Now this is stink....

[RiderInBlack]

Shit yes, make sure he pays for all the damage, fairing repairs are expensive. Had some jerk back into my parked bike once. My front guard caught on his bumper (no not a 4x4, just an ordinary "can"). He paniced and went forward, dropping my bike. No end of headaches getting him to get it fixed, but got him to do it in the end

[Wonko]

TS, get your insurance to look over your bike. At the very least go to a shop and get them to do a damage assesment and quote on the repairs, I recomend Ricky at Mt Edens.

Handle bars, end wieght's, levers all cost money, plus there could be an import time as well. eg the handle bar alone for the GPZ is ~$285 plus a 3 week wait to get it into the country.

Touch up on the fairings from around $80 upwards.

Steering bearings may need doing etc

It's better to spend a few hours of your time finding out how much is really done before getting any work done. If you can, make sure the work gets done at a shop you know and trust.

It's not your fault, therefore it should not affect your insurance.

[Two Smoker]

Yeah i took it too colemans as soon as it happened, waiting to hear the price for the handle bar, but was told "expensive"....... I also asked for a quote on the touch up paint, so should hear about it either tomoro or on thursday..... I was angry, but then im not the kind of guy to show it unless you really make me angry....... THe guy gave me his business card, and hes high ranking so getting the $$$ from him will be no problem, i will ring him tonight to tell him whats happening.....

[KATWYN]

Well, for what its worth, it was an accident. The guy probably felt pretty
bad as well by the sounds. He sounds responsible enough. Just imagine
if it was a person that didn't give a shit and just drove off!

Sorry about the bike though, that is a real bummer, especially
when it wasn't you but someone else that damaged the bike.

[vifferman]

Yeah im thinking about claiming it, but the damage is sooooo minor, and i dont think the insurance company likes me very much after my last claim......

It's irrelevant what the insurance company thinks or 'feels' about you - their job is to make money from insurance, and they are certainly doing that. This isn't your fault, so you don't need to be worried about what the insurance company 'thinks' or 'feels' - just get your bike fixed up to the condition it was before the accident (which is actually part of your responsibility as policy holder!)

[Hooks]

Damn that is so annoying ....I just got back from the supermarket and while I was there a chick in an over-sized tonka toy backed into a couple of bikes in the carpark !!(A GN250 & an XJ550)...she was getting ready to shoot when I wandered over and suggested she leave her details on the bikes. She didn't have a pen & paper but I did .....So I watched her write it all out ......there wasn't too much damage done but they both had lost some paint and the GN looked to have a bend in the handle-bar. I went in to the shop and got the owners paged....they were pretty pissed off too !!
People like that really get my goat !!....If they can't see to drive the bloody things then they shouldn't have one ...maybe drivers of those 4X4's need to do a course first !!.....There is always the bleating about riders on big bikes ...what about the drivers and their big ....cages !!!

[FROSTY:Me]

actualy ts he was the owner of auckland raceway--he muttered something about --Im gonna get even with that guy-or summat like that.
Seriously dude --at least he did own up which shows there are some decent sorts out there

[Two Smoker]

actualy ts he was the owner of auckland raceway--he muttered something about --Im gonna get even with that guy-or summat like that.
Seriously dude --at least he did own up which shows there are some decent sorts out there

LMAO i only broke one cart do to my driving, all the others were from pile ups lol.... Well ill ring him tonite and see what he has to say, and then ill ring colemans and see how much to fix the dent as well.... I will give you guys the update later tonite.....

And yep he was decent enough to come in and say it was him, i give him respect for that but parking in a bike only carpark and then backing into a bike.....

Hes a big manager on his business card so that should be sweet

[Two Smoker]

Hey,

Update on the bike thing, i rang him and told his answer phone the costs....... which was $185 for the handle bar, and $100-$150 for the painting........ He still hasnt rung back