Shiny side up

Last night (1/3/11 7pm) I got skittled off the old XJ550 by a cage driver that decided at the last moment the he HAD to do a right turn from the left lane. He braked sharply and swerved across just behind the car I was following. I saw what he was about to do just before he did it and laid the bike down to the right. The skid looks good. It was quite short and did an almost 90° turn. The moron in the car just kept coming. He tried to go around me instead of stopping so it became obvious that I was going to connect with his cage. At the last moment I hauled the bike upright again to avoid going under him. Hit his car broad side just behind the center pillar. Leg got a good squish between the car and the bike. Now the cage and my bike were hard side by side and at about the same speed. I though sweet, if he stops now I can avoid the nasty road rash on every thing. I then felt that mongrels car ACCELERATE hard. He took off causing the bake to bite the tar seal. I tell you my head was up watching for his rego before I even hit the seal. I got his rego and made sure every one else at the scene knew what it was (at the top of my lungs) in case I forgot it in the aftermath.
The Cops were called and got there fairly quickly and they were keeping an eye out for the car. A couple of real good blokes stopped and helped. One had seen the hit and hung around and gave the cops statement. The other put my bike on the back of his ute and gave me a lift home.
My jacket has a tear in the sleeve, my trousers have pulls in the cordura, My helmet had popped the visor and has some white paint on it, my leather boots are slightly scuffed and the shin guard in slightly bent (but 30 year old Roger DeCoster Alpine all Stars take more killing than that) and the carbon fiber knuckle protector on my left glove has white paint on it,
My left leg aches and my shoulder is rather stiff.
I got a call from the cops about 10:30 last night to say the had found the car and the driver had admitted it. Apparently my description of the driver for the, from the .25 second view I had of the back of his head was spot on.
The cops said that when I brought the bike up hard to prevent the bike from going under, my shoulder blew his rear drivers side window to bits. The pack rack had made a huge gouge down the right hand side and my leg had dented the door. I felt the car body roll when I body slammed it. (I'm about 95Kg).
It looks like they are probably going to write the old XJ550 off. Broken left foot peg, broken front indicator, twisted forks, airbox off the carbs, cracked alternator cover, bent pack rack and slightly bent handle bars. They estimate $1000 to fix. I recon I did more than that to the car....... He is going to start with a new door and 6 months loss of license.
So now I am looking for a cheap 600 (bandit or hornet)
I try and stay shiny side up but cage drivers make it so hard.