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09-01-07, 07:56 PM

Just been rear-ended pretty hard and not in the good way.
Fender is smashed, a couple of indies are ****ed, topbox is damaged, rear brake lever is banana shaped and numerous other bits and pieces.
My back also hurts. I really hope it's not bad enough to warrant anything more than a day off work.

Oh well, I'll figure out what needs replacing in the morning and give the nice lady a price to see if she wants to go with insurance.

fizzwheel · 09-01-07, 08:06 PM

If your top box is damaged I'd say that was a positive result

Seriously hope your OK. If your backs still sore in the morning go and get it checked out properly.

09-01-07, 08:13 PM

Bad luck fella, hope you and the bike are all fixed up and back on the road asap.

09-01-07, 08:28 PM

sorry to hear about the accident - hope your back is OK too

09-01-07, 08:51 PM

Geez- sorry to hear it. I hope your back doesn't develope into something nasty.

Take it esy and if you need the time off to recover, take it- important as work is (I got the train in on the day of my spill- though sitting indoors on my own reflecting would have done no good either), espcially if you're self employed/don't get sick leave. If you go insurance, you should get back any lost wages if the fault's not yours- sounds like it isn't being rear ended...

Biker Biggles · 09-01-07, 09:03 PM

Numerous damaged little bits will work out to a lot of money.I'd go down the insurance route,and make a small but reasonable injury claim as well.The other driver probably thinks £50 will sort it,but I bet it will be that squared in the end.

Stu · 09-01-07, 10:43 PM

Sorry to hear about your off.

Even if I did think the same as Fizz

Hope you get a good settlement.

09-01-07, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

If your top box is damaged I'd say that was a positive result

Yes, every cloud has a silver lining

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On a more serious note, very sorry to hear this Michael, hope your back's okay, and that all the insurance gubbins gets sorted sooner rather than later. Let us know how you get on.

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Scoobs · 10-01-07, 07:50 AM

Ooof!

10-01-07, 08:00 AM

Cheers all.
My back seems pretty good this morning. Will see how it goes but I'm hopeful that it was nothing major.

I haven't been down to look at the bike yet, but I've got as far as £600 just estimating based on the damage I saw last night. I suspect she's going to want to go the insurance route, which is good and bad.
It's good because it gets sorted out and I get a courtesy bike.
It's bad because I don't get the opportunity to fix it on the cheap and divert the extra funds to shiny bits.

I suppose there's always the chance that it'll be a write off, which I have mixed feelings on. Obviously that would mean I could buy a new bike but she's got just under 35k on so far so I suspect I wouldn't get a great deal in the payout.

09-01-07, 07:56 PM	#1
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Well, that wasn't fun. Just been rear-ended pretty hard and not in the good way. Fender is smashed, a couple of indies are ****ed, topbox is damaged, rear brake lever is banana shaped and numerous other bits and pieces. My back also hurts. I really hope it's not bad enough to warrant anything more than a day off work. Oh well, I'll figure out what needs replacing in the morning and give the nice lady a price to see if she wants to go with insurance.

09-01-07, 08:06 PM	#2
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	If your top box is damaged I'd say that was a positive result Seriously hope your OK. If your backs still sore in the morning go and get it checked out properly. __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

09-01-07, 09:03 PM	#6
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,069	Numerous damaged little bits will work out to a lot of money.I'd go down the insurance route,and make a small but reasonable injury claim as well.The other driver probably thinks £50 will sort it,but I bet it will be that squared in the end. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

10-01-07, 07:50 AM	#9
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09-01-07, 08:13 PM	#3
diamond Guest Posts: n/a	Bad luck fella, hope you and the bike are all fixed up and back on the road asap.

09-01-07, 08:28 PM	#4
Fizzy Fish Guest Posts: n/a	sorry to hear about the accident - hope your back is OK too

09-01-07, 08:51 PM	#5
thedonal Guest Posts: n/a	Geez- sorry to hear it. I hope your back doesn't develope into something nasty. Take it esy and if you need the time off to recover, take it- important as work is (I got the train in on the day of my spill- though sitting indoors on my own reflecting would have done no good either), espcially if you're self employed/don't get sick leave. If you go insurance, you should get back any lost wages if the fault's not yours- sounds like it isn't being rear ended...

09-01-07, 10:43 PM	#7
Stu Trinity Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Guildford Posts: 8,027	Sorry to hear about your off. Even if I did think the same as Fizz Hope you get a good settlement.

10-01-07, 08:00 AM	#10
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Cheers all. My back seems pretty good this morning. Will see how it goes but I'm hopeful that it was nothing major. I haven't been down to look at the bike yet, but I've got as far as £600 just estimating based on the damage I saw last night. I suspect she's going to want to go the insurance route, which is good and bad. It's good because it gets sorted out and I get a courtesy bike. It's bad because I don't get the opportunity to fix it on the cheap and divert the extra funds to shiny bits. I suppose there's always the chance that it'll be a write off, which I have mixed feelings on. Obviously that would mean I could buy a new bike but she's got just under 35k on so far so I suspect I wouldn't get a great deal in the payout.