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Old July 11th, 2018, 03:04 AM   #71
Burphel
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Name: Brian
Location: NW USA
Join Date: Aug 2016

Motorcycle(s): Triumph Bonneville, Ninja 300

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Well, crap. Last round was awesome. Tried out the new Bridgestone R11s and really felt like they gave me a ton more confidence and basically let me take my racing up a level. Then on the way home, a driver in the oncoming lane lost their boat trailer's fender. Said fender found my van's grill and caved in the radiator. Insurance did it's thing, but I was still on the hook for getting myself and my bike back home, so funds have been a bit tight.

Just when it starts looking like I might be OK to race the next round and still have an emergency buffer, this happens:



So, it looks like I'll be corner working or something. I have the next weekend off and plan to do some investigating on the costs and timetable of a rebuild vs getting a scavenged lump off of eBay. I suppose it's better than finding out your motor's bad by having it grenade on you, but it's still a kick in the nads.
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