Yay. For once I have good news. So when the so called friend/ family member wrecked out bike he mentioned that he thought something was wrong with the throttle. He said it didn’t feel right to him, and Hubby agreed it was an excuse because the bike was in the best shape it had ever been in. He tried to say the throttle hung up on him and wouldn’t roll back, and that’s why he hit the rear brakes locking up the rear tire. No, you hit the rear brakes because you’re an idiot who was going too fast and reacted wrong.

Anywho, one of our friends at the bike shop offered to send the right clip-on off to Yamaha for testing. Two weeks ago I handed it over to him for the testing. He got it back today and just called me with the news. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the right clip-on. Besides from the actual metal clip-on part being busted during the wreck and the handle bar getting bent back, the clip-on is in perfect working order. It rolls smoothly, and they had no problems with it working properly even after the wreck and the damage to it.

The only issue we’ve ever had with the throttle is when we’re using the canyon dancer when hauling the bike. Sometimes it will pull the grip down over the bar end, and you have to put it back into place. That had happened the day before the wreck at Deal’s Gap, but not only was it fixed, the entire grip was replaced when Hubby went to Wheeler’s shop. Then Wheeler greased it up properly and made sure it worked. I mentioned I even had all the paperwork from the work Wheeler done.

Even though the accident wasn’t reported, I did take pictures of everything including the scene. An eye witness (not Hubby) gave an account to a cop friend of ours who checked it out for us. After seeing the photos and talking to the witness our cop friend (who not only investigates most bike accidents in the county but also rides) confirmed the accident was a cut and dry case of going way too fast for conditions and not handling the bike properly.

I love it when I’m right.