Be careful while riding in thunderstorms. This happened in Daytona, FL

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06-10-2019, 01:14 AM
Broken Hand

Be careful while riding in thunderstorms. This happened in Daytona, FL

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...g-highway.html
06-10-2019, 08:45 AM
Ewreck

Crazy and sad. When it’s your time it’s your time.
06-10-2019, 10:29 AM
jmdaniel

Wow.
06-10-2019, 02:32 PM
olegoat345

It's rainy season here in FL. Lots of rain, lots of lightening.
Poor guy......Sometimes you get caught in it & there's no place to get away from it. I95 would be one of those places.
06-10-2019, 07:13 PM
WEGI

Got to disagree a bit Olegoat...I'm in Treasure Coast Florida south of Daytona and you can see these storms coming a long way off. Plenty of places along that section of 95 to find cover within 15 minutes.
Not finding fault as I have tried to beat the rain home many times, but lightning going on ahead is a bit different IMHO of course. Hard way for the rest of us to learn by loosing a brother rider, but please try to avoid these thunder and lightning storms...and be safe out there.
WEG
06-14-2019, 02:06 PM
1951vbs

One of our past forum members was struck by lightning on his way home from the first national rally. He was listening to FM radio through headphone jack. Lightning hit his helmet and exited through the antenna. Blew out both eardrums, fried the electrical on the bike but he kept the bike up, rolled to a stop and lived to tell about it.
06-16-2019, 03:27 PM
willtill

Lightning. That’s what you call “The finger of God” at times like that. The motorcyclist was called home.

R.I.P.
06-16-2019, 03:36 PM
VStarRider

Quote:

Originally Posted by willtill

Lightning. That’s what you call “The finger of God” at times like that. The motorcyclist was called home.

R.I.P.

Speaking of "the finger of God" ... welcome back WillTill, you have been missed!
06-16-2019, 03:51 PM
bob109

Quote:

Originally Posted by willtill

Lightning. That’s what you call “The finger of God” at times like that. The motorcyclist was called home.

R.I.P.

It has been "Many Moons"! Hopes this find you doing well!

Regards

bob109
06-16-2019, 05:55 PM
willtill

Thanks guys. I had to go on a hiatus of a sort. All is good with me. I am still riding my F6B.

Kind of interesting that my post count deprecated over six thousand plus. Not sure what was going on with this board but I do know we lost HUGE amounts of valuable data for our members.

Sad.

I’ll make more effort to be present again.
06-17-2019, 06:06 PM
Radical Taz

Years ago a member on this board was struck by lightning while riding and survived.
If memory serves I think he went by the name “Miles”
06-17-2019, 09:42 PM
nvmyf6

Quote:

Originally Posted by willtill

Thanks guys. I had to go on a hiatus of a sort. All is good with me. I am still riding my F6B.

Kind of interesting that my post count deprecated over six thousand plus. Not sure what was going on with this board but I do know we lost HUGE amounts of valuable data for our members.

Sad.

I’ll make more effort to be present again.

Good to see you back on the board.
06-18-2019, 05:49 AM
bob109

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radical Taz

Years ago a member on this board was struck by lightning while riding and survived.
If memory serves I think he went by the name “Miles”

+1 You are right!
06-25-2019, 10:40 PM
Verismo

Does anyone know if Miles got a lichtenberg figure/scar? I've always thought those were the coolest of all tatoos, but I sure as hell haven't wanted to get struck by lightning in order to get one.

Jason