Just logged back in to zx10r.co.uk after over a month away and I just want to add how shocked and saddened I am to read of Ian's death. I posted following Ian's accident and was rhinking of him as I logged-in. I'm truly upset to read of his passing.
I never met Ian, but I read his posts, and he was a fellow biker - someone who I would have got on with and had a natural affinity with, of that I have no doubt (us bikers always do). For one of our own to be taken from us can only sadden us, and remind us of why we bike and take such risks- and just how much our loved ones mean to us. We do it 'cause we love it, and it makes us feel alive. There is no better feeling in the world than arriving home after being out on the bike and your loved one asking "good ride, love?" We ride to feel alive, but riding makes us appreciate those we love even more.
Julie. I hope you can stay strong. Ian was a good guy - the number of responses on this site bear testiment to that, but to ride bikes is not to deny or to hurt those we love, it is to re-affirm our commitment to living life to the full. I hope, in time, that the memory of Ian's passion for life serves to keep you warm.
Thanks to everyone who's contributed to Ian's memory. ZX10R.co.uk is a site full of really caring people. I will make my contribution to justgiving this weekend.
RIP.
