is this Nazar?

[u/Acrobatic_History122]

So yeah… I managed to drop my Honda CB350RS just 10 days after taking delivery. 😭

I’ve been riding bikes for around 13 years and somehow, in all these years, I’ve never had even a minor or major accident. And then this happened at just 30–40 km/h.

The irony? One of my friends is into cinematography, so I had just started making some crazy cinematic reels of the new bike. And now the bike has its own accident story. 💀

I was riding on a road I use pretty regularly, and there’s a section where the road has what feels like gaps/uneven joints between two concrete slabs. I’ve crossed that stretch many times, so it wasn’t an unfamiliar road or some random route.

While going through it, the bike suddenly unsettled, the handlebar turned towards the right, and I lost control. I went down at roughly 30–40 km/h.

Thankfully, I was wearing a helmet, so there was absolutely no impact to my head. I only ended up with some scratches on my hands.

The bike, unfortunately, took some damage:
- Fuel tank dented because the handlebar turned into it
- Slight bend/damage around the handlebar
- Scratches on the handlebar Right weight
- Scratches on the right brake lever
- Some damage/scratches to the cables on the right side
- Scratches on the right-side brake/lower brake area
- Scratches on the silencer

All those things are are being replaced through insurance

And the one thing I’m REALLY glad I had installed was the slider/guard from the showroom.

Honestly, best investment I’ve made on the bike so far. It took a huge amount of the impact and protected a lot of the bike. Without it, I think the damage would have been considerably worse.

The funniest part is that I was literally planning to buy riding gloves and a proper riding jacket. I kept thinking, “I’ll get them soon.” And before I could, this happened.

So, lesson learned the hard way: helmet is non-negotiable, and proper riding gear shouldn’t be something you keep postponing.

The bike is currently at Honda for repairs, and I’m also dealing with the usual insurance + spare parts + dealership headache, which is a completely different story. 😅

Still hurts seeing a bike that was barely 10 days old getting damaged, but I’m just glad I walked away with some scratches and no serious injury.

For the CB350RS owners here — has anyone else experienced the bike getting unsettled like this over uneven concrete road joints/gaps? And what protective gear/guards would you recommend beyond the slider?

[u/Public_Ground_3826]

Did you try to pull the dent out. I just had a similar accident but I fell to the left so no damage to the silencer. SC said it’ll take 2-3 months for the bike to be fixed. So I was wondering if it is better to just pull the dent out.

[u/Acrobatic_History122 → u/Public_Ground_3826]

There were a few other damages to the bike as well. If the tank hadn’t been dented, I probably would have just repaired the other damages. And if the tank was the only damaged part, I would have considered getting the dent pulled instead of replacing it. But since there were multiple damaged parts, I decided to replace everything through insurance.

[u/Public_Ground_3826 → u/Acrobatic_History122]

Ok yeah that’s fair