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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Terrible to hear - RIP.
Maintenance on bikes is NOT optional! Not saying that’s necessarily what it was here but even so, a good reminder.
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Absolutely agreed. Far more so than with any car or truck, even approaching aircraft levels of necessity. But, that doesn't appear to have been an issue in this particular case:
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Originally Posted by bob deluke
He had just picked up a new 2020 Harley and was about 20 minutes from home when the accident occurred.
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This story reminds me of a stress engineer I worked with for many, many years. He took the "golden handshake" and retired when I did, and died literally the next day. Him and his wife were kayaking in the Skagit River. In no more than about a foot of water, with no life jacket on yet, the current swept him downstream, he capsized, got pinned against some rocks and drowned. Totally helpless wife watching the whole thing. Unspeakably tragic, just like this case. He had literally crossed the finish line, and was out celebrating the best way he knew how. Fate can be so very cruel...