It was fun while it lasted....

[Moxey]

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Last ever commute from Uni, just finished my final exam after 3 years, T-Boned at 25mph down a road I've ridden down thousands of times. Other driver has admitted full fault (he didn't look right in his words to the fuzz) and have several witnesses, happened right in front of fellas unloading a truck and car behind, still minimal interest from police (its an insurance matter.....I'll remember that next time I get accused of careless driving).

Crushed and bruised leg but no broken bones, bike is probably going to be written off by his insurance (frame bent), just have to send the photos to his insurance (thought they would send an assessor ).

Hopefully he doesn't try to change the story and make it any more complicated.
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'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Fuucckkk - but at least you seem to crash well! Got off lightly there.

Great bike, totalled by a fuckwit.
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[Rigga]

Tough luck dude, nice bike as well that. Time to start shopping for another!
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[mudcow007]

eek, could have been a whole lot worse, at least your not deaded

was it the white car (IQ?) that did it? would have thought that would have literally fell to bits?!

oh where is the obligatory paint diagram??

[Moxey]

Thanks guys, I don't know what I'm going to do bike wise I still really want to sort out the VFR no matter how long it takes (frame is repairable), think I may put it in storage until I the day I can do bits to it.

No it was a blue X reg Fiesta, the junction in the photo is where he pulled out of into me but he moved his car afterward to clear the road before I could photo it, did make sure to check I was ok and had an ambulance on the way but didn't want to involve the police until I and few other witnesses pushed for it which was suspicious even though it turns out he was insured .
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'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[Polarbear]

RIP poor little VFR
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[Knacker]

Seems to be a day for it today, Nearly ended up with a Facefull of Transit Tipper Bed as he just decided to reverse straight out onto a main road

Glad you're ok though Fella as said, it could have been much worse.
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Previous: K1 GSXR 1000

[Snorty]

Police attending usually makes the other driver 'fess up.

Just had a letter through with official confirmation of third party fault for my accident in December '13.
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Past: CB125TDC | TZR125 | GPZ500 | CBR600F3 | ZX9-R | GSXR1000 K4

[Rogerborg]

Ouch. Glad you limped away from that one.

Any extenuating circumstances for Fiesta Frank, or did he just utterly fail it?

This perfectly illustrates my beef about Dibble being utterly disinterested in prosecuting actual instances of driving without due care and attention.

Mind you, all those witnesses will by now be recalling that one of them deathtrap bikes came powersliding sideways into the front of a stationary car at 100mph, poor driver must have been frightened out of his wits...

Hope it works out well for you.
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[DrSnoosnoo]

[stinkwheel]

I have a 3rd gen ('97) vfr750 sat being gradually dismantled for spares. It's almost all broken in some way but the frame is not bent and has a V5.

I'm in Cumbria. It will probably be here for some time to come.

Shame because it's so clean.

A French company called Poly26 do fibreglass replica fairings for them (make your own brackets, leave out the well-nuts). You can order them off a company in Durham called Adrenalin-Moto.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Moxey]

I know, legally he should have had the book thrown at him but the copper who attended seemed like he really didn't want to be there a sort of 'how dare the plebs disturb my rest and require me to be nice to them as victims rather than stroking my ego'

More like Fiesta Farooq than Frank, he admitted that he did not look to the right when pulling out of the junction, claims he was looking at the lorry parked on the other side of the road unloading, several witnesses overheard him state this mainly the paramedic who attended and gave me his contact details if I need a witness (said he was doing his DAS tomorrow, hope it didn't knock his confidence ha).

Also car driver who was behind and witnessed everything gave me his no. and made sure the police were involved even rang last night to check up on me, he had the same thing happen to him 4 years ago, must be something about the North East because everybody seems to have a bike round here.

I may get in touch with you about that Stinkwheel, since I'm keeping hold of mine but its going to be a long slog to get it back on its feet haven't ever scratched the surface of what's needed for it (radiator sheared in two, footpegs and hangers snapped, starter relay lost and gone).
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Current: 02 FZS 1000 & 91 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Some Bike Pics...
'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[Tungtvann]

So an accident which did injure you, wreck your bike and could have been a whole lot worse, and the police don't give a fuck. Yet go a little fast or do a wheelie and the cops will have you for everything they can think of.

/police logic.

[expat200]

[Moxey]

[t121anf]

[map]

[Ballpien]

Disinterested or uninterested?



Hard luck op. GWS.

[Moxey]

[map]

[Rogerborg]

Makes sense, they'll save themselves a packet by paying up early doors rather than giving you a hire bike and dragging it out.

Just be careful about assuming that your injuries are minor. I'm thinking of the likes of spicy110 on YouTube who developed an increasingly hurty foot well after he'd settled up for a smash.

It turned out to be an undiagnosed (and then mis-diagnosed) broken bone that'll require sticking back together, if they even can, with weeks off his feet and not earning.
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[Pie-Roe]

To echo what Roger says.
When I smashed my foot last May, I recovered fairly well, there's only background pain now. However there is already onset degradation and calcium deposits etc, and the arthritic joint on the metatarsals and ankle. I was going to settle now, but they want to wait 5 years. I'm a chef on my feet all day, pretty promising career if the last 7 years are anything to go by, if I settle now, and then in 3 years develop a limp or difficulty standing, I'll have nothing.

Let the other party know you are intending to seek damages for injury (including the cost of medical assessment) and replacement gear. The term for the payment for bike is interim and you aren't looking for a full settlement. Go to your GP in a weeks time and do everything by the book.

It seems like I'm saying jump on the compo bandwagon, but I'm not, I'm just saying that it could well turn out you've done permanent ligament damage to your knee joint, which will require care and pain for a considerable time. It might not, but who knows.
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[Moxey]

Well they overvalued my bike by £100, £90 to buy it back off them so really got what I paid for it in 2012, didn't account for modifications which I can keep or sell on if I choose to recoup costs (they're largely unmarked luckily), also been overpaid for the value of my bike clothing (most except the lid was 2nd hand) so not too bad.

Leg was thoroughly X-rayed but going for a check up on Friday,been 'given' a hire car to get me to a few interviews and a work assessment next week also.
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'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[DrSnoosnoo]

[MC]

Unlucky man Listen to the Borg, thought I was fine after my crash (just bruised), but still having trouble with my knee although everything else has healed. Make sure your 100%, no bruising or pain before settling.
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