Crashed!

Get well soon mate, hope all not too bad!

[ChrisCurvyS]

Thanks mate - in a bit of pain but v lucky. Was a transit-size van (pug i think) so was v lucky to hit in front of the windscreen, rather than head-first into the side.

Ouch! Glad to hear injuries ain't too bad. Least you'll get to go new bike shopping

[ChrisCurvyS]

Honestly the thought had never crossed my mind!
Do we think 1400 is a reasonable amount to demand from his insurers for a 2000 curvy with about 45k on the clock?

Sorry to hear that buddy, glad you not too badly injured (you didnt damage them boots did you ???)
You got to look at similar bikes in about a 50 mile radius and get a price guide from those. They will of course try to knock you down. Don't forget to include the costs of replacement gear, helmet gloves leathers/textiles etc
Speak to you soon matey

[ChrisCurvyS]

Ha ha - thanks mate! The boots held up really well ta - matching scuff on the other one now!
Knew about using other bike ads as evidence but didn't know it had to be within 50 miles - May be tricky finding one with matching mileage.
Is it also worth insisting on a hire bike to give them an incentive to settle sooner rather than later?

Not sure it is a given figure, but that was what was suggested to me when my car was written off ! Your legal support should help you with things like that.
Regards a hire bike, just make sure that you are fit enough, by that i mean if you were considering a personal accident claim for your injuries, if you had a hire bike straight away it would be an argument for them to lower compensation.
You are going to have to invclude new boots now into the replacement gear, now theyve got a nasty scuff

[Geodude]

Owchie glad you're okay, hope the aches and pains are not to bad today. Gws.

I think zippie has a point, you may be able to claim for all your safety equippment seeing as none of it will be warticularly safe after a crash, try and squeeze as much as you can out of tye insurance! Haha because if you can claim that the helmet (obviously!), boots and leathers no longer provide sufficent protection after a crash then the insurance should hopefully cover all that too, in theory at least...

Don't forget, if you can do it yourself, see if the bike is ok to buy back, repair and pocket the difference for a warm holiday to help the body repair