Hit some sand today :(
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Sorry to have to read about this. I am glad that you are okay. Bikes can be fixed/replaced. I think you have have learned a valuable lesson here. Danger is everywhere and it happens so fast. Rest up and hope to see you on 2 again soon!
linkgt
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Damn, that sucks man. I've hit sand once, luckily I didnt fall but man was it scary.
Obviously it's too late, but for the future, you may want to look at riding boots and knee protectors to protect your legs as well. I was in an accident last year too. It was minor, but I fell off my bike, had my knee armor on and was glad I did. Unfortunately I didnt have boots at the time and even though it was a very slow crash (10 mph) my foot was hurting for days...
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I was riding this last friday after I got off work and hit some sand also. I was turning a corner from a main road w/ 60mph speed limit, slowed down to about 30 to take the turn. Right before I saw a bunch of rocks in the road where I wanted to go mid corner and tapped the rear brake to slow a little more w/o upsetting stability. Then mid corner I feel my front and rear tires begin to squirm a bit and felt the bike sliding. BOY did my heart jump and cheeks pucker! 
Remembered MSF and all my reading though and kept steady on throttle and the controls.
Remembered MSF and all my reading though and kept steady on throttle and the controls.That was me I actually righted the bike when it was almost down but.. when i was righted and going straight I couldnt avoid a curb median. When I hopped that the rear locked and then i lost it from there into another small median :/ . I have to say if I had more room I probably could have stoped / maneuvered away.I was riding this last friday after I got off work and hit some sand also. I was turning a corner from a main road w/ 60mph speed limit, slowed down to about 30 to take the turn. Right before I saw a bunch of rocks in the road where I wanted to go mid corner and tapped the rear brake to slow a little more w/o upsetting stability. Then mid corner I feel my front and rear tires begin to squirm a bit and felt the bike sliding. BOY did my heart jump and cheeks pucker!
Sorry to hear about this... But really shop around. I have State Farm and NOTHING happened to my rates after my bike accident. You have many options and the bigger ones will be your best bets probably at getting insured.
When I called SF recently for myself quoting for upgrades to a Ninja 1000, FZ1, FJR or Connie, I was told that the only thing they really look at is your age and the particular bike. Unlike cars, they dont care how many miles per year you ride.
Just dont jump on first one to approve though. There have been many threads on here about insurance rates and there is quite a swing. Just for my experience, I pay $29/month where I live now for FULL coverage and only $50 comp, 100 Coll. deductibles and the max liability etc I can get. When I checked with Progressive, that shot up to between $600-800 per year for same coverages (even if had multi policy).
Good luck, hope you find something soon.