Posted on 03/15/2005 1:11:57 PM PST by martin_fierro
Man killed while riding new motorcycle home from shop
A Montgomery County (TX) man is dead after crashing his brand-new motorcycle on the way home.
Police say the man was returning from the bike shop around 10:30 Monday night, when he lost control on a curve on FM 2090 near Daw Collins and slid into the path of an oncoming car. The driver was thrown into a ditch and died instantly. The other driver was not injured.
His brother had taken him to the bike shop and was following behind in a car when the wreck happened.
Police say it’s the second-time in two days Montgomery County motorcycle riders have been killed while driving their new cycles home.
Armor-all'ed seat + Brembo brakes = Big time "OUCH!!!"
Mark
I agree.
I wish the shop had done that for the son of one of my friends last year before allowing him to take more bike than he knew how to handle for a test drive.
He leaned his body right into a car stopped at the red light while turning at an intersection. He died instantly at the scene.
Not a good analogy. It's not the luxury I don't understand, it's the enclosure. I don't get how the enclosure of a Wing or an Ultra doesn't detract from the experience.
I'll be 75 this coming October and riding a bike is as much fun as it ever was. ;)
This is my new ride: 
I figure I might as well have fun on one of these while I'm still young enough to bounce well; not to mention we just got a new 3 mile road course in town.
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