My friend went down yesterday.. =( - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

Lexcruiser · 04-01-2006, 09:24 AM

UGHH.. First off, he's OK for the most part. Just a little banged up.

We both work at the same office and since it was his bday a few days ago, I decided we should go out to the local sushi restaurant for a nice bday lunch w/ him and a few other co-workers.
Naturally, we both ride to work.

While we were there, I get a page (IT support) and need to head back to the office so I leave early...
I get back not 15 minutes later, and another coworker of mine comes up to me and says, "Hey, you know your friend Armando..?"

A sick feeling rose in my stomach. I was hoping he wasn't going to say what he was going to say.....

On a merging road/yield back into our corporate complex, the car in front of him had stopped, guess my friend had turned his head to see if cars were coming right at that exact moment and rear-ended the car, who happened to also be one of the guys who came out to eat w/ us. It was a convertible. Friend was launched off his bike and landed between the front and back seats...

They carted him off to the hospital, did some xrays and said nothing (thankfully) was broken. Just some sprains and bruising.

Man, what a sobering moment that was. He's a very good friend of mine. Was a groomsman in his wedding and all... UGH. Not a good feeling at all... And I think if things may have been different if I hadn't left early or if I didn't "plan" to go out to eat for him at all...

He is resting comfortably at home now. So I'm grateful.

Just ride carefully out there guys.... On all the boards I frequent, I always HATE it when I see that oh so familiar topic of someone going down....
Friend spoke to the EMT person on the ride in the ambulance tho and asked if he was the first motorcycle accident of the season (weather just started warming up last week) and he said "hell no! But you are the first one to be wearing more gear than just a helmet...."
WOW...

Ride safe guys....