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    Wheelie doesn't ride a Harley. AFAIK.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swarfie View Post
    Charlie Harrison...Harley Ferguson...take your pick
    i said bike not truck!

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    A pity he wasn't wearing a leather jacket and textile trousers. Would've settled the argument of which are more waterproof.

    Regardless, it's good to read that the rider is okay and not another fatality. At least the truck driver fronted up and admitted he wasn't looking. Also he made a decent effort to rescue the rider.
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    Oh man was literally just reading about a dude who died on the Ashley bridge a day before. Very lucky guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Parlane View Post

    Where is Katman to tell us the motorbike should have predicted this event.......
    It would have to be one very clever motorbike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    what sort of bike BTW?
    XL883N no less.

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    Certainly feel for the guy - not a great start to the day!

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    Good on him for just coming out of it feeling a bit hyped
    A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    we need a headcount. Willytheekid comes in from that way.
    Thanks for the thought mate...I'm still here (two days off...and Ive got a cold lol )
    I too always think of the KBers I know on here when I see a motorcycle inccident on the news...and I always hope its not one of the KB crew

    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Wheelie doesn't ride a Harley. AFAIK.
    And thank you sir...tis a bit different to my wee red honda*
    Top friggin effort in regards to survival skills...damn lucky we didn't lose a Canty rider today, please pass on all our regards to the rescue service teams Ras...Job well done


    *...the one that doesn't get wheeled ever-since I got a friendly warning ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by willytheekid View Post
    Thanks for the thought mate...I'm still here (two days off...and Ive got a cold lol )
    I too always think of the KBers I know on here when I see a motorcycle inccident on the news...and I always hope its not one of the KB crew


    And thank you sir...tis a bit different to my wee red honda*
    Top friggin effort in regards to survival skills...damn lucky we didn't lose a Canty rider today, please pass on all our regards to the rescue service teams Ras...Job well done


    *...the one that doesn't get wheeled ever-since I got a friendly warning ...
    I'll be pushing for compulsory life jackets for motorcyclists.............

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Oh man was literally just reading about a dude who died on the Ashley bridge a day before. Very lucky guy.
    That guy was the author of his own demise, sadly. Today's guy was a victim of someone else's folly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    XL883N no less.
    A black one!
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    The old Waimak bridge is always a worry - narrow and bumpy with drivers looking everywhere but the roadway...
    Don't know if the motorway bridge is much better - the barriers are VERY low.

    Lucky - well yes, nearly drowned as it's in flood but a fall onto gravel as is usually probable could well have given him worse injuries...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    not a great start to the day!
    What about the rest of us, that prick made me an hour and a half late for work
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    Quote Originally Posted by SMOKEU View Post
    I'm not surprised that this happened since those bridges are uncomfortably narrow for the speed limit.
    Don't give them ideas.

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