Just been whacked by a car!!

BruceK · Post by **BruceK** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:30 pm

Evening all, coming home from work the other night, minding my own business and some car driver decides not to look when coming out from a side junction across 3 lanes of traffic........you guessed it, one very sick looking Firestorm and one very pi**ed off me. He hit my front end bendind one fork tube and snapping the other, demolished all my plastics and lights, snapped my o/s foot pegs and shattered my clutch cover (causing a lovely oil slick across the main road). My high level cans survived with only a few scratches and the frame and wheels look ok though!

I survived with a ripped jacket, torn gloves and a grazed arm so I guess I'm more than lucky. So now waiting for an assessor to come and look at it so I can get paid out, if they pay a decent price and leave me the wreakage I'll repair it, maybe this is the time to stick some 'blade forks in it and while it's in bits at least it'll make changing the cct's easier.

The worst thing is I had only had it 7 weeks and it was bought to replace a cbr6 that was written off in exactly the way!! ( 8 years riding all year round then 2 accidents in 2 months, does that make me the unluckiest or the luckiest rider around?). I just need to get back on a twin asap, the insurance supplied Hornet really isn't the same. At least I'm still here to tell the tale though.

Cheers, Bruce

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:07 am

Ouch!

Bruce! I would say you're bloody unlucky with bikes and you're bloody lucky you are still here.
Glad you're okay mate. We'll have to raise your status on here to our resident insurance claims expert if you keep this up

Pete.l

Rincewind · Post by **Rincewind** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:24 am

ouch

i take it the bike is written off then, but fortunately you're not!

slim_boy_fat · Post by **slim_boy_fat** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:54 am

Lucky not to be hurt, that the best way to look at it.

Maybe look into some advanced riding lessons, if for no toher reason than to help with confidence, not suggesting either accident was your fault.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:40 am

hey brucie bayby...welcome you are the latest member of the....
firestorm survivors club....jesting aside m8 glad you are ok!.. looks like we were in the same queue when the luck was handed out...

all the best m8...
wish id gone fully comp instead of tpft.....oh well.....

Bondy · Post by **Bondy** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:41 pm

Unlucky mate. Good to here your ok though. Make sure you claim for your kit as well though get a few more quid out of the insurance companies they seem more than happy to take it off us.
Hope you get your bike back on the road soon.

orangestorm · Post by **orangestorm** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:20 pm

Need to know what roads you use mate I'll avoid them...seriously wot an absolute bummer, glad to hear your ok. Sure you'll be on the road in no time. Good Luck!!

dookie · Post by **dookie** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:46 pm

Id be happy that the forks took the impact and not your left leg

Consider it to be good luck not bad

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:43 pm

Sorry too hear about your incident Bruce, glad you survived the spill, don't careless drivers just make your blood boil

Hope you get things sorted soon

Chris.