16 year old + R1 = no good

[Vindingo]

I saw this on another bike forum and thought I would share.   16 with a 2008 R1   RIP 

http://cbs2.com/local/Fatal.Motorcycle.Stunts.2.781082.html


16-Year-Old Dies From Motorcycle Stunts At School


RIVERSIDE A 16-year-old Riverside boy doing stunts in a high school parking lot crashed his new 2008 Yamaha R1 motorcycle into a classroom building, and died a short time later, Riverside police said Sunday.

Coroner's officials identified the teen as Austin Lee Allen, 16, of Riverside.

Riverside police Sgt. Dan Reeves said the motorcycle rider was initially believed to be a student at Martin Luther King Jr. High School, where the crash was reported at 7:22 p.m. Saturday.

Witnesses said Allen was riding the Yamaha alone in a parking lot at the
school, in the 9300 block of Wood Road in the south Riverside area of Woodcrest, according to police and coroner's accounts of the crash.

Allen was doing a variety of high-speed stunts when he lost control of the Yamaha and crashed into the classroom, Reeves said. Allen was wearing a helmet, but he was pronounced dead at 8:18 p.m. at Riverside Community Hospital, Reeves said.

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This is not only tragic, but wtf? a 1000cc superbike? For someone who's still a child by law?

EDIT: link should work now

[Super T.I.B]

Who is the make the beast with two backsEN GOOSE who sold that bike to him!

For make the beast with two backs sake, what a waste.

[IZ]

Hmm..tried the link but said "bad request"??


16 y/o and an R1?! How the h*ll can teens afford to pay for insurance on those bikes?! 

[DRKWNG]

Most likely one of the 'rents bought it for him.  I know a guy down here in Hawaii that just did a similar thing for his 17 year old.  Silly when you sit down and think about it.  The parents are going through a divorce and the father tries to win favor with his son by shelling out the bucks for a hyper-bike.  Father needs to be taken out and beaten if you ask me...

[55Spy]

I'm not for government control at all...... but superbikes for kids is just f'n stupid.

There should be some stipulation on qualification on CC's like there is here in Japan and a progressive bike licensing process that is nationally accepted.

[TiNi]

 

what a waste... 

[wbeck257]

There ain't nothing tragic about this story.

[695LAM]

Truly sad.    May he RIP and whomever sold him the bike and or bought him the bike be to blame.  Karma,  It's bad and good.

[Scottish]

Parents should be flogged.

[wbeck257]

Truly sad.    May he RIP and whomever sold him the bike and or bought him the bike be to blame.  Karma,  It's bad and good.

Seriously?

The kid is the one who made the choice to get on the bike and do "high speed stunts" in a parking lot. The person who sold / bought the bike for him didn't hold a gun to his head and tell him to go ride the bike like an asshat?

No.

The other people, while probably didn't make the smartest choice in selling him / buying him that bike aren't to blame.

The kid made the choice to do it. And he paid the price.
16 years is old enough to have some personal responsability and accountability for your actions.

[Scottish]

Seriously?

The kid is the one who made the choice to get on the bike and do "high speed stunts" in a parking lot. The person who sold / bought the bike for him didn't hold a gun to his head and tell him to go ride the bike like an asshat?

No.

The other people, while probably didn't make the smartest choice in selling him / buying him that bike aren't to blame.

The kid made the choice to do it. And he paid the price.
16 years is old enough to have some personal responsability and accountability for your actions.

Dude, do you have any recollection of being 16? A 16 yr olds judgement is PRECISELY the reason they shouldn't be sold an R1. FFS I was racing everything that had wheels at 16. At 16 you are learning judgement through trial and error. That means accidents and wrecks, I was lucky to live through it, mainly because my parents knew not to let me get anything that fast, cause I was gonna go as fast as whatever vechicle I was on would go. What about the personal responsiblity of the parent who should know better? I'm not one of those sue the parents for their kds actions kinda guys but this was clearly poor judgement. By the parents, 16yr olds with raging hormones have limited amounts of judgement available in the best of times.

[Bick]

Who are we to question the kid's skills?  He had probably been watching Jason Britton for years!!! 

I agree - flog the parent who bought the bike.

[fwtcc]

Seriously?

The kid is the one who made the choice to get on the bike and do "high speed stunts" in a parking lot. The person who sold / bought the bike for him didn't hold a gun to his head and tell him to go ride the bike like an asshat?

No.

The other people, while probably didn't make the smartest choice in selling him / buying him that bike aren't to blame.

The kid made the choice to do it. And he paid the price.
16 years is old enough to have some personal responsability and accountability for your actions.

On the same note, a four year old has free will and a desire for self preservation, but you don't hand them a hunting knife.  Really, a sixteen year old shouldn't have that serious of a bike, without supervision.  Your kid is some Stoner or whatever, well, then get them one.  Don't put plates on it, and take them to a track.  Kids do dumb things when left to their own devices.   

[truckinduc]

my friend said he was getting an r6 we he was 14. I didnt believe him untill he showed up on it. He layed it down right down from my house about a month later. Then got another one and eventually totaled it. THEN HIS PARENTS GOT HIM A 2007 R1. What the make the beast with two backs. Oh well

[TiAvenger]

This is why we need a UK like motorcycle license system.