Before you try to review all of the animals that we have or may have had, let me clarify. I am saying goodbye to Scott's 2003 Suzuki Bandit 1200S...his motorcycle.
On April 26th (or so) he crashed it on his way to the Laughlin River Run. He was riding the little two lane highway up through 29 Palms on his way to Laughlin, past Amboy (never heard of this town before this) when he was hit by a really strong gust of wind that blew him into the gravel shoulder. Once he was in the gravel, he couldn't keep the bike up since he was going 65 mph and crashed. He was riding behind our friend Travis and Travis told us that he just had a feeling to look in his mirror and when he did he saw Scott's bike going end over end. Luckily, Scott landed on his back and only slid a little bit (he was wearing full riding gear) in the gravel...he walked away with a bruised knee and a few scratches on his side. Pretty much the luckiest man I know.
He called me and told me...I thought he was joking because he had called earlier joking that he and Travis had both crashed...so I ended up going to the River Run even though I had not planned on it. I brought our truck and we got to have a fun weekend with friends. On the way home, we got to load the bike into the truck to tow it home.
In Amboy before the crash, the Bandit is the silver bike
Afterwards on the side of the road
Having fun in Laughlin
So when it was all said and done...the insurance company covered the remaining balance on the loan. The motorcycle repair shop quoted $10,000 to repair Scott's Bandit...it cost $8,000 brand new in 2003!!! So it was totaled out and we lost a cherished member of the family...from Scott's POV anyways :)
For those of you feeling bad for Scott, just hold on a second. He will get a new bike next year if he keeps the deal that I made with him--->He has to pay off some of our debt and then he can get a motorcycle.
That was my deal with him..........
but my resolve crumbles everyday when I see this adorable face.
