[MarcS]

Long story short, a great ride 30 km up a service road where logging and pipeline work was starting, ended in a crash that sent the Pan Am on a 150' (give or take a wee bit) adventure down the side of a mountain. Fortunately, I went the other way into a ditch of rocks. Several hours, some equipment and help to extract, and the carcass was in the back of my truck / motorcycle hearse for trip back to my RV lot and then home. The pictures don't give the carnage justice, and the more you look, the worse it gets. Preliminary parts estimate around $22000..... I have replacement cost insurance, but now I have to decide if I still want to ride on dirt with such a heavy bike...... 😢

 

[drifter]

🥺 Good to hear you didn’t follow it down.

 

[Nimda]

Could of been a lot worse. If you follwed it we could be reading a much worse post. Or even never reading a post from you again.

The metal parts might be expensive. But nothing compared to flesh and bone.

 

[rapid.death4140]

First thing I would do is find a crackhead downtown who can steal it.

 

[MarcS]

Appreciate the good wishes gents 😎👍

It's sitting in my shop, repair shop owner is coming tomorrow to look at it..... I'm glad I opted for the replacement cost insurance.....

 

[drifter]

It bums me out that your bike took a header. Let us know which path you take on its repair / replacement. How is your recovery after diving into the rocks?

 

[Bushman]

Good to know that you're ok. Bummer as it is, the bike can be replaced.

 

[MarcS]

Overall, all things considered, I'm pretty good. I though I had broken my right foot, but it was just badly bruised, right knee and shoulder hurt from the gravity check, other than that physically I'm ok. I'm very depressed about how much work and the countless hours lost building it... But like you guys say, or can be replaced. It was a big kick in you know where too, to loose a bike that way after all the years of riding. Something that seemed so low risk at the time turned into what could have been a disaster.

 

[rapid.death4140]

I often think about this happening where I ride in the Tillamook Forest. So many blind corners with a big drop on one side, and the chances of some jerk in his truck coming around the corner being pretty high. Staying wide is your only hope of not ending up on their grille, but also the easiest way to launch a bike of a cliff.

 

[MarcS]

That's why I'm having trouble deciding whether to get another one or not.....

 

[Matilda]

As i heared you are almost ok. That is important.
Good luck with the repair

 

[Terronaut]

Man my condolences, but as others have pointed out too, I am so glad to hear you weren't dragged along with it! Hope you mend soon! Cheers -