motorcycle clipped by car - repairs?
Hi,
My lovely new z1k got clipped by a car today. The car hit my left side and crumpled the exhaust, spinning the bike around and then kind'a causing a mini high-side. The impact was around the exhaust/swing arm area.
There's some very minor cosmetic damage, some minor marks to my swing arm, and the exhaust is totalled.
Also the casing that has the gear lever and front left foot peg, on the left side, is shattered, so I'll need to get a new one.
Fortunately I have the original exhausts which I can fit.
in fact: foot rest /gear lever casing (whatever it's called), OEM exhausts (which I have) and the a new set of R&G bar ends, plus a new right side R&G protector, and I think I'm back on the road.
But my query is:
Could that impact have done anything to the swingarm, rear wheel alignment etc.? If so, then i'll call in the mech. If not, then I'll repair myself.
What do you guys think?
Can't claim off car insurance as I was at faut. I basically took a right turn in front of a bus, forgetting that the bus was in the oncoming inside lane and there was also an oncoming outside lane. As soon as I moved past the bus, the car that was travelling past the bus, clipped me. In truth I was mega lucky. A split second before and my leg, not the rear exhaust, would have been impacted.
Oh well. I"m kind'a gutted at my obvious error in judgement, but I guess **** happens.
PS. Being fully comp I could claim, but I on't fancy the mad insurance hike I'd experience. So i dunno.