RIP my friend (17 February)

[soundbeltfarm]

Today one of my mates was killed while on a trail ride.
he leaves a wife and 2 children.
I wasn't riding today as had my sons birthday party so its a weird feeling i have .
I wont go into details about what happened.
RIP mate , I'll have abeer for you tonight mate.
Ride safe people even on the bloody dirt.

[faredce]

obviously i didnt know him but my thoughts go out to his family
tragic

be safe people!

[CookMySock]

thats terrible, sorry to hear about that.

DB

[justsomeguy]

........

Don't really know what else to say.

Know how you're feeling. Times will be hard for a while now for you and your friends.

Best of luck coming out in one piece.

[scott411]

not many words are coming to me right now either,

my best goes out to his family and friends,

rip fellow biker

[Sharry]

Although I do not know your friend or yourself SBF my thoughts go out to his family and also to you.
It is hard to be the one left behind wondering why.

Ride safely everyone.

[inlinefour]

Sorry to hear, stay safe everyone. :(

[Sensei]

Sad news dude , as with the road the dirt can kill neither nice . Support his wife as best you can .
Scott

[Paul in NZ]

I feel you pain mate - it's been a very bad weekend for deaths.

[emaN]

sbf,
so sorry to hear 'bout your mate.
please let his precious little family know that there's lots of us 'unknown strangers' thinking of them (&you) during this hideous time..

[ynot slow]

So sad to hear,there was a couple of organised rides in the naki today,if it was on one of them sad for all concerned,obviously his family,but also the guys organising it,both were fund raising events.

Have a beer for me on his behalf,had a couple this arvo myself,couple of quiets with a mate.

[soundbeltfarm]

yeah mate it was on an organised one today.
i feel for the organisers too

[Conquiztador]

Sad news. Condolences to family and friends.

[Quicker_with_age]

Tragic mate, When I told you after the ride someone had died I never for one minute thought that you would know them, It really hits home when something like this happens, Could happen to anyone, anytime.
My thoughts go out to his family.
RIP.

[Dutchee]

yeah mate it was on an organised one today.
i feel for the organisers too
Sincere condolences to all concerned. After having helped organise off-road events for the past 8-9 or so years, it's something that you always hope will not happen and try to do everything to prevent any injuries. Everytime we had someone tell us that there was an injured rider, our hearts would sink.
I hope they (the organisers) can work their way through this.
RIP to the fallen rider and family, I don't know what to say, except condolences. What a tragedy.
Even though I didn't know the rider, it really has hit hard. I was thinking how this weekend had been so great, as reading about all the deaths on the road, there was no mention of motorcyclists for a change.
Condolences and best wishes to EVERYONE affected.
Michelle

[ynot slow]

yeah mate it was on an organised one today.
i feel for the organisers too

Just read who it was in todays daily snooze paper,fark mate if a guy had the breeding to be a great rider it was him,shit shit shit,haven't the family had enough grief the last two years.

Hope you are coping ok,as they say it hits you the next day harder.

Sounds like he hit a post,if not he would be fine,shit how many times have people gone over a bank(5-10mts say) and only had bent handlebars,broken levers and a hard push to get bike back onto the track.

Thoughts with families,not much more to say.

[Bikernereid]

Sorry to hear this my thoughts go out to you and your friends family and friends. Ride safe everyone.

[Shaun]

Very sad day for the family and friends. Stay strong family

[MSTRS]

Sad to hear of this. Proof that freak events will always be with us.
Condolences to the family.

[Matt Bleck]

r.i.p. .

[Beemer]

Very sad news indeed. My husband went to a trail ride yesterday with his boss but it was bucketing down when they got there and his boss, being a fairly inexperienced rider, didn't want to take part so they headed home. He would have stayed but had got a lift with his boss so he had no choice.

[skidMark]

RIP fallen brother. Condolences to the family

Was this the crash in hawera?

[jcupit69]

Condolences my friend to you and his family.

[Ktmboy]

Yeah, my heart goes out to the family and friends.
Organisers of trail rides try their hardest to make courses and tracks as safe as possible but unfortunately trees and posts etc come with the terrain.

Condolences to all.

[ynot slow]

RIP fallen brother. Condolences to the family

Was this the crash in hawera?

Yep on outskirts,about 15km from town.Area called Ararata,Makino area specifically.Really good offroad rides,and road is twisty as well to get out that way,very good views of surrounding landscape due to hills.

[nick69]

My condolences to everyone who knew him. Look after the family mate, Its been a really sad time for biking recently. Best wishes, i will have a beer for him. Take care