I wrecked my bike:((

Good honest reflective post. Props to you for that. I am very sorry to hear about your crash and your bike. I'm glad you were wearing gear. Regarding the frame sliders, I actually never put them on my street triple for this very reason. I have a friend who tracks his bike a lot and while he has frame sliders, he tells me that some people are rethinking them.

Wish you the best!

Ouch, glad you made it. That slider sure looks like it bent some frame along with it. I'd guess it's totaled. (buy it back!)

I often make u-turns by signalling left then swinging to the right before making the turn in my truck (not a big truck, just a bad turning radius on city streets). Everyone should watch out for that! Even when I clearly signal left, it seems whatever car is behind me usually tries to pass before slamming their brakes and nearly t-boning me. My bad for not driving more defensively? Probably... but I'm pretty sure they'd still be at fault.

At least you are ok. You can always get another bike. It sure give your bike a rip down the right hand side. Anyhow, all the best and have a speedy recovery. Cheers.

Glad your ok and able to walk away.

Tough break, glad you are ok.
How does insurance work in the US? Do you actually want the bike to be fixed or could you push for it to be written off and get a replacement.
Surely after a hit like that and looking at the damage the bike would never be the same again and it could definitely affect safety and resale.
It's probably a small sample size but from some forums im on it seems like people really prefer to have their badly damaged bikes fixed rather then replaced, is this the case over there?

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Over here the insurance company, assuming he has the right coverage, would be obligated to either repair it or write him a check for what the bike is worth. Granted- if they consider it a total loss, then he'll get a check for the supposed value. He probably won't be able to find a bike he likes as well for that amount. But- he could take that money and put it down on any new bike he wants.

jmatt said:

So... I found out what it's like to be in a motorcycle accident. It sucks!

It happened on my commute home from work on 9/4/15.

I THOUGHT the car ahead of me was slowing down to make a right hand turn at the intersection we were approaching. I was SURE the car intended to turn right. It either started making a move to the right or, had its right turn signal on. I can't remember now; why I was SO sure. As I got closer to the car, I decided to go around it and continue on my way. Well, it was a BIG surprise to me when that car started turning left, not right! I tried to avoid a collision by riding even further to the left but ran out of time. I struck the car's left front bumper. My fault. Lesson learned. I should have waited. I will be patient next time I'm in that (or similar) situation. Thankfully, the driver of the car was not hurt. I ended up with a concussion and severe bruising to my right knee and thigh. God was watching out for me or, it could have gone much worse!

I'm still waiting for a verdict from the insurance adjuster, on whether or not my bike can be fixed. The frame sliders I installed on my bike may have caused the frame to bend. At this point, I think frame sliders can cause more harm than good so, I will not have them on this or, my next bike.

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So god just wanted to give you a concussion and some bruises? I mean being omnipotent and all, it seems a bit old testament...
Seriously - happy you're OK.

appliance821 said:

so god just wanted to give you a concussion and some bruises? I mean being omnipotent and all, it seems a bit old testament...
Seriously - happy you're ok.

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lol

Very glad you are ok. Just goes to show that what drivers signal or don't signal does not necessarily mean much. I try to look for the worst thing(s) they might do, regardless of their signals/no signals and plan accordingly...

In my neighborhood nobody uses their turn signals at all. So I expect them to do stupid moves. But here's a true story:

I once sold a bike to a friend who lives in north San Diego county. He was riding it down a street that had a ditch on the RH side, following a pickup. The truck driver signaled a left hand turn, so he started to go by on the right. Of course, the guy turned right.

This put my friend into that ditch. Unfortunately, there was a culvert at the end, where the cross street started, and that put him over the bars. He hit a phone pole, and landed right on top of a rattlesnake. He crawled away on a badly broken leg, and was not bitten.

He suffered a spiral fracture of tibia and fibula, took nearly 6 months in a full leg cast to heal. Meanwhile he was flying for biz, stumping through airports with that cast. Finally the day came when the cast was removed; of course the leg was withered. He asked the doc if he could play some golf for exercise, and got the okay. So he went out to play a few holes and slipped in a patch of mud and re-broke that leg.

All true, and a few years later this same fellow had an even worse experience on another bike that I found for him. I posted that story in my "Bikes I have owned and loved" thread in the Lounge.

PS jmatt, you really should try out a KTM 390. It is the perfect example of "less is more." Unlike my bigger bikes, I can use 95% of what it has to offer every time I go out on it.

jmatt said:

I ended up with a concussion and severe bruising to my right knee and thigh.

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After reading your experience (I'm glad your okay) I've when to my stored bike and studied the frame sliders and concluded that I will keep them despite risking bending the frame one day. Why? For my own health.

Here's my thinking. By deflecting the brunt of the impact the sliders provided a precious (small though enough) space between your bike's engine and the cars bumper. Imagine a moment if you didn't had the sliders. You right leg would have end up crushed.

Again. I'm glad your are okay and thank you for sharing your misadventure.

So glad your injuries were not worse. If you liked the Hyper, why not get another? I have yet to find a bike that has as much to offer for the price.

NewRider said:

After reading your experience (I'm glad your okay) I've when to my stored bike and studied the frame sliders and concluded that I will keep them despite risking bending the frame one day. Why? For my own health.

Here's my thinking. By deflecting the brunt of the impact the sliders provided a precious (small though enough) space between your bike's engine and the cars bumper. Imagine a moment if you didn't had the sliders. You right leg would have end up crushed.

Again. I'm glad your are okay and thank you for sharing your misadventure.

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I think the trick with frame sliders is to get ones that mount at 2 points: T-rex. woodcraft and puig make these. The other thing is that a post just sticking out will grab stuff as it slides and may create other problems.

Get the new 939 SP mate. haha