Dubious journalism

[Zoolander]

Apart from the headline, the article does not seem too biased - just basic reporting. The "hear his bike coming" quote was from a relative - although it would be nice to know the tone of questioning - ie. leading questions about the 'speed' etc of the bike. Having said that the guy rode a Busa and you can hear them coming - they sound like a plane taking off. As the guy rode about the fastest and most powerful bike on the planet I would say they could have gone to town on the editorial there - but didn't.

Very good point, it was actually a very well written and sensitive article. They could have quite easily titled it "Speedster dies on worlds fastest production motorcycle" and turned it into yet another anti bike tirade. The fact that they didn't and that they aimed the safety message at all motorists speaks volumes.

[nadroj]

Busa paint jobs are similar but change from year to year. Craigs is more silver with blue & mine is more blue with silver.
Scorpions on both bikes are not that loud but sound good wound up.....
Thanks to those that were concerned for my welfare!
RIP Craig.

[dipshit]

So..???

Most motorcycle fatalities are from motorcyclists failing to take corners all on their own.

Is this some kind of surprise to you fuckwits or something...???

Stop listening to all of the BRONZ bullshit that cars or the roads are responsible for everything.

[Bob]

Very good point, it was actually a very well written and sensitive article. They could have quite easily titled it "Speedster dies on worlds fastest production motorcycle" and turned it into yet another anti bike tirade. The fact that they didn't and that they aimed the safety message at all motorists speaks volumes.

I felt the police message at the end was very good, as it aimed the safety call to all motorists. Well done on their part for not causing sensationalism.

[Skyryder]

'May have' along with 'could well have been,' is an opinion and not a statement of fact. You can say almost anything you like providing you comments are an opinion. Once you start stating 'was' then the statement becomes a 'stated fact.' Most comments by the police will be stated as an opinion before the facts have been established. It's just prudent on their part.

Skyryder

[Patrick]

He hit "tar bleed" in the wet. Fact.

BRONZ could be right in this one..... Avoidable............

[dipshit]

He hit "tar bleed" in the wet. Fact.

BRONZ could be right in this one..... Avoidable............

Avoidable as in that all roads in NZ get maintained to a level that there is never any shiny patches of tar ever again...???

... Or avoidable as is the rider taking it a bit easier in the wet allowing for the traction he won't have if there are shiny patches of tar around the next corner...???

[Insanity_rules]

No, its:

- a blur of sportbikes (or scream)
- a rumble of harleys
- a stink of twostrokes
- a blap of dirtbikes
- a tonne of goldwings
- a circus of crusty demons
- a deathwish of litre bikes ridden by noobs
- an embarrasment of ginnies
- an economy of scooters

and the general collective noun for a mix is "a fantasy of bikes"

Oh yes! But I thought it was
- a shockwave of sportsbikes
- a fright of noobs
- a pootle of GNs
- a flatulence of Scooters
- a spampede of Goldwing
- and a deathwish of crusty demons

My mistake.

[Mikkel]

All respect for the deceased. If you manage to drive yourself off the road - irrespectable of diesel, grit, tar bleeds, punctures, etc. - you would have been going too fast for your own good. That is not to say that you were exceeding the speed limit or going faster than what would have been perfectly reasonable in 99% of similar situations.
Despite what some people say, you can never expect the unexpected nor predict the unpredictable - all you can do is give yourself a reasonable margin for error.

[Patrick]

Avoidable as in that all roads in NZ get maintained to a level that there is never any shiny patches of tar ever again...???

... Or avoidable as is the rider taking it a bit easier in the wet allowing for the traction he won't have if there are shiny patches of tar around the next corner...???

Dunno. Both? Road construction is generally crap, and has been for a while. I've seen tar bleed patches form two days after a re-seal.... And he is a local, who should know that SH3 is shite..... So I suppose option two is the most logical....

My only concern is that this does not seem to be an isolated incident for this particular spot.....