Fatal crash on SH1: RIP Back Fire (Razya)

[swanman]

Listening to radio this morning. There was a fatal crash at 03.30 this am on SH1 northbound after Papakura. Rider was 21 yr old male. No more details at this stage.

[chanceyy]

heard this too .. apparently speeds of 150ks before crashing


condolences to the family

[swanman]

I believe a gixxer 1000. 2 other riders at scene non injured. Parents of dead person have been informed.

[NZsarge]

Condolences to the riders family and friends.

[MidnightMike]

Real sad news and a horrible start to the long weekend.

RIP biker.

Hopefully not one of ours.

[Krusti]

Sad news, RIP, bloody wire barriers!

[rainman]

RIP rider.

Those wire barriers give me the freaking heebie jeebies when I ride past them. I keep thinking I should start some sort of petition to TPTB to get the damn things banned. Does anyone know if this has been tried before?

[Karma]

It is a KB'er, please keep the speculation out of it.

[BMW]

Sorry to hear about this. Not a good start to a long weekend and the weather is meant to be semi good up here ( AK) for the bikers too!

[MSTRS]

Oh no...not another one. PLEASE ride safe, peoples.

[deanohit]

Jeez, I know I'll be riding carefull over to Jafars today anyway, but please be carefull out there people!! RIP mate.

[Grahameeboy]

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[MacD]

NZ Herald Report (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10471047)

Not a good start to the weekend.

[merv]

Is this the first known bike victim of a cheesecutter in NZ?

RIP.

[RC1]

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[MVnut]

Is this the first known bike victim of a cheesecutter in NZ?

RIP.

No, friend of mine (& of Frosty) in 91 on the Harbour Bridge offramp heading into town. RIP

[Toaster]

RIP, but what a waste of life.... next post.....

[Toaster]

heard this too .. apparently speeds of 150ks before crashing


condolences to the family

And yet so many keep putting up posts and threads ranting on that speeding is okay and the cops are wankers. I wonder why my head gets so sore banging on the preverbial brick wall.



Oh no...not another one. PLEASE ride safe, peoples.

Exactly.... 150km/h is never "safe". Yet another life wasted, yet another family distraught over the loss of a loved one that never needed to die. Yet another horrible mess for emergency services to clean up and for the taxpayer to pay for.

[Hawkeye]

And yet so many keep putting up posts and threads ranting on that speeding is okay and the cops are wankers. I wonder why my head gets so sore banging on the preverbial brick wall.




Exactly.... 150km/h is never "safe". Yet another life wasted, yet another family distraught over the loss of a loved one that never needed to die. Yet another horrible mess for emergency services to clean up and for the taxpayer to pay for.

While I appreciate the sentiment in what you are saying Toaster, maybe this is not the thread to be saying it in!

Condolences to the family - RIP.

[steveb64]

And yet so many keep putting up posts and threads ranting on that speeding is okay and the cops are wankers. I wonder why my head gets so sore banging on the preverbial brick wall.




Exactly.... 150km/h is never "safe". Yet another life wasted, yet another family distraught over the loss of a loved one that never needed to die. Yet another horrible mess for emergency services to clean up and for the taxpayer to pay for.

And in 2003, 332 people died by falling in the bath (in the states). :doh:
See http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm

Speed only causes accidents in that if the wheels wern't turning, there probably wouldn't have been an accident (I say probably, 'cos I've read some of the other KB threads...).
After the wheels start turning, there's usually another 'actual' cause for the accident. Speed just increases the severity of damage suffered/inflicted in an accident. It doesn't cause them. The actual accident can generally be traced back to some other cause... Loss of traction due to shite tyres or shite road surface, rider inattention/error, external influence - sideswiped by cage, or critter...
It's just the LTSA's official position to incite mass hysteria by blaming "Speed". Means they can justify their revenue gathering. :Police:
Bit like the bloke who's had a glass of beer, then gets T-boned by a boy racer (or granny) - it gets called "alcohol related", and the guy who's had the beer gets blamed! Even though he was following all other rules perfectly, and it was the other driver at fault...

BTW - Condolences to the riders friends and family. It's ALWAYS sad to hear of another loss. RIP.

[Donor]

While I appreciate the sentiment in what you are saying Toaster, maybe this is not the thread to be saying it in!

Condolences to the family - RIP.

I disagree...

May his death serve as a lesson to future generations of squids, as well as be a testimony to the short life he led, and the memories he has left behind...

[skidMark]

lets keep this to condolences fellas no place to be argueing about this


R.I.P fellow KB'r may heaven be an endless windy road....

condoleces to the family and friends also.. i guess we will wait for the name to be released...no speculation please....

[dogsnbikes]

rip dude and may your soul ride on

[FROSTY]

Could we please keep THIS thread on subject
Rightly or wrongly another biker is dead
Condolences to all his family and freinds

[skidMark]

can somebody please post the moment theres anymore details...

[Toaster]

National StoryRSS
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Motorcyclist dies in crash that closes motorway
7:55AM Saturday October 20, 2007

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway early today.

Police said the crash took place in the Papakura area, and has caused the northbound lanes of the motorway to be closed between Papakura and Manurewa.

The motorcyclist hit the wire median barrier in the middle of the motorway and debris was spread over a wide area, said Inspector Gary Hill.

The motorway was closed for several hours until a single lane was opened later in the morning.

Mr Hill said the motorcyclist died at the scene but his name and other details would not be released until possibly later today.

[Kendog]

r.i.p......

[duckaddict]

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[skidMark]

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don't all start doing the .................. thing...ugh.

[hedgier1]

R.I.P. Condolences to the Family and Friends.
Was it a KBer?
Hopefully not.

[skidMark]

R.I.P. Condolences to the Family and Friends.
Was it a KBer?
Hopefully not.



It was but we don't know who yet.

[TLMAN]

It is a KB'er, please keep the speculation out of it.

How do you know??

[Back Fire]

Hello All,
I am writing this message on behalf of whom you know as "Back Fire or Razya" family. This morning 3:30am NZT he was involved in a fatal accident involving wire rope barriers. He is no longer with us. Those of you that know him, you can contact his family to say your fairwells by emailing to evens@itworkshop.co.nz , this email address will be setup in the next 24 hours. There will also be a fuernal for him, please contact us on evens@itworkshop.co.nz for details.

Note to Site admin. We do not know the password to logon to this "Back Fire" account. Can you please email us @ evens@itworkshop.co.nz with a new password for this account? as it'll enable his family to communicate via this forum.


Regards
on behalf of the Evens family

[chanceyy]

sooooooo sorry to hear that I have talked to backfire/Razya a number of time over the last yr, we never met but communicated via both pm & MSN.

[skidMark]

OMG had a gut feeling it was him....R.I.P bro! this is just gutting.

[Toaster]

Condolences to the family :(

[bikerboy011]

Condolences to the riders family. R.I.P.

[Macktheknife]

What a tragic waste, my deepest condolences to his family and friends.

[SpankMe]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=59302