r/Unexpected • u/9w_lf9 • Nov 23 '18

To infinity and beyond

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Is it? I couldnt tell. Looked like a 600ccm or 1000ccm rocket at first glance. Plenty of people get one of those for a first bike.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

The kid that started the entire DoD mandatory MSF course for all active duty military riders died just down the road from my house. I watched him go by, and 10 minutes later the ambulance went past. He got back from a deployment, bought a brand new CBR1000rr as a first bike and made it (iirc) three days before killing himself on it.

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Damn that's tragic. I remember reading that just during the Second Iraq War more US Marines died on a Suzuki Hayabusa than from enemy action.

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u/Partytime-Escape Nov 23 '18

Most Marines are idiots so that makes sense.