Had my first crash!!

[Andy levitt]

Woman in a merc big 4x4 pulled out into me today and i went flying into a parked van My bike is in a right state and ive just come back from hospital with serviour abrassion and left leg and arm The woman who did it started crying saying "i didnt see you" police came and checked bike. Ive rang insurance and there sorted it out with both my bike and injury claims, only thing is now shes said i was going fast but i have a witness at least and he says that if i was going fast i would have seriouser injuryies and he would have heard me coming as he had his back to me meaing that he turned round when it happened Hopfully it should be ok though, and ive got a tempary bike sorted with my insurance as ive got my test in 2 weeks so its happened at a bad time just thought id share my expirance
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[Andy levitt]

By the way does it look like a write off? i think it will be with the NSR ceasing production back in 2003 aswell poor poor bike
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

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If she saw you 'going too fast' why did she then pull out? That excuse is useless.

Good luck getting it sorted.

[ncrn]

Ouch, least you came out the other side in relatively one piece

How bad are the lower fairings? The nose cone isn't too expensive to replace so you might not have it written off.. if the lowers are gone then that's probably gonna be an un-economical write off.

Hopefully the too fast thing will be thrown out as crap. If she hadn't seen you how can she know how fast you were going?
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[Thom_NSR]

Unlucky mate, that looks expensive. What's the deal with the rev counter?

[Kickstart]

[Harold_Shand]

Unlucky, sounds frightening. A woman driver AND a 4x4, did you get the shitty end of the stick or what?

Is there anything you can learn from it?

I had a low speed off, I put my front brake on and the front wheel just fucking went... Now I check my tyre pressures once a week, I weigh up road surfaces ( especially at junctions where cars have to wait for other traffic eg leaked oil and crap ) I change down and use back brake if I'm unsure...

Bikes are fucking great. Chalk it up and don't let it put you off. Good luck getting through the mess the stupid bitch has created for you.
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[kitty kat]

Ouch, your poor bike looks like mine did at the end of April, only I bent forks, fairing bracket and smashed headlights, and ended up with broken wrist and foot.

hope you and your machine get better soon. Keep an eye on ebay and bike breakers for parts, Good luck
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[iooi]

If she said she did not see you .... How can she know you were going to fast.... Police will soon sort that one out.
Sounds like she is looking for a way out.

From pics it dont look too bad, but why is rev counter showing 3K ??
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[BanditBitch]

Hope your soon on the mend and back on two wheels soon

[Andy levitt]

hey all thanks for your cornern i dont actually know why the rev counter is showing that i didnt realise but what i do know that its proff i wasnt speeding if its stuck from the impact also im proud to say that im not put off from biking and i hope to expand on biking once my test is complete although it meant be a while now thanks to this accident grrrr lol
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[Noxious89123]

The fact she says she didn't see you, and then that you were going too fast is quite hilarious.

Silly cow
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[Andy levitt]

[Damon]

[quote="Andy levitt"]

[Ichy]

You realise from your comments that your witness admits he didn't see the accident happen?

[shaun_04]

What were you wearing to have severe abrasion to your leg and arm?

[Andy levitt]

A padded jacket and trousers, im going to obtain leathers but i didnt feel it was neccessary on a small bike. Yes the person at the accident admitted he didnt see it happen but the police asked if he heard me coming and he said no and he couldnt of been speeding. As he had his back to it untill he heard the impact. Hopfully i should win.
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[Pete.]

Car drivers nearly always say bike riders "were going too fast" because they have pre-conceived ideas about bikers that gives them a biased view.

All you have to do is ask "how do you know?" and they are stumped.

If they saw enough of you to judge your speed they shouldn't have pulled-out - their fault.

If saw you but didn't take time to judge the time/distance they are guilty of being careless - their fault

If they didn't see you because they didn't take time to look properly - there fault.

Mostly it's just denial, they don't want to admit that their stupidity could have killed someone.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Andy levitt]

[Pete.]

They should give you what the value of the bike was before the accident, then you should claim for any injuries and damages to clothing on top of that.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Andy levitt]

My helmet and surprising my jacket are all ok but my trousers have bin bined as it had blood and rips lol but there wasnt expensive. I claiming for my injurys which i should find out more on tuesday as its bank holiday so im quite gutted i cant have a nice weekend on bike thanks alot again
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Speedfight 50 -> Honda NSR 125 -> Y reg YAMAHA YZF R6 -> 08 YAMAHA YZF R6 -> Honda CBR1000RR
Theory test Done 4/6/07
Practical test Done 21/12/07

[AbiJ]

I'd double check the skid lid, may look ok, but if it impacted something then I'd get a new one, better safe than sorry.

Abi.
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[phill_sumner]

yeah id chuck the helmet out too mate, should replace after a crash just incase
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[Damon]

or if you have a mate thats a docotor, get it x rayed

[Timmeh]

0h n0es!

At least your OK.

You should turn your NSR into a baby ratfighter and be the coolest kid on the block.

Or something.


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