Moto-Brian Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 I just recently found out that Ryan Longstreth who some of you may know from Cycra - he was the Brand Manager - had passed away a few days ago from an accident with a deer while riding his street bike. This really rings home for me as when I first started out in the motorcycle industry outside the dealership, I worked with Cycra a short period. But, Ryan and I had hit it off and we stayed in contact seeing each other at events and through the years, he has always talked street bikes. Working in the MX/SX side of the business, he was this closet street bike guy. Always wanting to discuss street bikes and how I was doing with work and racing. The guy had an impact on me at the early start of my career doing this and I was shocked to hear of his passing. So, this is just simply a thanks to Ryan and a blessing of Godspeed to him and my condolences to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 You're not having a good month, Brian.Sorry for your loss.RIP, Ryan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Sorry to hear about the passing of you friend'Prayer's for his friends and family !Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCQTT Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 He was a good guy. I was the Cycra Product Manager for a couple of the large distributors and he was my contact. Always a smile on his face. The news reports are inaccurate in saying he was not wearing a helmet. I spoke to his family last night at the visitation and they said the police have changed their assessment of the accident and now say he was wearing a helmet, but it became dislodged in the accident. Read into that what you will, but I assume it was very bad. I know some people that have ridden with him and say he was a very good rider. Deer are so unpredictable, be careful out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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