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May 17th, 2014, 07:39 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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Not a "crash" but still sucked..
So a couple weeks ago i was putting a bolt that had busted on one of the fairings back in. Simple rite??
All done and went to put the tools away... BAM!! she goes down. Somehow the kickstand gave out... She was sitting on the sidewalk so the frame slider landed at the very edge and slipped off into the dirt. Damage was scratched up and CRACKED fairing.. The crack came from the POS sliders bending in... The feeler on the left side peg snapped off, and my shifter bent.    So after a minor meltdown and a day to calm down i realized i could call my insurance...  I love Progressive!!!!! The adjusted came out to the shop and gave them a check on the spot. The ordered the parts and BAM! New plastics!  My deductible is 250. They wrote up a lot that was just plain silly to replace. Some of it I didn't even see. So we didn't worry about some of it and instead used the money to upgrade some stuff... Including the sliders!!! the best pat was i only had to pay 68 bucks for it. So i now have a double bubble windshield (somehow the stock one was cracked...) and shogun frame sliders. 
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May 17th, 2014, 07:42 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: S
Location: CA/MA, usually
Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R, 2007 Ninja 650R, 2001 F650 Dakar Posts: A lot.
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 Wow, nice. Sounds like you got a great outcome from that unfortunate incident.
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May 17th, 2014, 07:51 PM
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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.
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Whenever you're putting the bike on its sidestand, make sure it is in 1st gear and not neutral. Push the bike as far as it can forward to take the drivetrain slack out, and then set it down to the left. This way it can't roll forward even a smidge as the rear wheel will not let it.
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May 17th, 2014, 07:56 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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Yes, it was a really good outcome.
 And I normally would put it in first when parking because the driveway is sloped. But didnt think to do that on the level sidewalk... live and learn!
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May 17th, 2014, 07:58 PM
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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.
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Yup, it's safer to just do it every single time; it becomes a habit.
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May 17th, 2014, 08:26 PM
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Motorcycle Nurse?
Name: Jacques
Location: Gulf Coast
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+1 for Progressive being an awesome insurance company!
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May 18th, 2014, 05:04 AM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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Yup, ill never switch. They had been super awesome back in September when that guy hit me and totaled the 250. Covered all the stuff we had done to the bike and my gear.
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May 18th, 2014, 02:38 PM
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antiant
Name: antiant
Location: Cali
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Doesn't that count as a "ding" against your insurance though? Is your premium going to go up?
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May 18th, 2014, 04:04 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
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May 18th, 2014, 04:06 PM
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antiant
Name: antiant
Location: Cali
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Sweet!
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May 18th, 2014, 04:11 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
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they also have this thing you can get that makes the deductible go down if you haven't had an incident in awhile. kinda interesting but i crash alot so i dont get to use it
i think they even have a little spy device you can put on and if you drive safely they turn your rates down. was thinking about putting it in my grandmothers car. they wont know the difference right?
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May 18th, 2014, 06:17 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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The snapshot. I did that and saved 25 or 28%
It plugs into the OBD2 port in your car. It does the little beep if you do a "hard brake" and tracks your mileage and times you drive. It sends a signal directly to progressive when the car is on. Yes, they would know if it wasn't plugged into your car. 
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May 18th, 2014, 06:54 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rebecca
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 w/ ABS, 2014 NC700X, 2008 Ninja 250 (sold), 2002 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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If it makes you feel any better, I still drop my bike...
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May 18th, 2014, 06:58 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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I actually dropped it a couple days later trying to turn around in thr yard. On the bad side at least.
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May 18th, 2014, 07:02 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Rebecca
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 w/ ABS, 2014 NC700X, 2008 Ninja 250 (sold), 2002 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: A lot.
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It's why I'm not going to buy a brand new bike again. I'm too clumsy (and then too short to catch the bike after being clumsy) for nice things
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May 18th, 2014, 07:04 PM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot.
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I did get a little surprise from my sneaky boyfriend when I picked up the bike. He had went up and got me the tank pad the comes on the 2014 SEs. Had them put it on and made sure no one at the shop said anything about it to me.
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May 19th, 2014, 02:01 AM
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Certified Troublemaker
Name: Teri
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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