It's a write off.

Well i should hopefully be on the market for another ride soon. I was
unfortunate enough to t-bone a car last week out the front of gold coast
hospital on thursday around 4pm. The bike is destroyed but i am fine, albeit
with a smaller ego.
Only downside now is that i have to claim through the 3rd parties insurance
because i don't, (couldnt afford), comprehensive.
So hopefully in yet6 another months time ill be out with 10g looking
again....maybe its time to add some cash and go a Gix1000. Any suggestions??

Will upload photo's of damages bike when i get the chance. Take it easy all
and keep it shiny side up!

 

Bugga . still your ok , how are you getting about now ?. spare bike ?

 

Glad to hear you're OK Josh.

Seems to be a bad week for bike accidents ... we can stop them now OK?

Cheers

 

SOrry to hear that , but you are ok ... when you get older Im sure you
will begin to think as I have about prangs with a shudder.

 

The spare bike is in many many pieces. So i dont have anything to get
around. I'm glad to be ok, but was devastated when i seen the bike. I had
only had it back for 4 days since the respray from it being knocked over.

 

I had just merged into the left hand lane to go around stationary
traffic when someone had stopped in the other lane to let a man in the
opposite direction turn into a driveway. Unfortunately he failed to see me
coming in the lane i was on and turned straight across my path. I t-boned
him then landed in the middle of the right hand lane behind his car.
He had turned across a painted median strip and popped up straight in
front of me. I braked progressively and managed to lock the front wheel
about a metre before the collision. Unfortunately i had only a car length to
wash off the 60kmh i was doing, it wasnt enough.
When i upload the bike damage pics, i'll also draw some pics to help
explain it a little better.

 

So it was his fault correct?
Are you not claiming off his insurance?

 

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DoinitSideways wrote in message ...

Faark; this is an epidemic!!
That's very bad news Josh but that bloody Kwakka is a car-magnet!
gNatalie's nice safe 125 is still available............
Clem

 

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Jeeze I see this kind of prang a lot!
No one ever seems to ask "why has that car stopped?"....
(and the oncoming vehice never seems to ask "is there anything in the next
lane?")
Clem

 

I was just thinkin the same thing!

Yea good to see you can still walk and shit though.

 

Glad to here your OK but really sorry about the bike. (having been in the
same situation recently). Where the Police called? If yes get the traffic
incident number from them, hopefully saying he's at fault. Call his
insurance company ASAP tell them the details of the prang, from what you say
he's got no hope of contesting it. Just importantly provide the names and
contact details of any witnesses who can back you up. If you can get all
that together it shouldn't take to long to get that new machine in the
garage.

Cheers,

Paul

 

Was a quick trip to hospital then?

 

One suggestion, have insurance next time.

Boxer

 

ah nothing like paying half the bikes value to a company on the chance that
you might have to claim

 

....regardless of whether the premium comes to 40% of what the bike's worth.

 

I pay about $350 for $10,000 cover.

Boxer

 

and thats you

what about the people that have a $6K bike and the insurance co wants $3K or
more ????

 

You are also considerably older than josh.
Besdes it sounds to me like he's not at fault and he should claim off
the other party.
I pay $390 for $12000 cover full comprehensive rating one protected.

But I'm a few months short of 40

 

40 such a distant memory.

Boxer

 

Yup .life's a bitch when you're an old fart , eh sonny