My First Bike Crash!!

Life certainly aint no bed of roses, and it certainly isnt even a petal when on the open road.

Here I was minding my own business, going to pick my friend up on the way to college, riding at a steady 30-40kmph, when a moronic biker decides to cross the road without any thought. Since the fence was pretty high, I couldnt see him till he was smack bang in the middle of the road.(and he just stopped over there) I had absolutely no time to brake or even press the clutch!!

I rammed straight into him and i flew at one place and he fell straight down. I flew some feet away and landed on my front. Nothing much happened to me except some bruises on the knee and elbow. A lot less than expected anyway. No fractures thankfully.

After i regained my senses, i asked the people helping me out ”How’s the bike?” It was in a pretty bad shape with the front fairing being totally damaged. The suspension fork was also slightly bent and the back section also recieved a 2 inch wide gash. Here are some pics which i took when the bike was dropped at the service centre.

The damage was estimated to be around 11k and i thought i would end up emptying my piggy bank and then some.. But insurance saved the day, and i’m gonna be paying only around 1-1.5k!! Whooopeeee!

And i personally recommend Iffco Tokio’s General Insurance. They are really hassle free as they advertise, you know.