got rear ended

[The General]

hehehe, he was a sparky actually, im ok, i hurt myself more falling down steps, im meeting with him this morning to try and sort out the details, ken

Apologies Mate! Glad ta hear you`re okay. Catch ya soon. 

[X-Ray]

Not good Ken, minding your own business and BAM. Did you get the cops involved? I would have so these simpletons have to to answer for their stupidity.

I had someone rear end me on the FJ many years ago as well, again, they left their braking way too late, screech BAM. I stayed upright, and the only damage to the FJ was a broken dovetail/brakelight.  Couple of young blokes and they were scared shitless when I got off the bike and walked quickly back to their car to ask them why they didn't stop, lol. I didn't heed my own advice above and call the cops as the damage was relatively minor, plus they paid for the new parts/repairs and gave me an extra $150.00 as well. All worked out ok.

Hope you get that FJ of yours back to pristine condition soon, and you don't ache for too long, 

[oz.fj]

Sparky Mmmm
One of the Generals mates .
Probably to busy counting all the money he made on the last job

[ken65]

lol, i hope he was counting lots of it cause he insisted on taking it to teamoto at ennogra, they will hopefully call us this arvo, i dont think he will be pleasantly surprised,

ray,    we did call the cops but after waiting 1/2 an hour we left, my wife called them last night and they recommended i go in but having said that , if he gets a fine thats less that can go towards  the bike, if he starts getting a bit "i cant afford it" i will go in.  he seems genuine so i will give him a chance.

[BSI]

Ken...sorry to hear of your misfortune. Make sure your back & neck are OK before you agree to settlement, they sometimes don't hurt until later. I was hit from behind while setting in traffic in my car in 1984 and got very little compensation. My neck degraded through the years because of that and in 2009 I had to have 3 neck vertebrae fused together. It's been a royal pain through the years, it still is and has cost me a fortune. Best wishes to you sir.

Louie

[dayta]

Ken,
      Glad to hear you are o.k. 

Let us know if you need anything....hope your new sparkie mate comes good and it all works out with you back on the road again soon

Rob

[ken65]

gday Louie,  sorry to hear about your neck and i hope it doesnt get any worse,  it's certainly food for thought, at the moment im gambling that my bike will be fixed to my liking without having to up the ante so to speak ..  things are still unfolding at the moment,

thanks rob, so far so good, lets see how things are after we get a quote

[Harvy]

Ken....not good mate!!!!

Give me a shout - I have all the parts you need to get back on the road.

Harvy

[ken65]

cheers Harvy ,   Pm sent

[BSI]

Ken...I'm sorry I didn't mean to paint a dark cloud there, I just hate to see anyone make the mistakes I did. I was very stiff the next day but I got better and at 23 of course thought I was indestructable. I had no use for lawyers/authorities and I didn't play the 'I'm injured' part very well. In the end I hired a not very good lawyer and all I got hardly covered the work I missed and eventually I've spent over $30,000 out of pocket on surgery/treatment and that's with insurance. I think and wish you will have good health but getting some legal advice now couldn't hurt. Again, my very best wishes to you sir!...and let us know how you're doing mate

gday
Louie

[ken65]

your right Louie and thanks for letting me know your story,  my backs already stuffed and it wasnt affected at all which is surprising, but im keeping an eye on things, kind regards ken

[Bones]

Glad your ok Ken, There's plenty of people out there driving around totally oblivious to what's going on around them, plus the ones who just don't give a shit about road rules and run stop signs, red lights etc.... You gotta be on the lookout all the time.

His insurance should cover the cost of fixing your bike, but if he doesn't have it, don't let him fool you into thinking that these bikes aren't worth much because of their age. I've got 3rd party fire and theft insurance on mine through Suncorp and was actually looking at the policy the other day and noticed it's valued at $4001,which would be what the market value is. I payed $4000 for it going on 4 yrs ago, so it's holding its value pretty well.

Anyway parts are still available so shouldn't be off the road too long.

                                                                  Tony.

[ken65]

thanks Tony,   your not wrong about the way some folk drive,  shouldnt be off the road for long , been a day now, lol     
its strange , when the family go away you miss them, its the same with my bike,    see ya ken

[stua1959]

Hey Ken, that sucks . Hope u come out of it ok. I hate the early morning smash up derby when the young tradies race to work in their V8 utes. Sends shivers down my spine

[ken65]

thanks stua, im ok, i know what you mean about the early smash up, theres a roundabout not far from home and in peak hour its a series of near missus with the occasional ding.