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Gio
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'Norick' Abe

#1 Post by Gio » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:24 pm

Norifumi (Norick) Abe, has died. Its believed he died in a RTA in Tokyo.

Just thoiught you'd all like to know :smt012

RIP

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#2 Post by HowardQ » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:27 pm

That's very sad I was a big fan of his for years, he was a great rider!
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#3 Post by Falcopops » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:53 pm

:smt009

Sad I always thought he was a useful rider

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#4 Post by Pierre » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:04 am

Yea i read it but didnt want to belive it, Another nearly-man
Gave some of the best inteviews, good laugh and i cant actually belive i'll miss a bloke i never met.

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#5 Post by BikerGran » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:00 am

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.

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