Biker down. Yep I just got bowled...

[NONONO]

Too fucking right sweetheart,

I love knocking knockers meeself.....even have a set of me own to waggle.........oooohhhhhh

Yes you do old son, and PLEASE!!!!!put some pants on before you open the door to strangers.

[Luckylegs]

What is RIGHT in front? How many metres are we talking? You said your other option would have been to hit his bumper. That implies he had time to pull right out and straighten (somewhat) into the lane that takes a certain amount of time meaning you had some room. I would have expected you would have hit his drivers door or rear panel (ironically you did anyway) if he pulled straight out In front of you?

EDIT: FWIW, I guess my definition of right in front, is that I have essentially entered the intersection before the other vehicle moves

EDIT AGAIN! The above aside, sh*t does happen, glad your relatively ok and hopefully your pride and joy can be restored or replaced appropriately

[MSTRS:Me]

Bugger! Shame to see such a nice little bike all grazed and bent. Somehow, the nicer they are/were, the worse that seems. Yet, for most of us, our bike is our pride and joy, no matter what others may think of it. So I feel for you, having to see your bike like this.
Now - I wasn't there, so don't know how much reaction room you had. Therefore I can't say you should have gone right, left, braked, something else. Short of lying your bike down (never do that as a viable option), your choice/s were to brake or dodge left or dodge right. Better still, brake and dodge together. Your bike would slow very quickly, if starting at 40ish kph, so you should have been hard on the brakes from the moment that car pulled out of the side street. The escape route is your second line of defence. We are 'trained' not to undertake, so going right is a more natural choice. Normally this would have worked. You got caught by what would usually be a rare occurrence. Bad luck.
Good you have reported this to the police. But make sure they have all the details, distances, speeds, etc. Hopefully those details will put the fault at the car driver's feet. Otherwise, as the following vehicle, you are responsible.
Fingers crossed it works out for you.

[Phreak]

Well, feeling mostly okay this morning, apart from a sore neck and leg. My girlfriend is coming up to take me down to A&E to get checked out. Haven't looked at the bike just yet, but been quoted about $900 for a complete new fairing set. The shit thing about it is that my Rego is on hold (I refuse to pay exorbitant ACC levies...) so insurance isn't gonna happen. Oh well, looks like I'm off the road for a bit.

Just lucky I'm pretty much okay, I guess.

[miloking]

The shit thing about it is that my Rego is on hold (I refuse to pay exorbitant ACC levies...) so insurance isn't gonna happen. Oh well, looks like I'm off the road for a bit.

Just lucky I'm pretty much okay, I guess.

it will happen, rego on hold didnt cause the accident...call the insurance and ask...

[scumdog]

The shit thing about it is that my Rego is on hold (I refuse to pay exorbitant ACC levies...) so insurance isn't gonna happen. ..

Why couldn't you claim insurance?

Contact your company and check if lack of rego will affect a claim - AND it's the other guys insurance that will be paying. (IF he has any).

[Katman]

Would it be the retard who pulled out without looking or the retard that tried to overtake a vehicle that was obviously driven by a retard who clearly hadn't seen them?

Depends on who you believe.

He reckons he saw me, and that I was ages away, but I say he didn't see me (the sun was behind me...)

Care to give us the address of the kindergarten? I'd be interested to look at the placement on google maps. The sun sets at 8.00pm at the moment - at 5.50 it would hardly be considered "behind you".

[Spazman727]

I'm pretty sure your vehicle has to be road worthy (and having no rego technically means its not allowed on the road) for your insurance to pay out, the bastards try to get out of paying any way they can. Bad luck mate. From what you say it seems like its the other guys fault, except It sounds like you were on the wrong side of the road when you hit him.
Bad luck mate, I'm glad you're ok, and I hope that the other guy has to pay up.

[imdying]

Don't go to the hospital if you're not paying for it.

[Swoop]

Now - I wasn't there, so don't know how much reaction room you had. Therefore I can't say you should have gone right, left, braked, something else. Short of lying your bike down (never do that as a viable option), your choice/s were to brake or dodge left or dodge right. Better still, brake and dodge together. Your bike would slow very quickly, if starting at 40ish kph, so you should have been hard on the brakes from the moment that car pulled out of the side street. The escape route is your second line of defence. We are 'trained' not to undertake, so going right is a more natural choice. Normally this would have worked. You got caught by what would usually be a rare occurrence. Bad luck.

Bloody hell! A mentor who can offer advice. Just a shame katman can't do the same.

my Rego is on hold (I refuse to pay exorbitant ACC levies...) so insurance isn't gonna happen.

Rubbish. A rego is not required to prevent an accident. If it was worn tyres/shitty brakes, etc, then maybe.
Also, get a decent insurer. Mine says "DON'T PAY FUCKING ACC!!!" "No rego = No worries!"

[Katman]

Bloody hell! A mentor who can offer advice. Just a shame katman can't do the same.

Get a posse together - go talk to MT about it.

[Swoop]

Get a posse together - go talk to MT about it.

Yeah, we already know you are not happy with the title.

Try and get away from your crusade occasionally and offer sensible responses to those who ask for them. People might like you a little more.

[Katman]

People might like you a little more.

I'm not here to be 'liked'.

[Maha]

The sun sets at 8.00pm at the moment - at 5.50 it would hardly be considered "behind you".

....and you would know Steve, it shines out of your arse most of the time eh?.....

[Edbear]

Why couldn't you claim insurance?

Contact your company and check if lack of rego will affect a claim - AND it's the other guys insurance that will be paying. (IF he has any).

Bloody hell! A mentor who can offer advice. Just a shame katman can't do the same.

Rubbish. A rego is not required to prevent an accident. If it was worn tyres/shitty brakes, etc, then maybe.
Also, get a decent insurer. Mine says "DON'T PAY FUCKING ACC!!!" "No rego = No worries!"

There is one little detail you may be missing here. Legally, phreak's bike was not allowed to be on the road which could see him charged with not being registered. The insurance company is well within its rights, both policy and legal to turn down a claim as he was riding illegally at the time and shouldn't have been there in the first place. This may or may not affect their willingness to rpovide cover in the future as well.

If your bike is just out of rego and you can persuade the law and the insurance company that it was an honest oversight you could possibly get away with it, but to have your rego on hold is a definite no-no.

Phreak, ignore the knockers in this instance. Aside from the legal issues I've brought out, there is nothing in your posts to suggest you could have effectively avoided him.