Maggie’s Nicky Hayden passes

[bobke]

Pretty sad day for motorcycle race fans from all venues. Apparently died in a cycling accident abroad. Not always at the top, but not from an absence of effort. He will surely be missed.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Yeah a sad day... Repsol and Ducati racer.... best of his generation in so many ways.

Run down by a 'freakin Eyte while riding a bicycle....

Well, they say that the horn is the Italian brake pedal. And as I was motorcycling in Italy last fall... I can say there is a lot of truth to that.

A sad, sad day.

Sirhr

 

[Duc]

Great Racer from a racing family. The Kentucky Kid. Nicky was the last American RR World Champion and had a couple of AMA Superbike Championships.
https://youtu.be/SZdr6kWKLV0
https://youtu.be/fjQoFa9-Ix0

RIP #69.

 

[Thumper580]

Met him several times when he was racing AMA here. Good guy. Pathetic way to die for a MotoGP racer. Runs 200 mph on the track and gets killed by some ass in a car. RIP Nicky.

 

[bobke]

Seems he was training for WSB race season, when hit. Many may not realize how many miles those that do train on a road bike put in in the weeks between races. 400+ not unusual. I have no doubt he rode a road bike with the same drive he put into every race he entered. He leaves a big gap on the starting grid. Hayden's are a pretty tight family-wish them the best.

 

[SugarBooger]

Yeah, this sucks. Great racer, great ambassador, great human.
He was hit last week and succumbed today. If you want to know a bit about him, Julian Ryder did a write up that's on superbikeplanet.com. It really captures what kind of racer/man he was.
R.I.P. #69

 

[atomic41]

No one had a stronger work ethic, better sportsmanship, or more class. We lost a great one. He was the perfect role model in every way. RIP Kentucky Kid.

 

[tnichols]

Sad deal indeed. Godspeed Nicky.

 

[Citius7]

Sure makes you think. Life is short. Crazy that he died on two wheels of a different kind. God is certainty ironic. Nicky was an amazing competitor. God bless him and his family.

 

[Duc]

 

[tnichols]

Having road raced for years, that second photo makes my ass pucker. Very talented young man!

Nice family too. Certainly a great loss.

 

[rublenoon]

RIP #69 and peace to his family.