Dakota 02
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I'm posting this for two reasons; To show how durable the FJR is & to tell you how awesome the other riders and the the owner at the Deals Gap Resort really is !!!
Last Monday with two friends we rode about 250 miles all over the Tennesee and N.C. area. At 6:45 pm we were at SR 129 ( The Dragon). We were pushing way too hard to get back to camp when I ran wide on a turn about 4 miles in. I ran off the road and had no choice but to lock both brakes before going over the edge. You probably guessed the front end dived in the grass throwing me through the wind shield and down the embankment. The bike did one end over end flip before tumbling and rolling sideways 3 or 4 times. Ending up upside down against a group of trees about 20 feet below the road. This all happened just before dark. I picked myself up along with my mirrors, windshield, cell phone and tank bag that were scattered on the mountain side.
The bike had to be flipped right side up towed the next morning back up on to the road some 14 hours after it happened. After the bent ignition key was straightened and reinserted it fired right up as normal. There were no fluids at all leaking the entire time. It did sustain damage to the bags and the fairing is tweaked.The windshield was even reinstalled the next day thanks to the break away bolts. The brake and clutch handles were even intact.
With out the bags on it is difficult to tell the damage. Every one present was astonished.
When the word got out at the bottom of the mountain that a rider was missing, Brad from the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort organized a 12 rider search party along with his wife. Within 20 minutes I was found. Brad brought me back down to the resort, got us rooms and arranged towing for the next day. He and the other riders attitudes are the reason this sport continues to grow. I will never stay anywhere else in the future trips. Thanks again Brad!!!! MIKE
Last Monday with two friends we rode about 250 miles all over the Tennesee and N.C. area. At 6:45 pm we were at SR 129 ( The Dragon). We were pushing way too hard to get back to camp when I ran wide on a turn about 4 miles in. I ran off the road and had no choice but to lock both brakes before going over the edge. You probably guessed the front end dived in the grass throwing me through the wind shield and down the embankment. The bike did one end over end flip before tumbling and rolling sideways 3 or 4 times. Ending up upside down against a group of trees about 20 feet below the road. This all happened just before dark. I picked myself up along with my mirrors, windshield, cell phone and tank bag that were scattered on the mountain side.
The bike had to be flipped right side up towed the next morning back up on to the road some 14 hours after it happened. After the bent ignition key was straightened and reinserted it fired right up as normal. There were no fluids at all leaking the entire time. It did sustain damage to the bags and the fairing is tweaked.The windshield was even reinstalled the next day thanks to the break away bolts. The brake and clutch handles were even intact.
With out the bags on it is difficult to tell the damage. Every one present was astonished.
When the word got out at the bottom of the mountain that a rider was missing, Brad from the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort organized a 12 rider search party along with his wife. Within 20 minutes I was found. Brad brought me back down to the resort, got us rooms and arranged towing for the next day. He and the other riders attitudes are the reason this sport continues to grow. I will never stay anywhere else in the future trips. Thanks again Brad!!!! MIKE
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glad it worked out :blink: 
