My friend just died

terrible news, just awful, condolences to all his family.

Daryl.

as above

all thoughts with you...

and the "if only " aspect too.. dotn let it eat u away- nothing u could do .

RIP

[anna]

Z... so sorry to hear of your loss our thoughts will be with you tomorrow.

We all know the risks but it is the love of riding that we take them for and I hope that you and his family and friends are able to find some comfort in the fact that he was doing something he loved.

RIP

I've only just read this shocking news, but my thoughts are with you and his family.

Thanks again. All you guys have been very supportive. This has been a huge blow especially for my brother who sort of showed off a little when riding with him so he feels that somehow he's part of the blame. Surely it's not as Chris died purely from some freak circumstances. The tree he smashed into was only 4 metres away from the 90 degree corner he just turned. I'm sure he was riding slow as the bike suffered mostly fairing damaged and the forks are not even bent. It seems the bike threw him off and he hit the tree himself. God knows what happened. I just passed the site on my way to work this morning and I could not stop crying.

Hang in there Zankus.
Time is a great healer and although you will never forget the hurt it will ease. Dont hold anything in let it all go, it will help.
The entire membership of the forum sends our prayers for you, your brother and yours friends family.
Take it steady and God bless

What tragic news. My thoughts are with you.

My friends did a charity run last Saturday and ended up near the tree were Chris took his last breaths in this world. Sadly I got to know late about the run and was already at work by then. It was hard to take leave as we've got to fill a working compliment due to safety issues were I work which rendered short notice leave impossible. I would have liked to go. At least Simon, my brother could and said the event was very moving. Even the weather sort of was helping to give the whole experience the 'right' mood. Sometimes its impossible not to think that there is something bigger than ourselves out there that orchestrates things.

His dad showed up at the scene and talked to everyone there. He was very nice to all and did not blame anyone. He asked those who were with him at the time if his son had maybe done some drinking, but as we all normally do around here he only drank two capucchinos that day and had some rolls. They then said some prayer by the tree and all made their best efforts to leave as silent as their bikes would allow.

you don't have to be there to be giving someone thought.

I am glad people were able to show respects (I am sure if you friend could here the quiet roar of bikes at his spot he would smile)

Take care bud, and hang in there, please keep writing to us lot if it helps. Sometimes you can write things better then you can say them, especially to strangers (kind of )

We lost a friend 2 years ago on his bike locally.... we ride past his spot reqularly, it never gets easy, but it does somehow have a peacefulness, and a connection with him, more so then his grave if that makes any sense.

Good luck mate

I seem to have missed this terrible news until now, my thoughts are with you, Zunkus, and your friends family. Your friend IS in a better place, as are all our fallen colleagues.