The first mangled mess comes to us from South Africa, according to Facebookit was the lone demo H2 in South Africa. The story goes that the rider lost control of the bike somewhere outside Durban, binned it and the bike continued on its merry way until meeting an object solid enough to rip the front end off. I'm happy to report that the rider is indeed ok, albeit recovering in hospital.
The second case isn't so feel good. In Croatia another rider lost control of his H2 this time careening into 2 cyclists on a mountain road. The 46 year old rider lost his life in the aftermath. The selfish consolation for the rest of us is that he went out doing what he loved and by the sounds of it without much suffering.
Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, stay shinning.
It's too easy to lose control of a bike like this if you are riding too risky and aggressive. These are sad reminders to be extra careful. You have to respect the H2.
I wouldn't doubt if there are more. Some people, new or experienced, just don't know how to handle the machine even though they want to go really fast. It seems inevitable. And while it may ruin it for some others, I do think this is the reason why companies agreed to stop making faster and faster bikes for a while.
Met a gentleman at the cycle shop in Houston, TX today who upon hearing I ride an H2 informed me one of his riding partners totalled his H2 last week. He is still hospitalized bike is RIP.
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