FZ1inTX
Adminstrator
I called Norm last night and spoke with him about this among other things. I haven't spent NEARLY enough time with Norm, but in my time spent, I got to know a lot about him that he cannot put into posts or words.
Norm, you had every reason to believe that Daniel would do just fine out there. But, crap happens, accidents happen, be they a person other than you at fault or just your own bad judgement. In this case, Daniel used poor judgement but it was due to lack of experience.
Based on what I see for damage, it is clear that this was low speed and I can picture him pulling off, realizing his error in seeing the gravel, then grabbing a fist full of front brake and flipping the bike over and to the right where it appears to have slid not very far.
Guys, it is just a motorcycle. It's a material object. It can be fixed or replaced. The fact that it is still 100% operational is even better. This was a "successful" accident where Daniel, thank God, didn't get a scratch on him. Who cares about the bike? If Daniel is OK, the rest doesn't matter! I'm with Billy here because he nailed it. The boy wasn't being a hooligan, so cut him some slack and chalk it up to a life experience.
As for Norm, you are nothing outside of generous in this case. You knew something "could" happen and it is no different than had I been riding right beside you and dumped your C14. Norm knows the value of a human and the value of a motorcycle. There simply is no comparison. Daniel is OK. %$#@ the bike... it will be fixed and it will look 100% again.
This is just Normal Norm doing a normal Norm thing that is not outside of his norm. This is one of the traits that I wish we all possessed. Norm handled it just as I expected he would which is normal for Norm. :tup:
Norm, you had every reason to believe that Daniel would do just fine out there. But, crap happens, accidents happen, be they a person other than you at fault or just your own bad judgement. In this case, Daniel used poor judgement but it was due to lack of experience.
Based on what I see for damage, it is clear that this was low speed and I can picture him pulling off, realizing his error in seeing the gravel, then grabbing a fist full of front brake and flipping the bike over and to the right where it appears to have slid not very far.
Guys, it is just a motorcycle. It's a material object. It can be fixed or replaced. The fact that it is still 100% operational is even better. This was a "successful" accident where Daniel, thank God, didn't get a scratch on him. Who cares about the bike? If Daniel is OK, the rest doesn't matter! I'm with Billy here because he nailed it. The boy wasn't being a hooligan, so cut him some slack and chalk it up to a life experience.
As for Norm, you are nothing outside of generous in this case. You knew something "could" happen and it is no different than had I been riding right beside you and dumped your C14. Norm knows the value of a human and the value of a motorcycle. There simply is no comparison. Daniel is OK. %$#@ the bike... it will be fixed and it will look 100% again.
This is just Normal Norm doing a normal Norm thing that is not outside of his norm. This is one of the traits that I wish we all possessed. Norm handled it just as I expected he would which is normal for Norm. :tup: