Naomi, you are indeed the true victim here. If someone would post up a paypal donations account to help you through your recovery, I'd be happy to be the first doner.
For those of you who want to give Diesel a free pass, read his very own words discribing the event.
Many people here can attest to my riding skills which I considered advanced.
This depends entirely upon the group you ride with!
I was like 3rd or 4th in line behind Ozzy and Overeasy, and many riders followed
According to Diesel, there are many riders in this group. This may not seem important now, but as the events unfold it becomes a point.
It was apparent that this person was riding WAAAY over his limits, weaving wide into corners, sometimes crossing into the oncoming lane taking the curves so wide.
Diesel was totally aware this rider was in over his head and subject to crash at any time.
I come around the curve in a FULL LEAN and there is a motorcycle sideways in my right of way and two riders laying there. There was no steering, braking to be done.
By his own admission he was at full lean, going as fast as he possibly could through a blind corner. Keep in mind, he has already stated the person in front of him was riding over his head. In his view this wild and crazy rider could crash at any moment. Yet Diesel chose of his own free will to push his own skills past their limits in order to keep up. Blazing around a blind corner, he finds all this wreckage in his right of way and plows directly through the carnage while knowing full well the rider in front of him was likely to crash. 24 feet of pavement and no where was there room to put 24" of motorcycle through? Was Diesel riding over his head?
trooper H B Hoxit from the NC state Troopers interupts the medics and unaware of my injuries, grabs my arm, lifts it up and sticks a reckless driving ticket under my arm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was Diesel riding reckless? You decide!
So I get injured AND a major ticket by doing NOTHING wrong.
Takes absolutely no responsibility for his own actions. Seems to be the american way these days. If Diesel was truly riding within his limits and any rider would have crashed into the downed rider the exact same way, what kept the large group of riders behind him from crashing into the carnage one by one the very same way Diesel did?
These are the facts.
Evidently Trooper Hoxit Agrees with you on the facts
Just admit you were riding like an a-hole and trying to show off and messed up.
No matter how the rider in front of you was riding or how he ended up in front of you it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY not to hit him. There is NO excuse for running over a down rider! NONE!
-thanks, considering the HELL you have caused me and my family.
Now if this isn't a case of the pot calling the kettle black. You would think no one else was injured here.
Not my "version", the facts.
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I posted this up in order to show just how easy ones own words on a public forum can come back to haunt you. This is a personal injury attorney's dream. If you think I was tough on Diesel, an attorney will be ten times as tough.
If Naomi decides to visit a personal injury attorney this thread could turn out to be the worst mistake of Diesel's entire life. Once you type the words in place and hit enter, you cannot take them back. Any experienced attorney will nail Diesel's hide to the wall like a dried out beaver skin using his own words.
If Naomi ends up with life long injuries, it could mean a multimillion dollar judgment. Insurance policies are limited covering personal injuries. Most are $300K or less. The policy holder is responsible for the amount over and above the policy coverage. If Diesel thinks his life is hell now, just pray it doesn't get worse!
Is Diesel an advanced rider? Maybe?
Is he smart? You decide!
Am I the only one that sees this? I dont think that I am. I read quite a few post that echo'd what I said the first time. This really isnt anyones business to point their fingers or place blame where they feel unless directly involved in the wreck. As far as shutting down the thread..........it goes back to free speech. In my opinion, if the moderators shut down this thread it would change the whole way I view this site. By not allowing others to speak their thoughts what are they really saying? One party is right and one is wrong? Who are they to say dont attack her? Dont attack him? Its an open public forum for everyone to talk about similar things that they enjoy doing. Riding motorcycles. I would say that it has gotten a little hot in here from all the tempers but thats the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. I hope that the three people involved can get this smoothed out and move on.
I've never been a big believer in pushing it to the max in the twisties on the street. I really think that should be saved for a track. I've been riding for 25 years on the street...all sportbikes, and have never had a wreck (knock on wood). I like the twisties at a moderate pace, but when my buddies turn it up to race pace I let them go. I believe in freedom of choice, but I also know that bad things can happen with bad choices. It sounds like this was a combination of bad things coming together to hurt people. I hope everybody can heal up and move on
