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Aye, that one is dead! Had some BBQ'd venison burgers before, quite tasty! What you see in the background is Barra airport's airstrip.... Yep!

I have been meaning to sit down and write this, but time has eluded me thus far. I just want to add my 2 cents into this thread as a huge PSA. I didn't read the whole thread so someone else may have found the same thing. The PSA is to not mess around getting this recall done and do so ASAP. Here is why I say that: I took off last July on an annual trip to TN, NC, GA to ride in the Smokys. About an hour into the trip, a vibration began and came and went for much of the trip, most of the time being present, but would lessen and worsen in intensity throughout. I put a new set of tires on a day before leaving, so I attributed the vibration to perhaps a bad tire as all else seemed well. I could never pinpoint where the vibration was coming from, front or back. The bars shook but I could feel it in the seat as well which indicates it could be in the rear of the bike. I put the bike up on stands when I got home and checked for excessive runout on the tires, both were ok. I used DynaBeads for balancing so I was confident that a tire balance issue didn't exist. I concluded that I wouldn't worry about it until this pair of tires was worn out and new ones were put on. Once I received the recall notice, a light bulb popped on in the ol' noggin. "Ah, THIS is probably what that vibration is!" I said to myself. I scheduled the install after waiting a month and a half to get the parts in. When I picked the bike up, I asked how things looked and explained what I had experienced with this vibration. They said nothing was "falling apart" so it was unclear if the issue would be related. In the first 500 feet of riding away from the dealership it was clear that this WAS the cause of the vibration. The bike was once again smooth as glass. This means I was riding hard on mountain roads for a week while being on the interstates for close to 900 miles going to and from home with a driveshaft that could have locked up! Not to mention all the miles I put on between then and March of this year. Obviously all is well and nothing happened, but scary to me anyway. If you haven't gotten this recall completed yet, please take care of this ASAP! Be safe!