A friend and a neighbor and "one of the guys" that rides together from Greeneville, TN had a wreck today literally in my front yard and was DOA when my next door neighbor ran over to him not even one minute after the crash.

I left my house this morning at 11:45 to go to my parents house and was helping prep my dad's harley for the season because he works out of town. at 12:05 my friend's 2007 Black/Gold GSXR600 lost control and went into the ditch then went through a fence post (which is an old light pole buried 3 feet deep), across my driveway and landed next to my driveway and was killed instantly.

The bike landed on the other side of the road and the swingarm had detached from the frame. The car following behind him said the rear tire started to "wobble" and he went into the ditch at about 50-55 mph. Later on there were some of his close friends over here looking for his cell phone and one of them told me they have had to tighten the bolt going through the swingarm a few times last year. I am thinking it came loose and caused the bike to not be able to hold a straight line. Regardless of how it happened it is very unfortunate.

He left behind a fiancee and 2 year old son. He was ~24 years old. I pray that he was right with God and is in a good place now. I feel so bad for his youngen. RIP Stan

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Such a tragedy, and close to your home too. May he rest in peace. This incident is even more reason to check, double check and triple check that all critical bolts and such are properly torqued.

May he R.I.P My prayers go out to his family and friends :-(

this was put up today in remembrance of stan. R.I.P.

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wow, RIP

My prayers go out to his friends and family

So young..:sad..........R.I.P.

RIP brother

sorry for your loss

dammmmmn :(

That's terrible :sad

very sad :(

Such a tragedy, and close to your home too. May he rest in peace. This incident is even more reason to check, double check and triple check that all critical bolts and such are properly torqued.

This is very sad and even sadder, it seems to have been preventable.

My friends make fun of me all the time for constantly checking everything. I always point out to them that these bikes need some sort of attention about every 500 miles.

Sorry for your loss! RIP

damn rip

Sad for the lost of your friend, RIP

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R.i.p :(

RIP...I am sorry

sympathies to all involved. doesn't matter the age they are all tragedies.RIP.

sorry to hear the loss,
Did he hit the pole himself? i don't see any other reason for him to have lost his life if he just flew off the bike...he was wearing riding gear correct?

he went face first into that pole. he was wearing an arai full face helmet. it split it literally into two seperate pieces only held together by the chin strap.

I'm very sorry for your loss. Very sad.

So very sad RIP! If it came loose twice? Maybe they should have done a proper repair on the bike !!!!

R.I.P. :sad

Wow. R.I.P.

RIP bro....such a terrible terrible accident

RIP

terrible news

So very sad RIP! If it came loose twice? Maybe they should have done a proper repair on the bike !!!!



Ride in peace young brother.

doesn't the swingarm nut use a cotter pin in case it comes loose?

Im so sorry to hear, RIP

doesn't the swingarm nut use a cotter pin in case it comes loose?

not sure.. mine (05 750) only has a cotter pin on the rear axle, and I don't remember seeing one on the swingarm bolt. You can bet your ass I'm gonna check on that ASAP.

Not that it hasn't been said enough already, but this is SO upsetting. Just doesn't seem fair.

RIP