MatLax
Husqvarna
AA Class
Back in june I went to take my car to go to my friend's when I noticed my motorcycle wasn't in my parking anymore... I thought it had been stolen but then here's how I found it:
It had been pushed there from its parking (I'm standing in it while taking this picture to give you an idea)
I called the cops to file a report and when we pulled it out of the ditch here's what I found:
So it's either one of two things, someone tried to steal the bike, the ignition shorted when they tried to punch it to unlock the steering and they got pissed off and threw the bike in the ditch as a revenge OR somebody really had something against me... Considering I was trying to get the renters across the hall thrown out of the building at the time, I've got my idea who did it, but no proof, so what ya gonna do?
I brought the bike to my "local" dealership and the insurance company called me back with 3400$ in repairs (400$ for the ignition, 1700$ for the wiring harness that got burnt and 9 hours in labor). I told them they were missing the cluster (which got hit when they tried to break the ignition) and a clutch cable at the very least. The next week they contacted me and told me the bike was totaled. When I went to the dealer to get my license plate he told me that the cluster would have been another 1000$ and that he forced my insurance company to add a clause that he wouldn't be responsible if there was more than that that needed to be changed because he was unable to start the bike and couldn't guarantee that would be it, that's what pushed them over the edge and made them decide to pay me instead...
So what now?
Well, I had been dreaming of getting a very precise model for a couple of years but couldn't justify having two bikes that filled the same purpose... So here's my new toy!
It's in another league, not as comfortable on the road but so much better off it! I'm very happy, fuel consumption is pretty much the same (3.5 to 4.0L/100km if I'm doing mostly 90 to 110kph), the power is incredible, the bike is so much easier to manage in the trails (once I get going because the TR650 was already pretty tall, on this one I have to remove the stand before sitting on it otherwise I don't reach it) and it's nice to have a bike with support from the factory! I plan on putting a bigger fuel tank (RadeGarage makes on that takes the space occupied by the factory airbox so the exterior dimensions don't change) and a luggage rack (probably the on from Rumbux along with the front crash bars).
So here's to my TR650, may she rest in peace! And here's to my new bike, may we have some wonderful adventures!
P.S.: I'll be putting some aftermarket parts for sale in a couple minutes
P.P.S.: Don't worry, I'm not deleting the TR650 files from my Google Drive account so you guys will still have access to all the factory manuals!

It had been pushed there from its parking (I'm standing in it while taking this picture to give you an idea)
I called the cops to file a report and when we pulled it out of the ditch here's what I found:

So it's either one of two things, someone tried to steal the bike, the ignition shorted when they tried to punch it to unlock the steering and they got pissed off and threw the bike in the ditch as a revenge OR somebody really had something against me... Considering I was trying to get the renters across the hall thrown out of the building at the time, I've got my idea who did it, but no proof, so what ya gonna do?
I brought the bike to my "local" dealership and the insurance company called me back with 3400$ in repairs (400$ for the ignition, 1700$ for the wiring harness that got burnt and 9 hours in labor). I told them they were missing the cluster (which got hit when they tried to break the ignition) and a clutch cable at the very least. The next week they contacted me and told me the bike was totaled. When I went to the dealer to get my license plate he told me that the cluster would have been another 1000$ and that he forced my insurance company to add a clause that he wouldn't be responsible if there was more than that that needed to be changed because he was unable to start the bike and couldn't guarantee that would be it, that's what pushed them over the edge and made them decide to pay me instead...
So what now?
Well, I had been dreaming of getting a very precise model for a couple of years but couldn't justify having two bikes that filled the same purpose... So here's my new toy!

It's in another league, not as comfortable on the road but so much better off it! I'm very happy, fuel consumption is pretty much the same (3.5 to 4.0L/100km if I'm doing mostly 90 to 110kph), the power is incredible, the bike is so much easier to manage in the trails (once I get going because the TR650 was already pretty tall, on this one I have to remove the stand before sitting on it otherwise I don't reach it) and it's nice to have a bike with support from the factory! I plan on putting a bigger fuel tank (RadeGarage makes on that takes the space occupied by the factory airbox so the exterior dimensions don't change) and a luggage rack (probably the on from Rumbux along with the front crash bars).
So here's to my TR650, may she rest in peace! And here's to my new bike, may we have some wonderful adventures!
P.S.: I'll be putting some aftermarket parts for sale in a couple minutes
P.P.S.: Don't worry, I'm not deleting the TR650 files from my Google Drive account so you guys will still have access to all the factory manuals!