end of riding season april 28th 2023

albertaduke said:

on april 28 I was involved in a collision with an SUV on a major artery in kelowna BC . in short a SUV crossed right into my lane which was a turning lane and before the intersection in doing so the SUV knocked me down and I crashed onto an entrance to a small plaza ( the suv was turning right onto that entrance) although speed was not a concern the fall caused damages . somehow the contact with asphalt sheared the left gear and footpeg from the engine block and part of the block at the mounting broke off making impossible to re-install bolts into the block the only solution was to buy the footpeg kit that mount closer to the position on the R model which is ok by me
however once done we found the gear change rod jammed , the electronic display indicate that the bike is in first gear and nothing will make a gear change possible the only solution left is to remove the engine and open the gearbox assembly to see what is the problem I saw a video of a gearbox wide open and the problem then was a semi loose bolt of the gear changer cylinder in the case !!!! an independant mechanic is willing this fall to take my engine out and open the bearbox assembly to see what hold the shifter jammed . .
of all the quote he is the most reasonable in price still $4500 is a hard pill to swallow . and since my insurance ( government insurance) claim I am responsible I am not getting a penny...so this is the end of season for me..unless somebody has a miracle cure

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