to see this, and even more so for the family and his friends. Nothing
I could have done, even if I had arrived on scene earlier when it happened.
This accident and the memory of the wrecked bike laying there in pieces, haunts me today. Sadly I couldn't even distinguish the make or model of the motorcycle, & this has really gotten to me too. It was destroyed. Upsets me plenty, to remember the destruction, but Not enough to make me stop ryding my Spyder, only to try and make sense if it all, and hopefully put that horrific scene out of my mind. Be alert, prepared to stop anytime, and be patient, traffic can be frustrating, but it is that way, for everyone, not just us few. It feels good to be parked in traffic, during rush hour and your Spyder is running as the bike she gets warmer and warmer, equally so, our body temperature is rising at the same rate.
If there is a great lesson to be learned from this tragedy, it is to slow down, and be more alert.
We already know that most often, the negligent driver of the vehicle that hit's a bike, claims he didn't see it!!
I don't know how much louder we can collectively scream this statement at the top of our inflated lungs:
But scream it loud and together, we must.
Every riding season, more and more of our brothers and sisters are mowed down in the streets, and it's far past high time, that something positive is done, to stop the carnage of us, on the roadways!!
More lights, better reflective surfaces, brighter clothing, electric helmets that light up? I don't know. Does anyone have a better idea? Please share them if you do. It is too late for those we already lost, but what about the future generations of folks on bikes, Can we help save them?
Something seriously has to be done. Ah, perhaps mandatory lessons and testing before we allow these young inexperienced riders out on the roads. But anyone can get hit, and it's not always our faults. It's just a sad state of affairs.
Then a few moments later when I was within only a few short blocks from home, I met another biker who was broken down on the side of the road. A long streak of oil atleast half a block long could be seen on the road behind him. I stopped to give any him any assistance that I could, if I could. He said his chain had popped of the back sprocket, when he hit a bump in the road. I went around the block and crept along his path, trying to find an oil cap or anything that could have broken, and caused all of his oil to run out. There was also a nice pool under the bike where it had sat, as well. I found nothing, and he had walked back to check as well, we found no evidence of anything breaking or working it's way loose. And so I told him to climb aboard on my Spyder, and I rode him back up the street to his waiting broke down Kawasaki. He had already called for his friends help on his cell, so I stuck around until his four friends arrived in two separate vehicles. They pushed his bike off the road, to a nearby parking lot, until they could return, with some oil and tools. Everyone thanked each other.
A funny thing was, one of the friends mentioned that he saw the destroyed bike I mentioned above, and so not to feel too bad about this minor inconvenience, to buddy, as that other rider was Never going to complain again..
All in all, it actually was a very "Happy Birthday ~ Charlie".. ;-)
Got my Frunk liner installed, that's an awesome, in and of itself.
Hahaha I got my Mojo too.
Eh, sorry about the ramblings, of going on and on... But it's all good for you... Right?
Don't Worry, be Happy!! Go Spyder Ryding!!
Always, on all sides of you, Leave a large enough cushion space around you.
Thanks for being here, & alive not only in spirit, right? Later...
Chas
Enjoyed a most marvellous birthday on Friday, Oct3rd!! (61 now) ooooh Ahhh!! ;-)
That's a long story. And I Still managed to sneak that past everyone here, even though it was listed in the today's birthday segment on Friday... Hahaha
Was fortunate to get away, with that.
Yes, then did some weekend hunting, on Sat. It's a beautiful fall, up here folks.
Skunked though, saw only a few plump does and a couple yearlings.
But it was what happened later on, Saturday night, that pretty much was the most upsetting Ryde for me, this awesome past season...
Oh boy, this is going to be difficult to relate... In a calm and collected way.
Saturday night around 10:30pm, I was cruising down our Calgary Trail, while far ahead down the road, I could see emergency lights flashing, and many reflective road cones, directing all traffic to the far outside lane.
When I arrived on the scene, to see the wrecked carnage, it was real bad. There was a single motorcycle laying on its side, with a scoop shovel next to it, to gather up all the debri. How this motorcyclist had been hit, I don't know. The other vehicle was around the corner facing away, so I could not see the damage it has received. Or where the impact was. But the upsetting part, the ambulance wasn't going anywhere, and that is ususlly a tell tale sign, of a fatality.
Really-really sorry to see this, and even more so for the family and his friends. Nothing
I could have done, even if I had arrived on scene earlier when it happened.
This accident and the memory of the wrecked bike laying there in pieces, haunts me today. Sadly I couldn't even distinguish the make or model of the motorcycle, & this has really gotten to me too. It was destroyed. Upsets me plenty, to remember the destruction, but Not enough to make me stop ryding my Spyder, only to try and make sense if it all, and hopefully put that horrific scene out of my mind. Be alert, prepared to stop anytime, and be patient, traffic can be frustrating, but it is that way, for everyone, not just us few. It feels good to be parked in traffic, during rush hour and your Spyder is running as the bike she gets warmer and warmer, equally so, our body temperature is rising at the same rate.
If there is a great lesson to be learned from this tragedy, it is to slow down, and be more alert.
We already know that most often, the negligent driver of the vehicle that hit's a bike, claims he didn't see it!!
I don't know how much louder we can collectively scream this statement at the top of our inflated lungs:
But scream it loud and together, we must.
Every riding season, more and more of our brothers and sisters are mowed down in the streets, and it's far past high time, that something positive is done, to stop the carnage of us, on the roadways!!
More lights, better reflective surfaces, brighter clothing, electric helmets that light up? I don't know. Does anyone have a better idea? Please share them if you do. It is too late for those we already lost, but what about the future generations of folks on bikes, Can we help save them?
Something seriously has to be done. Ah, perhaps mandatory lessons and testing before we allow these young inexperienced riders out on the roads. But anyone can get hit, and it's not always our faults. It's just a sad state of affairs.
Then a few moments later when I was within only a few short blocks from home, I met another biker who was broken down on the side of the road. A long streak of oil atleast half a block long could be seen on the road behind him. I stopped to give any him any assistance that I could, if I could. He said his chain had popped of the back sprocket, when he hit a bump in the road. I went around the block and crept along his path, trying to find an oil cap or anything that could have broken, and caused all of his oil to run out. There was also a nice pool under the bike where it had sat, as well. I found nothing, and he had walked back to check as well, we found no evidence of anything breaking or working it's way loose. And so I told him to climb aboard on my Spyder, and I rode him back up the street to his waiting broke down Kawasaki. He had already called for his friends help on his cell, so I stuck around until his four friends arrived in two separate vehicles. They pushed his bike off the road, to a nearby parking lot, until they could return, with some oil and tools. Everyone thanked each other.
A funny thing was, one of the friends mentioned that he saw the destroyed bike I mentioned above, and so not to feel too bad about this minor inconvenience, to buddy, as that other rider was Never going to complain again..
All in all, it actually was a very "Happy Birthday ~ Charlie".. ;-)
Got my Frunk liner installed, that's an awesome, in and of itself.
Hahaha I got my Mojo too.
Eh, sorry about the ramblings, of going on and on... But it's all good for you... Right?
Don't Worry, be Happy!! Go Spyder Ryding!!
Always, on all sides of you, Leave a large enough cushion space around you.
Thanks for being here, & alive not only in spirit, right? Later...
Chas
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