Crashed today, need parts
Had my first crash on my SV today.
Was going down a main road in the wet when a van pulled out from a side road (I had right of way) 5m before i reached the junction. I pulled on the front brake, locked the front wheel up and swerved to one side, just missing the guy; ended up on my back with my SV on its side. The van driver just shot off down the road without stopping.
The left footpeg and gear shifter assembly has been snapped in half so I'm looking for a replacement - any ideas where I can find one? I'll probably weld it together for the time being. I also need to do something about the rear indicators because the left one is smashed up; it's the original indicator so I have a horrible feeling that I'll need to cut off all the plastic (it's a curvy) and install an undertray/tail tidy to fix aftermarket indicators.
I've reported it to the police because I have two witnesses (one being an RAF squadron commander on a TransAlp who stopped to help me) plus CCTV of the van as it fled the scene. Hopefully they'll get the guy and I'll be able to take him to small claims court for the cost of the repairs.
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