Hit and Run

[kuzemko]

So I came home from work yesterday to notice something looked odd on my bike. It seemed like it was over the curb with the cover and part of the cover was hooked up above the left footpeg. So I parked, checked it out and noticed that someone had hit my bike at some point, knocked it over, then stood it up and left it. No note. No nothin. Awesome way to end my riding season...

You can see the skid-mark where someone slammed on the brakes...


There WAS a bar-end mirror that snapped off.


Upside down, but the tank mount looks like it took a pretty good thrashing.


Somehow this is the only marking on the exhaust.


Brake lever and handle bars bent over pretty good:


The steering lock tore THROUGH the triple-tree.



And ripped a hole through the front tire or blew it out or something.


All in all, a pretty shit day to come back to. Now I gotta save up the money for the deductible and take it ot the shop to get a good check on it to see if any other damage was done that I didn't notice at first glance. It was hit hard enough to rip through the top tiple and blow the front tire and push the rear tire up onto the curb, so there is possible fork damage. hopefully nothing else. Ugh. I hate people.

[TuWheeler]

Oh man, so sorry to hear that.  Someone hit my FZ1 like that -- knocked it over, broke a bunch of stuff, then proceeded to pick it up and make it look like it hadn't been knocked over.  Also no note.  Totally sucked.  All I can say is I hope karma bites them in the ass in a BIG way.

Cheers,
Eric
(TuWheeler)

2013 Duc Monster 1100 Evo
2003 Yamaha FZ1
1994 Ninja 500 (sold)

[Skybarney]

Oh man that sucks about as bad as sucks can.  I can't believe they took the time to stand it back up.  I would be knocking on every single neighbors door asking if they saw anything.  Hopefully your insurance will cut you a pretty hefty check.

Note to self: Always have a garage.

Had to add:
Please tell me that is a racing slick that got popped....... 

[hbliam]

That blows.

I'm with Skybarney. I can't imagine ever leaving my bike parked on the street. And a curved street on top of that.

[kuzemko]

Oh man that sucks about as bad as sucks can.  I can't believe they took the time to stand it back up.  I would be knocking on every single neighbors door asking if they saw anything.  Hopefully your insurance will cut you a pretty hefty check.

Note to self: Always have a garage.

Had to add:
Please tell me that is a racing slick that got popped....... 

I live in an apartment so no garage to put her in. The sign right behind my bike is actually the no-parking sign for the turn around at the end. I purposely park at the end so i don't screw up parking on the street. also, not a racing slick. the tread is fine, but it's spaced kinda far off on the edges. the picture is just so close you can't see it there, but i promise the tread is fine. Also, the plastics are off the tank because I was in the process of making my own carbon fiber pieces. Still havent taken it to the shop to find out exactly how bad the damage is, but if it's bad enough to be totalled, I'll be looking at a new 796. hah.

[zooom]

have you called the police to get a police report yet?

[kuzemko]

have you called the police to get a police report yet?

Already got a police report and I'm waiting on the insurance claims people to call me back right now so I can figure out what to do next. I'm supposed to be the one to put the scars on her, not some random! But yeah, like the policeman said, unless I happen to see a car with my bike imprint on the front, the chances of them finding who did it are slim to none. As expected.

[zooom]

insurance will probably arrange to have it towed to a facility for estimation ( like a dealership for example) and this will more than likely find all of the damage and then probably total it and write you a check for the value minus your deductable...

[bdub]

What Zoom said and your insurance company MAY pay for it through vandalism. Might not be a deductible.  Sorry that happened. Let us know

[kuzemko]

insurance will probably arrange to have it towed to a facility for estimation ( like a dealership for example) and this will more than likely find all of the damage and then probably total it and write you a check for the value minus your deductable...

I'm going to drop it off at the dealership on Saturday. I just noticed that my deductible is $1,000 (don't know why so high, I swore it was $250), and it will definitely take me a while to come up with an extra grand to give them, so sadly, I almost hope it's totalled. I'll just use the extra money as downpayment on an 1100 :-)

Ugh... I hate people. Maybe if I kick it over a few more times I can gaurantee that it's totalled. Hahah.

[Skybarney]

Just a thought, pull off your aftermarket stuff if it goes to the insurance company.  Unless it was on your policy you will just lose more money.

[Heath]

They might just deduct the deductible from the check they write to you. That's what mine did years ago.

[kuzemko]

Just a thought, pull off your aftermarket stuff if it goes to the insurance company.  Unless it was on your policy you will just lose more money.

The broken mirror was a cheapo, and also broken, so i'm not worried about that. the only other aftermarket piece damaged was the scratch on the muffler. It looks like it teetered pretty good between the handle bars and the muffler... i'm just surprised it is that little of a scratch for how hard it looks to be hit.

[kuzemko]

I realize they aren't the most informative/comprehensive photos, but people seem to have the general consensus that it will be totalled. Is that just assumption or does the damage to the top triple seem indicative of a total? Do bikes typically get totalled easily? Only other time in my life I've ever had to deal with insurance companies and claims was when my car got broken into a few years ago. Never dealt with insurance claims or anything like this on a bike before.

[ducpainter]

Typically insurance companies will total bikes with frame damage.