Plum Crazy Ninja is totaled...

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 09:01 AM

Yes you read correct my Wife totaled the bike on 6/19..

We were going through a left hand turn between 40 and 50 mph when it went into a tank slapper..

She could not get it under control and eventually went down pretty hard.

She slid on the asphalt about 40 or 50 feet before coming to a stop on the gravel shoulder..

The only injuries she sustained were road rash on both arms do to not wearing her jacket.. Helmet took major damage.. Boots took damage.. The gear she was wearing did it's job.. If she would have had on her jacket she probably would have walked away..

Bike suffered badly.. The riders behind her that seen it all verified the tank slapper and said it shook so bad that her left foot fell off the peg causing her to fall off.. The bike then went down on the lh side sliding about 50 or 60 feet and then hitting the ditch flipping over..

Insurance has already picked up the totaled bike.. Bent rear subframe, forks were tweaked pretty bad and most of the plastics were trashed..

Insurance paid us $4186.00 for the bike..

here's a couple pics..

bluepoof · June 28th, 2011, 09:05 AM

Oh no! So sorry to hear that.

Glad to hear your wife had relatively few injuries (wear your gear, peeps!) as that is WAY more important than the bike. Do you think she'll ride again or is she done with motorcycles?

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bluepoof

Oh no! So sorry to hear that.

Glad to hear your wife had relatively few injuries (wear your gear, peeps!) as that is WAY more important than the bike. Do you think she'll ride again or is she done with motorcycles?

Yes she will ride again, but we probably will not replace the Ninja until next spring..

Live2ride · June 28th, 2011, 09:09 AM

Wow, that really stinks. I hope her road rash heals quickly. Will you be purchasing another 250 for her with the insurance money, or will she be staying away from bikes for a while?

edit: whoops, that's what I get for typing this message so slowly. Glad to hear she'll be riding again

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Live2ride

Wow, that really stinks. I hope her road rash heals quickly. Will you be purchasing another 250 for her with the insurance money, or will she be staying away from bikes for a while?

No problem.. I am slow on the keyboard as well..

CThunder-blue · June 28th, 2011, 09:32 AM

Wow. Sorry to hear about the crash, but glad to hear she's relatively ok. Any reason she wasn't wearing her jacket? Like was it a short trip around the corner to the store? At least the insurance gave you enough for almost a new bike.

wtfh4xx · June 28th, 2011, 09:46 AM

Not the plum ninja! D:
Glad the wifey is alright.

Live2ride · June 28th, 2011, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

Wow. Sorry to hear about the crash, but glad to hear she's relatively ok. Any reason she wasn't wearing her jacket? Like was it a short trip around the corner to the store? At least the insurance gave you enough for almost a new bike.

If I were in that situation, I would purchase a used bike in good condition for around $2500-$2700 then save the rest.

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

Wow. Sorry to hear about the crash, but glad to hear she's relatively ok. Any reason she wasn't wearing her jacket? Like was it a short trip around the corner to the store? At least the insurance gave you enough for almost a new bike.

Reason for not wearing a jacket, None..

It was going to be a long 200 plus mile ride and we were only about 70 miles into it..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by drsketch

How did she get into that situation? Brake in the turn?

We are not sure.. I looked over the bike and checked everything I could think of before the insurance company picked it up.. I found nothing that would have caused it to shake..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wtfh4xx

Not the plum ninja! D:
Glad the wifey is alright.

Yes the plum crazy Ninja is gone to the bone yard..

Thank you we as a family are also glad Mary was not hurt worse than she was..

CThunder-blue · June 28th, 2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DR1300R

Reason for not wearing a jacket, None..

It was going to be a long 200 plus mile ride and we were only about 70 miles into it..

At least she's able to live & learn. I hope she recovers quickly.

Live2ride · June 28th, 2011, 10:11 AM

It could have been loose gravel / debris. I've gone around a sharp corner and hit a fallen tree branch which threw my front tire about 1ft to the left and easily could have caused a tank slapper if I wasn't prepared for it.

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Live2ride

If I were in that situation, I would purchase a used bike in good condition for around $2500-$2700 then save the rest.

We are not going to buy anything until next spring.. No decision on new or used yet..

I will tell you one thing though it will be plum crazy purple again..

Live2ride · June 28th, 2011, 10:13 AM

haha, I like your thinking.

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

At least she's able to live & learn. I hope she recovers quickly.

Thank you for no lectures..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Live2ride

It could have been loose gravel / debris. I've gone around a sharp corner and hit a fallen tree branch which threw my front tire about 1ft to the left and easily could have caused a tank slapper if I wasn't prepared for it.

It was clean smooth blacktop..

five of us riding and all experienced riders.. No reason for a tank slapper to occur at all.. Left us all scratching our heads..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Live2ride

haha, I like your thinking.

Alex · June 28th, 2011, 11:14 AM

Youch, that's really too bad.

kkim · June 28th, 2011, 11:17 AM

stock IRC tires?

sorry to hear about the bike. glad the wife is (relatively) okay. tend to her, first.

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kkim

stock IRC tires?

sorry to hear about the bike. glad the wife is (relatively) okay. tend to her, first.

Yes stock tires..

Yes she is on the mend.. Thank you.

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Youch, that's really too bad.

Thanks Alex.. Yes it does suck..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by drsketch

Well glad she isn't permanently hurt... Good luck!

Yes she will be fine.. slowly on the mend.. Thank you..

Fly'in Ninja · June 28th, 2011, 11:46 AM

Wishing her a speedy recovery!!

rockNroll · June 28th, 2011, 11:49 AM

Yep, tell her best wishes and heal quick

nattygirl · June 28th, 2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DR1300R

We are not going to buy anything until next spring.. No decision on new or used yet..

I will tell you one thing though it will be plum crazy purple again..

You should keep the hugger then and not sell it.

That's how I found out about Plum Crazy going down. I seen the parts for sale and thought, oh no, it went down. I immediately did a search for Plum Crazy and found this thread. So sorry to hear Mary went down, but so glad to hear she came out with minimal injuries.

csmith12 · June 28th, 2011, 04:22 PM

Best wishes for your wife.

Hope she rides again soon. Hits home since I am trying to talk my wife into riding.

Shame about the bike too. Mods, paint and all was still pretty new right?

Honko · June 28th, 2011, 04:28 PM

It's a relief to hear she is going to be a okay!

I'm sorry the same cannot be said for Plum

Liber · June 28th, 2011, 04:43 PM

how does one recover from a tank slapper?

"A" · June 28th, 2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Liber

how does one recover from a tank slapper?

More throttle.. un-weigh the front end.

ichibunkid.206 · June 28th, 2011, 05:24 PM

Sorry to hear about your wife's accident. Fortunately she wasn't hurt more seriously...
Wishing your wife a speedy recovery.....

Alex · June 28th, 2011, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Liber

how does one recover from a tank slapper?

On the ninjette? Grab the bars and hold them straight. On a larger bike with a steeper rake and heavier front end, the advice to add throttle isn't a bad idea.

I've let the decel wobble get almost to lock-to-lock while playing with it on the ninjette, and even at speed, the front end is light enough to grab the bars firmly and stabilize them.

sixer · June 28th, 2011, 06:34 PM

yikes! glad your ok - was a sick paint job- best wishes.

CynicalC · June 28th, 2011, 06:38 PM

That sucks but it's good that she walked away. Road rash pictures?

vnranger · June 28th, 2011, 07:06 PM

Sorry to hear that,glad the she was (relatively) OK, wishing her a quick recovery.

slolane · June 28th, 2011, 07:16 PM

Very sorry to hear, glad she's ok.

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fly'in Ninja

Wishing her a speedy recovery!!

Thank you..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rockNroll

Yep, tell her best wishes and heal quick

Will do thanks Rock..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nattygirl

You should keep the hugger then and not sell it.

That's how I found out about Plum Crazy going down. I seen the parts for sale and thought, oh no, it went down. I immediately did a search for Plum Crazy and found this thread. So sorry to hear Mary went down, but so glad to hear she came out with minimal injuries.

Thanks Natalie but I didn't say the new bike would be another 250r..

Hugger is for sale..

DR1300R · June 28th, 2011, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by csmith12

Best wishes for your wife.

Hope she rides again soon. Hits home since I am trying to talk my wife into riding.

Shame about the bike too. Mods, paint and all was still pretty new right?

Yes the Ninja only had about 3200 miles on her..

Don't let your Wife see this thread..

Mary will be fine and will get back on 2 wheels again..

June 28th, 2011, 09:01 AM	#1
DR1300R ninjette.org guru Name: Doyle Location: Quad Cities,Il Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2000 Hayabusa 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 318	Plum Crazy Ninja is totaled... Yes you read correct my Wife totaled the bike on 6/19.. We were going through a left hand turn between 40 and 50 mph when it went into a tank slapper.. She could not get it under control and eventually went down pretty hard. She slid on the asphalt about 40 or 50 feet before coming to a stop on the gravel shoulder.. The only injuries she sustained were road rash on both arms do to not wearing her jacket.. Helmet took major damage.. Boots took damage.. The gear she was wearing did it's job.. If she would have had on her jacket she probably would have walked away.. Bike suffered badly.. The riders behind her that seen it all verified the tank slapper and said it shook so bad that her left foot fell off the peg causing her to fall off.. The bike then went down on the lh side sliding about 50 or 60 feet and then hitting the ditch flipping over.. Insurance has already picked up the totaled bike.. Bent rear subframe, forks were tweaked pretty bad and most of the plastics were trashed.. Insurance paid us $4186.00 for the bike.. here's a couple pics.. __________________________________________________ busastampede.com

June 28th, 2011, 09:05 AM	#2
bluepoof ninjette.org sage Name: Carolyn Location: San Carlos, CA Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250, 2002 Yamaha XT225 Posts: 597	Oh no! So sorry to hear that. Glad to hear your wife had relatively few injuries (wear your gear, peeps!) as that is WAY more important than the bike. Do you think she'll ride again or is she done with motorcycles? __________________________________________________ www.bluepoof.com

June 28th, 2011, 09:09 AM	#4
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.	Wow, that really stinks. I hope her road rash heals quickly. Will you be purchasing another 250 for her with the insurance money, or will she be staying away from bikes for a while? edit: whoops, that's what I get for typing this message so slowly. Glad to hear she'll be riding again __________________________________________________

June 28th, 2011, 09:32 AM	#6
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	Wow. Sorry to hear about the crash, but glad to hear she's relatively ok. Any reason she wasn't wearing her jacket? Like was it a short trip around the corner to the store? At least the insurance gave you enough for almost a new bike. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

June 28th, 2011, 09:46 AM	#7
wtfh4xx Opinionated individual :) Name: SecretNinjaMan Location: Nor Cal Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninjette Special Edition (red/black) Posts: 342	Not the plum ninja! D: Glad the wifey is alright. __________________________________________________ Yoshi slip on, shimmed 2 washers, zip tie throttle mod, pre-load #2, snorkel delete 2010 SE 250R! Miles in the saddle: 1000

June 28th, 2011, 10:11 AM	#13
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.	It could have been loose gravel / debris. I've gone around a sharp corner and hit a fallen tree branch which threw my front tire about 1ft to the left and easily could have caused a tank slapper if I wasn't prepared for it. __________________________________________________

June 28th, 2011, 10:13 AM	#15
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.	haha, I like your thinking. __________________________________________________

June 28th, 2011, 11:14 AM	#19
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Youch, that's really too bad. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 28th, 2011, 11:17 AM	#20
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	stock IRC tires? sorry to hear about the bike. glad the wife is (relatively) okay. tend to her, first.

June 28th, 2011, 11:46 AM	#24
Fly'in Ninja ninjette.org guru Name: Al Location: Bay Area Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): C-250R-ST Posts: 287	Wishing her a speedy recovery!!

June 28th, 2011, 11:49 AM	#25
rockNroll . Name: rock Location: greenville, south carolina Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): black Posts: A lot.	Yep, tell her best wishes and heal quick __________________________________________________ Always get a second opinion because most of these people are makin' this stuff up

June 28th, 2011, 04:22 PM	#27
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Best wishes for your wife. Hope she rides again soon. Hits home since I am trying to talk my wife into riding. Shame about the bike too. Mods, paint and all was still pretty new right? __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

June 28th, 2011, 04:28 PM	#28
Honko ninjette.org sage Name: Hyon Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Green SE Posts: 574	It's a relief to hear she is going to be a okay! I'm sorry the same cannot be said for Plum

June 28th, 2011, 04:43 PM	#29
Liber ninjette.org sage Name: Chris Location: Arkansas Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): EX250J Posts: 511	how does one recover from a tank slapper?

June 28th, 2011, 05:24 PM	#31
ichibunkid.206 ninjette.org member Name: Phil Location: Seattle Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R Posts: 190	Sorry to hear about your wife's accident. Fortunately she wasn't hurt more seriously... Wishing your wife a speedy recovery..... __________________________________________________ ATGATT Quote Wild Hogs - Woody: "May be I don't want to wear a helmet, Maybe I don't want anything between me and the road" Bobby: "You will if your head falls on it"

June 28th, 2011, 06:34 PM	#33
sixer no joy Name: Six Location: Cali Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 2006 636 Posts: 408	yikes! glad your ok - was a sick paint job- best wishes.

June 28th, 2011, 06:38 PM	#34
CynicalC ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Colin Location: Bay Area Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): '96 EX250 Posts: A lot.	That sucks but it's good that she walked away. Road rash pictures?

June 28th, 2011, 07:06 PM	#35
vnranger ninjette.org sage Name: Jonathan Location: Beaverton OR Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): Candy Thunder blue 2009 kawasaki 250r, 2010 Dark Stealth Ducati Monster 696. Posts: 891	Sorry to hear that,glad the she was (relatively) OK, wishing her a quick recovery.

June 28th, 2011, 07:16 PM	#36
slolane Motorcyclist Name: James Location: Maryland Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 ABS Posts: A lot.	Very sorry to hear, glad she's ok.

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