Post by Somersetdreamer on Oct 7, 2015 18:09:01 GMT
Today I had to take my CBR 650 in for a recall so set off with the wife in her car & me on the bike.
about 10 miles into journey I pulled up at a main road junction waiting to turn left next thing I know I'm hit from behind and lying in road with the bike on me with the car over my back wheel, trapped .
horror of all horrors made much worse when I saw my wife get out of the car that just slammed into me I was still trapped as car was on top of back wheel stopping me being able to get up.
i politely asked my darling wife in a calm voice (NOT) reverse which she did .
i managed to get up then & lift bike up off the floor expecting to see a mangled mess but all looked ok apart from the tail tidy which was bent up under the under tray, a few people stopped to help & we noticed water coming out of my wife's car which turned out to be the water bottle.
after I straightened tail tidy I could see no other damage on the bike at all but car was a mess.
bumper is ruined, fog light out, trim bent, windscreen water bottle split & inner wing split & all fasteners popped out & broke.
after a lot of jigging around with the car it seemed safe to drive so we continued on to the bike shop to check my bike in for the recall.
when I got there I explained the situation & they said they would give it a safety check & get it up on the ramps to see if any damage.
hour later and pleased to hear that the bike is in perfect order the only thing visible is the engine casing
the car however will need to go in for a repair
worse day since my divorce in 1994
about 10 miles into journey I pulled up at a main road junction waiting to turn left next thing I know I'm hit from behind and lying in road with the bike on me with the car over my back wheel, trapped .
horror of all horrors made much worse when I saw my wife get out of the car that just slammed into me I was still trapped as car was on top of back wheel stopping me being able to get up.
i politely asked my darling wife in a calm voice (NOT) reverse which she did .
i managed to get up then & lift bike up off the floor expecting to see a mangled mess but all looked ok apart from the tail tidy which was bent up under the under tray, a few people stopped to help & we noticed water coming out of my wife's car which turned out to be the water bottle.
after I straightened tail tidy I could see no other damage on the bike at all but car was a mess.
bumper is ruined, fog light out, trim bent, windscreen water bottle split & inner wing split & all fasteners popped out & broke.
after a lot of jigging around with the car it seemed safe to drive so we continued on to the bike shop to check my bike in for the recall.
when I got there I explained the situation & they said they would give it a safety check & get it up on the ramps to see if any damage.
hour later and pleased to hear that the bike is in perfect order the only thing visible is the engine casing
the car however will need to go in for a repair
worse day since my divorce in 1994
