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Title: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: croat1 on April 12, 2021, 07:14:04 PM: Guys, hontrx265r is no longer with us. Michael passed a little over a week ago. Michael was an electrical genius. His quad builds were over the top. The kind of quads that were masterpieces. While I never met Michael in person I had many online talks with him to the point I considered him a friend.

Unfortunately I will never get the opportunity to shake his hand. I’ll never get the chance to ride Glamis with him. I’ll never again get the chance to talk shop with him.

Michael, RIP my friend. My heart is broken. I’ll never forget you brother.

Please keep Michael’s family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

This was Michael’s last build. Michael’s last ride.....

Joe
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: tosaw on April 12, 2021, 08:50:20 PM: RIP Michael, I hope you're ripping it up there in Heaven.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: havinnoj on April 13, 2021, 01:57:06 AM: Joe thanks for writing this up and posting this.

Loss is so hard, especially for those close to us. I didn’t know Mike beyond 250R’s but he was great to talk with and a wealth of knowledge, a real asset to our community. And that’s how I will remember his legacy. Every time I start my bike or turn on the lights, I’ll smile and think of what an awesome custom wiring harness & DC setup he made for my bike.

Ride on brother, until we meet again.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Hawaiiysr on April 13, 2021, 03:25:11 AM: What? I was just in contact with him about a custom harness. He was very active on the Roll FB page. Sad loss for the R community.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Michael88R on April 13, 2021, 10:01:11 AM: Are you sure you have the right Michael? I was just messaging him a couple weeks ago. He’s very active on Facebook.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Michael88R on April 13, 2021, 10:06:12 AM: No! I googled his name and state and it says he was in a wrong way crash. Sounds like a horrific accident. 5 killed in total. Pronounced dead on the scene. Terrible. He seemed like a great guy. Super knowledgeable on Trx250R and had some of the best builds. So shocked. He has young children too. RIP.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: The norm on April 13, 2021, 11:37:16 AM: Man definitely very sad!
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Flyin_250r on April 20, 2021, 01:33:08 PM: I had a big paragraph written about our lost brother. But it’s probably best to keep it short. I’ll miss you buddy. Glad you got a chance to build your Mona Lisa and enjoy it for a short while. RIP.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Burns363R on April 21, 2021, 05:13:57 PM: OMG Im just reading this. What happend. I talk to Mike all the time. Hes been a huge supporter of my racing, we literally talk Roll/laeger stuff for an hour everytime we call each other.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: havinnoj on April 21, 2021, 11:27:03 PM: Quote from: Burns363R on April 21, 2021, 05:13:57 PM
OMG Im just reading this. What happend. I talk to Mike all the time. Hes been a huge supporter of my racing, we literally talk Roll/laeger stuff for an hour everytime we call each other.

Terribly sorry Kyle. I don’t want to post it here but you can find plenty online should you Google his name + Arizona. He was a great guy for the R world, doesn’t surprise me one bit he was such a supporter of your race efforts Kyle.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Burns363R on April 22, 2021, 11:21:14 AM: yea i found the article. Im pretty blown away. I hope I find out if there are any donations to his family. Id love to contribute.
Title: Re: Remembering a fellow R rider
Post by: Tbone07 on April 22, 2021, 12:48:00 PM: Man this is terrible. R community lost a great advocate. May he and the others involved RIP