Had My First Accident :( Thoughts?

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I have had the very same sort of crash, little too hard on the front and down you go. That will happen unless you practice locking the front and recovering. Very safe to practice, very dangerous to practice while heading towards a car.

For back brake you can fit a repair peg by davie SV, very easy and cheap.

I wouldn't feel comfortable practicing that, unless I had some skid pans on or something !

[kaivalagi]

Yeah, this is the worst of the damage anyway:

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by hongman

I wouldn't feel comfortable practicing that, unless I had some skid pans on or something !

I've practised it once before

Second day I had the bike I locked the front end up and recovered, driver came onto a roundabout from the left when I was going straight on...posted on here somewhere, I think in the EAR section

[maviczap]

Well I've already given my sympathy, but here's some advice.

A couple of years ago my wife pulled out on a biker, she hadn't looked carefully enough & he was probably going a bit too fast. He jammed on his brakes and locked the front wheel of his nice shiney new V-strom650.

He hit the deck, but there was no contact, old bill turned up at the scene, but wife wasn't charged or anything. OB came round and took a statement of the facts.

Wife did not admit liability at the scene and it was a 50/50 scenario.

His insurance claimed for the damage to the bike & his personal injuries (none at the time!), our insurance sent a man round to get the facts, but eventually settled in his favour without contesting.

So there maybe some scope for claiming off her, but maybe cheaper to have the paint and other broken bits replaced by you, rather than your insurance, even if you win.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

Yeah, this is the worst of the damage anyway:

Davie's fixer peg is ideal for that. DO NOT BUY THE MOTRAX version, they stole Davie's idea

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by maviczap

So there maybe some scope for claiming off her, but maybe cheaper to have the paint and other broken bits replaced by you, rather than your insurance, even if you win.

Yeah, I am starting to come around to the fix it myself if I can, it all comes down to how nice the scuffed bits come up...

More than anything I just don't want the hassle or the unfairly inflated premiums even if I would win and she was 100% liable, as soon as I make the claim I am in for a shafting regardless of how it pans out

Sorry to hear that you have had an off.

Never nice to scrape the bike but at least your ok.

Fix her up yourself as the insurance will only rape you next year if you claim

[maviczap]

You'd be surprised what a bit of paint will cover up

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by hongman

I wouldn't feel comfortable practicing that, unless I had some skid pans on or something !

So what? Surely something which can very possibly save your life is worth some minor discomfort?

I often stand up on the pegs and eyeball the driver in those situations, its so easy to get caught out like that, the drivers just wont be looking for you.

I wouldn't claim if i was in your postion, i hope it doesn't cost you too much.