Although it happened over a month and a half ago, I just found out that one of my favorite motorcycle journalists passed away in the ambulance taking him to the hospital after he crashed his bike.
Piero Zambotti was 26 and had been riding since a young age. Ex racer and tech he lived for motorcycles. Reading his articles in Cycle Canada and Moto Journal ( Cycle Canada sister magazine published in french ) you could tell he loved bikes, all bikes interested him.
The exact cause of his crash is unknown since there were no witnesses. He was working on a comparison article between the ST1300, FJR1300 and the BMW1200GT with 2 more journalists and a photographer using a Goldwing as backup and photo vehicle.
Apparently the group got stuck behind a slow moving truck on a twisty two lane road making passing safely difficult. Two of the riders managed to pass and ride on ahead, Piero on the goldwing finally managed to pass the truck and try and catch up with the lead riders. In the next curve for some reason he hit the guardrails and went down hard, he was still consious and seemed to have survived yet on the way to the hospital he let out his last breath.
Our hearthfelt condoleances go out to his family, friends and coworkers.
Piero Zambotti was 26 and had been riding since a young age. Ex racer and tech he lived for motorcycles. Reading his articles in Cycle Canada and Moto Journal ( Cycle Canada sister magazine published in french ) you could tell he loved bikes, all bikes interested him.
The exact cause of his crash is unknown since there were no witnesses. He was working on a comparison article between the ST1300, FJR1300 and the BMW1200GT with 2 more journalists and a photographer using a Goldwing as backup and photo vehicle.
Apparently the group got stuck behind a slow moving truck on a twisty two lane road making passing safely difficult. Two of the riders managed to pass and ride on ahead, Piero on the goldwing finally managed to pass the truck and try and catch up with the lead riders. In the next curve for some reason he hit the guardrails and went down hard, he was still consious and seemed to have survived yet on the way to the hospital he let out his last breath.
Our hearthfelt condoleances go out to his family, friends and coworkers.