Back in winter of 2017 I bought a new ‘16 V7II stone, and spent the entire winter making all the changes I wanted, and have been pretty happy with the results. Lights, shocks, tires, seat, exhaust, Todd’s wonderful flash tool... the list goes on and on. Thousands of dollars later, I finally had a bike I really enjoyed. - until the missing thrust bearing issue. Unfortunately my bike falls right in the range, and the nearest dealer is over 3 hours away. I figured I was out of the woods since my bike has 10k miles, but I just heard about another bike with the issue that happened at 11k. So I am now in the process of having my bike shipped to the nearest dealer in Maryland (I’m in Central NY). I will have it checked for the missing washer/bearing... but regardless of the outcome I noticed this dealer has a V7III in a beautiful bronze color with the night pack. Since I’m paying to ship my bike there and back, I’m wondering if I should consider upgrading? Not sure what price difference would be, but if I’m a few thousand away from getting a new bike, I just may consider it - and do the mods at my own pace. I can keep the bags, and the seat! But that’s about it... all mods would have to start from scratch... oooh what should I do! Sometimes modifying can be as much fun as riding...