ZHooligan
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posted June 05, 2003 07:07 PM
People wonder why test rides are hard to get
Picked this up out of our local paper. The local Honda, Yamaha, Ducati dealer. They started selling motorcycles in 1963. The owner's are all around good folks that I consider my friends. The people that work there are great and half of them are like my kids. I hope this doesn't have disasterous consequences for their business.
BREMERTON
Man test driving motorcycle dies in accident
Angela D. Smith
Sun Staff
June 5, 2003
A Jefferson County man was killed while test-driving a sportbike Wednesday evening in Bremerton.
The man, whose identity was withheld until his next of kin was notified, was riding a Honda CBR 1100 from Brother's Honda when he crashed into a pickup on Auto Center Boulevard near Werner Road.
Witnesses told police that he had been traveling down Auto Center Boulevard about 5:30 p.m. and went through on a green light.
A large Ford pickup, driven by a Bremerton man, traveling up the hill was in the left turn lane when the motorcyclist advanced.
The motorcyclist was in a lean away from the pickup when he hit, his body taking most of the force.
The motorcycle glanced the front of the pickup and continued about a quarter-block before skidding to a stop near a bus stop on Monroe Road.
An employee at Truck Town ran to try and perform CPR, but the motorcyclist was already dead, Bremerton police said.
Police took measurements and will study the area to determine the cause of the crash.
Reach reporter Angela D. Smith at (360) 415-2673 or at asmith@thesunlink.com.
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frEEk
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posted June 05, 2003 07:26 PM
i cant imagine why the dealer should be put under any kind of duress for this. mind u, details in that article are very scant, and even conflicting as i read it. RIP to the rider 
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ZHooligan
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posted June 05, 2003 07:53 PM
It seems or looks like the guy was hanging off the bike to the left to look at it and not paying attention. And essentially hit a truck setting still in the on-coming left turn lane. Looks like a low speed collision even.
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frEEk
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posted June 05, 2003 09:04 PM
shit. just an innocent mistake i guess. that sucks.
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posted June 05, 2003 10:08 PM
No doubt the dealers insurance will take the hit for this one....
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posted June 06, 2003 02:49 AM
Hmmm I guess Ive been conditioned or just havent gotten that chummy with a dealer to get a "test ride" on anything.
Sorry to read about the cyclist. 5:30pm does seem like an odd time to be riding with all the traffic, suvs, and cell phones around!
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posted June 06, 2003 05:01 AM
Sucks!
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ZHooligan
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posted June 06, 2003 05:53 PM
Spoke to the dealer today. The guy was 22 years old, had been racing motocross and riding dirt bikes for years. He was a licensed Motorcycle rider with streetbike experience as well.
For the record Turbo we live in an area where a traffic jam in the middle of the peak commute could cost you 4 or 5 minutes. The guy was coming down a hill and intended to make a left turn. He was going a little to fst and apparently locked the brakes up and lost it.
The guy had helmet and gloves on. He was given a check out spill for the bike etc. It really is a bummer. I spoke to the Kawi dealer today also and asked him if this would effect his policy about test rides. He looked at me with a wink and said makes it pretty damn easy to say no.
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FastBikes4Life
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posted June 14, 2003 05:34 PM
This is really messed-up. This will definitely make things harder on people trying to test a bike prior to buying. I feel bad for the rider's family and the dealership.
I wanted to test ride a gsx-r1000 and put my bike up as collateral during the ride. It sounds to me like not even that will be enough.
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slantzilla
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posted June 16, 2003 11:43 AM
I don't think there are any dealers around here who allow test rides now.
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