I guess I can't escape the crowd of having accident within 90days of owning a first bike. But I'm fine with just minor straining of my shoulder/wrist/calf/thigh a little bit. My hat off to Taichi saved my ass. My pants had very minor scuff and the jacket got a little more here and there, but NOT a single cut landed on my body
I was entering highway and it was dark, I guess I was riding along the broken merging pavement. I was entering the 5th gear so probably somewhere 40-50mph. Front started wobble and I started falling and sliding already. All happened very fast and next thing I knew I was already sliding.
The bike did get quite a bit damage but I still managed to ride home after the tow truck helped me raise the clutch to appropriate level. After riding at 65-70 for 30miles the bike still going strong. I do notice quite a little wobble as the pavement goes uneven or I'm just being extremely sensitive on my way back. I will bring it to a shop for a check regardless but here's my preliminary diagnosis
Most of the stuff I could account for replacing are
1clutch lever
2right mirror(with handle whole thing) is gone
3front cowl
4left fairing
5left signal light/light cover
6bar end
7kick stand I plan on just leaving it alone
8by the rear seat is usually covered by my tail bag, I don't even see the point of relacing that hard to do part.... Most are minor that I know I can fix by ordering replacement.
High beam light fell out of the socket and it seem broken in between that probably need professional repair. Left spool took a lot of damage and bent out, I wonder what can be done about it except replace the whole frame by the area?
Now my question comes to.... is it worth it to claim the insurance for the accident?
The insurance does come with the gear coverage and my gloves def need to be replaced. Should I get a new jacket with the minor rip between leather/fabric(regardless if I'm getting through my insurance or not).
With my insurance I think there's $250 deductible with future increase of my premium(new rider 30y/o). I do have a car under a different policy as well and with good driver discount. Is it worthwhile to claim through the insurance for most of the damage? Would it affect my car insurance(two different companies). Those fairings/mirror I will take an afternoon to DIY replacement which is totally ok
But yea even the ambulance paramedics and my gf said the gear saved myself from tens of thousand dollars of hospital bills. ATGATT for rest of my life
I was entering highway and it was dark, I guess I was riding along the broken merging pavement. I was entering the 5th gear so probably somewhere 40-50mph. Front started wobble and I started falling and sliding already. All happened very fast and next thing I knew I was already sliding.
The bike did get quite a bit damage but I still managed to ride home after the tow truck helped me raise the clutch to appropriate level. After riding at 65-70 for 30miles the bike still going strong. I do notice quite a little wobble as the pavement goes uneven or I'm just being extremely sensitive on my way back. I will bring it to a shop for a check regardless but here's my preliminary diagnosis
Most of the stuff I could account for replacing are
1clutch lever
2right mirror(with handle whole thing) is gone
3front cowl
4left fairing
5left signal light/light cover
6bar end
7kick stand I plan on just leaving it alone
8by the rear seat is usually covered by my tail bag, I don't even see the point of relacing that hard to do part.... Most are minor that I know I can fix by ordering replacement.
High beam light fell out of the socket and it seem broken in between that probably need professional repair. Left spool took a lot of damage and bent out, I wonder what can be done about it except replace the whole frame by the area?
Now my question comes to.... is it worth it to claim the insurance for the accident?
The insurance does come with the gear coverage and my gloves def need to be replaced. Should I get a new jacket with the minor rip between leather/fabric(regardless if I'm getting through my insurance or not).
With my insurance I think there's $250 deductible with future increase of my premium(new rider 30y/o). I do have a car under a different policy as well and with good driver discount. Is it worthwhile to claim through the insurance for most of the damage? Would it affect my car insurance(two different companies). Those fairings/mirror I will take an afternoon to DIY replacement which is totally ok
But yea even the ambulance paramedics and my gf said the gear saved myself from tens of thousand dollars of hospital bills. ATGATT for rest of my life
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