If you were a reader of this tripe and followed the 2007 Iron Butt Rally surely you know all about the self-distruction of the final drive on my BMW.
That's old news.
Those demons were exocised by earning one of these.

The fine print says I rode my RTP from Bristol, RI to Tulsa, OK in under 24hrs.
That's all we need to know and once again thanks to Max the RTP kicks ass.