Drive Shaft seized on the final drive splines

[mspratz]

Did you get the bike back home yet? Any further developments?

I picked up the bike on Tuesday, as the temp was 40F that day, and looking much colder in the foreseeable future. Gave it a quick rinse to get the salt off, dried it with the leaf blower, and tucked it into the garage.
The rear boot is new. The tech used a liberal amount of the NBU 30 PTM grease on both ends of both boots. It has already dried to the point where it is very sticky and difficult to remove. That stuff is like a cross between grease and glue. It is amazingly expensive. The link above is to Amazon; you get 1.75 ozs (50 gm) for $24.00.
Front boot:
   

Rear boot: