which was a Great Time to discover that the Back Shocks had just packed in

Perfect timing indeed, glad nothing serious happened.

You can kind I see the camera shaking at lower speed/rpm in the video - this amuses me considering the dog fight analogy you gave. Once the bike is cruising the camera evens out - maybe it is just me though.

If.... you still own one? Haha, sounds like a future post from you @awgbibb.