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Well, I've already posted a few times for help with my R1 and figured I'd introduce myself now. The name is Chris/ christos. I'm from Hyde Park but spend a lot of time in Quincy. I had a fzr 600 2 years ago that I rebuilt in my living room and sold it a few months later. No bike last year. Bought an 01 R1 2-3 weeks ago. Polished frame, after market rims,etc, Fixed all the little things it needed and I wrecked it yesterday about 15 seconds away from my house. I hit a spot on the road full of sand (on a curve) and ended up going straight into the curb at 35mph or so. Bike flipped on me and got dragged about 30-40 feet.
Bike has a lot of broken fairings, scratched up stator cover, the tranny seems to shift through only 3-4 gears and no neutral. When propped up, the gap under the cowl is bigger on one side. Wheel seems to face the right when steering is straight. It leaked a little gas and now it won't start (prob. clogged). I thought about jsut fixing it without going through the insurance to avoid ruining my perfect record but I think I'm just going to file a claim tmrw. I insured it for $8,000 so hopefully I get something close to that even though I paid a lot less for it. I also hope they let me buy it back so I can part it out.
As for me, I escaped with just a LOT of bruises. Helmet and jacket took the brunt of it.
Hopefully, I can get on another liter bike within a month.
p.s. i'm 23, single and like long walks on the beach