rats4ever (Alien Resident)

Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:04 pm

Pretty complete report...

The Goldwing was actually a Kawasaki Voyager XII (for anyone who cared) - that's my only correction. I'll add that Joani commented why the guy who led the ride last year wasn't around.

For those who were there, last year's leader was the big guy with a big GF/wife on a CBR (I think). The one whose undertail license plate scraped the top of his tire, and wore no gear. He was missing because he lost his arm in a motorcycle accident, and (fortunately) got it reattached. I think she said it was a head-on collision with the driver of the pickup truck at fault. As with Allen's accident, being in the right is small comfort - this year could have been a double memorial ride if things happened just a little differently.

Take it easy on the streets, folks, and be prepared to let people cut you off or cross the center line (which happened to Geekonabike, Han, and I after the memorial ride SEVERAL times). You can be right, or possibly you can spend a lifetime of enjoying narrow twisty roads slightly slower, with the occasional indignity put upon you. Gear probably won't keep your arm attached, but a little reduction in accident severity by being conservative, and a little (or a lot) more reduction from gear can make the difference between one emergency surgery, or many surgeries, or zero surgeries because there's nothing to save.

Thanks again for hosting this, Joani.

-Matt

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• Anyone know if there will be a 5th annual KawiDavis ride? — geekonabike, Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:47 pm

  • i believe there is; M was asking me if I was going. Maybe he has more detail (n/t) — Swoosie, Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:22 pm

    • I'm working on it w/Joani...will post once the details are firmed up. (n/t) — M, Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:12 am

      • Great. Thanks for your efforts. (n/t) — geekonabike, Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:00 am

    • I hope it's not this next weekend! — geekonabike, Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:46 pm

• Thanks to Joani and all who made it happen. Short report. — geekonabike, Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:05 am

  • Pretty complete report... — rats4ever, Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:04 pm

    • Very touching experience — Swoosie, Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:07 pm

• Most likely in — Swoosie, Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:26 pm

• I'm in, barring unforeseen circumstances. --Mike D. (n/t) — geekonabike, Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:46 am

• Re: 4th annual KawiDavis (Allen Davis) birthday & memorial ride | June 2 — SKC, Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:59 am

• I'm in, probably 2-up — rats4ever, Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:00 pm

  • Meet for breakfast in OKC? (n/t) — M, Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:06 am

    • Can I come for that too, if I'm not too uncouth? (n/t) — geekonabike, Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:47 am

      • Sure. IHOP/Waffle House, or chow down at my place? — rats4ever, Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:08 pm

        • Thanks for making breakfast; ETA 0744. (n/t) — M, Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:47 am

      • The more the merrier! (n/t) — M, Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:30 pm

  • Weather — rats4ever, Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:13 pm