So this is the last blog ever about my Blue Baby… As for where the bike goes from here, well since the insurance people buy it off you, they usually send it off to a car/motorcycle auction to be sold off to whomever for whatever… motorcycle heaven most likely. =(

I have to say, I have definitely learned my lesson, but I will keep riding on. Not everyone is a perfect rider and so I will keep on practicing.

Que Alicia Keys “No One…” I’m gonna leave you with pictures that have never been used…

Nah, nah, nah. Nah, nah, nah. Hey, hee-ey, good bye!

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Bad news dear readers… The insurance company has declared my bike a total loss. The main areas of concern were the frame and subframe. The frame was damaged by the frame slider, and the subframe was bent by the exhaust/passenger peg. Boo Hoo

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So here’s the moment you’ve been waiting for guys… this is the pothole that caused my demise.

Nuthin’ right?

Without any comparison it looks like just a small, innocent pothole, but when you compare it to a quarter or someone’s foot, then you actually see how massive it is. Now, I know that it was partly due to bad riding judgment on my part that caused my crash, but look at that monster!

So unfortunately the pothole caused much more damage than the eye could see. After taking it to a body shop, the insurance adjuster found out that the right side of the exhaust had been bent on impact, as well as the frame. Also, the frame slider that had caused minimum cosmetic damage actually did a number on the frame as well. As you all know, frame sliders protect plastics or the frame and since mine were mounted on the frame, when the frame sliders bent, so did the frame.

There were some other odds and ends that were messed up and it all wracked up an estimate of over $6000 in damage, which boys and girls = totaled. For those of you who don’t know, an insurance company will claim a bike totaled when the damages are equal to 75%-80% of the bike’s MSRP. So time with my baby was short but sweet. A R6 is a smooth ride, and since I’ve already had a taste for it, I’m going to keep on coming back for more. I’m not saying I won’t graduate to other bikes, but the R6 will always be my baby.

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Recently I got into an accident because of a pothole. Miraculously, I came away from the accident without even a scratch. The accident went something like this: I was waiting at an unprotected left turn, and as soon as I found a hole in the oncoming cars I turned, but my front rim got caught a large and long pothole. As I tried to steer out of it, the bike began to go down on the left side, then somehow the bike flipped and crashed on its right side instead. And, yes there were nice cagers out there who helped me out. As for the damages on the bike, you wouldn’t even be able to tell that I was in a bad accident. Look!

The damages that are visible is a bent frame slider (that bent up into the fairings), minor scratches on the fairings themselves, minor scratches on the can, and scratches on the mirrors and handles. The major damage that I immediately saw was the right rearset so no more rear brake. This just goes to say that even at five miles per hour, your bike can get really damaged. It is a well lesson learned and even though I got away with no scratches this time I’m still going to be real cautious. Keep checking back to see what’s in store for me next. Until next time guys!

Every time you see a woman riding a motorcycle or driving a race car in the media, they always must be wearing a skin tight suit, and they must have a super slow motion scene. Just watch Charlie’s Angels. Another must have during one of these scenes is the sexy music.

So, I decided, with the help of the IPM Staff, to make my own Slow Motion Video starring my sexy Yamaha R6. Special thanks to Mr. White for the music. Enjoy!

Justin was jealous that we didn’t want him to do one of these videos, and he vowed to make his own that rivals or outshines mine. Be on the look out for that! I’ll be the first one to watch!

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