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Author Message   Smoker Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 01:29 am:        Five years ago today, I lost one of my best childhood friends to a motorcycle accident on the Oregon coast. He was riding his '00 X1, nuclear blue/molten orange. He was 22. He lost control on a corner, and that's all we know. I remember the first time I saw his bike like it was yesterday, and it was that moment that made me want one. After he passed away, I decided that I would wait at least five years to get one... and now that we're here, I think I'll paint my plastics orange in memory of him. He is missed.   Weatherbyman Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 10:39 am:        Very --- I am from the Oregon Coast. Tillamook area... I know the roads well... beautiful but dangerous as well. I am sorry for your loss of a great friend. Any pictures of his bike?   Kalali Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 10:44 am:        Sorry about your loss. Childhood friends can never be replaced but their memories will live forever.   Purpony Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 11:40 am:        Sorry to hear. I lost a great childhood friend in 2005 do to a rare blood problem. He was only 24 and it came out of nowhere. He never got a chance to own a buell, but i know he wanted one. Hes the one that got me hooked on them!! Im going to his twin brothers wedding on saturday. Never forget! (Message edited by purpony on July 28, 2011)   Two_seasons Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 12:03 pm:        So easy to loose it in a corner. Just a little too much front brake can kill. And moisture. And leaves. And a little bit of rocks. Or a tar strip going in, apex, going out. We've got to trust our tires more instead of engine braking, brakes, fear. Sorry for your loss.   Nwrider Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 02:57 pm:        Sorry for your loss Smoker. I too lost a friend to a motorcycle accident around the same time. We will always have our memories. My memory of him helps to make me a safer, more aware rider. We are not invincible. Again I am sorry for your loss.

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