Thanx to all responses
I spoke to RA yesterday-he sounds in good spirit, but pain is bad and breathing and talking is sore. Will print out this topic on forum and take to him.
Seeing a good and experienced rider like him go down in front of me on a straight piece of road is a mystery and the stuff that my nightmares have been made of for the past 2 nights. All I saw was a tankslap (caused by what I don't know yet) and the next second RA and bike was flying and sommersaulting in the road in front of me for what felt like endless- I was standing on my GS's ABS not to partake in ordeal- RA landed 100 meters from initial crash -site and the bike another 50 meters further in a dam of oil.
He was hurt bad, but lucky in many ways. That was the kind of fall that would kill most people.
His kit (helmet,gloves,jacket ) was completely destroyed, but protected him in a big way.THe kit was apparently not insured-what made me think -is mine and are yours??
WERNER