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update on bike and rider (was RE: [ST] ST Trip ended unfortunately



not as planned (long))
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:56:21 +0200

Hi Folks,

Thanks for your mails, I'm sorry I couldn't reply your them earlier.

The accident happened on Saturday. I thought that the pain in my back would
disappear after taking some rest.... But it only got worse on Tuesday en
Wednesday. So I spent the rest of week horizontally and was not able to
reply your mails.

It appears that I am quiet close to a whiplash. I hardly noticed it right
after the accident due to adrenaline and endorfine and whatever your body
does to protect itself. But the physical reaction came 3 days later. More
pain in my back and hardly any strnght in my body left... very strange, but
after walking for 1/2 hour i'm very tired.

"I get knocked down but I get up, They never gonna keep me down"

Had to go to the dealer last Saturday to handle some paperwork.
A specialist made a report of the damage.
Beside the optical damage to the bike the frame has been bent, the swingarm
is damaged, the tank has shifted in the frame, the entire exhaust-system has
shifted about 2 inches forward. The specialist told me that he had no idea
what the damage was to the engine, but that it seemed to be allright. The
bike looked like sh*te, being dismounted and all the damage to the frame
being visible. The estimated damage to the bike so far is US$ 6.500,-
!!!!!!!!
This is including the repair of several fairing parts instead of replacing
them with new parts. Far worse than I had expected.

Timothy Challenger wrote:
 >The insurance-valuer who checks the bike over may
 >quibble about a few parts, maybe a few non-visible
 >bits can be repaired rather than replaced - they'll
 >try that to keep their costs down, of course.

Thanks Tim, They sure do try to keep the costs down. And I don't like it at
all. I mean, it was a new bike, 15 months old with 16.400 km on the
odo-meter and I was not to blame for the accident. Still makes me angry when
I write this.

John Alderman wrote:
 >I have seen bikes with this sort of damage before.
 >It turned out the frame and the forks were bent.
 >I would get the insurance company to total it and
 >go for a new one.  After a bad accident, you never
 >know what sort of damage may have been done
 >that doesnt turn up right away.  Six months down the
 >road after all the papers are signed you can forget
 >about getting more money.

Thanks John, The specialist did let me know that the bike is on the edge of
a total loss. I agree with you and I would rather have the bike totalled in
these conditions. I will sell anyway it if it's not totalled.

Chris "Snow dawg" Strizver wrote
 >You have to expect that the rear tire/rim, forks, and frame
 >are damaged and need to be replaced. By the time
 >you do that and replace the panniers, body panels,
 >and various other broken bits, the bike would "be
 >beyond economical repair".

 >Go for a new one, and buy the wrecked one back for the parts.

Thanks Chris, You are right. At this point I don't exactly know whatever I
could do with the wreck. Do you have any suggestions what parts I could
still use and would make it worth buying the wreck for?

OK.
Sorry I did reply all your mails at once and rather late.

Besides from the fact that I have to deal with my insurance company and my
doctor I can still look on the bright side of life:
Still rocking and almost ready to order a brand new 2002 ST. or is it gonna
be a Speed triple or a RS or the centennial Daytona (thank goodness with the
beautiful single sided swingarm again)...

So let's browse some magazines.

TTYL

Markus


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