Wife Reversed Into Bonnie

Well, Like the title says my wife just managed to reverse into my parked Bonnie and knock it over, classic didn't see you mate!

Fell on r/h side, tank dented, exhaust and various other bits scratched, did my back in lifting it back up. Insurance job I suppose, tank was a limited burgundy and cream colour.

Crap........

 

Cheers all,

Still sinking in, just been for a lovely ride this morning as well. Probably put it through the wife's insurance. Exhaust is just a TEC Tracker, tank dented and scratched, was a special paint scheme run so not sure what can be done about that, brake pedal, headlamp, brake lever, etc. all scratched. To be honest I'm surprised it wasn't worse, and if the tank had been ok would have fixed it up myself.

Oh well, could have been worse.

 

Can't see how the insurance will be split, parked bike, wife isn't going to deny fault. Tank is dented, but repairable I would say.

 

Even a standard tank will be several hundred pounds, plus the other bits. Should be a straight forward claim on my wife's car insurance, and even with lost no claims can't see it being as much as the cost of the repairs.

Been looking at paint costs and a basic respray seems to come in about £400 plus. I imagine a replacement tank would be a lot more.

Cheers

 

Will the insurance be that bad? No real experience of claims in last 20 years or so, but surely if my wife claims it may impact her insurance but not mine? This is just a minor accident and is why we pay for insurance. Might be being naive but can't see how it will have any impact other than the wife loses her no claims?

Called Jack Lilleys and they confirmed any tank repair will start around £450.

Cheers

 

Yes, you are right. Just got to weigh up increased premium on my and the wife's insurance against say £650 to £750 costs if I do all the other bits myself and get the tank done professionally. Can't increase the premiums that much!

Thanks all

 

Here you go. Both chips are in the middle of noticeable dents, bit hard to see from photo. I'd be happy with a plain colour respray with Triumph logos, but even looking at prices for that on the internet from mainstream bike paint shops was looking at easily £400 plus.

 

Dents are much bigger than photo shows, might be able to pull them out but tank is much thicker metal there than a car door panel.