Agggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[madmatt]

OK SO I NEED TO TELL SOMEONE.
I PARK IN TOWN 5 PARKS EITHER SIDE OF ME AND I GO OFF TO THE LOCAL MAG SHOP TO SEE WHATS NEW... HMMMM ALL GOOD. . . TAP TAP TAP ON MY SHOULDER,, ER EXCUSE ME SIR DO YOU OWN A GREEN MOTOR BIKE... ERR YEA I DO, WHY?
WELL SIR I THINK YOU NEED TO GO OUTSIDE AS A LADY JUST REVERSED INTO YOUR BIKE ... AGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH0*^%&#%@&$(%^ GRRR ... SO I GO OUT TO SEE MY BRAND NEW ZX6R LAYING THERE HALF UNDER A CAR AND A WOMAN LOOKING AT MY BRIGHT GREEN BIKE SAYING I DID NOT SEE IT??? oops sorry for yelling.. :sick: I look at her and say its bright green and you have 5 parks either side ??? sorry she says, I smile and try to fight the urge, i feel my face changing colour and that sick feeling creeping into my guts as I pick my pride and joy up... she is lucky as she only caused about 1000 in damage but lets face it, a brand new bike 1 week old, are these people really that blind?
thanks for listening :done:

[sAsLEX]

are these people really that blind?


y e s

[JeremyW]

That truly sux dude... You probably have more restraint than I would have had in the same situation...

Just make sure she regrets it enough not to do it again :angry:

[James Deuce]

Ohhh mate. All I can do is offer sympathy.

Bugger.

[LilSel]

stink dude!! that really sucks

[Waylander]

Mate, I know a guy on a bright yellow GSXR600 wearing mostly yellow with a little bit of black helmet, leathers, gloves and boots, and he still has trouble being seen.

[Leong]

:no: my sympathies too...

[Grantasaurus]

She didn't see it? or she didn't look?

Gotta love that excuse...

My sympathies dude.

[Nicksta]

OMG....
i'm really sorry dude.... i would cry if that happened to my new bike.
did you file it with the police? can she get done for some type of careless driving causing an accident? or destruction at least?
its not much, but she wont do it again.....
my deepest sympathies to you.. hope she (your bike) gets fixed up soon....

[NUTBAR]

Why is it that people say they cant see us yet a cop can spot us a mile away?
My bike is a cop magnet:gob:

[madmatt]

naa I let her off with paying cash, she is going to sort me out on friday,got a quote from the local dealer so its ok. I guess I calmed down and saw reason, I can still ride it but if she did anything to bad to her id rip shit. :argh:
there is a lesson in this for me.... never park in town where the cars are aS you just cant trust the f@#$@rs :brick:

[apteryx_haasti]

naa I let her off with paying cash, she is going to sort me out on friday,

Oh bummer dude - I hope that works out for you....

Welcome to KB - what a way to arrive!

All the best,

A_H

[Bussaman]

OMG....
i'm really sorry dude.... i would cry if that happened to my new bike.
did you file it with the police? can she get done for some type of careless driving causing an accident? or destruction at least?
its not much, but she wont do it again.....
my deepest sympathies to you.. hope she (your bike) gets fixed up soon....



Fuck yeah. Just about any accident caused by somebody reversing warrants a charge of careless use.

[Colapop]

Nah mate there's still no excuse for that. Sorry about the accident but at least it can be and will (We'll see - sorry for the cynicism) be fixed.

[Paul in NZ]

Ouch - thats gotta hurt... Still - no bones broken or blood spilt...

[terbang]

Oh shit man that hurts. Right when your in the middle of the new bike "Oh fuck its got a tiny stone chip" stage, some bimbo backs over it with a cage. I'm feeling for ya..

[SpankMe]

I CAN'T SAY THIS ENOUGH.

PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.


It makes no difference how wide the space. I've had a guy walk right past my bike before getting into his egg beater suzuki 4x4 and backed into my SV650. Now I never park in the park spaces if I have to be more than a couple of feet away from it.

[Edbear]

y e s



Wot he said!

[Edbear]

Why is it that people say they cant see us yet a cop can spot us a mile away?
My bike is a cop magnet:gob:



Cops have eyes and they tend to know how they work...

[gijoe1313]

:gob: Oh...my....lord.... That is totally heinous! And here's stupid me parking in car parking spaces without thinking about that scenario (newb newb newbie!) :sick: I will learn from this and park my bike on the footpath (cheers Spanky!)

I can't believe you're handling it so well - I feel gutted just reading your post and gives me chills just thinking about it! $1000? Lets hope thats all the damage that was done, I hope you won't be too paranoid about all the little things you think are "Wrong" due to the inane actions of the driver!

Hope you get your ride back ASAP and get out to some open roads!

[beyond]

Man, that would surely make you feel sick :sick: :(

Like Terbang said, right smack in the middle of the new bike phase where every teeny chip or dirty blow fly makes you cringe. Then some twerp comes and squashes it. Hope that's the last of it and smooth sailing from here on in.

[Nicksta]

I CAN'T SAY THIS ENOUGH.

PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.
PARK ON THE FOOTPATH.


It makes no difference how wide the space. I've had a guy walk right past my bike before getting into his egg beater suzuki 4x4 and backed into my SV650. Now I never park in the park spaces if I have to be more than a couple of feet away from it.

ouch, sorry to hear Spank....
Question is tho... it may save your bike, but isant it somewhat illegal?
cant you get fined or towed for parking on a footpath?

[Dadpole]

Was that Master-town or Welly-town?
I know the parking bastards in Masterton would love to find bike on the footpath

[SpankMe]

Only ever got one ticket, and that was years ago in Hamilton. So long as you're not in anyones way, it shouldn't be a problem.

There's always someplace, somewhere nearby, out of the way of people and cages where you can park ya bike.

[beyond]

ouch, sorry to hear Spank....
Question is tho... it may save your bike, but isant it somewhat illegal?
cant you get fined or towed for parking on a footpath?

Yeah, in Auckland they would likely tow it as well for blocking the footpath.
Imagine coming out of a shop and seeing your pride and joy dangling from some towies hook as he crawls down the road gloating at your misfortune.

That's got to be nearly as bad as some old trout having a poke at it with her differential??

How can you get away with parking on the footpath??

[Ixion]

Well, I always park on the footpath (or some similar place). Been doing so for 40 years and haven't had a ticket stick yet. Had plenty of cops and parking wardens drive and walk past.

Be considerate though, don't plonk your bike smack bang in the middle of the path where people will fall over it. If you look around you can always spot a place where people wont walk anyway - between street furniture, the recesses between buttresses on buildings ,side of a bus shelter etc. Where you can park and not be an impediment.There's always something suitable within 20 foot or so

Prolly illegal, yeah, but so is speeding.

[sAsLEX]

Yeah, in Auckland they would likely tow it as well for blocking the footpath.
How can you get away with parking on the footpath??

I do it all the time, ie the shore has no bike parks so I park on the footpath out of the way by the planter boxes etc and have had the parking warden walk past a few times without batting an eyelid

[SpankMe]

Yeah, in Auckland they would likely tow it as well for blocking the footpath.

Then don't block the footpath! Plenty of room on most to park ya bike without getting in anyones way.

[gijoe1313]

Then don't block the footpath! Plenty of room on most to park ya bike without getting in anyones way.

:lol: I think we need to post pictures with captions to illustrate this! I did in in Wellywood when I was down there and it was sweet as. When I'm in Dorkland, I just park it down by the Auckland Library since I only hang out in Borders.

[andrea]

hey sorry to hear bout your bike, id be really pissed off if it happened to mine.
i wont be surprised if she was talking on her cell phone while she was backing

[madmatt]

blind by the shit in the back window of her cage,,,, a took the bike in for a full service today and got the guys here to do a full check, pleased to report all sweet and the lady that hit me is forking out the dosh on saturday, all parts will be replaced by sunday by me, sadly there are a few scratches on the lower bellie pan but I can live with them, it is just eaiser than going through the insurance people, so ya for me and I also put a k&N filter as a pressie and shes loving it.....
thanks again for all your replys, .. see out out there..

[Sphinx]

Hi mate I am very sorry for what happend but yes - the main thing is that you are alright! Great patiente - I probably would have punched her "accidentely". Just shows how blind people are (want to be). Glad that she can be fixed! Take care and good luck that this doesn´t happen again!!

[RT527]

Why is it that people say they cant see us yet a cop can spot us a mile away?
My bike is a cop magnet:gob:

Easy, Because a cop is looking for you , most other people are looking for friends or doing makeup.

[bounce]

Unlucky eh mate. Lady backed into my bike today as well and it wAS on the footpath. Doing a 3 point turn. Alarm went off which probably stopped her carrying on and climbing right on top of the thing. Gaaaah!!:angry:

[Macktheknife]

You poor bastard, how much of a piss off is that?
Glad to hear you are ok though and she is paying up fast.
As Spankme says, park your bike on the footpath, usually people dont hit them.....usually.

[Waylander]

Hell Tauranga crew that show up to the pub park on the footpath everythursday night. Not one of us has gotten a ticket yet (granted the parking wardens have buggerd off by the time we got there.

Just make sure it's out of everyones way, as if you wouldn't anyway, and you'll be sweet.

[heyjoe]

Sorry to hear about your bike man. Glad it is nothing too drastic and is mainly cosmetic. I guess it doesn't make anyone feel any better though.

As for the excuse of not seeing it - I find that hard to accept. I think most motorists can see things if they LOOK FOR THEM. I've heard the "didn't see..." bullshit before. From above by the lady looking down at me (as I was lying bleeding on the road) after turning right in front of me and I was immediately in front of her.

Good luck with all your repairs.

[madmatt]

hi all, just took my bike out for a 300 k dash to the coast and am happy to report that all is well and humming :ride: replaced most of the damaged bits today and the final is going on tomorrow, I have a meeting with her { driver} tomorrow and i intend to hammer home thepoint of being a little more CAREFUL next time, I did explain to her on the phone about not having protection on a bike so lucky I was not on it, she then replied with I thought the gear you are wearing does that ??? :bash: I think to be honest she is a little thin between the ears..
take care out there..

M

[mstriumph]

hi all, just took my bike out for a 300 k dash to the coast and am happy to report that all is well and humming :ride: replaced most of the damaged bits today and the final is going on tomorrow, I have a meeting with her { driver} tomorrow and i intend to hammer home thepoint of being a little more CAREFUL next time, I did explain to her on the phone about not having protection on a bike so lucky I was not on it, she then replied with I thought the gear you are wearing does that ??? :bash: I think to be honest she is a little thin between the ears..
take care out there..

M

take her out for a blatt - good for making her feel - erm - breakable?