Please Pray for Fellow Rider EthioKnight (R.I.P.) - Page 13

jack_bm · August 12th, 2012, 04:53 AM

So hard to read :|

Havok · August 12th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Very bad to hear. May his friends and family find peace over the loss they have suffered. We lost a great member of the motorcycling community and one of our own.

greenaero · August 12th, 2012, 08:19 AM

Very Sad to hear of EthioKnight's passing. Hr was definitely a bright spot on this forum and will be sorely missed. I'm praying for him, his family and many friends.

lostdaemon · August 12th, 2012, 08:33 AM

Rip

jpbear · August 12th, 2012, 09:53 AM

Very Sad, I had to join ninjette forums the day he passed away. RIP ...

Yakaru · August 12th, 2012, 11:04 AM

I barely know EthioKnight but I remember the first time I saw him with the mohawk in that chair and had a good laugh.

I'm at a loss for words, everyone here has said everything I could better than I.

...Any of the locals, let us know if there's anything the community can do for the family.

Ash · August 12th, 2012, 04:13 PM

Shocked and saddened by the splash page. My condolences to his friends and family. Thank for the donations link!

ARc · August 12th, 2012, 04:27 PM

RIP, it's sad whenever we lose a rider to a careless driver.

dandj86 · August 12th, 2012, 05:29 PM

I haven't been a member of this forum for long however trawling through some of the threads I noticed that EthioKnight seemed to be a pretty cool guy with an awesome looking bike.. When I initially heard about the accident I was quite shocked, and since then I had been thinking about him frequently. To log on and hear this news is horrible, like everyone else I was hoping he would pull through.

Rest In Peace EthioKnight, and my sincerest condolences to your friends and family. Ride safe everyone.

rceezy · August 12th, 2012, 06:10 PM

How sad.

RIP brother.

Boom King · August 12th, 2012, 07:55 PM

So sad to hear that he has passed on. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

PsHYk · August 12th, 2012, 08:33 PM

it sucks that this happend...i didnt really know him and i just joined the site but his scooter vid and his post that i read i could tell he was a cool guy...and this is sad i read this post when it was first up and i thought...DAMN...hell be fine hell be back and tell us all about it...and now its really sad to hear that hes gone. RIP Bro...well miss you...

Stingray1000 · August 12th, 2012, 08:36 PM

Donation sent!

cuong-nutz · August 12th, 2012, 09:52 PM

Here's the Donation link for those that missed it...

https://www.wepay.com/donations/alem...-to-08-10-2012

jhunter · August 13th, 2012, 05:28 AM

RIP Ethio. May God grant peace to your friends and family.

nycsteve · August 13th, 2012, 05:44 AM

RIP Ethioknight/Alex.

jp129 · August 13th, 2012, 06:25 AM

Just speechless... may Alex rest in peace.

MrTsquared903 · August 13th, 2012, 06:27 AM

rest in paradise bro

Enfemus · August 13th, 2012, 06:37 AM

Rest in Piece man. Condolences to the family and his friends.

uncle hilty · August 13th, 2012, 10:42 AM

He passed doing something he loved and even though he is gone he is still teaching us how to be better riders. RIP donation sent.

AznJoJo · August 13th, 2012, 10:47 AM

Rip

Sparkz63 · August 13th, 2012, 06:03 PM

I clicked on this title and didn't expect anything remotely close to what I saw.

RIP friend

Tenacious_Me · August 13th, 2012, 06:27 PM

Is there any news on exactly what did happen? She blew the stop sign and then they collided? Is there any suit against her?
This is so heartbreaking. I rode Saturday and thought of Ethio, I first heard he was rear ended and I check and triple check my mirrors at any stop now.... It's such horrible news, I guess I'm looking for some good out of this.... :0( and I feel selfish for saying that. This is about EthioKnight and his family.

matha028 · August 13th, 2012, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjagorilla2

David's correct, I grabbed the police report last night. I still can't believe the driver was that careless. I was refraining from posting until a status change. Unfortunately, it has been the same news throughout the day. As David stated, he is completely assisted by the ventilator at this point. He does not have any voluntary movement to stimuli. The swelling and pressure has greatly increased. From discussions with the staff yesterday, it seems the Neurosurgeon deemed any procedure either futile or harmful. This is a severe impact to his head. We can only pray that Alex can fight strong.

Careless is an understatement! But it happens more often than you think. Almost a year ago (August 18, 2011) A driver ran a red light, I was fortunate enough to see them and laid it down to avoid this type of thing. I was in flu gear and lucky. I got to walk away. But it shows you, ATGATT is so important. The driver in my situation fled the scene left me laying in the street. Insurance is important. Most drivers (at least in Florida) flee when they hit a motorcycle. I guess they figure killing a biker is manslaughter (felony) what is a hit and run charge if they get caught.

RIP Alex

Jiggles · August 13th, 2012, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matha028

Careless is an understatement! But it happens more often than you think. Almost a year ago (August 18, 2011) A driver ran a red light, I was fortunate enough to see them and laid it down to avoid this type of thing. I was in flu gear and lucky. I got to walk away. But it shows you, ATGATT is so important. The driver in my situation fled the scene left me laying in the street. Insurance is important. Most drivers (at least in Florida) flee when they hit a motorcycle. I guess they figure killing a biker is manslaughter (felony) what is a hit and run charge if they get caught.

RIP Alex

This is not the place to discuss this but someone has to say it, there is never a good reason to purposely lay your bike down, ever. If you want to discuss it start another thread.

Ausoi · August 13th, 2012, 07:25 PM

Donation sent. I think it would be really cool, and say a lot about this community if we met the donation goal, just letting you guys know its got only 4 days left.

RIP Alex.

Hoodie Ninja · August 13th, 2012, 07:39 PM

I'm so sad to hear about such bad news. He will most certainly find a set of wheels in heaven. RIP.

matha028 · August 13th, 2012, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

This is not the place to discuss this but someone has to say it, there is never a good reason to purposely lay your bike down, ever. If you want to discuss it start another thread.

You are right about the discussing it here, however that being said (you are the one opening the discussion about it). Respectfully you are wrong! Laying my bike down that night and sliding away from it, 100% saved my life. Had I not laid it down the best possible outcome would have been only losing my left leg, and more than likely would have resulted in death! The decision i made, whether you agree with it, or not, was the best possible decision. And definitely saved my life. Infact I am sure thanks to that decision I was able to stand up and walk away from the accident, and ride another day.

Sorry that Alex passed, and back to the point of my original post. ATGATT is important, even in the gulf region where it is ridiculously hott!

Jiggles · August 13th, 2012, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matha028

You are right about the discussing it here, however that being said (you are the one opening the discussion about it). Respectfully you are wrong! Laying my bike down that night and sliding away from it, 100% saved my life. Had I not laid it down the best possible outcome would have been only losing my left leg, and more than likely would have resulted in death! The decision i made, whether you agree with it, or not, was the best possible decision. And definitely saved my life. Infact I am sure thanks to that decision I was able to stand up and walk away from the accident, and ride another day.

Sorry that Alex passed, and back to the point of my original post. ATGATT is important, even in the gulf region where it is ridiculously hott!

Open another thread, I stand by my statement

matha028 · August 13th, 2012, 07:54 PM

What is there to open another thread about?

lgk · August 13th, 2012, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matha028

What is there to open another thread about?

the details of your crash

matha028 · August 13th, 2012, 08:01 PM

I'm not trying to discuss it. Therefore no thread necessary. If you read my post you would see that it just explains how it happens often. Then that dude starts spouting off about a decision that I had to make make during that incident, saying there isn't a good reason to lay a bike down. But there was a reason to lay it down. A decision that saved my life. Thats all...
No one will ever convince me otherwise. End of discussion!

lgk · August 13th, 2012, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenacious_Me

Is there any news on exactly what did happen? She blew the stop sign and then they collided? Is there any suit against her?
This is so heartbreaking. I rode Saturday and thought of Ethio, I first heard he was rear ended and I check and triple check my mirrors at any stop now.... It's such horrible news, I guess I'm looking for some good out of this.... :0( and I feel selfish for saying that. This is about EthioKnight and his family.

she ran the stop sign at 30-35mph
ethio tried to swerve out of the way but she was too quick.
ended up colliding with the front of her car.

i hope she gets jail time, and we get a pic of the horrible person behind bars.

Trailerboy531 · August 13th, 2012, 08:52 PM

Where did you get this info? I'd like to be able to keep up with any updates.

kawagirl · August 13th, 2012, 09:04 PM

I love everyone doing his "pose" in their profile pic. You know he has got to be up there lovin that. very cool guys. very cool way to show some respect to Ethio.

Jiggles · August 13th, 2012, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kawagirl

I love everyone doing his "pose" in their profile pic. You know he has got to be up there lovin that. very cool guys. very cool way to show some respect to Ethio.

Your turn, and don't forget what I told you about photo etiquette

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111505

lgk · August 13th, 2012, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Where did you get this info? I'd like to be able to keep up with any updates.

i estimated the speed by how wide the street was and how long it took for her to stop.

i'm not sure if there is any legal action at this point
if i dont hear anything within the next week i'll call the DAs office and try to get the ball rolling.

you have no idea how angry i am over this situation...

Arinze · August 13th, 2012, 10:30 PM

RIP bro..ride on eternally

Disturbed · August 14th, 2012, 03:54 AM

RIP brother..thou shall be missed.

nealt · August 14th, 2012, 10:43 AM

RIP Ethio, I did not know him personally but saw his contributions.
My prayers go out to his family. As a father myself I cannot even contemplate such a loss, brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

August 12th, 2012, 04:53 AM	#481
jack_bm Ex ninjette! Name: Jack Location: East sussex England Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSXR 600 K4, Kawasaki ninja 250r 08 Posts: 294	So hard to read :\| __________________________________________________ Mods: Puig Double bubble windscreen, Targa Fender eliminator, Custom LED integrated Tail light, Exhaust Hanger, Two brothers titanium exhaust More on the way!

August 12th, 2012, 04:27 PM	#488
ARc Revolver Wario Name: Jeffrey Location: La Palma, CA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2003 Ninja 250 Posts: 198 Logo Dude	RIP, it's sad whenever we lose a rider to a careless driver. __________________________________________________

August 12th, 2012, 08:36 PM	#493
Stingray1000 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jon Location: Newark, De Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Donation sent! __________________________________________________ http://www.facebook.com/groups/DeMdNjPagrouprides/ I live my life a quarter mile at a time! Who is affraid of the big bad jiggles???? LOL

August 12th, 2012, 09:52 PM	#494
cuong-nutz RIP Alex Name: Cuong Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 2	Here's the Donation link for those that missed it... https://www.wepay.com/donations/alem...-to-08-10-2012 __________________________________________________ HalfFast Racing Team Serving Greater Houston Area Riders:WFO Riders MotoHouston HPC CMRA Ride Smart Fastline Lone Star Track Days

August 13th, 2012, 05:44 AM	#496
nycsteve Biker Name: Steve Location: Brooklyn, NY Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 SE Posts: 723	RIP Ethioknight/Alex. __________________________________________________ S*** Happens! Design Stuff \| Tumblr James 1:2-4

August 12th, 2012, 07:57 AM	#482
Havok Internet Slut Name: Jeff Location: L.A. Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 04 FZ1, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.	Very bad to hear. May his friends and family find peace over the loss they have suffered. We lost a great member of the motorcycling community and one of our own.

August 12th, 2012, 08:19 AM	#483
greenaero Motorcycle Hypermiler Name: Vic Location: Livermore CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.	Very Sad to hear of EthioKnight's passing. Hr was definitely a bright spot on this forum and will be sorely missed. I'm praying for him, his family and many friends.

August 12th, 2012, 08:33 AM	#484
lostdaemon ninjette.org member Name: Mar Location: Los Angeles Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninjette Posts: 150	Rip

August 12th, 2012, 09:53 AM	#485
jpbear ninjette.org member Name: JP Location: Bear, DE Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: 123	Very Sad, I had to join ninjette forums the day he passed away. RIP ...

August 12th, 2012, 11:04 AM	#486
Yakaru The Violet Vixen Name: Yakaru Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '16	I barely know EthioKnight but I remember the first time I saw him with the mohawk in that chair and had a good laugh. I'm at a loss for words, everyone here has said everything I could better than I. ...Any of the locals, let us know if there's anything the community can do for the family.

August 12th, 2012, 04:13 PM	#487
Ash ninjette.org member Name: Ash Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 114	Shocked and saddened by the splash page. My condolences to his friends and family. Thank for the donations link!

August 12th, 2012, 05:29 PM	#489
dandj86 ninjette.org member Name: Damien Location: Sydney, Australia Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250R Posts: 57	I haven't been a member of this forum for long however trawling through some of the threads I noticed that EthioKnight seemed to be a pretty cool guy with an awesome looking bike.. When I initially heard about the accident I was quite shocked, and since then I had been thinking about him frequently. To log on and hear this news is horrible, like everyone else I was hoping he would pull through. Rest In Peace EthioKnight, and my sincerest condolences to your friends and family. Ride safe everyone.

August 12th, 2012, 06:10 PM	#490
rceezy Lean Me Name: RC Location: America Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 678 Blog Entries: 4	How sad. RIP brother.

August 12th, 2012, 07:55 PM	#491
Boom King So, where's the reverse? Name: Anson Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	So sad to hear that he has passed on. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

August 12th, 2012, 08:33 PM	#492
PsHYk ninjette.org member Name: Pshyk Location: Fairbanks,AK Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012-250R Posts: 202	it sucks that this happend...i didnt really know him and i just joined the site but his scooter vid and his post that i read i could tell he was a cool guy...and this is sad i read this post when it was first up and i thought...DAMN...hell be fine hell be back and tell us all about it...and now its really sad to hear that hes gone. RIP Bro...well miss you...

August 13th, 2012, 05:28 AM	#495
jhunter ninjette.org member Name: Jonathan Location: Georgia Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250r Posts: 129	RIP Ethio. May God grant peace to your friends and family.

August 13th, 2012, 06:25 AM	#497
jp129 ninjette.org member Name: Johnny Location: Houston Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 145	Just speechless... may Alex rest in peace.

August 13th, 2012, 06:27 AM	#498
MrTsquared903 ninjette.org member Name: Tony Location: Dallas Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250r Posts: 78	rest in paradise bro

August 13th, 2012, 06:37 AM	#499
Enfemus ninjette.org member Name: John Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250r Blue Posts: 63	Rest in Piece man. Condolences to the family and his friends.

August 13th, 2012, 10:42 AM	#500
uncle hilty ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): '12 Ninja 250r, '72 Honda 350 Posts: 23	He passed doing something he loved and even though he is gone he is still teaching us how to be better riders. RIP donation sent.

August 13th, 2012, 10:47 AM	#501
AznJoJo ninjette.org Bunny Name: Jojo Location: San Diego Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): none, cuz i'm a loser. Posts: 687	Rip __________________________________________________ (\_/) (o.0) c(")(") - baby bunny disapproves of creepy PM's...

August 13th, 2012, 06:03 PM	#502
Sparkz63 ninjette.org member Name: Colton Location: Kentucky Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 Ninja 250r Posts: 16	I clicked on this title and didn't expect anything remotely close to what I saw. RIP friend

August 13th, 2012, 06:27 PM	#503
Tenacious_Me ninjette.org member Name: Linda Location: minneapolis Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r Posts: 24	Is there any news on exactly what did happen? She blew the stop sign and then they collided? Is there any suit against her? This is so heartbreaking. I rode Saturday and thought of Ethio, I first heard he was rear ended and I check and triple check my mirrors at any stop now.... It's such horrible news, I guess I'm looking for some good out of this.... :0( and I feel selfish for saying that. This is about EthioKnight and his family.

August 13th, 2012, 07:25 PM	#506
Ausoi ninjette.org member Name: Joshua Location: Loomis, CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 (Black) Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 151	Donation sent. I think it would be really cool, and say a lot about this community if we met the donation goal, just letting you guys know its got only 4 days left. RIP Alex.

August 13th, 2012, 07:39 PM	#507
Hoodie Ninja ninjette.org member Name: Zach Location: Vestal, NY Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Special Posts: 78	I'm so sad to hear about such bad news. He will most certainly find a set of wheels in heaven. RIP.

August 13th, 2012, 07:54 PM	#510
matha028 ninjette.org guru Name: Adam Location: Orlando FL Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R red/black SE <-- totalled now '11 650r BLACK Posts: 334	What is there to open another thread about? __________________________________________________ Proud to stand by the fact that I saved my life by laying my bike down and sliding away from it, to avoid a T-Bone collision with a red light runner.

August 13th, 2012, 08:01 PM	#512
matha028 ninjette.org guru Name: Adam Location: Orlando FL Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R red/black SE <-- totalled now '11 650r BLACK Posts: 334	I'm not trying to discuss it. Therefore no thread necessary. If you read my post you would see that it just explains how it happens often. Then that dude starts spouting off about a decision that I had to make make during that incident, saying there isn't a good reason to lay a bike down. But there was a reason to lay it down. A decision that saved my life. Thats all... No one will ever convince me otherwise. End of discussion! __________________________________________________ Proud to stand by the fact that I saved my life by laying my bike down and sliding away from it, to avoid a T-Bone collision with a red light runner.

August 13th, 2012, 08:52 PM	#514
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	Where did you get this info? I'd like to be able to keep up with any updates.

August 13th, 2012, 09:04 PM	#515
kawagirl ninjette.org member Name: Dayna Location: Forsyth, MO Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja (retired), 2002 Yamaha R6 and 2007 CBR 600RR Posts: 78	I love everyone doing his "pose" in their profile pic. You know he has got to be up there lovin that. very cool guys. very cool way to show some respect to Ethio.

August 13th, 2012, 10:30 PM	#518
Arinze Ceska Name: Arinze Location: GA Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): '11 Ninja 250r(Kami Kaze) Posts: 63	RIP bro..ride on eternally __________________________________________________

August 14th, 2012, 03:54 AM	#519
Disturbed Two wheeled samurai Name: Abhishek Location: India Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Yamaha RXZ Posts: 34	RIP brother..thou shall be missed.

August 14th, 2012, 10:43 AM	#520
nealt ninjette.org member Name: Neal Location: Toronto, Ontario Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 Ninja 250 Posts: 56	RIP Ethio, I did not know him personally but saw his contributions. My prayers go out to his family. As a father myself I cannot even contemplate such a loss, brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

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