Death Of A Friend: Winit On His Harley Road Glide

[Kf6vci]

My friend Winit Kongprasert got killed on Saturday the 19th riding a motorcycle in the Lopburi province in the afternoon. He rode a black 2009 HD Road Glide which he kept tuning and customizing with Screaming Eagle parts. That 375 kg beast was his pride and joy! Winit loved long tours with friends and they would have a cop car in front of the group... We wanted to ride in the golden Triangle in a few weeks... Winit leaves two sons going to college and a wife. RIP Harley Man!

Edited February 20, 2011 by Kf6vci

[stepenwolf1958]

Very sorry to hear this. Yesterday i was on the roads around Lopburi but alone. I saw a line of choppers on the road, as many times ago. Was he probably there? Where that happened, exactly and how?

[submaniac]

Sorry to hear of the passing of another biker...ESPECIALLY on the road. My condolences to his family. I hate to hear of a road accident taking one of us because it could happen to any one of us. Are there any details as to what happened?

[stander]

It’s always so sad to hear of the death of a fellow biker. It’s times like this that you reflect on the frailties of life

RIP Harley guy

[powderpuff]

R.I.P. Fellow Road Warrior.

[Garry]

Bummer, condolences to his family...

[Timthai]

Condolences on the loss of a friend, and to his family on the loss of a husband and father.Makes us all reflect a little on how fragile life really is.

[supaprik]

R.I.P. biker man

[Kf6vci]

Winit was 49, an engineer working for Western Digital and here is a photo of a Road Glide.

Six weeks ago, he told me how dozens of bikers started up their engines when another rider's body was cremated.

Hope many will do that for him soon.

Wat Chonlaprathan Rangsarit

Bang Talat, Pak Kret

GPS:

Long : 100.50686 E (100° 30' 25'' E)

Lat : 13.90064 N (13° 54' 2'' N)

[WarpSpeed]

Sorry to hear of the passing of another biker...ESPECIALLY on the road. My condolences to his family. I hate to hear of a road accident taking one of us because it could happen to any one of us. Are there any details as to what happened?

Yes but at least he died doing the thing he loved the most, we could all hope to be so fortunate when our time comes..... I have 2 sons myself and feel for his families loss the most.... Condolences

Edited February 20, 2011 by WarpSpeed

[snowflake]

RIP... never knew him but still a fellow biker...

[ChangNoi1]

RIP .... and let his death not be a waste but be reminder to us all that the roads of Thailand are full of riders & drivers that ride & drive regardless the risk of other on the road (just proven last night at the 331 with a big accident with serval cars involved ....)

Chang Noi

[transam]

Winit, You did what you love in your life and paid a high price, l take my hat off to you. Rest in peace bud. T/A

[RED21]

Rest in peace, fellow rider...

[Kf6vci]

Seems he lost control of the bike and a car can over him in the mountains. Will report again after speaking to the family this afternoon.

We all have overcooked corners, and were lucky that there was no traffic. Sometimes the rear tire would wag and wiggle in some scary way. Then there are those moments when we don't dare break hard because we see the gravel or sand in a corner... Drive safely and wear proper gear. those protectors are good. And a fat friend fell off his Suzuki 850 cc at 130 km/h on the German Autobahn, and the leather protected his skin. I'll make a will, sign an organ donor card and leave a DNR request behind.

Winit, 49 was a manager at Western Digital and riding any time he could which was most weekends. Not sure if he told his wife about this 375 kg iron lady and when. I asked him if he test rode a bike more than 5 x his own weight with boots on and he said no.

Hope one of his riding buddies (one of them is that short comedian with the oriental beard one sees every week on TV) will post.

Chris

[nikster]

RIP fellow rider

[BigBikeBKK]

RIP Khun Winit :jap:

[moo9]

RIP! The radio scne also lost a energizing and helpful friend. Too bad, all the best to his family.

[appropriate]

Was riding Lopburi last weekend.

Ratchaburi yesterday.

Could so easily happen to any of us. Just gotta keep on doing it because we love it.

RIP Khun Winit.

:jap:

[mcgriffith]

Sorry to hear this, and my condolences to his family.

I've lost more than a few good friends, and know many others who I've met briefly who have been taken away prematurely.

Be safe out there, people.

Keep the shiny side up, as the saying goes.....:jap:

[Kf6vci]

Well, his wife explained the deadly accident: on the highway, him overtaking. A head on collision wiikes th a pickup truck. He was in the wrong lane according to the cops. Such a pointless death! Breathe and don't put yourself in danger just to move up 5 positions. When travelling in a group, the guys at the rear need to be the fastest riders...

Thanks for reading. Ride safely!

Chris

[KRS1]

Wishing there's a golden triangle loop for him to ride in heaven. If not a Khao Yai loop in heaven would be good enough.

[Phatcharanan]

Well..........unfortunate as always when friends lose lives.

IF the reports about the circumstances of this accident are true...........then lets be thankful that innocent lives were not lost due to the thoughtless actions of another.

[thrilled]

it's definitely easy to get killed on A motorcycle in thailand

[VocalNeal]

......When travelling in a group, the guys at the rear need to be the fastest riders.......

Chris

Sad story.

The above is usually forgotten and all the fast guys want to be at the front so............

Maybe like running we need to promote the pace-group theory for collective rides.

[stander]

I have only ridden in a group once here and never again, prefer to ride alone.

[moo9]

I have only ridden in a group once here and never again, prefer to ride alone.

Same same....there are always crazy guys in a group and I like to be in my own control when riding.

[mezcal]

mein Beileid!

[moe666]

At least doing what he liked when he went. may the Buddha protect you.

[saorsa]

Bad one. Always sad to hear of someone being killed while out riding.