Just written off my bike in a nasty accident

[UK Pete]

Travelling up a main road in orpington kent to see my mum when a car pulled out smack bang in front of me, impact speed was quite a lot, anyway i went straight over the bars landed real heavy on my wright side on the roof, went along with the car a bit, then got dumped on the middle of the road again on my RHS, ambulance took nearly an hour to reach me, then gave me lots of air/gas and morphine, the bike is totalled, frame, forks, wheel, clocks, mudguard,engine cases, tank levers, switch gear, Etc all ruined
i have clean snapped my humerus bone, so my arm was flapping in all directions, i am bruised and dented up a bit but glad to be alive and out of hospital , so it looks like few months of misery and no earings as i work for myself, and also wont be on a bike for a good while, all the time off i will have and yet i cant get on with anything, none of my restorations,i  cant even wipe my a-se

pete

[Rozabikes Tim]

Sad to hear that Pete. Good luck with your recovery.

[hairygit]

Seriously bad news Look on the bright side (bit difficult right now I know) your still with us, and you'll be able to ride again, too many don't get that kind of escape. I hope plod are nicking the car driver good and proper, and hopefully he's insured, if he is, get one of those ambulance chasing lawyers on the case straight away, pain, suffering, loss of earnings etc Which bike was it?

[UK Pete]

just sitting at home now thinking WTF just happened, i am going to have to go for loss of earnings and money for bike at minimum,
 the bike was my favourite bike my klr 600,  but out of all my bikes it is probably worth the least,
pete

[mick]

Sorry to hear about your accident Pete, hope you get better quick  , cheers Mick.

[Bryanj]

If he wasn't insured get a solicitor to check out the "Motor Insurance Bureau"It's a scheme all insurance companies pay into and it will pay out for your personal injuries mate.

I was victim of a hit and run years ago and they paid out for my broken ankle.

Hope you are well enough to earn soon and enough to ride for the summer

[Tomb]

Bad news man     not a good start to the year, get well soon.

And whatever they offer you, REFUSE IT and hold out for more!

[meerkat]

Bad news man     not a good start to the year, get well soon.
And whatever they offer you, REFUSE IT and hold out for more!

Very sorry to hear about your collision with a careless driver. (no such thing as an accident).
My advice based on my experience involving myself and others I represented over 25 years is

A - Contact a motorcycle experienced solicitor without delay,
B - Don't use a No win - No fee outfit - it will cost you in the long run.
C - This is the most important - Keep a written, with proof record of every item of expense even including telephone calls, bus fares, in fact every aspect of expense you would not have incurred without the event happening.
D - As stated above, the first offer which might be tempting during a term of loss of earnings will be the very lowest and always not worth accepting. An old lady relative I advised had a previous offer dramatically improved prior to entering the court on the day of the hearing.

Best wishes for a full recovery and a successful conclusion.

[totty]

Bad news man     not a good start to the year, get well soon.
And whatever they offer you, REFUSE IT and hold out for more!

Very sorry to hear about your collision with a careless driver. (no such thing as an accident).
My advice based on my experience involving myself and others I represented over 25 years is

A - Contact a motorcycle experienced solicitor without delay,
B - Don't use a No win - No fee outfit - it will cost you in the long run.
C - This is the most important - Keep a written, with proof record of every item of expense even including telephone calls, bus fares, in fact every aspect of expense you would not have incurred without the event happening.
D - As stated above, the first offer which might be tempting during a term of loss of earnings will be the very lowest and always not worth accepting. An old lady relative I advised had a previous offer dramatically improved prior to entering the court on the day of the hearing.

Best wishes for a full recovery and a successful conclusion.

I work in the personal injury industry and I couldn't agree more with A and C. I'd recommend http://www.bankstone.co.uk/ (they are not my employer, I'm not touting for work here, but I do know their MD) or alternatively http://www.bldgroup.co.uk
B isn't really accurate, the insurers pay the fee of any solicitor there is no reason to pay them extra yourself.

[meerkat]

[quote author=totty
I work in the personal injury industry and I couldn't agree more with A and C.
B isn't really accurate, the insurers pay the fee of any solicitor there is no reason to pay them extra yourself.
[/quote]
To elucidate :-
It's usual to have to take out an insurance policy and pay a premium first in case of the case failing.
My experience also (in industrial cases) is that pressure is sometimes applied to settle early for the 'ambulance chaser' to receive their expenses quickly, the injured party easily becomes the filling in the sandwich.
But hey - who's arguing ?

[Dan]

Get well soon Pete

Dan

[kifer]

Sorry about news Pete, its only metal, Get yourself well first,,  next bike will be better Look after yourself and better luck for future.. Tom..

[UK Pete]

Here is the xray of my damaged arm, and is really hurting at the moment

[mick]

FCUK me mate that don't look good , hope you feel better soon  , cheers Mick.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Jesus...

need a "cringe" smiley here...

GWS

Steve