Crash and burn.

[pantablo]

TC-
Glad there weren't any broken bones-easy to do on a highside! Minimal body damage and sense of humor still in tact, all good.  Heal Quickly. What a great excuse to go gixxer front, although make sure it isn't just the fender mounting screw holes having gone oval/slotted on ya.

Good to know about the gear too. Important to know that the gear, and esp the armor needs to be snug, just like the helmet in order to work correctly.

Take care brother...

[70 Cam Guy]

Hm, maybe I should rethink getting an Aerostich?  Those suits don't look particularly snug.

'stitch suits are supposed to be the best suits next to leather.  They are crash proven tough suits and are repairable if its not too severe.  I've been thinking about a 2 piece Roadcrafter but the funds are limited right now

Glad to hear you're in good spirits Toe.  I'll give you some advice on those clubman bars since I made this mistake after my getoff in April.  I went with the Flanders clubman bars because I wanted a little more sporty position.  I soon found that I am not nearly tall enough to reach the Flanders bars at 5'8".  My tummy was stretched on the tank and it was a major ball buster at each bump in the road.  I was stretched out so bad that I struggled with low speed manuevers (sp!) and had trouble getting both feet down.  It looks like the Bikemaster bars may be cool but I am really happy with my Flanders drag bars.  I got the wide center with 30* pullback and love the seating position (E23 p/n 650-04041).  It gets a little tough on rides longer than a couple hours but I rarely ride for that long.  They also clear the tank at full lock and brake banjo is cool where it is stock.  A bonus is that I don't notice any vibrations through the bars even without the stock bar end weights.  They use a thick walled tubing and the chrome quality is excellent.  I finally saw some Bikemaster bars and the difference was quite noticeable--thinner walled tubing and not as heavy.  I couldn't tell by looking if the chrome quality was different.

If you're getting the good front end, get a good rear shock from at least a Katana.  You won't be sorry

I believe they make repair kits for cracked plastics or you could find someone with a plastic welder so you don't have to just glue it together

Good Luck and heal quick  

[JasonB]

kinda off topic but did you get the A25 bars here?

http://www.sideroadcycles.com/ImportedMotorcycles/ImportHandlebars/ImportCafe/78ClubmanCafebig.html

do you still have them? sell them?