Maycyn
Junior Member
Well...it's been about two weeks since I bought a new battery for her. And one week since I put a new front sprocket and chain on her. So long to do without riding while waiting for parts. So excited to take her out on my first weekend off in about a month.
Some idiot in the parking lot at work backed into my damn bike. I was parked in an obvious place where I wouldn't be hidden by another car and "not seen" and thus hit. Apparently rather than turning right and driving around the line of cars, the vehicle parked in front of me decided to back up (thus running my bike over) and turn left to get out faster. No cameras in the parking lot, no witnesses, nobody came forward of course. I initially thought the damage was pretty minimum. A scuff on the front fender where their bumper hit, a small piece of plastic snapped off where the fender hit the left fork. A small scratch on the end of the left handlebar from when they finally pushed it back so far the kickstand dug a huge hole in the asphalt and then snapped in half. That deserves repeating.
They snapped...my kickstand...in half.
That was the only thing wrong that I noticed. Later when I was about to head home We squared my handlebars up and took a few steps back to make sure it looked okay and noticed that the wheel looked ****ed to the side. My handlebars point straight and my tire points left, Hooray! Thats a nice neat new mod huh? :Flip: So now it's sitting in the parking lot waiting to be picked up by my moto dealership. Here's hoping that the damage is fixable. We have great insurance but worry that if it is serious axle/fork/suspension etc damage I will be looking for a new bike.
...the owner of my dealership is selling his FZ1 >.>
Some idiot in the parking lot at work backed into my damn bike. I was parked in an obvious place where I wouldn't be hidden by another car and "not seen" and thus hit. Apparently rather than turning right and driving around the line of cars, the vehicle parked in front of me decided to back up (thus running my bike over) and turn left to get out faster. No cameras in the parking lot, no witnesses, nobody came forward of course. I initially thought the damage was pretty minimum. A scuff on the front fender where their bumper hit, a small piece of plastic snapped off where the fender hit the left fork. A small scratch on the end of the left handlebar from when they finally pushed it back so far the kickstand dug a huge hole in the asphalt and then snapped in half. That deserves repeating.
They snapped...my kickstand...in half.
That was the only thing wrong that I noticed. Later when I was about to head home We squared my handlebars up and took a few steps back to make sure it looked okay and noticed that the wheel looked ****ed to the side. My handlebars point straight and my tire points left, Hooray! Thats a nice neat new mod huh? :Flip: So now it's sitting in the parking lot waiting to be picked up by my moto dealership. Here's hoping that the damage is fixable. We have great insurance but worry that if it is serious axle/fork/suspension etc damage I will be looking for a new bike.
...the owner of my dealership is selling his FZ1 >.>
