Am bikeless :( (updated)
 

How unlucky can one person be with bikes! My pride and joy got wrecked last night at my work :(

I parked where I always park (hard to describe but its out the road of the main traffic of the car park) a works van reversed into me knocked my bike over and killed it, it landed on its left hand side. I was in my work at the time and the bike was parked up so thankfully I didnt get hurt (well hurt my back lifting it but thats all) Damage so far is...............

Rear light housing smashed
Grab rail bent
Gear lever bent and very wobbley
Clutch lever snapped
L hand indicator scratched
L hand upper fairing smashed (where the indicator sits)
Rear sub frame knock out of place
Forks beyond repair

Also when I went to start her the start motor would even work! I had to call my break down service to get me home. But I have been wise this time and got a note of all the details called the police and reported it to the insurance company, so tomorrow I am getting a loan of a bike from the insurance company (flip knows what type though!) until mine gets assessed and repaired or told its a write off (got a bad feeling this might happen)

Also the van driver didnt report it and its being treated as a hit and run, managed to find out who was driving because the work keeps a note of who was on shift and what van they were driving. When I found the bike over on its side the van was still there and you could clearly see the marks on my bike were the van had hit into it and left a mark of the vans paint on the bike.

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Sorry to hear that mate, I think you need to have a quiet word with that pratt of a van driver eh ?

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Yeah very quiet, a few times over

Bad news however hopefully get it all sorted soon :-)

Re: Am bikeless :(
 

Horrible feeling, being Bikeless :cry:

Hope you are back on two wheels again soon ;)

Re: Am bikeless :(
 

Ouch and i was going to ask if it was u i heard down at lidl yesterday as sounded like a V-twin, (was in my mates sitting room across the road dosing on the couch)

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have a word with him :O screw that, go twist his balls off! Sorry to hear about that though mate

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Any CCTV ??

And the van driver needs a kick in the gonads

"But I didn't realise that I hit it...." will be the excuse

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Sounds like a good result.
You get to have the previous damage dealt with properly by insurance this time,

Sorry if I am out of line or have missed something.

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I had someone do that where I used to work. My bike was only 6 weeks old at the time, not even had its first service. It was the day before my birthday too. I thought the receptionist was taking the mic when she rang me to say my bike had been knocked over.

A work colleague who was with me when I spoke to the van driver said "I'm surpised you didnt hit him". I replied "Me too....."

The van drivers excuse "Sorry... i didnt see it." It was BRIGHT YELLOW

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Did you a favour really! :D \\:D/