On November 4, 2016, my dad rode his Suzuki V-Strom 1000 off U.S. 33 in West Virginia. In addition to totaling the bike, Pops ended up with a broken ankle and collarbone. What was supposed to be the beginning of a multiple-day trip ended up being the first day and the last.
In the months that followed, bones began to heal, insurance checks showed up, but the psychological damage remained buried beneath the surface. Shortly after the accident, my brother and his wife had a baby, making dad a grandfather for the first time. Then came Spurgeon Senior’s 62nd birthday. I silently watched as my dad struggled with his own mortality and whether or not a return to motorcycling was in the cards for him.
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