i get knocked down, but get up again

[hovis]

as you may be aware i had a bit of an off on the weekend.

i had a fight with a merc........... & i won:p


piccys to prove it




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http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0010.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0009.jpg

now............. wheres the piccys of the merc?

[Baph]

Battle scars on Bananaman's bike? :shock:

Now I know why the nation had flooding over the weekend, it was all your tears wasn't it?? :rolleyes:

Hopefully not much damage to you or the bike mate.

[plowsie]

Ahhhhh Sh1tsticks mate, injured or anything? Tried them boots on aswell bit of a tight fit might get away with them lol.

[Luckypants]

It is a horrible feeling coming round the corner to see Hovis on one side of the road and his bike the other - with a Merc seperating them. Did not see the actual accident, but was mighty pleased to see the yellow peril rise to his feet again.

Glad all is well with the bike matey.

[Stu]

Is that it's Blue heart shining through?

[Rich]

Darn it,, glad you come off better than the Merc. Are you going to change it's colour scheme now then Hovis? :lol:

[gettin2dizzy]

I still can't seem to find the story of what happened? Glad to hear you shook it all off!

[weasel]

Glad you are ok hovis.

its true, you are blue underneath, shame on you leader of the yellow curveys:smt103

[Viper]

Hovis, i am glad to hear you are ok pal.

I am totally shocked that you are blue underneath:smt078
This is bad news pal. hope you can get this flaw covered up again.

take it steady mate and stop fighting with cars. It bloody hurts if you are not careful;)

[hovis]

its not blue................ its just the photo, honest

[Zombie Jesus]

glad there is not mch damage done, could have been a lot worse :smt103

[hovis]

done my screen too
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0011.jpg

[Zombie Jesus]

so what happend? :smt021 :p

[hovis]

I still can't seem to find the story of what happened? Glad to hear you shook it all off!

so what happend? :smt021 :p

basicly..............

there was a bridge with no signs on it, & only enough room for single file traffic, so two bikes are already on the bridge, when the merc trys to cross, i was the 3rd bike, & had nowhere to go when the merc hit me.

[ASM-Forever]

I cant really work out fault from that description....how will it go?

Did you or the merc driver not notice there was an impending "coming together"...good to hear you are all right and the bike seems ok.

[hovis]

I cant really work out fault from that description....how will it go?

Did you or the merc driver not notice there was an impending "coming together"...good to hear you are all right and the bike seems ok.

dunno........... knock for knock?

hopfuly, we will have to repair our own vechals?

[Beenz]

dunno........... knock for knock?

hopfuly, we will have to repair our own vechals?

Sorry to hear about this Hovis, welcome to the crashing club. You may want to inform your insurance though if the merc driver has informed his. If not the damage seems quite minor (I knew it was a blue one really ;) ) and you both could sort it out 'quietly'.

Take it easy buddy.

[ASM-Forever]

Funny enough where i scraped my yellow SV, it is the same blue underneath. Logic dictates its an undercoat but i cant help but think they decided blue looked crap :)

[thedonal]

Glad you're OK Hovis- and just a few scratches on the bike too.

[hovis]

ITS NOT BLUE

i will phone insurance in the morning, there was quite a mess on his car, & looking at the damage on my bike, it looks as if i did the damage to his car not my bike

[Jabba]

So.............. you bike is blue, eh? Bet it's really a Honda, too, but you've shaped it into an SV with Polyfilla ;)

Glad you're okay mate.......Beenz is right; tell your insurance company. Get your bike checked over as well, if only for the peace of mind :thumbsup:

[hovis]

look its not blue............. im going to go & unlock it, unlock the garage & take another photo, as im not happy to these nasty comments

:smt076

[dizzyblonde]

How dare you all insult our leader. its not blue!!!!!!!

i got a blue mark on my black one on the fairin. in fact it looks candy blue
OMG does it mean their all really blue.?/?

[sarah]

So.............. your bike is blue, eh? Bet it's really a pointy, too, but you've shaped it into a curvy with Polyfilla ;)

i was thinking that too!

glad you're ok hovis.

[kwak zzr]

glad you and bike are ok Mr Hovis. :) does look a tad blue tho?

[eviltwin]

Sorry to hear about the crunch Hovis...the SV obviously bleeds blue but I bet you bleed yellow ;) In all seriousness, hope you're ok mate

[keithd]

eek only just read this, sorry to hear bout the off hove

[hovis]

its
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0015.jpg
not
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0016.jpg
blue
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/77.jpg

[sarah]

its
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0015.jpg
not
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/dcp_0016.jpg
blue
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/77.jpg

good photoshoppping there hovis

[hovis]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/NorthSouth_rideout41.jpg

[squirrel_hunter]

Sorry to hear of your off mate, but good news your ok.

It doesn't look as if theres much damage to it so thats good.

As for all these comments about it being blue underneath don't worry about it, I was starting to think the same before you posted the fresh pics showing what a bit of Tippex can do ;)

[Kinvig]

Glad you're alright, fella.

[eviltwin]

OUCH Those Merc panels are sure to cost more than we can imagine...definitely make sure it's all reported to the insurance co

[Luckypants]

IMHO any blue tinge came from the Merc paint work. It looks like the same blue as K's 'blade. ;)

[gettin2dizzy]

Wow, you must land like a sack of potatoes!

[skint]

Pleased you're ok hovis but good shot, you took out a particularly nasty grandad car. You can't expect to come out totally unscathed in such battles :cool: but now you get to put a skull and crossbones emblem on your tank!!

Oh and yes of course your bike is blue, they are all blue, they're out there to get you don't you hear the voices? You think you are free, you think you have a yellow bike but they've messed with your head, there ain't no yellow bikes, they are BLUE BLUE BLUE well, except for the red ones, they are red, really red and faster, but definitely red, your's though, is BLUE

[Stingo]

^^funny. LOL. But seriously though - keep safe, yellow man.

[Endellion]

Glad you're ok and the bikes not too bad (I hope)

Whats wrong with blue lol!?

[Spiderman]

Jeez Hovis, glad you and the bike are relatively OK man.

i'm wondering if it would have hapened if you still had your pink leathers and had managed to squeeze into your new boots too ;)

What colour is your bike again?

[K]

IMHO any blue tinge came from the Merc paint work. It looks like the same blue as K's 'blade. ;)

I heard that.:twisted:

[BILLY]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/NorthSouth_rideout41.jpg


Nice one Hovis glad to see you kicked **** out of the car after wards;) Glad your ok by the way it looks BLUE to me:rolleyes:

[El Saxo]

Blimey, I just saw this :shock: Glad you're ok Hovis.

Good on you for getting back on and carrying on with the north/south run too!

Hope the damage isn't too bad.

[mac99]

Glad you're OK Hovis.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Were there no signs indicating right of way over the bridge?

[Ping]

D'oh! Glad you're ok dude.

[Steve H]

Just seen the news.
Bad luck Hovis. Glad you are okay. :smt045
oh, and I could see that it was NEVER blue. ;)

[fizzwheel]

Were there no signs indicating right of way over the bridge?

No none what so ever.

[plowsie]

Sue the council :thumbsup:

[Stu]

Sue the council :thumbsup:
It could be arguably safer to have both parties cautious rather than one party steaming in with the ROW and the other party didn't see the sign :rolleyes:

If it's a fact that there's no "road narrows on both sides sign" (and "SLOW" on the road and "humpback bridge sign") I would say that would more put the council liable.

[fizzwheel]

I dont see how suing anybody is going to help all its going to do and drag it out.

Until this is sorted out I dont think its wise to speculate as to who's fault it is, especially on the open forum.

I was directly in front of Hovis, and Liz was in front of me, I've given Hovis my version of the events and offered to be a witness.

To be honest I'm not 100% sure who was or is at fault with this and I was there !!

[hovis]

just got in from the hospital... & i have got brused ribs, nothing broken

[fizzwheel]

just got in from the hospital... & i have got brused ribs, nothing broken

I think considering what happened you're really lucky it could have been much worse.

Glad you're OK.

[K]

That's good to hear.

[plowsie]

I dont see how suing anybody is going to help all its going to do and drag it out.

Until this is sorted out I dont think its wise to speculate as to who's fault it is, especially on the open forum.

I was directly in front of Hovis, and Liz was in front of me, I've given Hovis my version of the events and offered to be a witness.

To be honest I'm not 100% sure who was or is at fault with this and I was there !!
I was messing about TBH but surely the council may be slightly liable as there is no signs up?

I think if the council has nothing to do with it and if the car driver is a reasonable person, then you should both do your vehicles yourself to save arguments maybe. Just my opinion on it all.

Was the car tearing over?

[Richie]

I like the dent from your mirror and below is your barend...
Glad nothing broken, see ya again at the AE07. ;-)


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/NorthSouth_rideout41.jpg

[Tiger 55]

nothing broken
Good to hear, GWS.

Definitely blue...

[silver surfer]

Just heard. Glad your ok and the bikes hot to bad. Take it easy. The ribs will take a good couple of weeks to heal though. Where abouts was the accident?

[pheasant_hunter]

Glad to hear you're ok Hovis, I hope that the bike is sorted soon enough and the bruises heal quickly too.

Anyway, good opportunity to get the bike sprayed blue now.... I'll get my coat. :)

Jamie

[Fizzy Fish]

glad to hear you're not hurt too bad Hovis & hope you're not feeling too blue over the accident..

[ASM-Forever]

Firstly good on you hovis for getting to hospital and getting checked over properly...you never know what damage you have done. Brusied ribs might be sore for a few weeks, but they will be fine.


I think if the council has nothing to do with it and if the car driver is a reasonable person, then you should both do your vehicles yourself to save arguments maybe. Just my opinion on it all.

Was the car tearing over?

I very much doubt that will fly.....as others have said the merc panels could cost a fortune!

Anyhow Fizz is right...us speculating doesn't really do any good, so i will leave it at that :)

[Filipe M.]

Eek, just read this, glad you're ok mate!

[Gordon B]

Sunshine Banana Man.

Sorry to here about your off.

GWS and you still coming to .orgfest??

Was really looking forward to meeting the online stalker in the flesh....

Gordon

[hovis]

.

GWS and you still coming to .orgfest??

Was really looking forward to meeting the online stalker in the flesh....

Gordondunno? im thinking i might not have the bike if its to be repared?
although theres nothing actully wrong with it. apart from a few battle scars which just add charictor & prove how hard my bike is, & strike fear into all the other SV's :rolleyes:

[Gordon B]

OK, well maybe see you there.

Worth getting the steed checked out properly though just in case.

Thought you might be able to blag a ride with one of your welsh bredrens?

[hovis]

OK, well maybe see you there.

Worth getting the steed checked out properly though just in case.?
i did 500 miles after the off and all seems good, although i did get a totaly flat tyre on the way home

Thought you might be able to blag a ride with one of your welsh bredrens? there is only me coming AFAIK

[the_runt69]

Sorry to hear this Hovis mate, hope you and the flying banana get better soon.

[dizzyblonde]

dunno? im thinking i might not have the bike if its to be repared?
although theres nothing actully wrong with it. apart from a few battle scars which just add charictor & prove how hard my bike is, & strike fear into all the other SV's :rolleyes:

Yellow curveys with scars...shows how hard they are.. all yellow curveys are hard...well mine is and its scarred:twisted:

[northwind]

Ah, bummer... Glad you're OK though. Could this be the start of new, exciting mods? Ideally involving the colour green?

Single lane bridges usually don't have right of way, in the same way as single lane roads don't, it's up to road users to not be cretins. This has an obvious flaw, unfortunately.

[oldjack]

I know I'm a bit late, but I'm glad you're OK Mr Hovis, could be much worse - you could be brown bread :-s

[seedy100]

Just read this.

Sorry to hear about your colour problems, if its any consulation Ifound b*** paint under the nice ginger colour on mine when i scraped the grab handle.

I suspect that this is an undercoat and is common to all.
All the worthy ones then get painted ginger, the less worthy yellow etc, only the unworthy are left blue!

Seriously mate I hope the aches and pains subside quickly and that the insurance mess gets sorted in your favour

[Warthog]

Only just seen this. Glad you are OK Hovis, you are a great poster and contributer, so lets hope you are up and running again happily as soon as possible. Best wishes for it all to get sorted out hassle free.

Nick

[stewie]

Hi Hovis, sorry to hear about the prang, hope you are o.k. and the bikes gonna be ok for AR this weekend.

[hovis]

Hi Hovis, sorry to hear about the prang, hope you are o.k. and the bikes gonna be ok for AR this weekend.

theres nowt wrong with the beast, i think i must have got between the bike & car

stewie.......... coll avator

[stewie]

theres nowt wrong with the beast, i think i must have got between the bike & car

stewie.......... coll avator

Thanks mate, I have my moments. You have a pm

[hovis]

Thanks mate, I. You have a pm

no i dont?

[stewie]

no i dont?
You do now ;)

[hovis]

You do now ;)

yes NOW i do:)

[hovis]

UPDATE

just taken it for a quote, i will need

screen
top right fairing
left lower fairing
right lower fairing
right air scoop
lower fairing bracket
bar ends
crash bungs
front indys
front brake lever

the guy who asses it was off today, but the guy who did it said that it may be written off,
:reaper:

[plowsie]

I should think so mate, happy or not?

[hovis]

happy or not?

dunno? if it gets written off & i can buy it back i guess i would be happy & £1000 up?

[Baph]

The only reason I can see for it being written off is if you're claiming for the repairs on insurance (granted with the Merc involved). Non of the damage to the bike is that critical (TSM made it to the AR with a damaged frame & no sidestand!!).

If that's the case, it would simply be because it's uneconomic to repair. Do you have an estimate for repairs, and what value did the insurance company hold it at?

[hovis]

they are getting back to me, i estimated the parts at £800ish then there is labour

they will replace all the fairings with new, just because there is a scratch/chip about the size of a 5p
the right bung has the slightest of scuffs, which will be replaced

its an eight year old bike its meant to have scuffs, the only thing i would replace is the screen, but i have repaired thet with tape:smt077

[Luckypants]

It's that labour that kills, plus using new parts. If there is nothing structural, try to buy it back and fix it yourself. There was structural damage to mine, else I would have done the same.

[Ginge_SV]

Only just read this ..glad to hear you are ok:cheers:

[ASM-Forever]

From what you have said i reckon it will not be written off.....probably a cat c. As it sounds in pretty decent nick and is roadworthy i doubt you would get £1000 plus salvage as the bike is probably still worth £800-1000.

Any news on liability Hovis?

[hovis]

From what you have said i reckon it will not be written off.....probably a cat c. As it sounds in pretty decent nick and is roadworthy i doubt you would get £1000 plus salvage as the bike is probably still worth £800-1000.?not sure what that means

Any news on liability Hovis?
no......... my insurance have not heard off the driver yet?

[ASM-Forever]

no......... my insurance have not heard off the driver yet?

Thats pretty strange....you would of thought if the car had that much damage they would be straight on the phone!

Let us know how it goes when you find out:cool:

[hovis]

Thats pretty strange....you would of thought if the car had that much damage they would be straight on the phone!

Let us know how it goes when you find out:cool:


update........... or not

as my insurance are still chasing up the other driver, 3 months later

=D>..................:confused:

[ASM-Forever]

Seems weird...they must be worried that they are at fault, or if disputed still partially at fault. I'd say thats probably the best outcome from your POV, as your damage is minor compared to the Merc.

[Professor]

Noticed this thread only now. Jesus Christ! :shock: I am glad that you are OK, Hovis.:thumbsup:

[ginger-(sv)ninja]

sorry to here about the crash, and the slow time it is takin to sort out.

I had a similar case with a works van took 4 months two sort out.

It was with my old bandit driver turned into me and off i went, on the phone 4 hours later with the insurance and did all the bumf. Phoning every 3 to 4 days then gave up after 3 and a half months. Then out of the blue and nic e big check through the door 2 weeks later. Never been with that insurance company again!!!!!:):)

I all takes time. BUT why i only takes 2 minutes to write out a check

[Stu]

Yup I would def reckon they think they were at fault (quite possibly are) or there was an 'issue' with that particular driver being behind the wheel.

if you can get this to go away with no claim on your record I think that would be a fairly good result. (considering the expensive damage to car/lack of damage to the banana)

[hovis]

UPDATE

just got this letter (accident 16-6-07)


"i regret that i am still chasing the 3rd party insurers for their decision re liability and today have chased them yet again and advised them of proceedings should their futher advices not be forthcoming"

surley the lack of response means they are to blame? if they thought it was my fault, i would think they would have done somthing by now?

[ASM-Forever]

UPDATE

just got this letter (accident 16-6-07)


"i regret that i am still chasing the 3rd party insurers for their decision re liability and today have chased them yet again and advised them of proceedings should their futher advices not be forthcoming"

surley the lack of response means they are to blame? if they thought it was my fault, i would think they would have done somthing by now?

Thats not quite how it works, is it Hovis!

As Stu said above, the best result is if it is dropped and your no claims is intact.

I don't see how they would go about repairing your bike anyway, as you sold it. :p

[hovis]

Thats not quite how it works, is it Hovis! is it not

As Stu said above, the best result is if it is dropped and your no claims is intact. i would be happy with that

I don't see how they would go about repairing your bike anyway, as you sold it. :p errrrrrrr?
.

[Stu]

I don't see how they would go about repairing your bike anyway, as you sold it. :razz: errrrrrrr?.
Exactly, I'm sure it was assesed at the time & all they need to do is pay now.

[chakraist]

get well soon dude!

[hovis]

get well soon dude!

after 5 months, im fine:grin:

[chakraist]

This is jolly good news. I read through the thread after I posted that, and saw '3 months later...'

I'm glad you're fine after 5 months. If you weren't, things would be bad.

[plowsie]

Hovis sorry to hear of your off GWS mate ;) :rolleyes: