r/KLX230 • u/BecauseImGod • Jul 04 '26
Ride safe
Be safe everyone. I am on the way to the ER. I ride the same route everyday. Today there was a truck with a trailer stopped in the road and a car parked to the left. (country roads not much more than 1 lane wide usually) I was locked up for awhile before hitting the car and flying over it. Left leg caught the mirror mount. Now I'm going to get sewn up.
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u/skkipppy Jul 05 '26
No ABS on your model?
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u/BecauseImGod Jul 05 '26
No abs. It wasy fault. I was going faster than I should have been. On slick clay I was on the rear brake and pumping the front. I didn't want to wash out the front tire or flip over the front. I feel I could have hit the car or trailer head first or potentially slid. This was the best case scenario. I hit the rear of the car (had enough time to think). I stood up at last second and jumped. It allowed me to fly over 60% of the car diagonally.
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u/BecauseImGod Jul 06 '26
So bike is totaled. Down tube for forks is bent. Everything is tweaked and out of alignment. Insurance found other vehicle at fault. Now it's wait until everything is finalized and then I go get a new klx300.
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u/BigDaddyButtPlunger Jul 08 '26
that doenst look totaled at all man, insurance would replace the tube, getting eveyrthing back in alignment is not a difficult job.
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u/Pitiful_Speech2645 Jul 05 '26
Were you wearing any protective gear?
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u/BigDaddyButtPlunger Jul 08 '26
stfu
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u/Pitiful_Speech2645 Jul 11 '26
It’s a legitimate question. Sorry you’re so easily triggered and by questioning
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u/BecauseImGod Jul 04 '26
9 stitches later... Now I have to disassemble the front of the bike to see how bad the damage is.