Hey Gunny - Donnie is a good dude. I have bought a few bikes from him. This time I nabbed a 1199Std with ABS. Seems like the best bang for the buck...although the Sachs rear unit decided to come apart yesterday and dripped its oil all over the curvy header and tire. Heard from Donnie after he returned from races at SP, it will go back to Duc Pond tomorrow. It's an amazing bike for sure, will take some saddle time to completely learn after coming off my track'd Hyper (love that Shenny track!). I am out in South Riding, let's ride sometime.
Shenny is a blast on the Hyper. I used to race MX and Enduro, so you can see why I might like it. Besides, it's fun to back it into those tight turns and then torque blast my way past folks on those short straights. I do look forward to stretching the legs on the 1199 however. Some fluid on the rear tire, will assess it. If it's ruined, I will expect a new one. Will mention you to Donnie U when I go out to Duc Pond this week.You like Shennandoah? You nuts! WAYYY too many tight turns, you are on the pegs the entire time around that track- like main much better! That concrete centrifical force bowl turn is cool though! VIR is still the best.
Man that is too obad to hear the shock blew. Hope your tire didnt soak up all the fluid? Say hi to him for me, mention the camo painted 748R I have as my avatar and he will laugh for sure. It was right before I deployed to Iraq.