Brent Robinson Photography Motorcycle Tragic Ending

[Virtuerighteous]

He and others need to take responsibility for their own actions. Cigarettes and motorcycles don't do anything, people do things.

[MarshaRandolph]

@Virtuerighteous He DID take responsibility for his own actions. He is DEAD!

Is that enough owning his mistake for ever getting on those death machines!

[hendersonjerry]

Many states (including Michigan) require a cycle endorsement on your license; they also encourage the rider safety course. You cannot ride a bike in Michigan (at all) without the endorsement (without breaking the law). This is in place nationwide and the primary way to prevent what happened to your son.

[hendersonjerry]

I am sorry for your loss.  I have lost my parents, very close friends and guys I have worked with for years. The pain can be intense.

In most communities either the community college or police department sponsor a rider safety course. These courses are very good in teaching basic skills and reporting what can happen if mistakes are made. Both my local Honda and Harley dealers encourage young guys (and old guys) to take the cause.

[MarshaRandolph]

My son did not own a motorcycle. He borrowed a friend's superbike for a joy ride. My son had begged me to help purchase a motorcycle, I was adamantly against it. I was afraid of exactly what ultimately happened (like every mother on the globe), so I looked for a motorcycle manufacturer and/or dealership that offered a formal training academy with the purchase of the bike. Guess what I couldn't find one!!? I felt like if I couldn't stop my son from riding - then he needed training. He got none.

[thestrokeds10]

@MarshaRandolph harley davidson gives out lessons for 135... u can take their basic riders course and get your license by taking the card to the DMV.

[DawsonCT07]

@MarshaRandolph If you buy a car, does the dealership teach you how to drive it? If you asked the dealer for training they would have pointed you to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Some dealerships offer training courses. When you get into a car you accept all the risks associated with being behind the wheel. You are also required BY LAW to have training and experience(permit/drivers license). Motorcycles are no different. Do not blame the manufacturer for your sons mistake.

[DawsonCT07]

@MarshaRandolph Your son knew the risks and had no experience. Suzuki did not put him on that bike. Brent put himself onto that bike without seeking the proper training. He also jumped onto one of the most powerful motorcycles on the racetrack, with no experience. You enabled it. Not Suzuki. Instead of blaming the corporation you need to help get training to inexperienced riders before they make deadly decisions.

[DawsonCT07]

@MarshaRandolph It is the responsibility of the Rider to get the training he needs to be able to operate these machines. Also, going back to the experience part, you are required(by law) to have a Motorcycle license to operate a registered motorcycle on a public roadway. Why? Because of people who do things like your son did. His friend should have taken him to a large parking lot or a track, not on the street.

[BleedMeDryJK]

How can you hold the motorcylce companies accountable, when your son's negligent choice of getting on a bike that he didn't know how t ride led to his death? Maybe we should start filing law suits on all the auto manufacturer's considering way more people die in car accidents every year than motorcycle accidents.