first crash....:) New handlebars anyone?

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Today i was riding up in the local mountains and i ate it in the local sand patch on the side of the road

I was doing a turn when somebody decided to put up in front of me (the driveway was totally hidden) so i took a detour on the side of the road which happened to be really soft sand (like 3 feet deep).


Those MX boots saved my leg though...it got caught under the bike.


Lesson learned: keep it under 70 at the corners.

What i seem to have done is twisted the handlebars ever so slightly. It doesn't really affect the ride at all but it looks just a little bit off. Everything else is fine. How much will this cost to replace?

Also are there any tips on stopping when your cornering and something/somebody pops up?

[Jake D]

Straighten up the bike first, then get on both brakes hard.  Or swerve then straighten up and stop.  But don't swerve and try to stop at the same time.  
Do they have MSF courses where you're from?

Glad you didn't hurt your left.

[94suzuki500]

sorry to hear of you crash.  If you havent taken the MSF course you should take it, teaches alot.  the handlebar situation.  I replaced my bent handlebars with mx renthal bars from ebay.  They are lower but to me its more comfortable.  Doesnt sit me up as high, which hurts my back.  But the bar ends will no longer fit, because these bars are aluminum and to retain strength had to be made thicker.  I cut off half an inch on each side to shorten the bars alittle as they were pretty wide.  The bars cost me 27 dollars.  I dont know how much stock bars are though, sorry.

[VersOne]

I have a pair of stock gs bars in the garage...make me an offer and they'r yours.

p.s. sorry to hear about your crash.

Jonah

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It wasn't really a full on crash i guess. I got the bike down to 10 mph when i hit the soft sand. When i hit the sand i couldn't control the bike at all and down i went into the sand. I didn't realize these bikes were like this on sand and gravel, but then again i'm used to dirtibikes.

I would seriously recommend good riding boots for all the riders out there. I consider them a serious part of my gear at this point, almost as important as a helmet.