Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

yea i agree....the world is full of claimers....it makes far more sense to recover your losses your self..

do not exploit the system even though you will get exploited yourself one day...

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

:winner:

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

i gave the bloke a call yesterday, and told him i was all ok, i was quite shaken up at the site, and he was quite worried, but i said no damage to me, and minimal damage to my bike, so all was not to bad, i gave him the option of going throught the insurance or settleing privatly, he chose privatly. i said to him i would keep th cost down low and resonable, if he was a ****, i would have ordered all new parts, but he seems quiet a decent bloke, i went back to the accident site and found the heel plate at the side of the road, so all i need is a new hanger braket and fairing repair, so i guess about £110 should cover it.
simple and easy soloution :o)

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

bloody £93.57 for a rearset hanger bracket!!
and 19.85 for a heel plate!!

from mission motorcycles susuki dealer!!

oh well, glad i dont have to pay for it, and this bloke seems happy to do so, but what is an inconvienence is that the parts are out of stock and i wont be able to use my bike to go to work till late in the week, well at least im still alive!! lol

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

Reply to ASM-Forever, Dr Rich, stooster & lukemillar - this is nothing whatsoever to do with American style culture blah blah, Adam has been injured and his bike damaged through the fault of a driver, the whole insurance thing is there solely to deal with situations like this. OK his leg appears fine so he shouldn't claim for it, but he needs to get it checked out in case he's missed something, are you telling me you wouldn't claim for an injury caused by somebody else? We aren't talking about the guy paying out of his own pocket here, that's why we pay insurance.

Never mind "If the shoe was on the other foot how would you like it", if you were caused considerable ongoing pain and suffering through another road users fault, you would claim, believe me, ask anybody whose been injured, have you been?

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

if i was injured by someone else who had malisious intent, then with out a doubt i would sue, if i was in a more serious accident, and sustanded more injuries, i would most likely expect a pay out from thje insurance company, but in this case, there was no malisious intent, and was a pure and simple accident, no real damage has been done, he bloke is paying for damage to my bike, seems like a perfect soloution for this case, but like i said, if it had been more serious, then i would make good use of all the insurance premiums i have paid.

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

Adam, you seem like a really nice guy, good luck to you mate. (Thats not how you spell malicious though !)

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

EDIT: Oh actually I really can't be arsed. This just cuts too close to the bone for me.

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

done and dusted! :o) ordered all my new parts, and the bloke has just dropped the cash off. bike should be back on the road in the next few days as soon as the parts come, i have also been gettign some other parts to fit, so a fair bit of grease monkying over the next few days :o)

new rearset hanger
new footrest heel plate
fairing to be repaired and painted
new rear tyre (trying BT014)
new front tyre (same again)
new chain and sproket (with different gearing :o))
new rear hugger
new ohlin front springs
and a quick oil service

am looking forward to doing it all

Re: just got hit by a car on my way home!!
 

im having a nigthmare of a time!! my bike is still off the road, my bmw is jacked up because im doing a full suspension rebuild, i borrowed my mums car this morning, drove through a big puddle, and killed it!!! mr aa man saved me tho! and to cap things off... i cant find the key to my sv! i have looked everywhere! im thinking after the accident, ive put it in a place where i wouldnt have normally put it due to being shaken up, or ive just dropped it somewhere over the weekend! what a nightmare!!

so now i need a new set of locks and a key, any one got a spare set?