Motorcycle accident & a plea for young riders

My 18yr old sister knows two lads....knew two lads....that were in a Saxo with 4 people on board when the young driver learnt about lift-off oversteer while speeding past a petrol station on a gentle curve.

The car hit a petrol pump and split in half, the driver got away pretty smashed up with a broken back etc but the kids in the back were literally spread all over the forecourt.

It would be nice if hearing these true stories would slow down young inexperienced riders/drivers, but sadly I don't think they ever will.
 
Don't beat yerself up fella, it wasn't your fault. I too passed my bike test when there was only one test, and bought a Suzuki GS1000 a week later. No restrictors other than the seat of yer undies in those days.
My last memory of that bike was being dragged along a grass verge demolishing a dry stane dyke and wire fence at about 70mph after 'farmer Palmer' decided to just pull out of a field in his tractor without looking. I still have a bit of a funny walk and back & shoulder problems.
50-50 ball though I reckon. Farmer was a twunt for not looking before exiting the field, and I was one for driving so fast on country roads. I'm lucky though, I'm still here to tell the tale.
 
Restricted or not, it doesn't really matter.

Back home, majority of riders ride under 200cc bikes. I read about a motorcycle related death/serious injury every week or so.
 
Daysleeper40 said:
I whole-heartedly agree with the quote in bold above but fail to see what responsibility the dealer or the insurance company have in this situation??
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The dealer had the bike on their premises. They know the law.
 
i feel sorry for the people in the other car, since he removed the restrictor i would assume the insurance was invalid as well??

i wouldnt feel bad for him, he was the idiot who took off the restrictor and did something stupid. i assume you werent allowed to confiscate his bike...
 
photon said:
Whosoever shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any indictable offence, whether the same be an offence at common law or by virtue of any Act passed or to be passed, shall be liable to be tried, indicted, and punished as a principal offender.

The dealer was definitely a weak link in this sorry chain of events. The rider should've been told in strong terms to stop riding and the Police informed (if only to cover your backs).
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You're clearly not a lawyer, are you? Rubbish. Absolute rubbish, otherwise any knife and fork, car, <insert any item that can be used to kill someone> manufacturer would be up for trial in any number of cases. The dealer was not an accessory to a crime in any way, shape or form.

But holy thread revival, batman.

This exact same thing happened with a friend of mine 10 or more years ago. He de-restricted his bike after riding a few months and that in combination of riding like a ****, he hit a wall and died on the spot. It was very sad but unfortunately he had it coming to him.
 
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I am sure I read somewhere that 2% of road users are motorcyclists but 20% of deaths are motorcyclists. A stat that speaks for itself.
 
bikes can be dangerous.
and if you do come of, your the one getting injured.
bikes must be treated with respect.
i have a ten year old 900cc yamaha.
its the bike equivalent of a ford escort.
nothing flash, and practical.
but it will still out accelerate 95% of the cars on the road upto about 80.
newer bikes are ridiculously quick compared to cars.
a modern 600 is capable of 140 mph +.
100cc bikes can nudge 190 in the right conditions.
obviously i'm biased.
i would say go for it, if anyone wants a bike.
but get proper training, and spend some money on decent gear.
it may save your life on day.
and restricted 50cc peds are bloody dangerous.
my daughters was derestricted a week after we bought it.
now she drives.
 
photon said:
The dealer had the bike on their premises. They know the law.
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Sorry mate but I refuse to believe that.
Load of tosh :thumbsdown:

Edit: Sorry, just to explain that post:

You say that the dealer was responsible for the lad derestricting his bike.
How so?
The dealer sold the bike to the lad, and once home, on his own property, the lad derestricted the bike.
How could the dealer do anything about that?
It wasn't their fault that he did it.

That's like saying that you buy a car from a dealer, and you fit a turbocharger and an air induction kit, and you drive your car too fast and crash it into a wall, and then saying that it's the dealer's fault.

How could it possibly be the dealer's fault?!

And, while it's not got much to do with my view on the topic, since I don't see how it could possibly be the dealer's fault, the OP is clearly upset about what happened and feeling like he is to blame, going and saying that yeah, he is to blame, is not an empathetic thing to do.
 
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i think photon may have misread the original post.
lad asked them to look at his bike because the clutch was slipping after HE derestircted the bike.
he was told to bring it in.
so therefore wasnt riding it.
and told he should refit the restrictor kit.
what else could the garage have done?
 
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