Bugnatr
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A month ago I said good bye to my 04 up in Washington State after a suicidal deer asked me for a date.
Wasn't any argument from Foremost insurance about this claim - actually they were great with there service.
Back in 08 my wife and I flew to Arizona and rented a Gold Wing for 5 days. My little cream puff really enjoyed the comfort of the pillion department so we started saving our pennies to someday move to a Wing. Seems the Deer accelerated our plan and with the Ins. pay off of the feejeer I found myself shopping for a used but new to me bike.
Found this 08 in Portland Or. and next thing I know I'm on a plane to Portland. The seller was great but after all "you do meet the nicest people on a Honda" , he picked me up and off to his home a half hour north of Portland. After the paper work and a quick run down on the Honda cockpit I'm headed south to Salem. Did I mention it was getting dark and a light rain? No worries with the front as big as a Peterbuilt I was enjoying a look at Portlnd from Hwy 30 at night.
The next morning was much cooler and some fog (ahh.. heated grips AND seat) I rode down to Eugene BMW to get a replacement boots from the deer meeting. Can't say enough good things about the BMW Allround boots, great fit, never leaked water and deer tested. Started to look at the map and figured it was time to see the Oregon coast on the way down to Redding, Ca.. Enjoyed some quiet roads and learning how to fly the Wing.
I did spend some time thinking how exactly four weeks after being down from the deer strike I was on a motorcycle. With help from above and my ATGATT I am back riding. Most likely I'll be one of the few Wingnuts wearing a full face helmet and a big grin!
Yes I will miss the quicker handling of the FJR but I still have my KTM Supermoto T for the really fun stuff. I do have to admit riding in 45 degree temps at night sure is easier on this beast
Wasn't any argument from Foremost insurance about this claim - actually they were great with there service.
Back in 08 my wife and I flew to Arizona and rented a Gold Wing for 5 days. My little cream puff really enjoyed the comfort of the pillion department so we started saving our pennies to someday move to a Wing. Seems the Deer accelerated our plan and with the Ins. pay off of the feejeer I found myself shopping for a used but new to me bike.
Found this 08 in Portland Or. and next thing I know I'm on a plane to Portland. The seller was great but after all "you do meet the nicest people on a Honda" , he picked me up and off to his home a half hour north of Portland. After the paper work and a quick run down on the Honda cockpit I'm headed south to Salem. Did I mention it was getting dark and a light rain? No worries with the front as big as a Peterbuilt I was enjoying a look at Portlnd from Hwy 30 at night.
The next morning was much cooler and some fog (ahh.. heated grips AND seat) I rode down to Eugene BMW to get a replacement boots from the deer meeting. Can't say enough good things about the BMW Allround boots, great fit, never leaked water and deer tested. Started to look at the map and figured it was time to see the Oregon coast on the way down to Redding, Ca.. Enjoyed some quiet roads and learning how to fly the Wing.
I did spend some time thinking how exactly four weeks after being down from the deer strike I was on a motorcycle. With help from above and my ATGATT I am back riding. Most likely I'll be one of the few Wingnuts wearing a full face helmet and a big grin!
Yes I will miss the quicker handling of the FJR but I still have my KTM Supermoto T for the really fun stuff. I do have to admit riding in 45 degree temps at night sure is easier on this beast
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