R.I.P. The Buccaneer

It was a year ago today theat the Buccaneer, Brian Cannoo died in hospital after being taken out by a bus while attending a track day.

The implications have echoed since, through his connections and projects, the vast numbers of people who knew him, respected him, and valued his friendship and advice.

Think Bike is not and will never be the same without him. However, it's growing by the day, his ideas and initiatives will carry on long after the rest of us follow him. As great a man as he was, he created something greater then himself. It wasn't even a new idea, Think Bike had been started back in the 80's, but sadly died through financial mismanagement. He took what was already there, cast aside by others, remade it, shaped and moulded it and gave it to others.

My own contributions to Think Bike are paltry compared to many others, but we knew the Bucc, and that was enough. A man like that is followed, not because he wants it, but because he leads naturally. He blazed his way through life, and led by example.

To his wife, and children, who miss him so much, and his many friends, and even his "best" friend Blackie, who spent many journeys riding together, peace, and love too.