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A few of you on here may know that I raced motorcyles, motocross specifically for a number of years.

A freind of mine Dave Gibson and his son Luke (12 yrs old) were at a event in our area over the weekend. Luke had a bad crash on sat and suffered severe head trauma and had to be airlifted out. He died last night. My son and I over the years had a lot of close calls and weve got the medical docs to back it up. But this hit very close to home to both me and my son. We had a long discussion last night about how precious life can be and to not take it for granted.

I guess my main reason for posting this is if you are having problems with a family member or friend it might be good to make things right and let them know that you love them, cause you just never know when it might be the last time that you will get the chance to tell them.

If you are a praying type please put Dave Gibson on your prayer list. Im sure some here have lost children and can relate, I myself cant imagine how he feels right now.

Have a Great Day and Smile

I can't imagine burying my son. Dave's in my prayers. It's the worst that can happen to a parent.

That's just plain horrible JW, poor lad and parents. Gee it just goes to show that there are far more important things in our world and we should cherish every second we have of it.

Condolences to your friend. Simply terrible,

DAMN

No man should ever have to outlive his son.


I used to ride. I loved to ride. But there is a reason we call them murdercycles in the health field.

God bless.

You know why I don't do 40ft doubles>?

I have no health care/dental insurance.

A bad thing that can happen is death, the worst thing is to be horribly disfigured/paralyzed and live with no coverage. Then you are just a burden.

jw123 wrote:
If you are a praying type please put Dave Gibson on your prayer list.

We're praying.

And I don't mean this to sound coy, or casual, but...

These days, it is not too difficult to end up dead from a drive-by shooting, road rage, drunk driver, etc...

He died doing something he loved... something that made him feel free.

He could have died, never having felt something that exciting.

Living in a bubble doesn't guarantee a long life.

I bet that kids who learn to face fears and challenges early, grow up ready to handle the challenges the world will throw at them. This was a terrible accident.

I don't think it was wrong to let his kid chase the wind.

But as a grieving father, he'll be second guessing himself now, most likely, for a long time.

We'll keep praying for him and his family.

Thanks Guys, as I said this has hit us very hard.

I lost a close friend a few years ago and then two weeks later another friend of mine got paralyzed. It was a very eye opening experience. A few weeks later my son had a wreck on our practice track in our yard. My father happened to be there and we ran over and turned my son over his neck was cut all the way across. When I rolled him over I thought he would die in my arms. He could see the reflection of the cut in my sunglasses and he gripped my hand and said Dad I Love You! For a few hours I guess I could relate to losing a son. When we got to the hospital the doctor said it was nothing short of a miracle cause this long gash across his neck hadnt damaged anything, it was just a big cut. So we got LUCKY, thats all I can say is it was just luck. The doctor said a quarter inch either way and he would have bled out in my arms and there would have been nothing for me to do. I cant say that I ever get scared about anything, but this instance scared me. At that point my racing days were over. My son has continued to ride but not as much as we did, but after he got word of this incident he told me he was done. I actually hope he sticks to his word. He has way more potential than riding a bike.

Luke Gibson died doing something that he truely enjoyed. If you saw him at the track he was happy smiling and cutting up with friends, and he and his dad got to spend some time together doing something they loved together.

Anyway thanks to friends on here for reading and hopefully praying for Dave his dad. Im sure he will be questioning this the rest of his life and needs all the support he can get.

I agree with the other guy; IF I am to die, let it be doing something I love like motorcross..

Or jumping the snake river canyon, that way I go out the way I came in..


Screaming and thrashing about until I fall asleep for the last time.

Fact is, when your time is up, your time is up.


A guy I know just died in bed with a hooker.

Wouldn't be bad, except his wife and kids are wondering wtf is up with that!


Nah, gimme the violent, fireball with the gout of flame etc and dead over the rest any day.

You can rest when you are done..

Capt. Scott wrote:Or jumping the snake river canyon, that way I go out the way I came in..

Now that would be a feat

I live there you know... Lewiston.

Gimme some terminal cancer and I'll be scheduling THE SNAKE RIVER JUMP.

I'll even bring a parachute for laughs, but I can't assure you that I would use it, nor that when I pulled the cord, knives, forks and spoons wouldn't come flying out of it.

lol

I suppose I can see some merits in dying doing something you love.
After all an accident is an accident, can happen anywhere.
I no longer engage in "risky behaviors" or "high risk activities"
More for my wife, my four children and my grand children.
I have others in my life to consider other than myself.

I am so sorry for your loss. This has been a terrible year for me with losing loved ones ( family and friends ). THat's why I have not been around much. I know that the pain is undescribable and freinds are needed more than ever.

I am praying for you your son and Luke Gbvson's family. I hurt for you...please believe that. You are about to walk through the thickest emotional wall on the planet. Walk through it, you have no choice. Everyone that you need will be waiting on the other side.

Peace

Damn that was beautiful.

My prayers are with your buddy Dave, his family, and yours. I'm so sorry this happened.

I can't say I totally relate because I don't have kids, but I did lose my closest friend tragically about eight years ago. It was painful for a long time, and you never forget it, but you eventually learn to live with the scar.

I used to ride a little way back, but a near fatal accident made me just put the bike down.

God bless

you lads are making me rethink buying another bike this spring...