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Sorry about your friend, how is he recovering? I've had a few friends finish a fun day early with an ambulance trip. One was right in front of me (I rode between him and his bike while I was trying to stop) and another was lost down an embankment for about an hour before we found him too injured to climb out. Anytime we ride, we run the risk of not finishing safely. More people means more chances of that happening. Less experienced riders want to ride with somebody faster so they can learn and improve, but sometimes they push too hard or freeze up. It's a difficult choice to decide to be the rabbit - you could be helping a friend grow in the sport or you could be leading him to a trip to the ER. Ultimately, every rider's responsibility to get home that night is his own, not yours. Riding solo and riding with a friend or group both have their pros & cons, but you can't feel responsible for what other riders do. At least, you were there to help him and make sure he got transported to a hospital - had he been solo... I'm retired now, so let me know if you need a helper to go recover his bike.

Sorry to hear about this Durk! Not much can be said to make you feel better but you really can't blame yourself for this...Check in on him and be the friend you can now and hopefully he will recover quickly and want to get back out on 2 wheels.

Sorry to read this. We had a couple riding two up go down in front of us earlier this year on NC215. It just sucks being on any end of something like that. I hope your bud heels up quickly.

I left my house yesterday around 11 AM and headed to Lisbon/Cadiz area for some riding with a friend. My friend lives locally here and had recently acquired a Concours and I thought I’d take him down to show him some of the routes I run. Mind you I took the Goldwing so I wouldn’t get crazy carried away. We made it into Cadiz for our first stop for a break and fuel. That was about mid route for what I had planned. I talked to him a little bit about how he was feeling and things of that nature and he said he was enjoying himself. We left from Cadiz and headed to 646. We made it through Scio and then shortly out of Scio we were making a left hander and a truck came along and I had to adjust my line as I’m guessing he did as well. After I cleared the corner I checked my rearview mirror to see his bike being ghost riding along the guard rail and then hit the asphalt. When I got to him he was down an embankment with two broken legs and in major pain obviously. He was life flighted from the scene. This is the fourth time I’ve had somebody following me wreck. I’ve come to the conclusion it’s best for me to ride solo. I don’t want to see somebody die on a ride with me. If somebody posts a ride I may join in but I for sure will not be heading up any more rides.