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Check out the interesting post over at Keep the Rubber Side Down.  It discusses some of the factors in motorcycle fatalities…he hits four of them.  He also touches on the result of the leaders of a large group ride hitting their brakes quickly and hard.  It appears that a couple riders hit the pavement that way too - quickly and hard.

Anyway, it reminds me of a group ride I was on where a similar thing happened.  It was a 40-50 bike ride where the front guys had to slam on their brakes.  I was the only non-cruiser and had no problem with the brake to weight ratio (!) like the full dressers did.  No one went down, but I am positive that some underwear needed to be changed.  Being at the back of the pack, I could smell it.