Very sorry to hear of the loss of a friend, brother and fellow rider. My condolences to the family, prayers for his wife to pull through and sympathy for all of this man's brothers and friends.
With al due respect, if I may use this thread as a springboard for something that bothers me a lot about many many riders. I have heard many horror stories in my 40 years on the road of similar situations for a variety of reasons. When Carburetors were the norm, this was a frequent occurence. I have had it happen as have many of my friends. In most every case where I spoke to people a case of amnesia as to the existence and purpose of the Kill Switch occured. I've gotten to know and care a good deal about many people on this site so I am asking everyone to please burn into your riding minds that when the engine starts to race, hit the kill switch. And whatever you do, don't pull in the clutch. Let the motor slow down the bike. This is why road racers have a wrist strap attached to the kill switch as do snowmobiles, ATV's, dirtbikes and wave runners. Sorry to pick this thread to preach a sermon, but I hope I don't have to read another post like this one.
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