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my ninja 250 went down - total loss?

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#11 Post by Lion_Lady » Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:58 am

Glad you're ready to "pick up the pieces" as it were, and weren't too badly injured. Bikes can be fixed/replaced.

That said. Have you figured out what you'd do differently in the same situation, now? Something I always recommend to riders who've crashed. Identifying what went wrong is the key to avoiding a "repeat performance."

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#12 Post by RhadamYgg » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:28 pm

I wouldn't fix it up perfect. I don't think it matters that much what you'll get for your bike selling it if it is perfect or has some cosmetic issues - at least not with the Ninja 250.

I'm glad you are reasonably well. Personally, I double my following distances when I'm on the bike. Especially when I'm on the turnpike following trucks.

You'd never consciously realize it, but we look through most cars while we're riding/driving and gain information from it. With a truck, you'll never know if the SOB is tailgating a car. And some of these trucks when empty can stop faster than bikes or cars with the heavy duty brakes they have. Or at least that's my gut feeling about trucks and their stopping distances. I could be wrong, that is a lot of mass to stop.

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