BIKER DOWN -victim of road rage

[fliplid]

Sympathies! There's always some t#sser out to ruin someones day for whatever reason! Hope you get over it quick bud.

[Fatjim]

Blue Lancia Prisma Saloon
OY5681

Vincent Verberkt, 85 - 559 Adelaide Road Berhampore, Wellington

He's 85? Not bad for an old tosser, almost worth patting him on the back!

BTW, here's a pic for visual reference.

[Sniper]

Sorry to hear mate, you heal up soon

[Insanity_rules]

Mondo sympathy dude, I got monstered in Lower Hutt not long after I bought my bike. Makes you feel like shit huh?

I think since we are much more vunerable we should be given legal right to carry out corporal punnishment on drivers like that!

[Madness]

Not good to hear, I have admired that bike as I passed Cuba Street going down Ghuznee several times. I would err on the side of caution & check your legal position before making an insurance claim, following at a distance too short to stop etc etc. Sometimes (98%) the law is an ASS.

[KLOWN]

Well, whats happening?? anymore details? Is it going to go to court? If it does go to cort PLEASE post up the date and time its gonna happen. I for one will be there to have words with him! I'm getting really sick of this shit!!

[NinjaNanna]

Well, whats happening?? anymore details? Is it going to go to court? If it does go to cort PLEASE post up the date and time its gonna happen. I for one will be there to have words with him! I'm getting really sick of this shit!!

The most sensible suggestion I've heard yet. If this does go to court then I doubt the Judge will hand out a slap on the wrist if there is a large group of well presented bikers holding helmets expressing their disgust with this gentlemen.

I'm sure something like this would also attract media attention with minimal organisation, Intense you just need to ensure you keep people up to date.

[Odin]

Hope all bruises are healing and that your bike will be revived to full health and former glory.

I got taken down a few months ago now on my Kawasaki GPX600 by a guy pulling out in front of me. He was good about it and his insurance paid all. My bike was totalled but I managed to "jump off" before the impact and did not suffer. But what a hassle to get the bike taken away, insurance estimates and wheeling and dealing and 6 weeks later you get a check. But then I had to replace the bike and the bike marked was high as nice weather was on the way and fuel prices high. I am though happy with my gsx600f.

So.... Good luck and may it all go smoothly with the insurance. I hope he gets his day in court and PLEAASE keep us up to date with developments.

[phoenixgtr]

I understand all of this "put up and shut up" business and that we're in a vulnerable position on a bike, but that doesn't give anyone the right to do sh#t like this. It's absolutely disgusting.

I hope you have better luck getting your wanker charged than I did. Good luck with getting your bike fixed too. It's a frustrating process

[terbang]

So, for the "ignore it and move on" folk - what ELSE are you going to do? Ignore it means endorsing such behaviour as acceptable. And that means more and more of it. Get his rego ? Oh, yeah wheee. And what are you going to do with it? Report it to the police ? They'll laugh in your face.

An old quote goes something like this: 'Revenge is a meal best eaten cold'.
In other words let the dust settle and if the law is a wimp then, can of petrol, late night visit, matches and OY5681 is gone for good.

[paketa]

Very sad to hear it mate, hopefully your story will help others to avoid similar situations.


Sorry to hear about your bike, CBR f4 is my favourite one and just hearing of it been crashed makes my heart bleed

[Bend-it]

Yeah, sorry about what happened... do keep us in the loop... Would be happy to make an appearance in court for the support.

[KATWYN]

So its 0850 an im cruising to work up island bay parade, and this dude pulls out into the maain drag infront of me, i brake -HARD, and void an accident narrowly, cruise up beside the guy whos slowed down, ans say " what the fuck are you doing?!? watch where you're fucking going" and continue on my merry way not thionking anything else of it.

so 7-800 meters up the road im in the right of the lane, slow for a traffic build-up, and he swerves in beside me sorta cutting me off, and shouts "yeah i nearly got ya faggot" to which my reply was get fucked, and he burns off. i took off slowly, got up to the 50 mark feeling shaken as fk, and then hes all anchors, rear sittin up high and im to slow on the brakes, i was gonna toss it rigt, but the oncomming traffic wouldn't have been to healthy.

next thin i hear the crunch as i hit somewhwere on his back right, doin about 40ish? and im seeing ground. The witnesses who got the rego and helped pick me up say i was under my bike. Dont remember that bit. he did the runner but he biys in blue wil get him. best they do rather than a vigilante act id love to see. When its to court i got a lot o witnesses, all saying deliberate act. bikes a mess all cosmetic though, rh fairing, mufflers pretty sweet though, front fender gone, nose fairing messe up headlights etc, rh mirror and brake lever gone.

Gutted, my baby is broken. So once we got the reparations an inssurance sorted, how long does it take to get a bike back in form? would love any feedback on people who've been through the same mess. Four years riding and some cunt decides to take his wanker streak out on me. I allways knew it was cgonna be someoneelse that caused me to off. im far to chicken to ride so hard i force the error myself.

Gonna have a wee cry now, gonna sort out insurance etc tomorrow. bruised an battered.

Bummer. Theres some scary people out there. I recently had to report one to the police, pretty much did the same thing - swerved over to try and hit me then drove in front of me and slammed his brakes on in the middle of a major intersection ( im in the car). Reason 4 his road rage :was I was doing 100kmph on the motorway, he was tailgating me trying to get me to go faster ...but I wouldn't....then when he came up to me on the off ramp I mouthed abuse and gave the guy the fingers etc....well.....I will never do that again. It triggered a response which turned him into a road rage maniac

The police said there are a few of these sorts of people around.

My lesson....just ignore....hard as it is. But worse on a bike as we are more vulnerable to these neanderthals

[ManDownUnder]

Yeah, sorry about what happened... do keep us in the loop... Would be happy to make an appearance in court for the support.

Be bloody funny if his insurer found out what happened and refused to pay out ... I hope his car is as fucked up as his attitude...

[Bend-it]

Reason 4 his road rage :was I was doing 100kmph on the motorway, he was tailgating me trying to get me to go faster ...but I wouldn't....then when he came up to me on the off ramp I mouthed abuse and gave the guy the fingers etc....well.....I will never do that again. It triggered a response which turned him into a road rage maniac

Was there more than 1 lane? and were you on the right lane?

Not that it justifies the road rage, however, I've come up behind a fair few people doing 100 or even under on the motorway (more than 1 lane), who've refused to budge, both in a cage and on the bike. I usually just switch to the left lane, then later switch back to the right lane (not passing). But really, would it so difficult moving over when someone driving / riding faster is coming up behind them? Lots of people seem to manage it fine, just some who have a misplaced sense of justice or something...

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11. Thou shalt not drive faster than the posted limit