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last ride for the R100RS.

october 2, 1999 went from...

    i love the sights and smells of fall in New England- and damn, that pastrami at lunch was tasty

to

    (ground-sky-ground-sky-ground-sky)

then

    (flames) damn, my bike is on fire. DAMMIT, my BIKE IS ON FIRE!

Here's more...

• background (in the form of personal correspondence) and an explanation of what happened
• some pictures...
• pre-ride: a nice, nice day
• a schematic of the accident site, with Sense-o-vision pictures (working on Smell-o-vision)
• damage to eli's rock-steady K75S
• a visit to the junkyard where i picked up the charred remains

coming soon...

• where i picked up the charred remains
• strippin' down- what's salvageable?
• THE REBIRTH

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INSET: last ride to the skies above. Pic taken on my back in the gravel yard's driveway while waiting for the fire crew, police, towtruck, and ambulance to arrive.

last updated 12/15/99