This vehicle is reversing. Updated with vidjo at last!

[Mr Hammers]

On my way into work this morning, following a delivery van. Just as he's about to pass a turn on the left, he suddenly indicates and brakes hard to a stop. I thought someone had pulled out on him, so I sit there and wait till he moves off again. Then he starts reversing! Tried getting out of the way while shouting a few whoa!s but it was too fast.

I watched as the forks that I spent battling with last bank holiday (changing fork oil) bend under the van and my mudguard break into bits.

The guy jumped out and was very apologetic and I was pretty calm and we start swapping details. But when he's on the phone to his boss he's saying that he braked hard and I hit him. I tap him on the shoulder and tell him, no, you reversed into me.

We get the vehicles off the road and I try to make sure that he realises he's made the mistake, but he's all sort of "I'm not sure, whatever you say, I don't know" so I really get the feeling he's going to deny responsibility.

After talking to my insurers, it seems that as there were no witnesses, it would probably go 50/50, so I'd end up losing my no claims, plus paying for the damage to my bike, and all the inconvenience of having the bike off the road.

So.... it was a damn good job I just happened to have mounted the camera on the bike before I left this morning! Yay!

The video shows it all, him braking hard and late and then reversing straight into me.... Ha! Deny that, you wanker!

Sent it to the insurers who looked at it and think it's 'brilliant'. Oddly though, they said that I'm only the second person to have video to backup my claim in a no-witnesses accident, which surprised me.

I won't put the vid up until it's all sorted, but here's a pic of the aftermath;

https://www.planetash.net/bcf/van1.jpg

You can see the tyre mark showing on the road where he pushed me back.

Hopefully should have a courtesy bike delivered tomorrow. I'm hoping it'll be a Street Triple R, or a CBR100R, or something similar... but it'll probably be a CG...

Anyway, boy am I glad I chose this morning to put the camera on! Going to be a permanent fixture from now on, I think. Plus I've got another cam coming this week, so that'll go on the back for when someone rear ends me.
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[yuri2085]

Congrats man, My heart was sinking when you said no witnesses and he was denying it. You brightened up my day with the good news about the camera
Nice bike =]

How much was the camera and how hard was it to fit?

[chris-red]

This is where louder pipes save fork stantions, that picture should be more than enough evidence that he reversed over your but insurance companies are cunts, it will take them serveral years to tell you it will go 50/50


I can't see how you hitting a van would end up going under his bumper.
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[Clique]

Thank you, made me smile! I'm glad the insurance is in your favour!

Also wondering about the camera.

[MarkJ]

Excellent news about the camera, are you going to post the vid?

[MonkeyKnuckle]

Haha, brilliant. (The bit about the camera, not getting reversed into. )


Was it a Veho Muvi?
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[chris-red]

It is my dream to have someone flat out lie about an accident you have video evidence on, I would love to let it go all the way to court have them purger themselves then you wack the video on.
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[Mr Hammers]

[m0l0t0v]

Legend

Sad to hear about the bike though and at least your in no harm.

I cna't wait to see/hear his reaction.


Hang on, can you film his reaction to it? Please?!
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[Mac_Black]

What a stroke of luck, in a lucky/unlucky sort of way
What a bastard git, trying to wrangle his way out of it..
Don't be downhearted if you do get a CG (which is doubtful) they're awesome.

[Itchy]

Yeah but the problem with such videos is if a cop stops you and you were ahem riding spiritedly = bg trouble. And you can't just password protect it either as an anti terrorism law exists that says you give us the password or 12 months in prison.
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[SlimRick]

Superb - I hope he really drops himself in it before he learns about the video

[MarJay]

You might also have had some recourse because the van is on top of your wheel in that photo... how can a bike lift up the back of a van unless the van is moving backwards under power?

Good job you have video evidence though!
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[Pickle]

This is just brilliant! Bikers 1, vans 0.

[chris-red]

[m0l0t0v]

[chris-red]

BTW I would put money on they would write than off.

Could easily be bew forks and new wheel, new tyre and mudgaurd. Plus 4 hours labour. Easily +£1500 from a main dealer.
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Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

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[Kickstart]

Hi

I agree with Chris-red. I would expect bent wheel, forks and yokes along with wrecked mudguard. Bike is probably worth £1500 tops (early Bandit, could be worth less easily), so would be written off at £1k or less damage (~2/3 the value). Complete forks amount to £474 each new.

All the best

Keith
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[Tim..]

[Im-a-Ridah]

hmmm

[Tim..]

PS I would prob blur the vans number plate. Insurance companies do check public forums, facebook etc. Just for the sake of covering your back
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