Fatal crash in Pukekohe (6 April)

[Da Bird]

Just had a call from a colleague who has been at a fatal motorbike crash in Pukekohe this afternoon.
Not many details, bike was about 400cc, was riding with a mate, no car involved.

Not a good start to the weekend... be careful out there.

RIP to the rider.

BC.

[skidMark]

sad news to hear , rip fellow biker.

may heaven be an endless windy road

[Meekey_Mouse]

That is really sad, my condolences and thoughts go out to the friends/family of those involved

[MidnightMike]

Sad news indeed.

Rip fellow biker.

Keep safe on the roads guys, take it easy, even if its just for this weekend.

[gijoe1313]

I was thinking of riding down puke way this morning with some others ... RIP fallen biker.

Let's all ride safely out there okay?

[vamr]

Hanging around the auckland hospital today... loitering if you will.

Ran into a bedridden chap who had a headon with a car around sandringham area... seemed he got off relatively lucky.

[quickbuck]

Sad news indeed.
Saw it on the news.

RIP to fallen biker, and condolences to friends and family.

Not a good start to the weekend.

[breakaway]

Any idea on what exactly happened?

[Da Bird]

Any idea on what exactly happened?

Speculating at this stage but possibly involved the bike getting a tank-slapper and throwing the rider off (from what I have been told).

[quickbuck]

Speculating at this stage but possibly involved the bike getting a tank-slapper and throwing the rider off (from what I have been told).

Dang, then I suspect the rider hit an immovable object on the roadside, or the ground in a awkward manner. Not nice.

[jaybee]

whats a tank slapper, anyway heard it on the scanner at 3ish this arvo biker in the ditch and was a status 2 then went to status 1 was on yates rd

[Da Bird]

Have a look at this short clip. Gives you a good idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvVv_zbOjk

[blackkatana]

Sad news, thoughts go to family and friends.

Ride safe and heads up out there.

[jaybee]

ok thanx bykey cop so thats a nut cracker as well

Have a look at this short clip. Gives you a good idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvVv_zbOjk

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Thoughts and silent preys for family and freinds of a fallow rider.
Please try and keep rubber side down out there this weekend guys