A helmet has been acquired, and basic gloves that I bought when I first got into riding have been found. Thanks to all of the offers! If anybody has any gauntlet gloves or riding boots to sell, I'm looking for those now... my big bulky work boots don't look quite as nice with my suit tucked in as it does with riding boots, haha. Some Pirelli Sport Demons should be coming in today. I'll be Michelin Man'ing my way down to the shop to have them put on! Yeah, I sold it. It would have cost $2,000 or so for me to fix it. (Parts maybe $1,200 if you looked REAL hard, but I don't think I could have successfully done ALL of the labor myself.) Nope. Insurance through Progressive would have cost $195/mo for full coverage. I now switched to Rider and on the 250 full coverage with $250 deductible is only ~$300/year.