c_hawkbob wrote:Passed away today, no cause given yet. RIP young man.
c_hawkbob wrote:I guess you could call it "racing" bike as motorcycle racing is done at different engine sizes but a 600cc bike is the equivalent of a small block Chevy, it's no Hellcat. There are street legal bikes out there very much (like by over 100 mph) faster.
The collision also caused the Chevrolet to rotate clockwise before finally resting.
NorthHawk wrote:The collision also caused the Chevrolet to rotate clockwise before finally resting.
He had to have been traveling at a high rate of speed to spin the Suburban after colliding with the rear passenger door. It has a 4800 lb curb weight.
Here's the specs of the Suburban:
https://www.cars.com/research/chevrolet ... 002/specs/
According to investigators, at some point, the Chevrolet driver proceeded to turn left to travel south onto Northwest 33rd Avenue. As the car crossed the eastbound lanes, the motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the SUV. The impact caused the motorcyclist to enter the rear passenger side window of the Chevrolet and come to a final rest inside the car. The collision also caused the Chevrolet to rotate clockwise before finally resting.
MackStrongIsMyHero wrote:Rear curb weight is 2230; front curb weight is 2584. Wheel base is 130 in. (2230 + 2584)/130 puts the c.o.g. at roughly 60 in. behind the front axle, so very close to the mid point between the axles.
The police report says:
According to investigators, at some point, the Chevrolet driver proceeded to turn left to travel south onto Northwest 33rd Avenue. As the car crossed the eastbound lanes, the motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the SUV. The impact caused the motorcyclist to enter the rear passenger side window of the Chevrolet and come to a final rest inside the car. The collision also caused the Chevrolet to rotate clockwise before finally resting.
It only says he landed inside the car; rear passenger side would include the rear most side window. I think that's the window he entered which means he possibly struck the vehicle about 6' from the c.o.g. Had he hit the center, you wouldn't have had much rotation to speak of. The back axle tires had to slide on pavement for it to rotate. 2230 lb rear weight and a coefficient of friction of 0.72 is 1606 lb frictional force to overcome. Quick and dirty calculation from F = mA assuming 600 lbf and a deceleration time to zero velocity of 1 second would need him traveling at 60 mph just before impact to get to 1600 lbf. I would bet he was speeding and probably faster than 60 mph.
MackStrongIsMyHero wrote:I would.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkTNUzcKWYc&t=8s
Not the best commentary, but it is the correct location based on street view on Google Maps. It was a collision with the rear of the vehicle.
Hate to hear about motorcycle accidents because of how bad the outcomes typically are. Glad my bro gave his up. I understand motorcycle owners love riding, but I won’t even try it. Nothing but air between me and the rolling blocks of metal and asphalt is far from a comforting thought.
MackStrongIsMyHero wrote:Yeah, I had a coworker tell me they nearly had the same thing happen. They misjudged the single head lamp of the motorcycle. His perception was that it was a vehicle with a head light out. Don't know why it did, but he perceived it as going much slower than it actually was. He stopped in time for the motorcycle to switch to the right land and miss him, but it was a near thing.
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