765 Latest Modification!

The RS got 'modified' by a careless driver:





Was having a great weekend - Saturday was fun on Fish Hill, and Sunday was a ride to the Brecons - this happened on the B4235 heading to Usk. We had stopped as there had been a bike vs SUV in the other direction, so parked our bikes up to help out (literally just happened) - poor bloke on a Fireblade had broken his leg.

Some 20-30 minutes later the Police had taken control, so asked people to clear the scene - that was when the 4x4 driver tried pulling a turn in the road and drove into my bike.

Mainly cosmetic damage, but would still guesstimate the repairs will be around a grand - front mudguard and the exhaust were the worst hit - the former scuffed to buggery and distorted, and the latter scraped up with a hole through the carbon end cap.

Bit of an arse end to an otherwise cracking weekend of riding - but these things happen, just waiting on the insurance to process everything, and hopefully not to go giving me a 125

 

His excuse was that my bike was quite low, so he couldn't see it - managed to see the white CB650 parked alongside me though!

Thankfully, my insurer's "Liability score" came out as 100% in my favor - as I would have been pissed of if they went 50/50; we had parked over a bike's length away from him, and had hazards on - so not sure what else I could have done. Maybe stuck in towards the grass kerb - but the focus when stopping was the downed rider.

Here's hoping that I'm not sat for weeks, without a bike to enjoy the Summer

 

Completely forgot to post an update.

Well - she was 7% away form being written off!!! The cost of repairs was a couple of quid off of £3,700!

Owing to a frontal impact, they took the forks out, and have added a new front wheel, tyre, floating disc and pads to the list of items that I spotted at the road! And to think, I was fully prepared to strike a deal with the driver, to replace the parts myself and for him to pay.

I wouldn't like to say that the list of repairs have been inflated - as it's my safety and future riding that could be impacted, if the things they are replacing weren't sorted - and as the insurance went 100% in my favor; I'll not worry.

Here's hoping that my enhanced legal cover are able to recover my damaged lid and visor now - oh, and my Loss of Use too.

All being well, the RS should be back with me this time next week.

 

Oh don't I know it! After getting wiped out by a car in my first year of riding, then getting found not at fault, my next few policies still carried an extra premium for disclosing this little fact - think my next policy on my second bike (god I miss that R1!) - £150 for the first year ffs!

Don't understand their logic really - you were in an accident, that wasn't you fault, but we know better than anyone else - and you're now at risk, and hence need to pay us £100 more.

Insurance companies don't do themselves many favors do they.

 

Luckily, this happened on the B4235 heading to Usk - so Fish Hill is safe

 

Well, she's ready - but owing to the repair company's distributors not having enough vans; it going to be almost another fortnight before I get her back!!

Not a happy bunny, as I have the 12 month service booked for Monday next week.

The bike is presently in Manchester, so I have asked about riding up there to collect; but that's out of the ordinary, so currently awaiting what a manager says.

P***ed right off now!

 

I wasn't aware I could do that - doh!

I was issued a hire bike over two weeks after the accident, so I am claiming that time back as "Loss of Use", which I understand from the appointed solicitor (enhanced legal cover) is a flat fee of £10 per day - better than a kick in the arse but not great.

Not sure about the depreciation hit you mention - that definitely sounds like something that I ought to check out; as it's on PCP for another year, and I don't want to get to the end and find that the final valuation takes a sodding great hit and leaves me out of pocket. Any tips on checking that out? Many thanks

On a positive note, after expecting the bike to be returned on the 12th, then getting told it wouldn't be until the 19th - I have now been informed she'll be here tomorrow!! So I'll be all over it with a fine toothed comb, to make sure there's no new marks, and everything is as it was before twat face knocked it over.

 

Funnily enough - just got off the blower to Black Horse, and thankfully, they have told me that the accident won't have any impact on the value under the PCP - phew!

I wonder if it'll show on a HP report that it has been in an accident though, as that'll certainly impact the value if I decide to keep it next year, then come to sell it on at some point.