Hope I could ride one of them at 72... ;(

RIP.

Motorcyclist dies after collision on Phillip Island circuit PAUL
MILLAR AND AAP
March 1, 2010 - 6:46PM .
A 72-year-old motorcycle racing fan has died after crashing his
motorbike during a public ride day on the Phillip Island grand prix
circuit.

WorkSafe Victoria believes the bike was hired at the circuit for the
Afterburner Ride Day, an event in which fans get to ride the course
the day after the world superbike championships.

The Adelaide man was riding a Suzuki GSXR 600 around the circuit about
12.30pm (AEDT) today when he fell at the second turn.

A rider from NSW who was following him could not avoid him and hit the
man and his bike.

Paramedics were called to the track to find the rider with extensive
head injuries.

Attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.

"We'll be inspecting the bike and it might have been a case where he
just fell off," WorkSafe spokesman Michael Birt said.

Under the terms and conditions for the ride, the organisers
recommended that all riders wear full leathers and those choosing not
to wear the protective gear were restricted to 120km/h.

All riders had to have full motorcycle licences to take part.

Circuit officials would not comment and Afterburner organisers
Motorcycling Events Group Australia could not immediately be
contacted.

AAP

JustBiggus wrote:
> Hope I could ride one of them at 72... ;(
>
> RIP.

Aye, me too.

Actually, truth be told, I couldn't fit on one of those Gixxer 600s even
now. :-(

I'd be happy if I could start on a track day at 72, and, I can think of
worse ways of shuffling off this mortal coil.

I do feel sorry for the poor bugger that hit him.

regards,
CrazyCam

"CrazyCam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4b8c34f0$0$11181$(E-Mail Removed) u...
> JustBiggus wrote:
>> Hope I could ride one of them at 72... ;(
>>
>> RIP.
>
> Aye, me too.
>
> Actually, truth be told, I couldn't fit on one of those Gixxer 600s even
> now. :-(
>
> I'd be happy if I could start on a track day at 72, and, I can think of
> worse ways of shuffling off this mortal coil.
>
> I do feel sorry for the poor bugger that hit him.
>
> regards,
> CrazyCam

Ditto, CC. 72's still so young though (I think that 70 is the new 60 or
something these days, isn't it?).... that's really sad.

betty

"Marts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> CrazyCam wrote...
>
>> I'd be happy if I could start on a track day at 72, and, I can think of
>> worse ways of shuffling off this mortal coil.
>
> And I can think of better ways, too...
>
> Obviously the guy was still enjoying life. It's when you stop enjoying
> life is
> when dying becomes attractive. Until then....
>
> Oh, and that "he died doing what he loved" rubbish is no consolation,
> particularly for his loved ones who are probably cursing the invention of
> motorcycles.
>

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And yet I can recall worrying about my father riding a 500 in the early
1980s. He was on a trip around various parts of NSW. I was attempting to
deal with " What would I do or think if he was killed in an accident?" The
ready answer for me was "He would have died doing what he enjoyed." That
thought is certainly relevant to some of us.

"John Dwyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Marts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>> CrazyCam wrote...
>>
>>> I'd be happy if I could start on a track day at 72, and, I can think of
>>> worse ways of shuffling off this mortal coil.
>>
>> And I can think of better ways, too...
>>
>> Obviously the guy was still enjoying life. It's when you stop enjoying
>> life is
>> when dying becomes attractive. Until then....
>>
>> Oh, and that "he died doing what he loved" rubbish is no consolation,
>> particularly for his loved ones who are probably cursing the invention of
>> motorcycles.
>>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> And yet I can recall worrying about my father riding a 500 in the early
> 1980s. He was on a trip around various parts of NSW. I was attempting to
> deal with " What would I do or think if he was killed in an accident?"
> The ready answer for me was "He would have died doing what he enjoyed."
> That thought is certainly relevant to some of us.
>

Bit of a misnomer really as there are not many people who die doing what
they didn't want to do.

Marts wrote:
> CrazyCam wrote...
>
>> I'd be happy if I could start on a track day at 72, and, I can think of
>> worse ways of shuffling off this mortal coil.
>
> And I can think of better ways, too...

Frankly, about the only better way I can think of is illegal, but I'm
open to suggestions.

> Obviously the guy was still enjoying life. It's when you stop enjoying life is
> when dying becomes attractive. Until then....

Dying may not be attractive, as such, but it certainly isn't optional.

One way or another, we are all going to die.

A fairly quick transition, from having fun riding a bike round a race
circuit, to a very short "Oh ****!", then dead, seems much better to me
than any of the long drawn out possibilities, but <shrug> that's just my
personal opinion.

> Oh, and that "he died doing what he loved" rubbish is no consolation,
> particularly for his loved ones who are probably cursing the invention of
> motorcycles.

Dunno. I don't suppose the person really loved falling off a motorcycle
and then getting hit by another motorcycle, but one assumes that he did
like riding round a circuit on a quick bike.

regards,
CrazyCam

George W Frost wrote:
> "John Dwyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...

<snip>

>> And yet I can recall worrying about my father riding a 500 in the early
>> 1980s. He was on a trip around various parts of NSW. I was attempting to
>> deal with " What would I do or think if he was killed in an accident?"
>> The ready answer for me was "He would have died doing what he enjoyed."
>> That thought is certainly relevant to some of us.
>>
>
> Bit of a misnomer really as there are not many people who die doing what
> they didn't want to do.

On the contrary George, I think there are probably quite a lot of people
who die in ways they'd really refer not to, but there isn't much choice.

regards,
CrazyCam

CrazyCam wrote:
> George W Frost wrote:
>> "John Dwyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> <snip>
>
>>> And yet I can recall worrying about my father riding a 500 in the
>>> early 1980s. He was on a trip around various parts of NSW. I was
>>> attempting to deal with " What would I do or think if he was killed
>>> in an accident?" The ready answer for me was "He would have died
>>> doing what he enjoyed." That thought is certainly relevant to some of
>>> us.
>>>
>>
>> Bit of a misnomer really as there are not many people who die doing
>> what they didn't want to do.
>
> On the contrary George, I think there are probably quite a lot of people
> who die in ways they'd really refer not to, but there isn't much choice.
>
> regards,
> CrazyCam


Bugger! that should have been "really prefer not to", rather than
"really refer not to"

CC

George W Frost wrote:
> "John Dwyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Marts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> CrazyCam wrote...
>>>
>>>> I'd be happy if I could start on a track day at 72, and, I can think of
>>>> worse ways of shuffling off this mortal coil.
>>> And I can think of better ways, too...
>>>
>>> Obviously the guy was still enjoying life. It's when you stop enjoying
>>> life is
>>> when dying becomes attractive. Until then....
>>>
>>> Oh, and that "he died doing what he loved" rubbish is no consolation,
>>> particularly for his loved ones who are probably cursing the invention of
>>> motorcycles.
>>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> And yet I can recall worrying about my father riding a 500 in the early
>> 1980s. He was on a trip around various parts of NSW. I was attempting to
>> deal with " What would I do or think if he was killed in an accident?"
>> The ready answer for me was "He would have died doing what he enjoyed."
>> That thought is certainly relevant to some of us.
>>
>
> Bit of a misnomer really as there are not many people who die doing what
> they didn't want to do.
>

Rubbish...

What about every one who never wanted to die fighting cancer for example?


G-S

>What about every one who never wanted to die fighting cancer for example?
eg: http://dylanhartung.net/RMDH.html