The Yamaha Road Star Warrior Forum

 Chad "Gawarrior" Clifton died today from post surgical complications that were a result of an injury he sustained last Wednesday, June 18th

Chad was active here in the early days of RSWarrior.com. He recently rekindled his passion for the Warrior after taking a spin on mine in March, and was looking forward to getting back in the saddle. An avid competitor on two wheels, Chad never backed down from any challange. He was a fun spirited, and kind souled person that would bring the mischief out of anyone but always made people feel at ease while doing so. 

After knowing him though this site and the R1 forum for 6 years I finally came to meet him during the Elviswarrior memorial trackday. He greeted me like an old friend as I did for him. We shared duties as control riders for the event which went remarkably with no crashes or red flags, (a rarity these days!).

Chad joined the R1 Forum and developed his skills as a racer in the years to follow. Initilly getting the bug as a trackday rider he eventually became competitive enough to compete on a Regional/National level and won the Wera Regional championship for Novice riders. He competed at the expert level this year and had good success with several podiums finishes.

He will be sorely missed as he was a big part of the R1 family. His smile, laugh, and warm approach is gonna be missed.

May you rest in peace my brother.

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http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=236772

We are sorry for your loss, and our prayers to his family too. He sounds like a very nice guy.

+1 ...Very sorry to hear that Shawn.

Extremely sad news, he used to be a pretty active user on rswarrior.

prayers will go out to him and his family.... 

he will be missed......

Prayers to his family and freinds

So Sad to hear.  Never good to lose a member of the family.

Praying for his family.

always sad to hear of another biker down, god knows he's in a better place and i'm praying for strength for all his family and friends

Thanks guys. There are but a few places where you can find compassion and support like this in these times. The biker community is one of those places that comes together in difficult times like no other. We're all connected in one way or another.

I am humbeled to be a part of it.

Sad to hear the new JP.  Prayers from me too from SoCal.

RIP brother.  Our hearts go out to him and his family. sorry about your loss

southboundchicken:

always sad to hear of another biker down, god knows he's in a better place and i'm praying for strength for all his family and friends

Sad news indeed.  I send my thoughts and prayers.

Prayers being sent from Central Indiana. Sorry to hear the sad news.

JP, I remember the screen name of GAWARRIOR from the very early days of RSWARRIOR.com, it is sad to hear of his passing.  Prayers are out from N.GA for Chad and all of his family, it is evident that his absense is already being felt.  

Joe 

I saw it on the R1 forum yesterday but could not think of what to add. He was at the MX track when I was at the gap last wed. Sad that he did not recover, Seems like he was going to be OK but then this. At least he got to know that the people around him loved him before he passed.

It was almost exactly a week after his accident  that claimed his life, right down to the hour.

Very very sad.