Co-worker bought his dream bike last week. Already damaged it due to a medical incident.
After nearly two years of saving, shopping, and internally debating, this co-worker finally went out and bought his dream machine- an all black 2024 Suzuki Hayabusa. While riding it for only the second or third time, he was sitting at a red light near his house when he simply blacked out and fell over. Hurt his arm and messed up the plastic fairing on whatever side he fell.
For context- the guy is almost 60, severely diabetic, a heavy drinker, and has a terrible diet. Nobody at work really cares for him all that much because of his overall personality and attitude, but we still feel kinda bad for him. We all warned him against riding that thing until he gets himself better physically, but he didn't listen. Before the bike incident, he almost blacked out at work, but refused to go home or see a doctor until one of our higher-ranking supervisors ordered him to leave and seek medical attention.
Like I said earlier, neither myself nor hardly anyone else likes the guy, but we hope this doesn't turn out tragic. A big, heavy, powerful bike and a chronic medical condition exacerbated by an unhealthy lifestyle are NOT a good combination.