So the damage is:- now with piccies
 

Errr, it had to happen

RHS down. Crack to upper RHS fairing, RH mirror, bar end snapped of and front brake lever scuffed/deformed. Snapped off front/rear indicators, dent/scuff to tank and back plastic. snapped peg hanger and rhs peg. yet brake lever ok.

TBH it looks worse than it is. Will post piccys later.


How:-


Well overtaking a couple of cars on an NSL road (I was not speeding) I see an oncomming car and pull back into the centre. It is full of ****e and I loose the back wheel just as the oncomming car passes. I somehow dented the rear 1/4 of the oncomming car. I dont remember doing it and could claim it was already there.


Bloody witnesses called meat wagon and old bill who breathalysed me (0.00 reading) and I have just had to produce my docs.

Oncomming car was a w reg astra belonging to a local chemists shop. I would guess that using a local body shop that the dent would cost less than £100 to fix, but I bet they want to milk it.


Clip on, bar end, twist crip and scape to tank
http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/crash/100A0150.JPG


Crack to upper fairing
http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/crash/100A0151.JPG

scrape to rear plastic
http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/crash/100A0152.JPG

Broken peg hanger and peg
http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/crash/100A0153.JPG

Scape to lower fairing
http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/crash/100A0154.JPG





What can I say. My fault. Doh.

Apart from your pride, are you hurt?

Sorry to hear it , At least your OK!!!!

No damage to me. Right hand must have hit something as there is a little tenderness. But nothing broken/cut etc. My lid took a fair scrape. Worse thing was it only happened about a mile from home.


As there was no caution or anything am I likely to get away without points etc.

Glad to hear you are fine. Losing the the back due to cr*p on the road is something that could happen to anyone.

I don't see why you would be penalised at all, it doesn't sound like you were doing anything that would be interpreted as dangerous.

Glad you're not hurt, I have to admit to having the odd little slide in similar circumstances.

Doh, glad your OK Tim, could have been much worse.

Good luck getting the bike sorted out.

Glad you're okay Tim. Sorry to hear about this.

OK question time.

My insurance is fully comp.

I guess the car that I am supposed to have hit will claim against me. I only renewed my policy yesterday which expires on the 24th so I guess that will need adjusting.

Assuming they claim, What do I do with my own bike. I have £175 X/S and would guess my bike can be repaired for that. So if I can persuade the 3rd party to let me pick up the cost if I can get it into a "cheap" bodyshop. At least that way I keep my no claims etc.

Bad luck Tim, pleased you're not hurt - the rest is a faff with insurance and that, but far preferable even to a short spell laid up.