Glad to hear you're pretty much okay after all this, Don.

Yep, I almost always, at the minimum, wear my 3/4 helmet, my FirstGear mesh jacket, boots, jeans and gloves whenever I ride.

(sooooo...how did the bike come through all this, anyway?)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)