Help for MBK's bike please...new parts needed.

[gruntygiggles]

Nic parked her shiny spanking new CBR600rr in a parking bay at the back of her station this morning and the tarmac below it collapsed, leaving a big hole and her bike on it's side....after also hitting the wall and a kerb on the way down. Nic can go into more detail later, but that's the basics of it.

So...she needs...

New left hand mirror

new whole tail section

new pillion seat

new R&G crash bung LH


The tail section has taken a bad blow hitting the kerb and is broken, the pillion seat has ripped leather so needs replacing. The crash bung is scuffed, so she wants that replacing as doesn't want a scuffed part on a shiny bike and the left hand mirror needs replacing.

Her station is saying it's her responsibility due to the fact that she should not have parked around the back...despite it being where all people park their bikes and there being parking bays. She has a big excess and knows it'll push her premiums up, so...if anyone can source these parts or if Holdup is about, get quotes as she can't due to being in work....she'd be most grateful!


Thanks peeps :-)

[AndyBrad]

if its in a parking bay they are responsible surely?

[Paul the 6th]

ah shiite. :( what year is it? & what colour?

[dizzyblonde]

She should go seek professional advice about that. I wouldn't stand for that sort of tosh..let alone from a cop shop! They still have a responsibility for maintenance of parking facilities for their employees. Unless of course its from this freak rain.

poor shiny shiny bike :-(

[dizzyblonde]

ah shiite. :( what year is it? & what colour?

Its a brand spanker I think :(

[Paul the 6th]

if anyone's going to be able to argue who's responsible for the damage then it'll be the police unfortunately :(

also, public sector is under enough of a squeeze at the mo so they'll do everything they can to avoid this sort of expense :(

[Steve_God]

Get her to take photos of the hole... it's possible that you may be able to claim against their public liability insurance (assuming they have some...)

[dizzyblonde]

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae218/milkybarkid196/Lakes/honisterpass8.jpg

This is the one

[gruntygiggles]

Paul - it's a 2010 model, she's not had it long at all and it's in the red, white and blue...see here...

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae218/milkybarkid196/052.jpg

Yes Lou....I've told her to pursue it too. I think she's getting the scene of crimes officer to get some proper pictures of it when he comes on shift later.

[Fizzy Fish]

oh no, gutted for you Nic! :(

[AndyBrad]

oh sheet, lovely bike that as well!"

[robh539]

ffs gutted for you. yeah i would of thought there liable as its there property etc.

I hope they cough up and you get it sorted quick.

[gruntygiggles]

The issue will be whether or not there is anything they have in writing or as a condition at that station about not parking at the rear of the building. If they do, then they'll be able to argue that Nic parked there at her own risk...however, there are no signs saying no parking and no signs saying you park at your own risk.

Worth pursuing I think.

[Paul the 6th]

shall we assemble a mob?

[robh539]

The issue will be whether or not there is anything they have in writing or as a condition at that station about not parking at the rear of the building. If they do, then they'll be able to argue that Nic parked there at her own risk...however, there are no signs saying no parking and no signs saying you park at your own risk.

Worth pursuing I think.

yeah deffo right it is.

[dizzyblonde]

Problem she has is that its a '10 plate bike, finding cheap spares, is practically zilch. I've a feeling she'll really have to dig her heels in and persue it, as its likely to be very expensive if she tries sourcing them.

[lily]

I've sent holdup a text cheryl, hopefully he will come back to me.

[gruntygiggles]

+1 Dizzy....pretty much what I said. Parts will be expensive on such a new bike.

[gruntygiggles]

I've sent holdup a text cheryl, hopefully he will come back to me.


Thanks Lily x

[dizzyblonde]

+1 Dizzy....pretty much what I said. Parts will be expensive on such a new bike.

yup and pretty much the only place to find em, is at that robbing shop called the dealership.
Poor lassie must be gutted.

[lily]

Thanks Lily x

he is pricing it for her now and will text me the details.


Poor lassie must be gutted.

to quote nic "I'm really ever so annoyed"

[dizzyblonde]

to quote nic "I'm very annoyed"

I wouldn't have expected anything but from her, I was being polite!

[Geodude]

Aww ffs shes only had it 5 minutes, gutted for her :(

[gruntygiggles]

Yep, she is Lily.....I think she said that very line 6 or 7 times on the phone.

[anna]

Gutting :(

Anyone know if Venom had anything left of the RR or was that all scrapped? - I think rigor was the other .org to have an RR oppsie but not sure if he has the bike anymore....:smt120

[barwel1992]

well that just sh*t

[gruntygiggles]

Not sure Anna, but they changed the shape and paint scheme for the 2010 models I think.

[Drew Carey]

Ohhhhhhhhh pooey pooey ffs ffs.....such a nice shiney shiney too. :-( Gutted for Nic.

Hope that something does come about from the responsibilty for the hole.

[lily]

PM'ed you Cheryl

[TheRamJam]

Aw man thats ffffiiin rotten man

A brand new bike trashed, hope it gets sorted and back to being a Shiny Shiny again!

[Wideboy]

Sucks ass :(

the land owner will tell you to take it up with who ever was contracted to do the job, but it would be in their intrest also to get it put right so worth pushing them to take it further, not 100% but i gather from what nic said it was newish tarmac? its not been underlayed properly for it to give out under the weight of a bike

[gruntygiggles]

Yes Gav. They did work on it I think before Nic started there, but it is a repaired bit of tarmac.

Thank you Lily, that's very good x

[JamesMio]

Noooooooo!!! That sucks so much ass! Let me know if you need a hand fitting anything

[TazDaz]

If its that bad, might be worth going through insurance.

Feel for you MBK.

[gruntygiggles]

Anyone know how it could/would affect Nics warranty if she got the parts and fitted them herself. Would save her a packet!

[gruntygiggles]

Noooooooo!!! That sucks so much ass! Let me know if you need a hand fitting anything

I told her James...she's just concerned about warranty. If that won't be affected, it's a no brainer, they are all easy parts to remove/fit. :-)

[lily]

surrely warranty is more related to the engine etc than the farings?! If it is never noted that things have been changed then it never needs to be known by anybody?!

[independentphoto]

Can't possibly affect the warranty unless perhaps she were planning to claim for faults on plastics / paint. I'd be stunned if that were the case.

[Dicky Ticker]

Nic,do you have legal protection on any of your insurances---house car or bike.
I would be looking down this avenue and claiming against the third party responsible regarding health and safety issues-----what would have happened if it had fallen on a kid.
Your employer has responsibilities for your safety while on their premises surely

[AndyBrad]

to be honest the bikes scrap, ill give her 100 quid for it because im a nice bloke :)

[Shellywoozle]

Awww bummer, as GG says they will say "parked at your own risk"

I would suggest make the hole bigger, stick the bike in it and get them to tarmac over, say it been nicked :)

Hope you get sorted soon chick xxx

[appollo1]

aww nic not good to hear especially as i know how happy you were with the shiny shiny new bike.
hope you get it sorted soon.

[gruntygiggles]

Nic,do you have legal protection on any of your insurances---house car or bike.
I would be looking down this avenue and claiming against the third party responsible regarding health and safety issues-----what would have happened if it had fallen on a kid.
Your employer has responsibilities for your safety while on their premises surely

Difference here is that it's an area at the rear of the police station not open to the public. There is a sign on the gate saying, "authorised vehicles only" as I just learned, so not sure where she would stand with that now.

Regarding warranty, agree with comments made, I can't see how replacing plastics couls affect it, but got to be sure.

[Holdup]

Anyone know how it could/would affect Nics warranty if she got the parts and fitted them herself. Would save her a packet!

Shouldnt affect warranty unless the damge was caused due to fitting, but highly unlikey

[gruntygiggles]

Shouldnt affect warranty unless the damge was caused due to fitting, but highly unlikey


Thanks muchly James :-)

[Dicky Ticker]

GG,---Re Authorised vehicles only,[Not POLICE VEHICLES ONLY]common usage by staff? did she have authority to park her bike there,a fair bit of difference in the implication of the signage.

[gruntygiggles]

Not sure Dicky. x

[Lozzo]

MBK or Cheryl - I'm a car trimmer by trade and still have most of my old tools and equipment. If MBK needs the seat recovering with a new vinyl panel, I can easily do it for the cost of the postage here and back. I have loads of vinyl kicking around and it'll take me 10 minutes to do.

As far as the bodywork goes, there is a fantastic painter near Bolton I know who is very affordable and can do an exact colour and decal match with proper plastic welding you'd never see. He's the son of a friend of mine and all the guys from one of the groups I subscribe to send their bike bits to him. I've seen lots of his work and you can't tell the difference between what he's done and the factory stuff. Drop me a line if you need more info.

R+G will supply bungs separately if required, I have bought them like this myself in the past.

MBK also needs to check the end of the clutch lever and handlebar end to see if they are scuffed - most of the time these bits will polish up or be easily repainted back to original standard. While she's at it she should also check out the footrest hanger on that side, they bend inwards quite easily when they are dropped.

It really shouldn't cost fortunes to put it all back to as it should be, the biggest expense will be getting the tailpiece to as new.

By the way, speaking as service manager of a Kawasaki dealership, this will not affect the warranty on the whole bike, but the tailpiece won't be covered if repaired, nor will the seat if that gets repaired rather than replaced.

[robh539]

I have heard of R & G sending out free bungs to people if you write to them.

[Amplimator]

FFS im gutted and it aint even my bike! :(

Hope you get it back to shiny shiny as cheaply cheaply as possible.

[Bri w]

GG,---Re Authorised vehicles only,[Not POLICE VEHICLES ONLY]common usage by staff? did she have authority to park her bike there,a fair bit of difference in the implication of the signage.

If she, or other staff, have parked there regularly with the knowledge of senior officers does that not mean she, as an employee, is entitled to under a "change of contract."

Tenuous at best but someone who maybe called Ed might be able to shed some light on it.

[Jackie_Black]

Hope it gets sorted out with minimal expense to her. That's just not fair!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Completely, utterly, unbelievably, undenieably gutted.

That is all. :( :( :(

[Drew Carey]

Completely, utterly, unbelievably, undenieably gutted.

That is all. :( :( :(

Bigs hugs for you Nicalalalalalala. :grouphug:

[andrewsmith]

sorry to here that Nic
but as Dirty Tricker said look at the language used in the signage and Bri W is right if it is commonly used with the knowledge of station managers, they become liable

[Bluepete]

Completely, utterly, unbelievably, undenieably gutted.

That is all. :( :( :(

Like Lozzo, I have the phone number of a really good paint and repair guy near me, it may even be the same one as Lozzo as he is near-ish to Bolton. If you want the number, I'll PM it. Plus, I could meet half way amd drop 'em off if you like.

He's the guy who did my respray and has done several race-reps for Honda UK.

As for the hole, I assume you have a Police Vehicle Collision unit? My car was damaged at work by a Police van and it was repaired by the job insurance. It may be worth phoning up in the morning. They are the one's who will be able to answer if they ar liable.

Pete ;)

[rigor]

I'll try and dig out my pillion seat... someone PM me an address or something :)

[Milky Bar Kid]

Rigor, will PM you shortly...

[Treacle]

Nic that sucks big fat donkey bo11ocks big time, my thoughts are with you hun. I'll have a word with a few friends to see what I can rustle up.

[MisterTommyH]

Whoever did the resurfacing should have taped off the area until it was ready to use. If they haven't taken reasonable steps to do this then you should be able to claim against their public liability insurance.

If they did tape it and the station removed the tape then surely it's their fault.

If they are aware you all park there and have allowed you to continue then surely you are authorised to park there by default.

Either way it's ****.

[BanannaMan]

Really sorry to hear. :(

They should have to pay!... but can probably get out of it.

Hope you get the bike sorted soon.

Gutted for you Nic.

[Fizzy Fish]

Nic, as Lozzo say you could get the panels repaired.

Otherwise try a fairly comprehensive sweep of the breakers/eBay - I've been surprised in the past how many new/VGC panels are available for new sports bikes, especially if you keep your eyes peeled for a few weeks.

Some are due to a write-off accident where only part of the bike was damaged (e.g. front end or RHS only), but there also tend to be some from racers who strip the bike down from new and sell unwanted parts like the bodywork.

Good luck hun!

[Lozzo]

Nic - you ought to get a quote for a new tailpiece from Honda. Sometimes their panels are surprisingly cheap to buy. When I dropped my Firestorm the complete fairing side panel was about half what I'd paid for a Kawasaki one 5 years previously

[gruntygiggles]

Nic - you ought to get a quote for a new tailpiece from Honda. Sometimes their panels are surprisingly cheap to buy. When I dropped my Firestorm the complete fairing side panel was about half what I'd paid for a Kawasaki one 5 years previously


Done Lozzo and yes...very reasonable indeed! :-)

[Holdup]

If you need the price broken down rather than the lump figure just ask

[ahmedf]

Otherwise try a fairly comprehensive sweep of the breakers/eBay - I've been surprised in the past how many new/VGC panels are available for new sports bikes, especially if you keep your eyes peeled for a few weeks.


Extremely true. i picked up a brand new boxed genuine tank for 2009 cbr600rr in green and black (the best colours :-P) for £50 delivered. RRP on this is £600-700 ex VAT. (its just a plastic tank cover). I didnt need it but at that price i had to buy it!

So deffo keep eye out and i guess patience is the key if your after a bargain.

good luck

[Milky Bar Kid]

I don't have any patience unfortunately. Think I will just get the parts order, suck it up and get on with it (that's what she said).

I will, if I can be bothered, get pics of the damage tomorrow.

Still totally gutted about the whole thing.

Noticed today that the gouges across the tail are all the way through. Twonking thing. It's not cracked, just gouged the plastic deeply. It hit the corner of a pebble dashed wall on the way down. Soooooooo gutting.