gutted

ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

scotland in 2 weeks (just bought panniers and had new rear pads, on way home), i feel like a cunt.

Was behind slow moving traffic in town, began my manuvere to move into the right hand lane (one way, three lanes) and during my manuevre things changed, cars in front stopped sooner than I had predicted and I hit the rear right corner of a 4x4 at about 5mph.

credit to the bloke he was a nice guy, 4x4 was unscathed. Thumbs Up

Im gutted.

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Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

Bit of plastic, get it fixed and off you go, could have been a lot worse Thumbs Up

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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

Scouse · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Karma :

Ooh is that sub-frame twisted?

Shifty

Rowey · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Karma :

Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

Nekkid all the way... Cool

Seriously, at least you are okay, and the damage is cosmetic. Such an accident will only make you a little more observant in the future, ie. looking a little further ahead, ensuring you know what's going on well before it happens.
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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

DEN MONKEY · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

fiyuck ..... unlucky pal
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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

got a quote of ~£1600* to repair it all in (light, fairing, fender, indicators, air ducts etc.)

*Crazy money

insurance are assessing it at the moment, I have a feeling it is approaching write-off territory, anyone withh more knowledge got any ideas? If this was the case, what would be my best course of action? can I buy it back? how much would it likely cost?

Thanks.
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

Drill some holes and cable tie the bit of panel back on. You only need a headlight for your trip then. Focus on getting it fully repaired when you get back.

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Am in disbelief that you told your insurance to take a look. That is just plain silly. Bought the parts off ebay, maybe yes, £400 tops and post up a HELP topic and someone off BCF could have assisted.

Anyways.....Nice looking panniers, what make are they?

deanoet · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Karma :

I am on the side of give it a go yourself

Bikes are surprisingly easy to work on
A haynes manual and a cheapo tool kit and away you go

Plastics are just like Lego, take your time, and if you start to get pissed off with it just tools down, lock shed up and leave it for the day.

Too get it road worthy you could just take teh fairing off, stick any old headlight on there and have your trip, then like has been said sort it when you get back

S**t happens to everyone, it is how you deal with it
£1600 is rediculous for what the damage is
Mine didnt cost that and mine cartwheeled through a Donington Park gravel trap at 90mph

Remember if you go through insurance it will hike your prices for a few years. I repaired mine myself, what the insurance dont know wont hurt them. 2 years NCB and counting... \o/
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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

So you're not going to go to Scotland now?

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

Cant see the parts?
Headlight here?
Nosecone?
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TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

another nosecone...
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

He doesn't even need the nose cone for the trip.

ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

Interestingly the headlight is being sold by a seller i had saved and did not see it within the list of items.

Also I have seen those nosecones, but my bike isn't blue and I'm not prepared to mix-and-match.

Once you factor in the bidding and postage times, it still doesn't save much time (even if I won the auction).

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

It will cost you far less than £1600 to have it painted yellow and buy stickers... Cmon man, think? Wink

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ajb · Crazy Courier Joined: 14 May 2008 Karma :

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

Chives hes one of those "bikers" peoples, my bike is like 3 different colours atm lol once my brakes work... Still repaired under £400.
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Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

Is it worth fcuking your NCB over it?

Repair it as cheap as you can and do the trip. Repair it properly when you get back. Thumbs Up

I doubt they'll write it off over a headlight & nose cone.

The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

I feel slightly let down by you. I know I don't know you but you are cancelling a trip because of a bit of cosmetic damage?

Just get a headlight sorted asap off ebay, then when you get back spend some time looking for the right colour scheme nose cone etc.