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[HD03]

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Lightning strike kills motorcyclist on highway Man was travelling during rush hour between Denver and Boulder

Updated: 11:53 p.m. MT June 21, 2006
WESTMINSTER, Colorado - A motorcyclist died after apparently being struck by lightning while riding in rush hour traffic on a highway between Denver and Boulder, police said.

Witnesses reported seeing a flash of light shortly before the motorcyclist struck the highway's center concrete divider, Westminster police spokesman Tim Read said in a statement.

The man, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday. His motorcycle came to rest about 150 meters from where lightning blasted an 18-by-8-inch crater 4 inches deep that blew chunks of asphalt across the highway and slightly damaged other vehicles.

[Scorpion]

Ok, that does it, I'm getting a lightening rod for the bike. I wonder if they have helmet mounted type??? All kidding aside, what a frigg'n bummer. I've ridden in many electrical storms, which is not very bright until you get hit, but sometimes it just dosn't register that something like that can happen. Might be a good reminder for the rest of us when riding in thunderstorms etc...
Scorpion

[HD03]

you better watch out screwball that point on your helmet is a natural lighting rod!!

[MotoPsychoxxx]

I wonder what he was riding?

Goldwing, Harley, Crotch Rocket?

Like it matters LOL

Just curious...

[stratslingr77]

Originally Posted by MotoPsychoxxx

I wonder what he was riding?

Goldwing, Harley, Crotch Rocket?

Like it matters LOL

Just curious...

I don't know, but I bet he was running Synthetic oil

[Screwball]

Had to be a 'metric, God doesn't screw with Harleys.

[HD03]

are you sure he was not from the New School..... god don't fuck with Old school.

[stratslingr77]

Most definintely a RUB! The colorful HOG patches and all the chrome is probably what attracted the lightning in the first place

[Scorpion]

I would just bet that when the smoke clears, we'll find that Screwball had loaned this guy his helmet! If Screwball show a pic of his pointy helmet now, I would just bet that the chrome pointy things are now charcoal black.
Scorpion

[stratslingr77]

There's a picture in our family archives of a distant great cousin or whatever who served in the German Army during WWI and he's wearing one of those spikey helmets. Cool! Wish I had a copy on digits so I could post it.