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Well, good to hear that there are options available to make the rear brake more accessable. My wreck was largely a compilation of rookie mistakes caused by a car getting within inches of my rear tire, I got nervous, and things spiraled downward from there. A big part of the reason that I went down is the fact that I grebbed a hand full of front brake.....never had a chance. I think if the rear brake were more accessable, I would be more inclined to use it. I know that an experienced rider would have been able to get the bike stopped and remained on two wheels. Live and learn, I guess. I am very lucky that the bike is largely fixable. The parts that were damaged are the cheap stuff. Thanks for the constructive comments.
Jason



Don't feel bad, I have been riding over 30 years and the day I was bringing my SM home I almost dumped it. How? you might ask. Well a car stopped short infront of me and I too grabbed a hand full of front break. I was used to my chopper and I could pull that break as hard as I could and it barely did anything. So I locked my front wheel up. Only thing that kept me up right was my experience. as soon as it locked I released it to regain control and also used my foot as I did in my dirt bike days. So you see it can happen to anyone not used to these bikes. Chalk it up to experience and label it as "I won't do that again" and move on with the joy of riding 2 wheels and being in the wind.

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