What a great day

Yeah, great day today... Raining all the time and on the top of this one of my fellow workers 'didn't see' my bike parked behind him and knocked it over when reversing... Broken mirror, bent handlebars, bent and scratched exhaust, scratched air scoops, scratched turn signals, brake lever bent and scratched, scratched engine casings... list goes on... And I was hoping to sell it / trade it in this Saturday... Ehhh...

Hope you gave him an ear full! How do ya miss a motorbike? /facepalm

Well... he was in a van...

OOhhh, boss man sorry to hear that

Buculus wrote:Yeah, great day today... Raining all the time and on the top of this one of my fellow workers 'didn't see' my bike parked behind him and knocked it over when reversing... Broken mirror, bent handlebars, bent and scratched exhaust, scratched air scoops, scratched turn signals, brake lever bent and scratched, scratched engine casings... list goes on... And I was hoping to sell it / trade it in this Saturday... Ehhh...

The most important is that nothing happened to you. so cheer up :-)

Nahi has a point there but I'd still be pretty pissed off :S

I was just wondering how the hell he couldn't see it? I mean.. He went into his van, he was first outside, he probably looked around etc.

Woo, 100 posts >_<

Thanks all Yeah, that's true - I'm still alive and kicking I wasn't even on the bike but still

No idea how he could not see it. He had his van parked along the footpath and I parked behind him (leaving some space). He was coming to the van from the front of it if you know what I mean so he probably didn't see the bike behind him. Then he reversed and... ehhh, I only hope I won't get screwed by this insurance company He has done damage to my bike for over 1500 euro (that's my estimate which covers for parts only)... Not a single mark on the van though... He hit my bike in the front wheel with his bumper and knocked it over... Over 300kg of steel hit the ground and you know the rest...

We'll see how it's gonna be I only hope it'll get sorted shortly...

Buculus wrote:Thanks all Yeah, that's true - I'm still alive and kicking I wasn't even on the bike but still

No idea how he could not see it. He had his van parked along the footpath and I parked behind him (leaving some space). He was coming to the van from the front of it if you know what I mean so he probably didn't see the bike behind him. Then he reversed and... ehhh, I only hope I won't get screwed by this insurance company He has done damage to my bike for over 1500 euro (that's my estimate which covers for parts only)... Not a single mark on the van though... He hit my bike in the front wheel with his bumper and knocked it over... Over 300kg of steel hit the ground and you know the rest...

We'll see how it's gonna be I only hope it'll get sorted shortly...

Did you take pictures of the scene? Were there witnesses?

If the answers to the two above are 'yes' you're in safe territory.

Even if the the answers to the above are 'no' you're still on pretty safe ground - you weren't even on/near the bike so as long as it wasn't dodgily parked there's no way your insurance can't pay out (famous last words I know but stil...)

Edit: My grammar is absolutely abysmal lately.

Anyways, my mom once hit my dad with car like that. We were standing on a gigantic parking lot, totaly empty of cars, father got out and started walking from the car, mother backed up without looking (she says she didnt need to look becouse of the empty parking lot), and hit the father. Poor guy fell down and stop talking to her for a week. She says she didnt mean too, but,.... You never know

Nyctalus wrote:Anyways, my mom once hit my dad with car like that. We were standing on a gigantic parking lot, totaly empty of cars, father got out and started walking from the car, mother backed up without looking (she says she didnt need to look becouse of the empty parking lot), and hit the father. Poor guy fell down and stop talking to her for a week. She says she didnt mean too, but,.... You never know

pff Women are evil!

they just use the it wasn't my foult! or it was and accident or woops how clumsy i was :O i tell ya those are lies!

hehe^^

ahh shit man!
That sucks

Heheheh good one Nyctalus

As to the pictures and witnesses - both answers are no. I was not there when it happened and the guy who hit my bike got out of the car, lifted my bike up and then drove away as he was in a hurry ringing me in the meantime and apologising for what happend and telling me he'll be back in an hour to sort it all out. So I have no witness and no pictures ... He was back, we agree that company insurance will cover for it and now I'm waiting for quotation from the bike shop on all the damage done to the bike. Then we'll see...

But hey - could be worse Like today - spilled diesel all over the road... in the rain Luckily wasn't speeding scarry stuff though...