I wonder if this is some sort of record I am setting
When I bought my Civic Type-R, I had it 5 days before getting rear-ended by a chick who was sitting behind me in stationary traffic, in gear, dropped her fag and jumped...wasn't chuffed.
Now...picked up a very shiny new CBR600RR on Saturday morning at 08:30...and on Sunday at 13:05 I got swiped off it by a guy through central London
Total ownership time...28hrs and 35mins!!
Standard stuff I imagine...I was rolling up to a set of lights about 30m away, doing maybe 15-20, no more than that. He just didn't look, nipped out of a side street to my left really fast and took me out on the left leg/left fairing...and down I went
I just wished I'd seen it coming or something, but I reckon he gave me no chance as he literally drove into me from the side.
Guy was very apologetic and admitted liability at the scene in front of a witness, gave me all his details, so hopefully will be a quick win. I was literally just pushed over and came to rest about 2 metres after he doofed me, but all plastics are screwed and various bits sheared off
He had his 7 or 8 year old son in the car with him and it took a lot of nice words from me to convince him that daddy wasn't going to get lamped by a ****ed-off biker!!! Although the poor little guy did say "daddy he broke your car"...I didn't feel like answering that!
So if anyone saw a very miserable looking bloke in Shoreditch with a bruised and grazed Hannspree CBR and a bruised and grazed leg...yup, was me
Next time I buy anything I'll be scared to take it out the showroom!!!