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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.
3 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
The swing arm / rear wheel alignment could be off. Your wheel(s) could also be bent. There is no super easy way to tell if you are "dog-tracking" i.e. the front and rear wheel are displaced from each other laterally and do not match up.
I would put the bike back together, make sure the chain is still tracking straight, and take it out for a ride. Slowly increase your speed until you are going quite fast say 120MPH cruise. If everything is good at that speed than for all practical reasons your bike is fine. Obviously stop at any point if the bike doesn't feel good or begins even a slight wobble.
But I am a man who is cheap and lives on the edge.
Source(s): 10 years motorcycling and restoring vintage bikes - Anonymous10 years ago
Just a thought, why not claim off the cars insurance?Then you would get the frame, swing arm etc checked and new parts installed etc? So it was your fault, so whats the point of fully comprehensive insurance if you don't claim? You say "lovely new" how new? if its under a year old you might just get a new bike out of it, if its written off. You could also buy your old bike back and break it for parts!
- Anonymous10 years ago
call in the mech
