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View Poll Results: How long after you got the bike did you drop/crash it? | |||
within the first week | 175 | 18.25% | |
within the first month | 179 | 18.67% | |
within 6 months | 201 | 20.96% | |
within the first year | 66 | 6.88% | |
within the first five years | 40 | 4.17% | |
I crashed after 5 years of owning my ninjette | 5 | 0.52% | |
I've never dropped it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. | 293 | 30.55% | |
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November 1st, 2015, 01:16 PM | #361 |
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May 6th, 2017, 01:12 PM | #362 |
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Name: JOHN
Location: Italy (From USA)
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): '12 Kawasaki Ninja 650, 06 Suzuki DR650, 08 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (Sold), 04 Kawasaki KX100 (Sold) Posts: 7
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Crashed Today!
So I started riding on the street in June 2012. Today I finally biffed it. Good thing I was wearing my Joe Rocket Survivor Suit and not just jeans. I was with my MC club. We had just left our local hangout and I was 2nd in line. The road split with a roundabout on the right, I thought we were going straight and wasn't paying full attention, leader hit blinker and went right. Assuming we were going straight I was too close and wasn't expecting to turn. I mashed the brakes and tried to make it. The rear tire locked up and I leaned hard right. Skidding low and side (ish) but still upright until I hit the curb. Messed up my right fairing and the plastic coolant jug broke. So I am out of commission until that comes in the mail. Being overseas that may take a couple weeks. Anyway I ordered the parts. I did hit my helmet, so I will have to order one of those also, but I am waiting to get a response from the manufacturer to see if they will give me a discount on a replacement. Only thing sore is my hip. Not bad and not bruised yet but might. Other than not having hip pads the survivor suit worked outstanding. Will invest in some riding shorts with hip pads to wear underneath in the future. Made it almost 5 years and on my third bike before I crashed. But the inevitable happened. Knock on wood that does not happen again.
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May 6th, 2017, 02:32 PM | #363 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Kerry
Location: Ventura, CA
Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16
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Sorry, crashing sucks. Glad you're not badly hurt!
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March 18th, 2018, 03:12 PM | #364 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Dave
Location: Greer, SC
Join Date: Jan 2018 Motorcycle(s): 2017 Ninja 300 Posts: 11
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Had mine for two months. Did great until I decided I was going to go out partying on it. My own damn fault, though I'm pretty sure I would've been fine if it wasn't for the damn fog
And it was the one time I didn't have my helmet cam on I had a feeling I should've bought a used bike, but I overpaid for a new one thinking I'd be fine having ridden 150s in the past Now I owe more on it than its worth. That's ok though, I can pay it off whenever, I'm just trying to build my credit I posted my story as a new thread but it doesn't seem to have been posted yet |
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March 18th, 2018, 03:27 PM | #365 | |
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Name: Whodat
Location: Ware Is.,MA
Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14
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July 16th, 2018, 01:34 PM | #366 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: xorbe
Location: Bay Area, CA
Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): N650 (and others) Posts: 408
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Wow so I am 1 of 5, kind of ... If I get to call my 5th bike ('17 Ninja 650) my 2nd Ninjette ... finally after 5 years and 4 months and approx 18K miles cumulative, in a Wal*Mart grocery parking lot, for some reason I grabbed a handful of front brake at 0.5 mph with the front wheel cranked, and it threw me on the ground. Scraped bar end, half bent rear brake lever, micro scuff on the mirror housing, and 4 tiny nicks on the fairing edge (engine case escaped!). Very minimal since it was stopped when it went down.
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July 16th, 2018, 02:23 PM | #367 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Kerry
Location: Ventura, CA
Join Date: Jan 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Apr '18, Apr '17, Apr '16
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I'm glad the damage was not too bad! I don't think it will ever not be frustrating to drop a bike, but it happens.
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July 22nd, 2018, 04:34 AM | #368 |
ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Tom
Location: Northern Virginia
Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250, 2019 Harley Ultra Classic, 2001 Suzuki SV650 Posts: A lot.
MOTM - Jan '16
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I never dropped my Ninjette, but then I bought the Ninjette when I was getting back into riding after a 16 year break. I had about 8 years total riding experience before the break.
I've dropped previous bikes, I started out riding Dirt Bikes and Dual Sports, I crashed them in the first day of ownership and I crashed my Harley Sportster about two months ago after about 16 months of ownership. So if you took the word Ninjette out of the question I could check just about every box. |
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July 26th, 2018, 06:06 PM | #369 |
ninjette.org guru
Name: xorbe
Location: Bay Area, CA
Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): N650 (and others) Posts: 408
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I figured out why my bike escaped damage from the stationary parking lot drop, my rear spools are extra wide slider spools. Rear spool took the scrub (rear spool + rear brake lever + bar end). Fairing barely kissed the ground that's why only tiny nick fit for a dot of touch-up paint.
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October 17th, 2019, 05:08 PM | #370 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Guarino
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Join Date: Oct 2019 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, CBR 125R (My 1st bike was a 2001 ZX-6R) Posts: 28
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In 2002 I highsided on my Ninja ZX-6R, nearly dropped it a few times before that. With my current Ninja 300, the previous owner(s) dropped it on both sides, still fixing the cosmetics, nice project.
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