Death List 2026

Placid

Reggie_Perrin I know 2 of these. Family men from Rothwell. Lived two doors from one as a kid and other was member of my squash club. Another bloke I know was supposed to go with them but fancied a lie in beyond 7am. Tragic. Bikes are very dangerous machines.

Five motorcyclists die in two crashes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlrjyx0e60o

Three Ducati motorbikes, a van and a car were involved in the first crash on the A53 near Buxton at about 09:45 BST.

The bikers, all men in their 50s, were pronounced dead at the scene.

That must have been some collision.

Reggie_Perrin

white_dragon awful mate. I do cringe when I see the speeds some of these bikes go along country roads on Sundays. I can't imagine how you can be in control of them. 😢

Under-the-ground

Reggie_Perrin we had some yesterday whilst on the push bikes. These machines are death traps

Foxy_Dread

Stats say most collisions between mbikes and cars are the fault of car drivers. 66% based on first data I found.

I'm not a fan of motorbikes for the record. However careful you ride, you are at the mercy of drivers.

Reggie_Perrin

Foxy_Dread yep I can accept that. But.....drivers aren't operating at the same speed as these bikes if they are booting them. Not excusing blame but it's a factor. Also why put your life in the hands of someone else?

YoungParisian_inExile

I stopped riding my Vespa 250 in Canada because there’s so few motorbikes in th city and car drivers aren’t used to them. Throw in pArisian style riding … . Couple of near misses and I sold it.

space

I got rid of my last bike around 2002. It was a Thunderace. It did 0-85mph in first gear. It's party trick was that there was so much power and torque you could pull away in top gear and accelerate from 0 to 185mph without changing gear. It was a beast. There's a few graveyards around these parts with biker mates in though.

Travis_Bickle

Remember that Ghostrider bloke that did the crazy speed videos? 220mph wheelies. Think he rode a Hayabusa?

Under-the-ground

I see Bruce Foxton has gone in hospital. Hope he’s ok. A good bloke I reckon

Foxy_Dread

Over here the local bikers seem to be very sensible when it comes to speed. Bar the mountain the roads aren't really made for daft speeds.

Djpekingman

Foxy_Dread Just the incomers that turn up for the TT with a death wish that speed up them there mountain roads then?

Flaneur

Sphen, partner of Magic; the two 'gay' penguins who brought up Lara and Clancy.

"Sphen appeared to have died of natural causes as he approached his 12th birthday. His younger partner, aged eight, was taken to his side to help him accept the loss and to understand that his partner would not return. “He immediately started singing, which was beautifully reciprocated by the colony,”

What a lovely story in a world full of crap; https://archive.ph/Gs1Ws

Flaneur

hendersonjones

Sven-Goran Ericsson

Bod

Sven 76, Cancer been Ill for some time. First foreign England manager wasn't he, always remember the Germany England game 1-5, RIP

Flaneur

Very sad news. He was a gentleman.

That Faria Alam was in my class at school. She didn't look like that then!

Flaneur

MDF

Gave Lee Bowyer his only England cap.

Loose_Lips

My mate (loosely) was youth team manager at Man City before it went serious cash.

Weird Thai owner period.

He sat in on a half time discussion when they were one nil down.

Silence for most of it and then Sven says...."we must think better and pass better. Out you go gentlemen."

And that was that.

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