re my post in this thread
Kids as pillion passengers
this is the reason i left bikes .
now i posted this,, and ex-manx asked ........
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Originally Posted by harley66  took my daughter out a few years ago when she was 14 on the back off the wide glide...
i think her street cred went up ten-fold as dad picked her up on the harley from school..
my 2 have always been around bikes since day 1 .
i dont carry pillions now, after my last accident  |
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Originally Posted by exManx hope it wasnt to harsh and off putting for you |
let me explain, and i will apologise now to anyone who may get upset
my last accident was a bad one.. roll back a few years..
me and my mate sean were in a local pub.. i,m on coca- cola coz i,m on the bike..
i offered him a lift home.
leaves pub about 9.30pm . we are both sober,
( i only drink coke or orange juice+ lemonade when i,m on the bike. )
heading back thru loddon and a left hand bend that we have taken 100,s of times approaches ,
then i hit the fox
we came off the glide, and hit a wall at about 50 mph ..
unfortunately the bike also hit sean as we slid into the wall
a friend of mine since schooldays ,
he passed away instantly due to a broken neck
i, was left with 2 broken arms, broken hip, collarbone and 4 pins in my legs .
nothing compared to the pain i felt 2 days later when my wife told me about sean.
broke my heart..literally.
so now i dont carry pillions, tho i am glad that i am back on a motorcycle again..
there was no malice, seans parents and i are still in touch, in-fact they treat me like the son the,ve lost .
we were mate,s , we rode together, drank together , and knew each other inside out .
again i apologise for any upset, i just needed to let this out, as i am genuinely enjoying this forum,
jim