RIP Hunter 350 // Final Ride Vlog?

Today started with high hopes! Unfortunately, fate scheduled an appointment with an angry cager who ended my day and prematurely terminated the Hunter's road career. I have briefly recounted the incident below to give more closure. The entire accident video may be released later, depending on legal issues.

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The Hunter was a total loss. Both rider and machine suffered a +25 MPH impact on the rear left while traveling at ~55 MPH. The Hunter and I both high-sided at full speed without warning, and I was thrown to the pavement to begin my painful slide on the concrete highway. I rolled 2-3 times before I could control my slide. On the final roll, I flattened out onto my stomach to prevent further injuries.

My helmet's visor and outer shell took an extended beating, but they managed to stay intact. My riding jacket took a brutal grinding on Houston's concrete highway. The jackets' shoulders and elbows disintegrated, but they survived long enough to protect my skin from being erased on the speeding concrete. My riding gloves also took a beating but survived almost entirely intact.

Both of my shoulders, hips, and left leg suffered deep tissue trauma and joint hyper-extensions from the initial impact and the subsequent tumble on the pavement. My left wrist suffered a deep abrasion when the left jacket arm retracted during the initial impact onto the pavement. Both knees suffered abrasions from the slide, but my left knee fared worse with deeper lacerations and impact trauma. My lower back and neck suffered the most significant injuries from the rapid twisting from the tumble on the pavement.

However, I was able to w̶a̶l̶k̶ limp away from the accident thanks to my safety equipment! My crash helmet, riding jacket, gloves, and boots protected me from suffering more devastating injuries. I have always advocated for the ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time), or MOTGATT (Most of The Gear All The Time) riding philosophies. This incident provided HARSH (and thankful) proof that it works!

This was my first significant motorcycle accident in 38+ years and 2M+ miles of riding on the streets. I've had numerous minor incidents over the decades, but never an injury that made me pause (or stop?) riding. Unfortunately, I won't be riding again for a while until I heal from my injuries and feel strong enough to ride again without complications.

I hope to join you again soon to share more motorcycle rides and motocamping adventures. Cheers, and remember to RIDE SAFE! 🙏😉👍

Links to products:
- DNA Stage-2 Air Filter: https://amzn.to/3FF0Jkk
- PowerTRONIC FuelX Lite: https://bit.ly/3skT2g9
- Insta360 X3 Ultimate Kit: https://amzn.to/3s53Q27
- GoPro Hero11 Black: https://amzn.to/3MpGfzQ

Riding gear during this event:
- SHOEI NeoTec II helmet: https://amzn.to/45Rj0FO
- Olympia 734 Digital Protector mesh gloves: https://amzn.to/3QzGWJo
- Fieldsheer Moto Morph jacket: https://amzn.to/3QA90MT
- CE-2 armor inserts: https://amzn.to/46N2V5i
- 5.11 ATAC 2.0 6" side-zip boots: https://amzn.to/3Qk761o

Time indexes:
0:00 Latest upgrades on the Hunter!
3:06 Starting my commute, review of the Coffman's Exhaust project
6:15 Initial thoughts on the FuelX Lite controller
8:16 Starting my highway commute, crazy cagers speeding 80+ on the access road!
9:55 More power at high RPM now! Coffman's Shorty, FuelX, or both?
11:09 Coffman's Shorty doesn't sound any louder at freeway speeds
12:24 No "official" top speed run yet, and a failing camera mount!
14:37 Loud exhausts, rider preference, Coffman's vs OEM
16:00 Michelin Road 6 front tire fixed the tracking problem!
17:55 Steering damper? K-Speed Diablo shocks are coming soon!
19:36 THE END?
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