Here in San Antonio they had a little fund raiser. Last year a lady got killed on her sport bike. Leaving a 16 year old and an 11 year old. Her hubby is a leader of a local band of sport riders.
This is a sad state of events for this family. My prayers go out for the boy thats left,Life will be somewhat tougher for him until he grows.I think a benefit is in demand on this one.It would show him the world does care in times like this
I remember in the 70s i was raising three ,eventually all 6 foot and over.I had decided to build a AEE CHOPPER .[first choppers ]I had the hardtail, springer, in mind with the chrome rockers, all the trick stuff, i didn't really care if i rode it, i wanted to show it at cobo hall in detroit. Well my wife saw all these parts books showing up for all the parts i needed to construct one bad bike. My wife of 15 years approached me; and ask me this and she was a good woman, shes left me alone in my decisions and never questioned what i built. She asked me this "Please don't build a bike-as you WILL ride it. You have boys and i don't want them growing up without a father.You can build another streetrod. I was never much on listening when i was young, but i agreed i didn't build a bike, i built 17 more kars in the late 80s i was thinking about that day she ask me not to.I am glad i listened to her.'I remember i saw a young fella get killed not 50 feet frome,prior to this.
For 2 weeks i would wake up , from seeing this the day it happened, i saw the bike , the boy,two boots, a helmet a jacket all in the air at the same time. the hit was made by a big black dude who was in the habit of going thru this yellow blinker at 65 mph everyday--well he slammed into this boy with a big old buick electra. the boy had swallowed is tounge, as me and another man were standing in a pool of his blood 10 in diameter, just secons before i got to him, his body was bent in different angles.he looked like a rag doll laying there in the road. He had just been looking at a chromrplated t-bucket i had just finished.at a part store not a 100 feet from where he died.
It is especially sad for me when a young guy gets killed, sorry if i bored anyone i had to tell this story-it has stayed burned into my memorey all thes years. AHHH what the h___ i had more fun with the street rods anyway.
bob
btw i went home after that accident and sold 5 bikes that owned [in less than 2 weeks]i think it scared me off of them somewhat.
Last edited by bsa_bob; 07/28/2011 8:07 AM.
