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posted June 29, 2004 05:24 AM
 Edited By: fish_antlers on 29 Jun 2004 06:55
Bog crashed, Passed away Sunday
It is with great sadness that I have to post this. I'm not sure if people on this site have heard yet or not, but Bogdan Jozwiak known online as "Bog" or "Bogvmax" (a member of this site as well as many others.. , mostly a lurker here) passed away in a tragic accident on Sunday.
Bog was a hardcore rider. He was the owner and admin of vrombc.com . He is survived by no family other than this riding community and his beloved partner, Julia (known on this site as FlyingBusa )
Bog and Julia were meant for each other. Julia owns the FlyingSwan motorcycle cafe here in Vancouver BC. ( http://www.flyingswancoffeehouse.com/page1.aspx ) PK and I had the fortune of being with them at a partymany years ago when they first began their journey together. It was love at first sight and the two of them have been inseperable ever since.
Together they furthered the sport of motorcycling by organizing events for riders and helped bring the motorcycle community in Vancouver together.
A few seasons ago they purchased matching Hayabusas.
They attended Laguna Seca several times and were present at our own Fox Hill with their matching Hayabusas.
Bog loved his Hayabusa very much. They had planned to set out to Laguna Seca this week.
On Sunday Bog, Julia and a group of other riders were on a road in BC called the Duffy Lake road. It is a mountain road about 60 miles long with some tight twisties and many wide sweepers. It is not a very difficult road to ride, especially for someone of Bog's riding ability. No one knows what happened exactly, but mechanical failure of some sort is suspected.
About 12 miles from a town called Lilloet, Bog went down in a wide 60mph sweeper. Road conditions were excellent as was the weather. Why he crashed is a mystery. He died almost instantly at the scene from head trauma and severe internal injuries. He was wearing full gear. The only sign of impact was on the top of his helmet.
Julia was first on the scene as she was riding behind him and the other riders performed CPR and tried to save him. The ambulance came within 20 mins. (Mountain road). He was officially pronounced dead at the hospital.
Julia had to ride the 180miles back home. She is a very stong lady. I dont know how many of us could have done what she did.
This is terrible news for Julia. Needless to say she is devasted. Plans for the service will be announced, as will some sort of wake or gathering "in about a month" says Julia... once "things have settled down".
Julia told us that before all of this "life was very uncomplicated".
We want everyone who know her, and who knew Bog that we love them and that the community supports them in this time of need.
Here are some links to a few online memorials:
http://www.vrombc.com/v9_2_welcome.asp
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35784&page=1&pp=15
http://www.labusas.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=763928#763928
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Otis
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posted June 29, 2004 05:28 AM
Very sorry to hear this Fish, my prayers are with Julia and all of his friends.
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posted June 29, 2004 05:29 AM
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posted June 29, 2004 05:37 AM
RIP
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posted June 29, 2004 05:40 AM
Sorry to hear this ,my prayers go out to his family and friends.
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posted June 29, 2004 05:43 AM
Very sad news fish............ 
RIP
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posted June 29, 2004 05:59 AM
RIP BOG!!!
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posted June 29, 2004 06:05 AM
RIP Bog, I didn't know him, but he was a rider so we lost one of us.
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fish_antlers
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posted June 29, 2004 06:19 AM
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posted June 29, 2004 06:23 AM
Damn - our condolences to those hurt by this tragedy.
Lets all just be thankful for what we have and make the most out of every day.
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posted June 29, 2004 06:30 AM
RIP Bog. Sad news for sure, my condolences to his family and friends.
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posted June 29, 2004 06:39 AM
R.I.P. Bog
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posted June 29, 2004 06:47 AM
I am very sorry to hear about your friend Fish! RIP and Godspeed Bog!
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posted June 29, 2004 06:47 AM
Godspeed
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posted June 29, 2004 07:22 AM
Though I have never had the opportunity to talk with them, my condolences go out to all invlolved along with my prayers, especially to Julia.
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posted June 29, 2004 07:51 AM
Same here. How sad. RIP.
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posted June 29, 2004 08:14 AM
Very sad deal. Sorry to hear that Fish............RIP Bog.
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posted June 29, 2004 08:55 AM
Requesat in Pace, Bogdan.
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posted June 29, 2004 09:04 AM
I've been thinking about this for the past 2 days. For some reason this has hit me almost as hard as when my best friend and riding co-hort died a few years ago. It's not like Bog and I were the best of friends or anything, but I guess maybe it's partly due to knowing that he was nuts about bikes and wasn't just in it for pose factor.
It's still very hard to believe it's happened.
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posted June 29, 2004 09:06 AM
You can tell by looking at his picture that that dude, Bogdan, lived life.
I bet he had a life worth celebrating and goes on with a peaceful heart.
I grieve with his partner and friends because that is what we do but I celebrate his life and congratulate him on a well run race.
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posted June 29, 2004 09:17 AM
Edited By: SilverD on 29 Jun 2004 10:18
Such a sad and tragic turn of events.
I was on that road just last week and am stunned by this, words always fail me.
Julia, my heartfelt sympathies and support to you, keep your head up. What you and Bog had can never be taken away nor forgotten.
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posted June 29, 2004 09:17 AM
Godspeed, Bog.....and my prayers are with his friends and you, Julia...
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posted June 29, 2004 09:40 AM
RIP...and godspeed.
Thoughts and prayers extended.
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posted June 29, 2004 11:57 AM
deepest sympathies....and god speed...
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posted June 29, 2004 12:50 PM
May God be with him.....R.I.P
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