Went to work, parked in my usual spot in the street opposite work (dedicated motorbike parking).
Came out to swan off early to a (birthday) lunch, bike felt a little strange but off I tried to set [lunch was calling!]
Errrrrr, wrong answer. Bike stalled. Huh? Looked at it and realise there's damage. Look closer. More damage. Cancel lunch. Call ins. co, roadside assist for a tow truck, etc. Hopefully just knocked over, right, and needs a couple of new levers.
The biker who owned the one parked next to me comes up while all this palaver is going on. He arrived not too long before I tried to leave for lunch, my bike and scooter were both on the ground so he picked them up (he didn't know what happened although thought it was weird the bikes were 'together' ie hadn't both fallen the same direction).
We look closer and find much more damage - looks like knocked over then run over. The whole front of the bike is out of whack, handlebars over an inch off centre, rim scratched, brake disc bent and broken, on top of all levers and pegs bent/broken, etc. Of course, there's no note, no nothing. Ring the cops to see if any CCTV footage covers the area and can help identify the perp. Talk to local shop owners in case they have security cameras (nope). Tow truck comes, bike won't even roll to go up the ramp, so gets dragged up (poor Suzi
).
Do a little digging (it really pays to know people) and found out late last night that it was a concrete truck. It must have come round the corner, clipped my bike, then run over her, and clipped the scooter on his way through. Didn't feel a thing, didn't realise - but at least I can go after the guy/company so I don't have to foot the insurance excess.
What are my chances she gets written off rather than repaired?
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