Recent content by Shredbaron

Received my renewal. 41 year old male, 5 years, full M license, took M2 and M courses. 2000 Yamaha Road Star. MM has my bike, my car, and 2 houses (my home and a rental property). Premium went up 15% from $1020 to $1170. Not as bad as some of the jumps here, but I'm definitely going to be...

Yep - last year, also my first year riding. Considering the circumstances though, I'm not embarrassed. My wife and I were in Goderich down by the lake at the exact moment the tornado formed and destroyed the town. We were literally blown over. Lucky we didn't get killed. Had I been 30 seconds...

Platinum, thanks for the feedback (and the healthy dose of cynicism LOL). I'm inclined to think something was wrong with the oil pump and it just happened to fail on my way home, coincidental to the timing of the fall. I didn't make up the story. I've got pictures taken in Goderich about 10...

Plan B - used engine off eBay or from a salvage yard, and I'll try to install it myself...thanks for the advice folks - only reason I didn't report it (and leave it at the scene) was because we would have been stranded there for a couple of days (Goderich was shut down - no power, gas lines...

Hi folks, Looking for some advice. I had the misfortune of being in Goderich right by the lake at the time the tornado hit on August 21. My bike fell over (with my wife and I on it) due to the ridiculous winds (since trees were snapping and flying by me, I'm not surprised.) I got the bike up...

That was my buddy Lee - I just found out about it tonight as I was on vacation. Poor guy - he broke 3 ribs, punctured his lung, and cracked one of his neck vertebrae! Thankfully he'll recover. Had to write off his bike too, a GORGEOUS 2008 H-D Electra-Glide with the most incredible custom paint.