Sad news about bigstu.

yes, sad news - best wishes for those whose life's will be impacted by such a tragedy

I'll be thinking of him and his family on my ride tomorrow, Remember they just don't see us. Very sad.

I only just joined this forum a few weeks ago, and I have read some postings, and replies, from bigstu....I feel like I had met him, so to hear of this tragedy was shocking. My thoughts to bigstu and his family.

RIP bigstu, what a terrible tragedy.

Sincere condolences to his family. What a tragic waste of life. There but for the grace of God goes any of us. Ride safe, all.

Sad news indeed, my sincere condolences to Stu's family and friends.
It is thankfully rare to read this type of report on a classic forum but a reminder to us all to take care out there.

A sag lose indeed of someone who seemed to be real gentleman.

RIP

Bloody tragic news! Our condolences to bigstu's wife and family. Ride with care everyone.

RIP, bigstu.

It's an unfortunate side effect of the motorcycle lifestyle. Whan I lived in the UK, motorcycles were an integral part of the traffic pattern and people expected to see them. For Stu to have had the kind of wreck he had, maybe that's not the case any more.

When I moved to the Seattle area, I was intendiung to have a bike. If I'd been able to afford the £ 420 employee price on a new 68 Commando I'd have had Boeing ship it over for me!

Once I got here and started to evaluate the traffic, it became very obvious that motorcycle riders were invisible. The head of the Washington State Patrol was quoted as saying "there are two kinds of motorcycle riders - those who have had a bad accident and those who soon will".

I took him seriously and have never ridden a bike in this country. Now that we live in a small seaside town (<16000 population) I've toyed with the idea of getting a bike. There was a hell of a good deal on a Honda CX500 on the street side a week or two back.

Unfortunately SWMBO has said "absolutely no way in hell - not even a Vespa", so in the interests of domestic tranquility, I don't see a bike in my future. She knows several ladies in their early 90s who have outlived their husbands by 15 years or so and are still driving their 85 Cadillac Devilles, even though they can't see the front of the hood. On reflection, maybe there shouldn't be a two-wheeler in my future - it may shorten it unduly!

Darn. What terrible bad luck. A forklift for christ sake.

What horrible news. My condolences to the family.

Godspeed.

Very sad news...RIP.

Derek.

bad news like this is always unsettling. I'm really sorry for his friends and family.

Terrible news.
I never met the man, but read his posts.
He seemed like one of natures gentlemen.
Condolences to his family.
Graeme.

RIP Big Stu. Condolences to family and friends. May his spirit ride on in peace forever!

Terrible news, and a very sad loss.
I've only been a contributor to the forum for a few months, but I considered Bigstu a friend, as well as an incredibly knowledgeable guy.
Heartfelt condolences to his loved ones.

Its with a HEAVY heart I read the tradjedy of " BIGSTU ". A great contributor to this Norton family forum. I feel that I was a student of his, learning from knowledgable postings.
To BigStus family, I pass on my sincere condolences and may you feel some comfort in knowing that we share in your loss. He will be sadly missed.

RIP MATE!

foxy

Hi Stu, hope you could read all those good feelings from your friends, and you could keep on dreaming ............
I am sad for all your family.........

People only die when they fade from our memory.

my condolences to Bigstu's family.