Masher, I'm really sorry to hear about your lay down!! I was on a demo ride with my brother last weekend and a young, dare I say, stupid kid was on the V-Rod. Thankfully he was behind the Dealer lead rider, my brother and I. He cranked it into a right turn long sweeper and had obviously never had that kind of power and weight under him. He caught the peg, brought the rear wheel up and catapulted off a curb at 60-70 mph. He was thrown 75 feet from the bike, the bike bounced off a light pole (knocking the lights off of the pole!) and the cycle ended up another 100 ft. down the other side of the 4-lane. We finally found the handlebars in a culvert about 100 yds (!) from the first impact. Amazingly, the kid is relatively unhurt. He was ahead of me when we first left the dealer, breaking the rear wheel loose, only one hand on the bars, etc, etc. He had a "Ride it like you stole it.." t-shirt on and unfortunately totalled the shop owner's personal ride. I try to stay paranoid, as I'm sure you do, but you never know. Just like your incident last night. I didn't mean to go off on that story, but your "ride safe" post-script is really meaningful. I hope your bike is back to you soon, I'm heading out on the VTX right now. If you ever get to Nebraska, you can take it for a long spin. Take care. By the way, your handle makes it clear you're a Nam vet. I was lucky enough to miss the lottery by about 6 months, but I've been to Viet Nam twice in the last 5 years. I have a real interest in the military history of the American involvement and the utmost respect and humility regarding you veterans. We're all fortunate to have had you defend our country. Best Regards, Patrick