Oh, I forgot something.
The new Honda motorcycle mentioned in my last post was lost in a garage fire about 8 mos later.
One might look at this "siezed engine" and then "burned to the ground" experience as devine intervention.
I agree. We traded the third motorcycle (bought after the fire) in on our SVT.
It was funny to trade the bike for a car. The Ford dealer was afraid to touch it. I had to move it into their garage for them. But they took it in trade for a price I could live with. Sorry about that "live with" pun. Yes, it was terrible.
The SVT is so much fun, it has been two weeks and I still don't miss the Kawasaki KLR650. Yes, that is good.