Bikes Been Knocked Over :(

Was at football today, sh!te game as the pitch was frozen rock solid and the ref deemed this playable..
Ended up loosing, and my knees and elbows are torn and bruised to fu(k!

Top it off, the other teams manager reversed into my bike

He hit the front cowl betweeen the lights and it toppled over onto its RHS!

Damage is as follows;

Broken indy
Bent Brake Lever
Cans scraped
Pegs scraped
Front cowl scraped
Cowl is out of alignment with the lights, so probably a bent front subframe
RHS lower is all scratched
Top box is scratched
Bar end scratched and fell off
Mirror is scraped

Think that all

Little bit gutted, bought her new in August, love the colour, rare as hens teeth, and now its all messed up P:ride and joy, sole means of transport!

He gave me his card and said just fix it and pass the bill onto him, he'll cover everything. He was a bit gutted, and was very apologetic. Genuine guy, was very sorry.

Think I should go through insurance, or just pass the bill onto him?

[DarrenSV650S]

That sucks. I'd get a quote for all the bits, then get him to pay. If he doesn't pay up phone the insurance cos all that stuff wont be cheap.

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

That sucks. I'd get a quote for all the bits, then get him to pay. If he doesn't pay up phone the insurance cos all that stuff wont be cheap.

+1

no way would i payout to fix it with nothing more than this guys word too many times i've heard of this where you pay for everything fixing then the other party denies all involvment so you never see a penny back.

get a quote for the work, send him that and either make arrangements for him to pay direct to the garage or that he pays you the quote amount and you proceed with the work. If he is genuine and sound then he'll understand you're just trying to cover your back.

insurance sal-that way your covered and have comeback

insurance, he probably has no idea the extent of the damage or the costs involved then you hand him the bill and he chickens out. I know it's nice to give them the benefit of the doubt but no point giving it the chance to backfire. Hope you sort it soon pal.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Sally

Was at football today, sh!te game as the pitch was frozen rock solid and the ref deemed this playable..
Ended up loosing, and my knees and elbows are torn and bruised to fu(k!

Top it off, the other teams manager reversed into my bike

He hit the front cowl betweeen the lights and it toppled over onto its RHS!

Damage is as follows;

Broken indy
Bent Brake Lever
Cans scraped
Pegs scraped
Front cowl scraped
Cowl is out of alignment with the lights, so probably a bent front subframe
RHS lower is all scratched
Top box is scratched
Bar end scratched and fell off
Mirror is scraped

Think that all

Little bit gutted, bought her new in August, love the colour, rare as hens teeth, and now its all messed up P:ride and joy, sole means of transport!

He gave me his card and said just fix it and pass the bill onto him, he'll cover everything. He was a bit gutted, and was very apologetic. Genuine guy, was very sorry.

Think I should go through insurance, or just pass the bill onto him?

Check the tank too.

Looks like a write-off to me...

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Sally

Was at football today, sh!te game as the pitch was frozen rock solid and the ref deemed this playable..
Ended up loosing, and my knees and elbows are torn and bruised to fu(k!

Top it off, the other teams manager reversed into my bike

He hit the front cowl betweeen the lights and it toppled over onto its RHS!

Damage is as follows;

Broken indy
Bent Brake Lever
Cans scraped
Pegs scraped
Front cowl scraped
Cowl is out of alignment with the lights, so probably a bent front subframe
RHS lower is all scratched
Top box is scratched
Bar end scratched and fell off
Mirror is scraped

Think that all

Little bit gutted, bought her new in August, love the colour, rare as hens teeth, and now its all messed up P:ride and joy, sole means of transport!

He gave me his card and said just fix it and pass the bill onto him, he'll cover everything. He was a bit gutted, and was very apologetic. Genuine guy, was very sorry.

Think I should go through insurance, or just pass the bill onto him?

Check the tank too.

Looks like a write-off to me...

Oh and sorry to hear

Oh and the brake levers bent..

He is a genuine guy, I have his business card etc and reg, my manager knows him etc
Would be different if its a complete random guy, but it isn't.

Going to get Shirlaws (local suzuki dealer) to quote me for putting it back to as new condition, if he wants to pay that fine, if not go through insurance.

oh dear... not good even tho non fault accidents shouldn't count against you when getting new quotes for insurance... they do ( ) , so imho get the quote, hand it over to the guy, get him to authorise the repairs with his details and whatever else the dealer needs and ensure he pays for the repairs.. he seems a decent enough guy from what you said so maybe it wont be a massive hassle.. but, possibly go with your gut feel bout him and him paying up..

[dyzio]

Damn it, I know how you feel :/

Sorry to hear that buddy, but as said, that won't be cheap.