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Post by mellow on May 9, 2018 15:38:34 GMT 1
Had a crash today on the rd. Decided to use a transit van to stop me instead of brakes.
Been in hospital for 3 hrs. Awaiting ct results.
Any advice what I should do about bike? Do i notify insurance about crash or just fix bike?
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Post by 4l04ever on May 9, 2018 15:59:45 GMT 1
Depends if the van driver is going through insurance or not, and how much damage you have done to your bike.
Hope you are okay.
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Post by sandpiper on May 9, 2018 16:48:27 GMT 1
Hi if van drivers claiming off your ins then you may as well claim for your bike if your fully comp as you gonna lose your no claims anyway. Hope you have a speedy recovery
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Post by mouse on May 9, 2018 16:52:17 GMT 1
Hey Mellow, hope you are ok.
I didn't claim when i crashed, but no one else involved and i think they would have written it off anyway, which i didn't want!
Mouse
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Post by stusco on May 9, 2018 17:13:12 GMT 1
Depends on your insurance if they let you keep it if they write it off (which could happen as the parts are obsolete )I’m sure I paid extra to make sure it got returned to me
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Post by mellow on May 9, 2018 17:24:52 GMT 1
Van only has my front tyre Mark on rear bumper and tiny red Mark on the rear door from my lid. Only slow.
5 fractured ribs and airleak in chest. They want to keep me in to observe.been sat here 5 hrs no deteriation.wont do anything to ribs. So may as well send me home.
Thanks for well wishes.
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Post by shaunthe2nd on May 9, 2018 17:27:49 GMT 1
Ouch, hope you both get fixed soon.
Personally i would claim, i wouldn't worry about having a insurance marker on an old bike, in fact many would have been crashed and claimed before electronic records were kept. If it was a new bike, then i wouldn't want a cat c/d or whatever the latest equivalent is as devalues it significantly and makes harder to sell.
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Post by Mr Kipling on May 9, 2018 17:28:06 GMT 1
Ouch , not good ,all the best...
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on May 9, 2018 18:09:17 GMT 1
Oh that's going to be painful
Claim everything you can from the insurance, we have paid the premiums long enough
You will definitely need a new helmet and possibly leathers
It wasn't your F2 was it?
Steve
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Post by jon on May 9, 2018 18:49:40 GMT 1
That’s bad luck Mick.
Make sure you get decent pain killers as I cracked a rib or two in a go-cart crash.
Pain was okay at the time, and just winded, but in the evening it hurt like hell.
Steve, I fear it was his mint F2, as I think his other bikes are an R1 and a DT?
Jon
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Post by LC_BOTT on May 9, 2018 19:43:52 GMT 1
5 fractured ribs and airleak in chest. They want to keep me in to observe.been sat here 5 hrs no deteriation. Thanks for well wishes. Ouch, sounds nasty for a low speed off, at least they did a leak down test on you by the sounds of it  speedy recovery BTW |
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Post by markhoopy on May 9, 2018 22:26:44 GMT 1
5 fractured ribs and airleak in chest. Air leak in your chest or a punctured lung? I doubt they will let you go home with a punctured lung .. and broken ribs can be very painful too  |
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Post by Norbo on May 9, 2018 23:12:27 GMT 1
flipping hell mells sorry to hear about this . i hope your not in to much pain but i think may be you are Ouch . as for fixing the bike i think it depends what damage is done if its going to costa lot do it remember your not looking any no clames as its most likely a classic policy any way
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Post by ringding on May 10, 2018 7:01:24 GMT 1
Oof. Gws.
I got knocked off a few years back and broke 2 or 3 ribs. The pain was as bad as when i broke my back. Take the drugs to make sure you are breathing properly, otherwise you run the risk of getting a lung infecting and a cough. You don't want that! They took over two months to heal for me. Don't be surprised if they hurt more in a fortnight than they do now either.
Hope that doesn't sound negative! Really wish you all the best with it.
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Post by bezzer on May 10, 2018 7:16:17 GMT 1
Hi, Just saw your post, Sorry to hear of your ‘off’, Hoping you make a full and speedy recovery.
Just wanted to say insurance companies no longer seem to be allowing you to ‘buy back’ your vehicle at it’s ‘scrap’ value, so I would be cautious about claiming & potentially losing the bike unless you can replace for the agreed value?. A chap at work had an immaculate Polo GTi , someone ran into the back of him and the insurance wrote it off. He tried to buy it back but they wanted around £200 less than the current market value, so it obviously wasn’t worth him doing, even to break for spares.
Maybe bike insurance is different?, but I wouldn’t want you to risk your bike.
Anyway less of the negativity, get well soon bud 👍🏻
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Post by steve h on May 10, 2018 10:29:01 GMT 1
Just concentrate on getting well, sod everything else, its all replaceable.
Take it easy bud!
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Post by JonW on May 10, 2018 12:59:45 GMT 1
GWS Mellow, sucks to hear this mate.
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Post by copper99 on May 10, 2018 16:00:39 GMT 1
Just concentrate on getting well, sod everything else, its all replaceable. Take it easy bud! Sound advice , worry about the bike later. Speedy recovery mate. |
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Post by arrow on May 10, 2018 19:23:44 GMT 1
Sorry to hear this. Hope you're ok.
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Post by sbscnor on May 10, 2018 20:54:05 GMT 1
Not good hope you recover OK, I'm 4 weeks into trying to get my bike and gear sorted after my accident and I'm already p)**$ed off with insurance companies it seem like they deliberately make it difficult.
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Post by gazzatt2 on May 10, 2018 21:10:59 GMT 1
get well soon
I had an air leak that turned in to a collapsed lung you won't want that
take it steady
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Post by donkeychomp on May 10, 2018 21:50:05 GMT 1
Ribs are buggers, I've broke yet another. Get well soon matey and hope the bike gets well too!
Alex
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Post by headcoats on May 11, 2018 8:48:16 GMT 1
Wishing you and your bike a speedy recovery :-)
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Post by mellow on May 11, 2018 18:11:32 GMT 1
Thanks for the well wishes guys. Came home today. Have 4 fractured lower ribs on left side and small pneumothorax. That's air entered through chest cavity making the lung collapse. Had one 30 years ago on same lung. Kept me in to see if it sorts itself or wether they need to insert needle to get air out. Got to back friday for another scan. As only small its not very painful,whereas the ribs hurt like f**k.especially when coughing and moving. Had quick look at bike. bodywork all looks ok apart from bit of crazing on top fairing, lug on top of mid fairing which joins to top fairing snapped. Forks are like bananas so guessing upper & lower yokes bent as one bar almost hits tank. Gear lever is also f**ked. Thats about all i can see but when i can move a bit better il look. Thanks again ps.....the real pisser to cap it all was i was supposed to be at the 02 tonight watching nickelback on their new tour. cant go to that either |
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Post by iwantalc on May 11, 2018 20:06:33 GMT 1
Van only has my front tyre Mark on rear bumper and tiny red Mark on the rear door from my lid. Only slow. 5 fractured ribs and airleak in chest. They want to keep me in to observe.been sat here 5 hrs no deteriation.wont do anything to ribs. So may as well send me home. Thanks for well wishes. from your description of damage to van was the accident your fault ? or did they pull out in front of you ? bit of a dilemma as to claim or not ,, if forks as you say are like bannanas then bike will definatley be writ off ,, give some serious thought to the situation , but mainly get better yourself and wishing you a speedy recovery .. |
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Post by dusty350 on May 11, 2018 21:23:04 GMT 1
Sorry to hear about your accident. Get well soon. I've done a couple of ribs before and they took ages to heal so take it easy. And good luck with the bike. Best wishes Dusty |
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Post by mellow on May 11, 2018 22:13:16 GMT 1
My fault. Traffic was crawling as cars turning off for event. Was going slow looked in mirror when I looked back van had stopped and I was right on it. Got it on video. Looks like forks hit bumper & compressed. I went over top fairing grabbing indicator on way over .bike sprang back then landed on me on the floor. Guess that's y no panel damage.
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Post by andy71330 on May 11, 2018 22:19:01 GMT 1
hope your feeling better soon m8
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Post by 1966baz on May 12, 2018 7:33:23 GMT 1
Best wishes and hope the pain goes away soon. Sounds like the bike should be easy enough to fix.
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Post by Tobyjugs on May 12, 2018 8:09:31 GMT 1
Get well soon.
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