another west coaster blaming everyone but the guy who made the mistakeDubbleJay said:There is another element here that often gets over looked... We have these same spec photographers out here in Malibu. They stand on the side of the road in the apex of some very technical turns where a lot of amateur (though pro in their head) motorcyclists plow through at high speeds on narrow crowded roads... They use flashes on tripods offset from where they stand... coming around the bend, concentrating when suddenly there is a guy... whats he doing? FLASH shit, what was that... the rest is history.
I HATE these guys . They are dangerous, often operating without permits and with very little planning. They are never in the same place so you cant even get used to their location.
Just my opinion. Had the camera man not been there, the guy in these pictures would probably had a nice ride. Instead, he distracted the rider causing him to break concentration, lose his line, show off and destroy his bike....
Really its no one fault but the rider period.
If some guy standing on the side of the road can distract you so can pretty flowers and the you would blame the person who planted the flowers .
It was riders error plain and simple