The first motorcycle fatality

I knew the cost of motorcycling when I got into this whole mess, but I never knew the toll it would take on the innocent ones. On my way home tonight, a rather large and juicy bug had the misfortune of being put down by my enormous noggin. It was the first time I’ve ever killed anything with my head. If it’s any consolation, the little guy’s last efforts were not in vain: he scared the crap out of me when he hit my shield and exploded all over the plastic.

Make note of this for future reference: motorcycles have neither seat belts nor windshield wipers.

Sorry for the camera reflection in the photo. Even without a flash, it’s hard to take pictures of really shiny objects without becoming part of the picture yourself.

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  1. Posted July 30, 2008 at 6:13 pm | Permalink

    Haha loved the “Make note of this for future reference: motorcycles have neither seat belts nor windshield wipers.” I laughed so hard when I read it…

    Try not to take any more innocent lives with your wild driving, please!

  2. Posted August 12, 2008 at 11:48 am | Permalink

    You & Zinedine.

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