In answer to the 'does Brian <not> have a bike' questions: yes, I do have a C-14 but it is not being used and has not been used in some time (years).
I was on my way to lead a COG ride in CT and was with another COG member WHEN SUDDENLY, we came to an intersection. It was a four- way but only a two- way stop and my road had a blinking caution light, so we had the right- of- way. But a Mustang was coming into the intersection from the left and of course one never knows what anyone else will do so I decided to stop (yes, at the caution light). Unfortunately, the other guy riding with me decided to accelerate (again, we had the right- of- way and so he was in the right here) but looked away for a moment and then.... impactus. Caught me on the left side and knocked us down on the right side. No injuries and Andrea and I popped up, no problem. But the bike was pretty heavily damaged: both saddlebags driven off the frame, both badly damaged. Damage to both sides center fairing, front fairing, left mirror damaged, right mirror snapped off. Other guy was also riding an '08 so there were a fair amount of C-14 parts in the road. His bike wrote $5K and mine $5.5K, he had his repaired while I did not. Put a new mirror on the rt. side and went to the fall COG rally that year and then put the bike up.
As an aside: the female LEO was absolutely astounded we were riding together and knew each other. She asked if we were still friends.
Yes, we are still friends though the gentleman does now have the unfortunate 'gift' of having me 'crash' into him and then throw myself on the floor at any events we both attend, in a dramatic and impromptu reenactment of this specific event.
As it is an '08 with 100K miles it has little value. Being cosmetically trashed, it has virtually no value. I have not done anything with it and it is currently under gravitational bondage in the garage. And with the house situation, frankly I have been ignoring it. But lately, the urge is growing a bit and as already stated, occasionally the prices are extremely attractive on new left- over bikes, making a new or recent used C-14 an outstanding value in motorcycles. I really should not buy another one but then again, I am past the crisis part of the house and do have a reason to travel (grandkids 9 hours south of me).
Of course I will need handicapped access to any new vehicles, which I guess would be a crane for a motorcycle. For the others out there, no, I am not physically decrepit in any way, those rumors are just my 'friends' helping things along.
Oh and BTW, I did pick up the debris and continue onto CT for lunch and did lead the COG ride though my crash companion chose to go home and lick his wounds (proverbial wounds, no one was hurt in our little mishap).