Thanks again, guys and gals. Another round of thanks to VaBusa...she said exactly what I was trying to deny all this time. Like Thrasherfox said earlier, it's probably going to affect the way I ride from now on; and like Va says, it's gonna be in this helmeted head of mine for quite awhile.
Allen's funeral will be this coming Tuesday. Most of the riders who were there at the time of the accident will be rolling out...we'll all be part of the funeral procession. The Sunday following the funeral, we're all gonna go back to the crash site around the same time Allen died. We'll pay our final respects to him that day.
I was thinking about making a "hayabusa.org" sticker, if it's ok with the CAP...I wanted to slap it on the Bus so that when we ride, they'll know that I'm representing all of you...all of your kind thoughts and prayers. If you read this, Captain, you can edit my post or you can PM me...I would just like your approval to go through with this. If not, no worries.
Again, I'll apologize for anyone who may have felt offended (are ya listening, Pitbull?...I'm kidding, bro!) by my posts. However, I WILL stand firm in my belief that Allen still would have been here with us if he just had a lid on. I don't think that the lid will absolutely save everyone's life in every sort of crash, but I do believe that it greatly enhances one's chance of survival. Now that doesn't mean I condone nor do I decry going far faster than the speed limit on public roads...when we ride, I know that there will be times when we all push the envelope. All I ask is that if you are going to play the game, have the proper gear to do so.
I think the main point of this is not so much me preaching about gear...I know that we have the choice not to use it. What I'm trying to get at is what Michelle hit right on the head: I'm just trying to prevent any of it from happening to you. Sharing this bond with all of you has now become profoundly deeper...all because of Allen's passing. Remember: one more child on this earth will have to go through life without his father. There will be one more mother grieving for the loss of her son, and there will be one more wife who will need to be strong for both her son and herself...because he's not there. Please think about it, people. Allen has been riding for several years now...and he's had this particular bike for almost a year.
This was his first crash...
