"Just another Sunday"...or so we thought.

[Over_Easy]

(BusaCruise @ Mar. 26 2007,01:02) First of all, sorry to O_E for cutting you short on the phone.  I was right in the middle of all this mess when you called, I am sure you'll understand.

Holly friggin' sh1t!!!  I just got your voice mail "H".  Don't even sweat the phone call...I'm surprised you even answered at all during that tragedy.  Lord I hope the wife wasn't with you...you probably would have mentioned it if so.

A LITTLE INSIGHT TO MY EXPERIENCE W/ BRIAN:
This is just freakin' unbelievable and really hits home...Joe (Regular_Joe here) and I actually rode w/ Brian before!  

As I told you during our past conversation while in Daytona I rode with the infamous 72 year young, 100 lb. chain smoking Norm on his 06' GSXR-750...and he moves pretty damn well too.  Anyway, on our ride w/ Norm, Brian was with him on that brand spanking new blue/yellow Honda CBR-1000RR.  
 
Initially Joe and I were behind Brian w/ Norm leading the pack...Brian was riding VERY slow, too slow actually, especially with that powerhouse of a performance bike (150 HP).  Norm was leaving us in the dust so Joe and I safely passed Brian and caught up w/ Norm, then Norm and I just took off like bats outta' hell leaving Joe and Brian behind us.  It made me wonder how Brian ever rode w/ Norm.
 
I actually even noted to Joe after our ride (and to you in Daytona a couple weeks ago) that Brian had no business being on a bike like that with his limited riding ability.  Yes, Brian is the guy I was talking about...you probably didn't recall me saying that about Brian before you rode w/ him yesterday!  I can't help but think that was a factor.  Brian even told me before we split up, "You guys are too fast for me."

It's just wicked scary/surreal to think I rode with Brian, had conversations with him and now he's gone...all due to nothing more than what looks like his own riding error.  Although I understand he was riding at his own pace from what you could see I always felt that bike was much more than he ever needed or would ever handle.

R.I.P. Brian.  God bless your family and friends.

Give me a call at your leisure "H".

 

[05BusaLe]

RIP Brian, Glad you are ok BC! And sorry you had to witness this but you did all you could so I must say thank you for helping someone you didnt even know.

 

[Red05]

Very sad....makes a person reflect on what we do and why. Your efforts at the scene are applauded, BusaCruise. You stepped up at a very tough time.

 

[Over_Easy]

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[dadofthree]

RIP Brian

 

[Lamb busa]

R.I.P. Good luck dealing with the memories! An unfortunate reminder to ride careful and SOBER!

 

[Over_Easy]

(Lamb busa @ Mar. 26 2007,12:57) R.I.P. Good luck dealing with the memories!  An unfortunate reminder to ride careful and SOBER!

WTF?!?!?!

Good luck w/ the memories?!?!?!

SOBER?!?!?!

 

[BigBSBusa]

Sorry to hear it! Death is hard to deal with, but even more so when done first hand. Condolences to his family!

 

[NCpanther01]

Man, that was some insight!  R.I.P Brian!!!  May GOD have his way and place his fmaily in his hands!  I'm currently at work, just looking through threads bored I guess.  And now I sit with tears thinking of my roide this weekend!  Something so simple can go so wrong!  May GOD bless you all!  And please make peace with your lives!  I'm leaving to ride home, but first I'll call the kids and wife...NCpanther01.//

 

[GJoker]

My condolence to the Brian's family and friends.. may he rest in peace~

My deepest respect for you, BC, for standing by and assisting with all you could until the very end of the whole incident~

 

[Wag]

My condolences to his family. Kudos to you for taking care of him as you did. Another testament to my belief that most people are generally good people trying to do the right things for the right reasons.

Most of the time, an accident in a turn like that can be attributed to target fixation. Happens a lot with inexperienced riders but it can even happen with experienced riders.

I remember when Ron had that accident in Angeles Crest a couple years ago. He came so close to ramming that tree at a high rate of speed. I'm so glad I didn't have to watch a friend get hurt that day.

My heart goes out to his family.

--Wag--

 

[DrDyno]

Hi H...

Ron directed me to your posting. Thanks for the words (and actions) the rest of us lacked. Brian's last name is Moore. He was a self-trained TI Network Administrator for the City of St. Pete. I doubt I've known a gentler, humbler soul than Brian.

Norm was leading that area of the ride on his GSXR750, with me close behind on my Blackbird. Norm and I have clocked, literally, thousands of miles chasing each other over the past few years and have been through that area many times. When we got to the stop sign at Hayman Road & 581, we waited for you and Brian. After several minutes, we figured something was amiss and doubled back. I guess it was about a mile and a half when we spotted your bike parked up on the right shoulder. It was then that we glanced to the left and saw the twisted blue and gold in the wires.

I saw you standing down off the left shoulder with a big guy in a blue jacket kneeling next to you. I thought he was Brian just shaking off a spill. It wasn't until I crossed the road and started down the embankment that I saw Brian lying motionless, his mouth and nostrils full of blood already beginning to dry. I remember looking over his body and noticing no other obvious signs of injury. The blood attests to massive internal injuries and the crushed helmet tells the final story. Norm was very distraught and after about an hour or so of statements to the police, etc., he just had to get away from it. I rode with him to the Hess station in Brooksville to top off our tanks. We then headed home on the interstate, each of us lost in thoughts of our own mortality and memories of Brian.

Norm was probably one of Brian's best friends and somewhat of a father figure. Ironically, as big as Brian is now, in the mid-eighties, he had qualified for the US Olympic team as a bicyclist. He and his dad were out training one day when a dog ran into his dad's bike and knocked it to the ground. His dad's head hit a rock and he died instantly. Brian gave up bicycling.

Norm has been a friend and inspiration to many of us local riders and had recently put custom touches on Brian's 1000RR, making a run-of-the-mill blue 'n gold rather unique. Brian never felt like he did enough for Norm (and many of us) and was always there when Norm needed something. Brian had ridden only cruisers when he went to Norm looking for sport bike advice. Norm has always been very generous and gave Brian the keys to his Blackbird and later, his 1000RR. Having assisted Brian in his quest to find a sport bike and having become as close as they were, Norm feels a very personal loss. It's all very sad. For those of you who don't know Norm, his picture can be seen at the bottom of the following link:
http://www.ixxra.com/vfrbars.htm

Brian was a religious man and gave himself to God. We can only hope that on his final day God received him with open arms.

H... you were a prince and your actions were greatly admired and appreciated.

Respectfully,

John Glickman
DrDyno@gmail.com

 

[BA BUSA]

R I P Brian

 

[cool chris]

MAY ALL PEACE AND BLESSING BE UPON HIS FAMILY. GOD BLESS BRIAN.

 

[Fate]

Rip, My prayers go out to his family. I'm glad you were there for him before he went, glad he was not alone. This is one type of post I dread seeing on the board but makes you think about life and how fast it can be over.

 

[Charlesbusa]

Wow very sad to hear

Condolences to his family and friends...

Remindes me of about 3 years ago. Rich and I came around a corner on the crest to see a couple kids standing in the road waving us to a stop. Then we see the wrecked bike, obliterated bike actually. The front wheel and half of the forks were up in a tree about 20-30'. The biggest peice was the motor that had the headers and radiator smashed in like a coke bottle to the shape of the engine. The guy's riding buddy was standing next to the fallen rider not knowing what to do. I checked for a pulse, but knew as I got close to him that he was gone.

It was very sobering and eventually it will help to remind you how important it is to live life to the fullest.

 

[BusaCruise]

thanks everyone... and I too "hope" that most people will do the right thing when another is in need.
I credit my father with my sense of decency. He'd whip my butt if he thought I would do anything less.


The only listing for the accident that I have been able to find is HERE.

John, I appreciate what you have to say, and I had no problems staying with Brian until he was taken away. It was probably easiest for me, having not known him that well.

If you find a way, see if you can direct his wife to this page... it explains most everything I can recall....and I do not know if I could bare to tell her the story in person.
I'll be at QS&L on Wed night....so perhaps we can all have a drink in his memory.


H.

 

[jpracecraft]

Much Respect, I lost a good friend this time last year. Its undescribible when smome one you were having fun with only moments ago will be with you much more. Dont let it eat at you, sound like you did all you could do and Your friend did not pass alone. We all ,well I anyway pray I go quickly and in the company of friends.

 

[SuzukiRider]

... thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved, and to the family & friends who's loved one was lost.  

 

[extreemachine]

Wow !! Sorry this all happened! Prayers and thought for you, him and his family and friends! Touching story! Makes you really think!