Re: Ninja San and I suffer a shattering crash!

Sad!! Wishing you a speedy recovery. Nice read on safety. My main question here, since you mentioned that the wheels locked, would you say the main mistake here possibly was choosing a NON ABS BIKE? Don't get me wrong (not trying to compare bikes here) but eg : we have bikes with dual abs but we generally choose non abs ones because we want a TWIN!! Here i am referring to myself as i am on the verge of choosing a non abs r3 second hand to a dual abs duke 390. And i have been asking myself this a thousand times (if i am making a mistake) but my heart moves closer towards a TWIN...... MY POINT HERE IS - ARE THESE TWINS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A DUAL ABS???

Re: Ninja San and I suffer a shattering crash!

Thanks for the wishes.

Yes, its simple but brilliant bit of engineering. It was named the product of the year Sport Rider magazine in 2012. It should be considered an essential part of one's riding gear if one does not have a riding suit or jacket with air bags.

Thank you for the wishes.

Thank you for the wishes. The neck brace I have is by EVS. As mentioned above, Sport Rider magazine named it the product of the year in 2012. Give me some time I will do full review of it with pics.

I think question over here is "would ABS have saved the day"? I have given it much thought and ultimately had to divide the question into 2 parts:

1. Would ABS have helped in the said scenario? Ans: Yes, it would have helped reduce speed further before the impact.

2. Would ABS have prevented the crash? Maybe, but highly unlikely. The distance and time required were just not enough in this case.

ABS is a safety net. It is assisting tool, but it cannot replace good riding skills. It cannot get you out of all problems. You cannot live under false impressions that ABS will save you if you get into trouble so let me ride as I please. You can get into trouble with such think and assumptions. Let me repeat it; there is no substitute to good riding skills and defensive attitude.

When I bought Ninja San, only KTM Duke 390 was equipped with ABS. ABS was not a deal maker or deal breaker for me. Owning a multi cylinder bike is besides the point for me. For me the overall product is more important that it being a multi cylinder bike.

Having said the above, Ninja San will now be equipped with a 2 channel full electronic ABS system.

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

@abhimanyu31: i am really glad brother that you are ok. As rightly pointed out by other members of the forum: mechanical items can always be restored or replaced on a motorcycle but with a person: things are not the same. I consider myself to be fortunate that i always get to learn something new from the collective experiences shared by you and other members on this forum. As mentioned earlier, i have now made it a priority to significantly push up the budget for getting hold of the best safety gears i can find and of course, our earlier interactions made me realise that this is something most of us riders in India simply ignore or choose to leave aside: something one must not do!

Admittedly, i had earlier undermined the importance of protective gear pertaining to neck injuries. However, thanks your honest update on post crash analysis, neck brace/collar has already moved up the ladder on my priority list. Pardon me for posting an OT but for all those readers who are rather curious about how a neck brace/collar protects the rider from injuries then perhaps the video link below will throw some light on the same:



I am sure that Ninja San will take a grand rebirth and in the hands of experienced people like Mr. Vikram and Vijay, Motozone Performance: your beloved will be back online in no time!

Sincerely, wish you a speedy recovery and i hope that you are back on saddle soon...


Cheers,

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

Wish youu a speedy recovery and get well soon Abhimanyu.Waiting to see Ninja san rebirth

Re: Ninja San and I suffer a shattering crash!

Yes agree with all you said. Definitely no substitute to good riding skills, but what if good riding skills along with abs & other safety features. Thats my only point.

Also agree overall product quality is high in ninja 300 & may b equally in r3 (correct me if wrong)

My mind still confused as its decision time soon : r3 (1yr old 5000kms) or duke 390 abs both at similar price points

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

This is very saddening, but also heartening to see you are on your way back now. Wishing you the speediest of recoveries! Get well soon!

Pretty bummed to see Ninja San damaged to this extent too. I hope you can get her up to running speed soon! All the best!
And I'm very curious about retro-fitting the ABS - some insights on that soon, I hope?

Re: Ninja San and I suffer a shattering crash!

Its 1 year 2000kms not 5000 as mentioned earlier.

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

Actually would also be keen to know if it's advisable to retro-fit abs

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

Thanks. We will reveal the details of the ABS system along with a detail write up in a series posts that will detail Ninja San's restoration. It's suffice to say this will not be the first installation of its kind and its works flawlessly like the OEM system.

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

Take care bro 👍

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

I am one of the silent followers of the Ninja San, and i was wondering why there is no update on ninja San for quiet a long time. But i never imagined the next update will be this . Wish you a speedy recovery for both.

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

That is terrible news. Just a couple of days back i checked out this thread to see the latest additions to Ninja San. Terribly unfortunate what happened to you. But glad to know you are on the road to recovery.

Wishing you a speedy recovery and finding yourself back on the saddle soon.

Cheers!

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

[MENTION=26077]abhimanyu31[/MENTION] Wishing you a very speedy recovery, take care brother


Cheers,
WindPacer

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

@abhimanyu31 get well soon... And thanks for the reference to neck braces. This post of your will definitely spread a lot of awareness on this much neglected piece of safety. I am myself going to buy and use one atleast for long distance rides.

Re: Making of Kawasaki Ninja 300 San

Thanks.

Thanks. We have lot of goodies that are waiting for installation. Once we resurrect Ninja San it will be better than ever before. Incidentally we had some interesting results to share with the stage I cams. We will deal with that also in the write ups.

On a lighter note; this is what is written on the box of one of the parts that will be installed on Ninja San:





Thanks everyone for wishes.