Knocked OVER

[thinone]

Was up in Edinburgh 2 weeks agao - how time flies!
Parked up in McDonalds carpark 2 free spaces either side of me - it was quiet that day!
Went in to use the free internet earplugs in and browsing - only to be distrubed by a rather pleasant Irish Chap.
"Sorry!
Sorry, I have knocked your bike over"

Went outside with him and noted down the extra scratches and scrapes on what has been a well used fairing.

"I am totally to blame, I just didn't judge the space enough, I am sorry"

Two weeks later the estimate has just come through the door.
I bet he is sorry, his insurance is going to get a bill for £2,135.65
But on the bright side - that includes VAT!!

[Gazza77]

Was up in Edinburgh 2 weeks agao - how time flies!
Parked up in McDonalds carpark 2 free spaces either side of me - it was quiet that day!
Went in to use the free internet earplugs in and browsing - only to be distrubed by a rather pleasant Irish Chap.
"Sorry!
Sorry, I have knocked your bike over"

Went outside with him and noted down the extra scratches and scrapes on what has been a well used fairing.

"I am totally to blame, I just didn't judge the space enough, I am sorry"

Two weeks later the estimate has just come through the door.
I bet he is sorry, his insurance is going to get a bill for £2,135.65
But on the bright side - that includes VAT!!

Look on the brightside, how many people would have had the honesty to own up to it?!

[thinone]

Look on the brightside, how many people would have had the honesty to own up to it?!
No it is just super over all

Although I did have to refuse Carole Nash taking my bike away to Colchester to have it estimated and repaired at their preffred repairer - that 150 mile away - I am sure they'd be in no rush to do it either!

took it to Honda Chiswick - 30 mins to check the bike and a free coffee - paperwork took 2 days, but I still got my bike!

Honda will carrayout the work in 1/2 a day so will be back on it straight away after it goes in! - WHEN the assesor has a look at it on Monday

[ThEGr33k]

Aye nice of the fella to own up to it! Shame it happened though. :(

[Sean_C]

Sounds like you were lucky there. The amount of people that will try to run off is sickening. At work we park in a car park a minute or so away- the painter was putting stuff in his boot, and a taxi reversed into it (yes, reversed straight into a fricken great big red volvo estate..), then proceeded to drive off as the painter shouted and ran after him. Luckily I was walking towards them carrying a shovel :D

[thinone]

shovels can be helpful

[Sean_C]

Especially when being wielded by a bloke 6'2" tall and 14 odd stone :)

[thinone]

6'5" here but trying to keep the weight down now not smoking need to lose 10kg

[Sean_C]

How do you get on with an SV being so tall? I struggle to get comfortable mentally, if that makes sense- I'm not in pain but dont feel particularly comfortable on it..

[thinone]

cos it is a VFR800

[ThEGr33k]

cos it is a VFR800



Ahhh I did wonder about you taking the bike to a honda garage.

[thinone]

Honda are great!

Think I might start looking at Sprint ST now though or a BM - yes a BM

[Sean_C]

Dad has a VFR, didn't enjoy riding it at all :p He thinks its a good bike though, so thats all that matters for him. He couldn't believe how light the SV was after we swapped bikes though :p

[thinone]

DAD eh

[thinone]

maybe only DAD's can appreciate qua;ity!??

[Sean_C]

I don't think so- he hates my art exhaust :p