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He bought a secondhand R6 which was in good nick. He accidently dropped it in his garage whilst moving it out of the way to get his father's car out. The throttle side clip-on snapped in two. He bought a replacement from ebay. I help him remove the throttle assembly, end weight, switch and grip from the old to refit on the purchased one. His father told me he'll spray some new paint on the purchased item as it had some scratches from having its rubber removed. Chris asked my brother to ride pillion so he could fix his bike later, it was a nice sunny day pity to loose time in a garage. So went out Saturday and spent the day having fun riding all around this tiny island we live in. Yesterday I went out for a ride with some friends and saw his bike at a shopping mall. I looked around for him but couldn't find him. It was 2pm and we had plans to meet my parents at 3pm so my wife told me to go home as we hadn't eaten yet. I got a call at 3pm. He died at 2:15pm just a block away from home. I can't believe this. He was a very good bloke, a careful rider and very intelligent. He was an AirMalta commercial airplane pilot.
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News cutting:
Man dies after bike crash
A motorcyclist died tragically yesterday after smashing into a tree in Rabat yesterday afternoon.
In a statement, the police said that the accident took place at about 2:15pm when the 31-year-old lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a tree.
A paramedic crew rushed to the scene and rushed him to St Luke’s hospital where he lost his life some time later.
Duty magistrate Giovanni Grixti appointed a number of experts to assist in an onsite inquiry. The police are also investigating.