No kidding there, run off the road and thrown over the handlebars on month 3 of ownership, took almost 6 months for the reframe to get done.
18 months later, clipped a deer while sintering in new brakes, about another 6 months later I was rear ended on the way to O.C. bikefest and took another flight over the handlebars and into the intersection. Rear Swingarm assembly was replaced on that one.
And then I have been through some amazing times while riding, even though I hated that it rained on me everyday on my long loop that I did back in 22. I will never forget driving through thunderstorms near mount pisgah on the BRP and when I say driving through them I literally mean driving through the clouds inside the storms and eventually having to bail out near boone as nightfall was coming and didn't want to be up there in the dark.
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On the way there the day before I got to experience what probably few people do and that was an evening ride after some thunderstorms on the Cherohala to get to deals gap to stay the night. I practically had the whole thing to myself and only saw one other motorcycle and a car on the way to deals gap from Tellico Plains.
And with all that has happened, she has never left me stranded on the side of the road.