View Full Version : Taken out by a white van this morning - ouch !
Mr Toad
28-04-06, 10:07 AM
Yep, been back on the road for a couple of weeks, and a white van took me out on the way to work this morning - b*stard didn't even stop :hackedoff:
He pulled out of a petrol station on the other side of the road, I braked and swerved, but he sideswiped me and sent me off :cry:
I hit the kerb & then clocked up some flying time, but there were no roadsigns, so I had a nice gentle landing this time :lol:
My leather jacket has a few more scuffs, and someone seems to have left the imprint of a back protector on it :shock:
Bike is a bit of a mess, but not as bad as it could have been
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/SV1000/Bike_RHS1.jpg
Who's been adjusting my mirrors !
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/SV1000/Bike_LHS1.jpg
Radiator is sprung - coolant leaked out, but the R&G did its job this time :notworthy:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i247/Mr_Toad_650/SV1000/Wheel.jpg
Going to need a new wheel as well I guess - I hope the forks aren't damaged
I have a witness who was following me, and I've already spoken to the garage about getting hold of the CCTV tapes, so Mr Plod might be able to catch the swine
I'm just off to the local A&E to get my ribs checked as they're a bit painful :cry:
see you shortly :crutches:
ps - don't tell Mrs Toad or she won't let me out to play any more :wink:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Not good Si. Anything i can do let me know :D
independentphoto
28-04-06, 10:10 AM
Good luck with this one. Hope you get 'im bang to rights mate.
Garry :(
Hit & Run, deffo the garage should have CCTV of the van.
What a bummer.
Suzuki should realy not make the rad so wide, a little shorter and a tad taller would save the rad in most spills.
Looked at the first pic, thought it looked rather good! :lol:
Sorry to hear of your off. Hope the plod get the *******.
Cloggsy
28-04-06, 10:21 AM
Hope the plod get the b*stard.
Ditto :evil:
So sorry to hear the news, glad you're ok - if you need any help give me a shout...
After seeing this, I think it's time me got some R&G's!
Least it's bent the bolt that's attached to the adaptor, not the engine :roll:
Least your 'ok', well, see what hopsital says about your ribs.. Good luck.
2 Quick questions if I may though, Noticed you havd R&G's on the front spindle did/do they help much on a prang?
Is that steering damper standard on a thou or aftermarket??
Hope you catch the tw*t that caused this .... :?
rictus01
28-04-06, 10:25 AM
you alright Toady? just what you wanted.
Hope you get the bike sorted in short order and nothing is so badly brusied you can't explain it away at home.
so it's "the bikes got a problem had to leave it at work" excuss time then :wink:
hope to see you tonight, but take it easy none the less.
Cheers Mark.
Biker Biggles
28-04-06, 10:25 AM
:evil: Did anyone get the van's number?What a bummer.
Carsick
28-04-06, 10:40 AM
****.
timwilky
28-04-06, 10:46 AM
Chances are the van belongs to some pikey and is still registered to the owner that had it 3 changes of owner in the pub ago.
If you are lucky and they do trace him just hope he has insurance otherwise you need to start on the MIB claim.
Hope the bruises heal, and the bike can be fixed before Mrs Toad finds out.
Sorry to hear of your news m8, Glad your ok this time...
Yes, Lets hope mr Police can get the bar stewert...
Cloggsy
28-04-06, 10:56 AM
MIB claim.
http://www.magnetictimes.com/images/uploads/men-in-black-2-movie.jpg
Get well soon ;)
BTW, like the naked thou in red 8)
Get well soon Mr Toad ;)
fizzwheel
28-04-06, 10:59 AM
What a p*ser :cry:
timwilky
28-04-06, 11:04 AM
MIB claim.
http://www.magnetictimes.com/images/uploads/men-in-black-2-movie.jpg
Get well soon ;)
Ha Ha Clive
Just think yourself lucky that you have not had to deal with them. The MIB (http://www.mib.org.uk) are your only source to recover some of the damage when the driver turns out to have no insurance or scarpers etc. Part of your premiums has to go to this organisation to reimburse the victims of scroat drivers.
Can't believe this Simon, apart from being outrageous it's just such bad luck - so sorry mate. Anything I can do (like assist in an organised beating) just let me know ;).
Best of luck getting the bike and yourself sorted, oh and explaining to Mrs Toad (which certainly has to be the worst bit :lol: :oops: ).
.
And I thin the MIB have a 300 quid excess....
Balky001
28-04-06, 11:20 AM
Unlucky Toady, that's not a very nice thing to happen! If the CCTV doesn't pick up the reg plate for any reason they may have paid with a card so trace them that way. Hope the van man gets done.
Unlucky Si, but at least it's no way near as bad as last time.
MIB claim.
http://www.magnetictimes.com/images/uploads/men-in-black-2-movie.jpg
Get well soon ;)
Ha Ha Clive
Just think yourself lucky that you have not had to deal with them. The MIB (http://www.mib.org.uk) are your only source to recover some of the damage when the driver turns out to have no insurance or scarpers etc. Part of your premiums has to go to this organisation to reimburse the victims of scroat drivers.
They do take forever to pay up if they agree to at all. My accident was on the 3rd of December 2004, in March this year they finally refused to pay anything then after a few more letters from the solicitor they agreed to settle at 50% this month, I couldn't be bothered to take it further as it's taken long enough to get the 50%. Now I'm still waiting for them to contact me for a medical to check the extent of my injuries so I'll be lucky to get it sorted by August 2006, and the best bit is they will take off £300 of the total payment made to me as they do that with all claims made with them, not bad eh :x . Oh, and the police were useless at doing anything about it, even though a car went in pursuit and got the driver to come back :shock: !
Bugger! Hope you catch the *******s!
Dan
Noooooooooooo!!!
OMG. :( Still glad youre ok and still here. Hope injuries arent too bad and the plod get the B'stard and throw the book at him.
Take care
Lyn xx
Back to the Wonky Knee Gang with you. :wink:
Here's hoping everything gets sorted for you - and that all explainations, misinformation, misdirection, conspiracies & subterfuge work on the good lady. :P
Jelster
28-04-06, 01:25 PM
Oh Toady !!
And I haven't even seen it yet :roll:
Heal soon mate.
.
socommk23
28-04-06, 01:36 PM
dont like the new r n g's they all bend like that!
old ones i got on 650 dont.
oh and the wheel looks repairable dude!
kwak zzr
28-04-06, 01:54 PM
:( sorry to hear you bad news again :(
Carsick
28-04-06, 02:08 PM
Is it something abour naked red nakeds recently?
rwoodcock01
28-04-06, 02:15 PM
Oh @rse, glad your ok mate, thats the important thing.
Any chance the CCTV got the git?
Cheers
Rich
Very sorry to hear this Simon...
If he came out of a Garage Forecourt... there should be CCTV.
Hope you're alright, and get it sorted!
Doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm only up the road and clear for the weekend, shout if I can help in any way, you've got my number :roll:
At least I saw it it all it's glory, what an utter utter *******! :evil:
Make sure the petrol station know, don't expect the plod to get the tapes off them.
Damn, that sucks. Hope the ache's and pains disappear quickly and you get that lovely bike of yours up and running again.
I saw the bike in all its glory and thats a nice bike! And I don't usually like naked bikes!
Glad to hear the RnGs did their work.
copper kettle
28-04-06, 03:12 PM
Hi mate
sorry to hear about this, although i'm glad you're ok. I only hope you don't have to go through the MIB as it's painful. So far they have lost all the Police records and then received a letter yesterday from my Solicitor saying they have lost all the medical records so at least they have the damage quote :shock: Moral of the story keep copies of anything that goes near that place. Good luck
Dan
Flamin_Squirrel
28-04-06, 03:26 PM
:cry:
Fizzy Fish
28-04-06, 05:09 PM
oh no, that's really bad luck!
bike doesn't sound too bad, but I hope you're OK yourself?
Treacle
28-04-06, 05:51 PM
Gutted for you Si :cry: hope they get the *******!
CoolGirl
28-04-06, 05:58 PM
Oh, Si, that's awful! Such a lovely new bike too!
Hope you're ok and it gets dealt with.
Hope they get the bastid but glad you come out of it ok
Professor
28-04-06, 07:01 PM
Sorry to hear of your off, Simon. :( Glad you don't appear to have
serious injuries this time. Hope the culprit gets caught.
damn....
hope you get the cctv, the plod should be able to get that for you, hit and run's are more serious after all
hope your not feeling too battered
Blue Flame
29-04-06, 01:34 AM
Sorry to hear of your off.
There's too many just now. Let's all be careful out there.
:grouphug:
Apart from the fact that I'm so so glad that you did not sustain more injury than you did this time round...
...I would love to have been a fly on the wall when you made your feable attempts to explain things to Mrs Toad. :lol: :lol:
Let's hope for the right result and the van man gets caught, hung, drawn and quartered. :x :x :x
Mr Toad
29-04-06, 10:03 AM
...I would love to have been a fly on the wall when you made your feable attempts to explain things to Mrs Toad. :lol: :lol:
It wasn't a pretty sight - my ears hurt more than the broken ribs :shock:
The ribs will get better, but the ears show all signs of developing into an ongoing condition :cry:
Mr Toad
29-04-06, 10:29 AM
2 Quick questions if I may though, Noticed you havd R&G's on the front spindle did/do they help much on a prang?
Is that steering damper standard on a thou or aftermarket??
I guess the fork protector did something as its covered in mud
The steering damper is standard on the thou
Cloggsy
29-04-06, 01:11 PM
the ears show all signs of developing into an ongoing condition :cry:
Is this Mrs Toad-itus :?: :roll:
Damn bad luck your having. Hope you recover soon and I hope you find the t**t cause I think I have the ingredients for a molotov somewhere!
21QUEST
01-05-06, 09:30 PM
:( .
Wonder what his excuse will be for not stopping. Didn't realise? :roll:
Cheers
Ben
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