Hit and run (but got the rego. number)!

[Karsten]

On Wednesday I rode my Tiger along the Manukau road (two lanes) on the left side, the car was on the right, I kept some distance just in case he would change lane. But what happened next I was not prepared for, suddenly the guy brakes hard and try to get into a street on the left side, so no chance for me to avoid the accident, I just try to brake but hit him on the left side, we got tangled up over the next 5-10 meters then finally he turned right and I hit the street. The guy stopped 50 meter down the road got out of his car and inspected the damage on his car, then locked at me got back in his car and drove off, what a F…. A….. H…., lucky I walked way, witnesses gave me the rego number and Police showed up within 2 minutes and took my statement.
The bike is pretty much F….. $7k just for parts.
I guess he has no insurance and I have only 3rd party insurance, so I tried to claim for $3K for accident with an uninsured driver, however ami believes this does not apply to motorcycle.
Has anyone ever had a similar problem and can give advise?
Any other advice to get some money out of the guy?


Any help would be appreciated from a bruised but still alive bike rider

[Meekey_Mouse]

Hey Karsten, sorry to hear about your bike but glad you are ok

Apart from turning up at his door with a few other bikers and baseball bats... I don't know how you would be able to get some money out of the jerk.

Hope you figure out a way though... he deserves to get broke for doing that to you and your bike

P.s I don't recommend the baseball bat idea

[Grub]

That's nasty stuff. I am salivating over the cops having his rego and anticpating all the charges he will face. Leaving the scene, failing to assertain if anyone is injured, dangerous driving ... all good heavy fine /loss of licence stuff.

I know that doesn't fix the bike, but doesn't it feel just a little bit better?

[Ivan]

man that sucks dude,


I feel for ya theres some fucking wankers out there.

Bummer bout bike,


THe good thing is bikes can be fixed a person cant

[Highlander]

That sucks. Bad enough to get tipped off but so much worse the way this has happened.
Lay a complaint with the Police, when they send him off to court for the varierty of offences you may get some in reparation.

welcome to KiwiBiker.

[Calo]

What a wanker!

Glad you're ok, shame about the bike.

[Disco Dan]

Welcome to KB, nasty first post there...

post up the number plate of the car.... in big font for all to see...

Im sure one of the KB plods could give us the address and we could 'pay the guy a visit'.

[Dodgyiti]

Let us know what they are going to charge him with, and how it goes in court please. Would be nice to have the book thrown at him, if they don't- sort him out yourself.

[Karsten]

may be we should create a biker “repo” drive once a week where are visiting all together our “car driving friends” without insurance which have not paid for the damaged they caused us.
Just a thought (not to serious)
Karsten

[scumdog]

That's nasty stuff. I am salivating over the cops having his rego and anticpating all the charges he will face. Leaving the scene, failing to assertain if anyone is injured, dangerous driving ... all good heavy fine /loss of licence stuff.

I know that doesn't fix the bike, but doesn't it feel just a little bit better?

Hmm, a rather nasty situation to get caught up in, you did glad to get out of it in one piece (relatively).

Regarding the above comment by Grub:
I just hope the car was not a stolen one the cops stopped chasing 'cos they read all the reasons for NOT chasing on a KB thread...

If it IS a stolen you're likely to be shit out of luck.

[bistard]

Go straight to the Police, you should not have to put up with shit like that,have you got witnesses names etc??
Dont fuck around !!!!!

[Eurodave]

If the mofo refuses to pay, just take him to the small claims tribunal.....,simple to do, cheap & very effective

[0arbreaka]

Fuck man that sucks big time, any idea what is happening with the police side of things? Maybe you should send some people around to collect some sort of collateral untill the damages have been payed. The small clains court is bullshit, halve the time the bastards dont even pay out.

[Timber020]

If it was a stolen car I doubt youd stop to check for damage. Of course just the plates could be. Good to hear you came off better than your bike.

[gamgee]

ring AMI inform them of the accident, and inform them you will be in on Monday to sort it out, don't try to sort out your payout over the phone as most of them are the typical clueless phone operators, I have had 3rd party insurance on a bike with AMI before and there is definitely a clause in there for innocent party protection, provided you can give some way to identify the party at fault, which you obviously have, and anyway, the guy who is at fault will probably have to pay either you or your insurance company back at $5 a week for the rest of his miserable life