Slide...Crash...

RAMN · July 30th, 2011, 07:03 AM

The thrill of riding the #3 rated road in beautiful British Columba Canada was on my side, being with my family and having a whole long weekend to ride,ride,ride!
I was coming around a tight right corner when I realized there was a lot of gravel on the road, I tried to lean in and trust my tires but had to stand it up... it was like hitting ice...there I was, alone in the ditch mad as hell that my baby was hurt.
I picked her up there in the ditch, and had myself a moment until my mother in law came around and saw me there.
Yesterday I found out that there are so many good people in this world, car after car stopped to ask if they could help, I ended up stopping one and asking them to let my husband and father in law, who had gone ahead of us ladies, know what had happened. Needless to say my bike was scratched all down the side, I put my turn signal that had been ripped off back on and we headed on our way to enjoy the rest of the beautiful Duffy Lake Road.
... Does anyone have a good idea of how to fix my baby without buying all new parts?

Live2ride · July 30th, 2011, 07:17 AM

Well it seems that your alright, which is great! Just curious, what year is your ninja? Depending on the year (old gen or new gen) we can help you further with the repairs. Also, if you post some pictures of the damage I'm sure it would help even further in determining what needs to be fixed and how you should go about fixing it.

Live2ride · July 30th, 2011, 07:20 AM

I noticed your first post about coolant levels was in the new gen section so that answers that question.

alex.s · July 30th, 2011, 11:49 AM

sounds like you're in for some fun with sandpaper, bondo and paint.

RAMN · August 1st, 2011, 05:22 AM

Hey thanks for the replies, I'll put some photos up later on this morning. I'm not sure what direction I want to go~ sand sand sand or try to find a good deal on new parts... I'm excited to hear your ideas once I load the pics.

kaiserz · August 1st, 2011, 06:11 AM

If you're still new to riding and the "damages" were just cosmetics, I would say to just leave it there, battle scars are earned not just given hehe, and the first 1 - 2 years or 100 - 10k miles is still a "learning stage" for most riders, and most likely riders will drop their bike in this period. But I'm glad you're okay

were you wearing gear?

RAMN · August 1st, 2011, 06:50 AM

Thanks for saying that... for some reason I feel embarrased and rather silly for crashing. I keep having to remind myself that if I were in the same place again, I'd do exactly what I did and there was nothing I could do about hitting the graval on that tight corner.
Yes for the most part I had good gear on, I had my Astars boots, Jacket and gloves but I think I'm going to invest in some good leather pants before i head out to have fun on a road like that... I just had jeans on.

kaiserz · August 1st, 2011, 07:18 AM

There we go (: please invest on some good gear first, cause I've read about this guy who had a mishap, (he was just wearing jeans) and he's under going therapy for like 6 months now, still can't run, and there's still pain on his leg, he said that if had any protection on his knees/legs then it'll be different. And don't be embarrassed that you crashed, it means that you're pushing yourself to almost the limit and you're learning from that. Ride safe

RAMN · August 1st, 2011, 09:24 AM

Live2ride, who do you mean by "we" - are you with a company?

k-os · August 1st, 2011, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAMN

Live2ride, who do you mean by "we" - are you with a company?

I'm pretty sure he means the forum, when he says "we."

rockNroll · August 1st, 2011, 10:38 AM

it is now later on this morning

RAMN · August 2nd, 2011, 07:51 AM

Okay, here they are... sorry for the delay (I'm an auntie again

!!) ... it doesnt look as bad in the pictures...

Jinx250 · August 2nd, 2011, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAMN

Hey thanks for the replies, I'll put some photos up later on this morning. I'm not sure what direction I want to go~ sand sand sand or try to find a good deal on new parts... I'm excited to hear your ideas once I load the pics.

If you're new to riding, you're far better off leaving them as is, unless they are falling off the bike. Chances are this won't be the last time your bike is horizontal (statistically speaking, nothing personal). That way you don't have to do the same work more than once.

ducducgooseit · August 2nd, 2011, 09:15 AM

Bike

You

At it again

July 30th, 2011, 07:03 AM	#1
RAMN ninjette.org newbie Name: RAMN Location: Squamish, BC Canada Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 9	Slide...Crash... The thrill of riding the #3 rated road in beautiful British Columba Canada was on my side, being with my family and having a whole long weekend to ride,ride,ride! I was coming around a tight right corner when I realized there was a lot of gravel on the road, I tried to lean in and trust my tires but had to stand it up... it was like hitting ice...there I was, alone in the ditch mad as hell that my baby was hurt. I picked her up there in the ditch, and had myself a moment until my mother in law came around and saw me there. Yesterday I found out that there are so many good people in this world, car after car stopped to ask if they could help, I ended up stopping one and asking them to let my husband and father in law, who had gone ahead of us ladies, know what had happened. Needless to say my bike was scratched all down the side, I put my turn signal that had been ripped off back on and we headed on our way to enjoy the rest of the beautiful Duffy Lake Road. ... Does anyone have a good idea of how to fix my baby without buying all new parts?

July 30th, 2011, 07:17 AM	#2
Live2ride ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Cody Location: NoVa Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 06 yzf r6r previously: 09 ninja 250r, black 07 zx6r Posts: A lot.	Well it seems that your alright, which is great! Just curious, what year is your ninja? Depending on the year (old gen or new gen) we can help you further with the repairs. Also, if you post some pictures of the damage I'm sure it would help even further in determining what needs to be fixed and how you should go about fixing it. __________________________________________________

July 30th, 2011, 11:49 AM	#4
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	sounds like you're in for some fun with sandpaper, bondo and paint. __________________________________________________

August 1st, 2011, 05:22 AM	#5
RAMN ninjette.org newbie Name: RAMN Location: Squamish, BC Canada Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 9	Pictures Hey thanks for the replies, I'll put some photos up later on this morning. I'm not sure what direction I want to go~ sand sand sand or try to find a good deal on new parts... I'm excited to hear your ideas once I load the pics.

August 1st, 2011, 10:38 AM	#11
rockNroll . Name: rock Location: greenville, south carolina Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): black Posts: A lot.	it is now later on this morning __________________________________________________ Always get a second opinion because most of these people are makin' this stuff up

July 30th, 2011, 07:20 AM	#3
Live2ride ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Cody Location: NoVa Join Date: Jan 2011 Motorcycle(s): 06 yzf r6r previously: 09 ninja 250r, black 07 zx6r Posts: A lot.	I noticed your first post about coolant levels was in the new gen section so that answers that question. __________________________________________________

August 1st, 2011, 06:11 AM	#6
kaiserz There's a limit to s2pdty Name: A.D. Location: NoVa the burg Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r ninja (sold) Posts: A lot.	If you're still new to riding and the "damages" were just cosmetics, I would say to just leave it there, battle scars are earned not just given hehe, and the first 1 - 2 years or 100 - 10k miles is still a "learning stage" for most riders, and most likely riders will drop their bike in this period. But I'm glad you're okay were you wearing gear?

August 1st, 2011, 06:50 AM	#7
RAMN ninjette.org newbie Name: RAMN Location: Squamish, BC Canada Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 9	Thanks for saying that... for some reason I feel embarrased and rather silly for crashing. I keep having to remind myself that if I were in the same place again, I'd do exactly what I did and there was nothing I could do about hitting the graval on that tight corner. Yes for the most part I had good gear on, I had my Astars boots, Jacket and gloves but I think I'm going to invest in some good leather pants before i head out to have fun on a road like that... I just had jeans on.

August 1st, 2011, 07:18 AM	#8
kaiserz There's a limit to s2pdty Name: A.D. Location: NoVa the burg Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 250r ninja (sold) Posts: A lot.	There we go (: please invest on some good gear first, cause I've read about this guy who had a mishap, (he was just wearing jeans) and he's under going therapy for like 6 months now, still can't run, and there's still pain on his leg, he said that if had any protection on his knees/legs then it'll be different. And don't be embarrassed that you crashed, it means that you're pushing yourself to almost the limit and you're learning from that. Ride safe

August 1st, 2011, 09:24 AM	#9
RAMN ninjette.org newbie Name: RAMN Location: Squamish, BC Canada Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: 9	Live2ride, who do you mean by "we" - are you with a company?

August 2nd, 2011, 09:15 AM	#14
ducducgooseit Name: ... Location: ... Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): ... Posts: 999	Bike You At it again Last futzed with by ducducgooseit; August 2nd, 2011 at 09:56 PM.

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