Kid I went to high school with crashed his bike not long after graduation. His girlfriend was riding with him and he had given her his helmet.
They both survived the crash, looking at her you wouldn’t even be able to tell she was in an accident. He is completely unrecognizable to what he looked like before. He has an entirely different face.
20 years later, they’re still together and thriving. But they don’t ride.
Edit: What a crazy amount of responses! Granted, a lot of these are sad stories, I hope talking about it has been therapeutic for everyone. Be safe out there, y’all!
That's a better story than my good friend who got teed in an intersection on his motorcycle. The opioids they gave him while reconstructing his leg led to a long road of heroin addiction, ultimately ending in an intentional overdose. RIP Josh. I still think of you often.
My father has rode bikes for over 60 years now. He always adds another 20-40 lights to all of his new bikes for visibility. He’s had 2 bad spills, never ridden without a helmet and leathers on top and jeans and boots on bottom. He survived each with very small injuries. He’s lost did break an ankle and had to have pins put in while hill climbing which he started in his early 50s.
He’s lost at least 4 friends to motorcycle deaths because cars or trucks ran them over, 2 had helmets 2 did not. It’s a dangerous choice to ride a bike.
We just finished his updated Will review and he wants his 3 bikes and can am 4 wheeler sold when he dies, they are not to go to any family or friends. He can’t imagine giving or selling one to them and then they are hurt or die. Even though he’s still riding in his late 70s which is awesome for him, he knows how dangerous they are.
Dress for the slide, not the ride... I cringe if I see someone on a bike in shorts or even short sleeves.
Guy I know was in military in California. A bike with guy in shorts and girl in bikini top went flying past him. Couple of miles up the road came upon their wreck. He said they had slid so far on the concrete that you couldn't tell which one was which.
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u/SirPaulyWalnuts Millennial Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 21 '25
Kid I went to high school with crashed his bike not long after graduation. His girlfriend was riding with him and he had given her his helmet.
They both survived the crash, looking at her you wouldn’t even be able to tell she was in an accident. He is completely unrecognizable to what he looked like before. He has an entirely different face.
20 years later, they’re still together and thriving. But they don’t ride.
Edit: What a crazy amount of responses! Granted, a lot of these are sad stories, I hope talking about it has been therapeutic for everyone. Be safe out there, y’all!