I've been a huge fan of this guys work style and skill. Its a shame to the biker circle that he is gone. :sleepy:

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/nation/9558406.htm

I will miss seeing him on the TV show. He was a definate one of a kind. It dosen't supprise me that he finally bought the farm this way , he was living on the edge for years. Sad to learn he is gone , BUT NOT FORGOTTEN .

I agree he and his interesting bikes will be missed..........maybe some of the folks that refuse to wear helmets will get a clue from this unfortunate incedent. Come on, what was this guy thinking anyway, he had on a protective suit but no helmet!!! Sorry to say, but the guy was just stupid and paid the price!

Never understood why we must wear our seat belts but bikers can go without a helmet. Makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Plus they can run open exhaust and we must have mufflers. That last sentence was a little extreme but still some of those bikes are LOUD as hell.

RIP Indian Larry :sleep:

Vicky

Do you guys in the US *have* to wear a seatbelt now? I thought it was still legal not to. Is it legal not to wear a helmet on a bike???? That's ludicrous!

(In Australia it is illegal not to wear a seatbelt unless you're reversing, and illegal not to wear a helmet on a bike)

It varies from state to state. Some states value "rights" over "lives".

In California you are required to wear a seatbelt in a moving vehicle. Does not matter if you are driver or passenger. First offense = $80 in my area, 2nd offense = $170 Don't ask me how I know this. :mad:

Same requirements with helmets and motorcycles in CA. (I don't know the cost for violating this one)

Watch out for Motorcycle Officer "Krispy Kreme" in Pleasanton, CA

It varies from state to state.

Exactly. I've actually seen motorcyclists stop at the border between states just to take of their helmet.

It is supose to be the law to where a helmet on a bike here, most peaple dont. And ive seen policeman that dont.

Carl, for a driver over the age of 18, the fine for no seat belts is 150 bucks!

Under 18 as of of jan of 86 will loose their licence untill 18th birthady.

Carl, for a driver over the age of 18, the fine for no seat belts is 150 bucks!

Under 18 as of of jan of 86 will loose their licence untill 18th birthady.

Good.

I am really disappointed that some states let motorbikes ride without a helmet. I mean, where is the sense in that??? Ohh I get it, it's to tidy up the gene pool!!

Indiana is one of those inconsistant states...

It used to be mandatory to wear a helmet on a motorcycle here, until about 20 years ago. Then they repealed that law and replaced it a few years later with a mandatory seat belt law...

We are also one of the very few states where you are NOT required to wear a seat belt in a truck. Which makes for some interesting situations, since most SUVs can be plated as either a car or a truck. If you are driving a SUV with a truck plate the police can't give you a ticket for not wearing your seat belt, but someone in an identical SUV that has a "car" plate on the back can be ticketed.

I actually know people who will only drive trucks because they don't like seat belts.

I must be in the minority however, because while I have never driven a car (or a truck..) without a seat belt holding me in place, I still think that my personal choices about my health and safety are none of the state's business.

:rambo:

...............I still think that my personal choices about my health and safety are none of the state's business.

I'm with you Walter.

I always wear my lap belt in my Z (no shoulder belt in it currently) but I hate to wear the combo belt in my small truck as it cuts into my neck.

My life, my choice.

Its sad but ironic in fla , its against the law to operate a vehicle without a seatbelt or a bike<pedal driven> for someone under the I think of 12-or 13 but yet no helmet law for motorcycles, the woman who pushed < big polictical supporter> the bill to be passed that allowed people to ride without helmets was killed in a crash last year at bike week , go figure , but we also talking a state where you can get a dui on a bike <pedal > as well as a riding lawn mover :tapemouth