Well, that's the end of that. On the first day of an 11-day roadtrip, I was descending into Boone, NC on Highway 105. I was about 3 carlengths back from the vehicle in front of me when they slammed on brakes to make a turn they were about to miss.
It took a split second for me to process what was happening, and then I screwed up and grabbed too much front brake which unloaded the rear and put me in a tankslapper. Before I knew it, I was down and sliding. I slid across oncoming traffic and luckily missed all the oncoming vehicles. My bike wasn't so lucky. It impacted an oncoming SUV.
Thankfully, I walked away with minor road rash and a few days worth of soreness. The bike, however, is a total loss.
So learn from my mistakes. Stay farther back off other vehicles at highway speeds to allow yourself time to react when someone does something completely unexpected.
This is the end for this bike. Insurance is still going over the claim, so I'm not sure what exactly will happen. I may do a buyback and part out what's left. Below is a tentative list:
Luftmeister exhaust is in decent shape
Engine is fine. The crank cover has a hole and the oil drained out, but the engine shut off before the oil vanished.
Trans, clutch, swingarm, and final drive are fine.
Front and rear braided brake lines
Front and rear calipers have pads with less than 200 miles on them
Front and rear rotors are fine
Center and side stands are good
ECU/Coils/All engine electrics should be good
Brand new clutch cable
Rebuilt front master is good (needs a reservoir now though)
Rear wheel is probably straight, Believe the front is tweaked.
Forks are bent
All bodywork damaged beyond repair except the front fender
Frame bent
I wish this would've ended differently, but at least I'm still here to talk about it. Be safe out there. Aside from a potential partout, I'm probably going to take my leave of K bikes. Thanks for the help and advice during the rebuild.