Rear-ended

[Strider]

Well just had a van rear end me tonight on way home from work. I stopped for a car in front as traffic busy as always aft work. Heard a screening of tyres and I knew what was coming. So I dropped the clutch and started going down right side of car in front, but not quick enoughf to avoid rear hit, but enoughf to minimize the damage. Ended up with left turn signal broken off and side reflector smashed with bent number plate. Damage could of been a lot worse if I did't move and now I need to get part so I can go riding this weekend. Lets hope I can get one ASAP on overnight shipping if not locale. Will see driver for the cost of parts thou.

[Grant`]

Good to hear your alright, and at least managed to minimise damage to your bike.

How did the cage fair ?

[Strider]

Good to hear your alright, and at least managed to minimise damage to your bike.

How did the cage fair ?

right courner bumber push in. Manage to use duck tape and specker wire the get left turn signil working for Friday till get replcement part.

[Grant`]

Kiwi ingenuity always works a treat :woohoo:

[YellowDog]

Well just had a van rear end me tonight on way home from work. I stopped for a car in front as traffic busy as always aft work. Heard a screening of tyres and I knew what was coming. So I dropped the clutch and started going down right side of car in front, but not quick enoughf to avoid rear hit, but enoughf to minimize the damage. Ended up with left turn signal broken off and side reflector smashed with bent number plate. Damage could of been a lot worse if I did't move and now I need to get part so I can go riding this weekend. Lets hope I can get one ASAP on overnight shipping if not locale. Will see driver for the cost of parts thou.

Nice move!

Almost a complete save :yes:

[Chancebmx25]

man whats up with people... how could the dude in the van not have seen you? people need be more aware.. to be honest that guy in the van would have just not cared, he was prob doing something totally irrelevant too keeping your god damn eyes on the road....dicks! good to hear your safe though. but see thats the problem with cars, people just are not aware enough, not saying all. but majority. some.... alot.... too many people rushing and what not... not being cautious of whats around them, its ridiculous except when you give someone a high powered car everything changes, for example going for a shitty hacked up car that you just drive and dont care about... being really chilled out with it.. aka non cautious then if you were to all of a sudden get a high powered car its like woah .... gamechange all of a sudden become more cautious because you know you got the power there and that losing control is very well capable if not in the hands of a safe driver. you could compare this too bikers.. most bikes have like some decent acceleration and you know you can take off when you want too, (sport bikes and what not) therefore you actually ride being more cautious about things.... do we ever run into the back of cars??? nawt really? so why car run into the back of us??? huh...... hopefully what ive just said has some self explanatory to it.

Cheers

[Strider]

Nice move!

Almost a complete save :yes:

yeah, lucky i heard the tyres screech or could of been a bitch of long weekend 4 me.

[onearmedbandit]

man whats up with people... how could the dude in the van not have seen you? people need be more aware..

Get used to it dude, some people don't even see trains...

[Chancebmx25]

Get used to it dude, some people don't even see trains...

yeah man. some people are u s e l e s s like the guy driving in the middle of two lanes i saw earlier on way home from work. auckland aye...... (long whistle of shame)