Superbike is not a toy - It's sad to see this happened
A youth was killed when he rode his dad's Honda CBR 1000 Superbike. This happened in Penang, an Island north of the Peninsular. News report with photos of bike and deceased shown below.
It's sad to see something like this happened, regardless of age. Can it be avoided you may ask ? Well sometimes we say it fated. However fate can be change if we work to avoid it. There are many other similar cases where bikers got killed on the road, with many more sustained injuries.
In above case, this boy just got his bike licence two weeks before, I assumed its the B Full licence (No limit) since he's riding a 1000 cc bike. This boy was to be trained as a racer and I am sure the parents has enrolled him in proper sportsbike school to ensure he able to take the track.
Speaking about racer and track, yes you may be trained to be a professional racer however on the road there are just too many uncertainties and should not be taken as a race track.
Judging from damaged sustained on the bike this must be a high speed mishap. The news report says that the bike rear ended a car after loosing control. Looking at the damage where none significant in the front and with a broken rear rim shows a high side has happened and the rider could have been flung forward when this happened.
A high side can happened even on a straight, if too much rear brake being applied. If its a skid with more front than rear then the frontal part of the bike will suffer most. Without eye witness report we will never know the truth.
I am sure the parents will feel pressured after what happen and we can't runaway from the fact that as parent we do has to be responsible for our children action. It's unfortunate that a young person died, but in this scenario speeding in the city is just not such a good idea no matter how fully trained you are.
In above case, this boy just got his bike licence two weeks before, I assumed its the B Full licence (No limit) since he's riding a 1000 cc bike. This boy was to be trained as a racer and I am sure the parents has enrolled him in proper sportsbike school to ensure he able to take the track.
Speaking about racer and track, yes you may be trained to be a professional racer however on the road there are just too many uncertainties and should not be taken as a race track.
Judging from damaged sustained on the bike this must be a high speed mishap. The news report says that the bike rear ended a car after loosing control. Looking at the damage where none significant in the front and with a broken rear rim shows a high side has happened and the rider could have been flung forward when this happened.
A high side can happened even on a straight, if too much rear brake being applied. If its a skid with more front than rear then the frontal part of the bike will suffer most. Without eye witness report we will never know the truth.
I am sure the parents will feel pressured after what happen and we can't runaway from the fact that as parent we do has to be responsible for our children action. It's unfortunate that a young person died, but in this scenario speeding in the city is just not such a good idea no matter how fully trained you are.
There are many bikers in Malaysia after obtaining a big bike licence, straight away jump onto a Superbike class of a bike. This being dangerous since rider experience is very crucial in avoiding accident.
I wish the Malaysian Government take necessary action to ensure safety by limiting the size of bike just like in United States, United Kingdom and most of European Countries.
After riding for more that 30 years, I had seen so many fatality with Superbikes and high statistic shown new riders. Some are not young but old new riders or those born again rider.
There is an incident a born again bikers was killed 2nd day after receiving his BMW C600 Sport Scooter. There are also cases where a rider killed on a newly purchased Yamaha R1, which highlighted in this blog couple of years back.
What ever it is, the Government must step in to limit or restrict bike capacity for new riders. This is to ensure general safety and ensure rider build up their skill and confidence as they progress.
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