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Lost a friend and riding buddy this week.

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16 Jun 2010 20:04 #376221 by Grantl
Dave M., A friend from work and one of the guys we rode with to San Luis Obispo this spring was killed on his way to a doctors appointment on Monday. Details of what happened are sketchy but from the newspaper, it says he was riding on a rural 2 lane road and pulled out to pass a big rig. Apparently he did not see that there was a vehicle slowing in front of the big rig to make a left turn onto a side road. He ran into the other vehicle, and was ejected from the bike. He died at the scene.
I know it sounds shallow to say now, but Dave was a safe rider. He always wore his safety kit, even in the heat. All I can think is that he didn't know that there was a vehicle in front of the truck when he pulled out to pass.
Dave was well known at work, and the place is in total shock the last two days. What is worse is that we took lots of photos on our trip in April and I probably have the last photos of he and his wife riding together on their 2008 Goldwing.
Please, all of you reading this, Be Careful--any time you are on your Bikes... Expect the unexpected.
RIP Dave McMillan.
Grant L.

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16 Jun 2010 21:18 #376247 by Rysdad
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Grant, I am so sorry. I hope all his family and friends are well.

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17 Jun 2010 00:11 #376271 by Mark Wing
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Man that's a bummer Grant. This was not the duy that rode a Goldwing on a couple of our rides was it? I'm sorry to rear of any rider losing their life.

Mark

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17 Jun 2010 10:07 #376335 by Kawickrice
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RIP Dave McMillan.

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20 Jun 2010 04:47 #376968 by larrycavan
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Very sad :(

My sympathy to you, your riding friends and his family.

Larry C

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20 Jun 2010 10:10 #377030 by mark1122
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So sorry to here this tragic news.
Ride safe boys.

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20 Jun 2010 11:04 #377043 by TeK9iNe
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This is terrible news.

You have my deepest condolences.

J.

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20 Jun 2010 12:13 #377066 by Sandy
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Sorry Grant.:(

We lost one here too last weekend,2 guys on a bike that struck a bridge guard and both ended up in the water...the drivers body was recovered the next day...29 years young.

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