Bike knocked off side stand.

[Paul Rochdale]

FAU? Why? They present a set of case papers to the CPU and they decide if there is sufficient evidence to proceed. Clearly they thought it was one person's word against another. Perhaps had they got a crystal ball, there would have been more evidence?

I'm puzzled by the first post as there seems so little damage, he could sort it out himself at almost no cost. Why bring insurance companies into the equation unless he wants his next premium to go up? I would never, ever contact an insurance company unless we're talking about thousands of £ worth of damage.

It reminds me of the time when on a small ferry crossing a river along the Dutch coast, my R100/7 rolled forward off it's centre stand, even though the river was as still as a mill pond. I didn't know this at the time and when a Dutchman who spoke no English tried to explain that he'd righted the bike, I ignored him. Minutes later when riding off the ferry, I noticed the mirror had swivelled round. No damage anywhere else.

 

[Bendy toy]

Not true, it could be done, a boxer could be likened to a 180 degree (flat) vee twin. HD's cylinders are not off set due to one of the conrods being forked at the crank shaft end.
Alan R

Boxer means the pistons go out and back together. That's impossible without double throw crank so can ONLY have offset cylinders. If both rods were on the same crank pin it would NOT be a boxer and it would vibrate even worse than a Harley.

A 45 degree V will always vibrate as nothing balances properly. A 90 degree Vee has very little mechanical vibration but the power pulses are not even so there is torque vibration. A back to back 90 deg V twin (X engine) with all four rods on one crank pin has zero mechanical vibration and almost no torque vibration.

 

[tommygun]

Quick update.

Reported to the police last week purely for insurance purposes and to cover myself in the even that anyone else came forward and accused me of causing damage. 10 minute report. Job done. It was never my intention to go down the claim route, unless there was substantial damage which warranted it.

I put a note through letter boxes in case anyone saw anything. The next day I got a phone call from 4 doors up, owning up to the incident. Took it to BMW today for an assessment and other than the cosmetic damage, everything is ok.
Should cost a £100 to replace bits which we've agreed to do without any claims.

 

[Bendy toy]

Result

 

[Blobby]

Glad you got it all sorted in the end. Sad that you had to go to all that effort before they owned up though. But at least they did. Good result

 

[Bucephalus]

Stealth bike!!

A friend was involved in an similar incident, albeit many years ago (I'm hoping Road Traffic legislation has been amended) and the lorry driver was at the scene as he arrived almost simultaneously with the Police. A long process ensued, btw his bike was a write-off, and the upshot was that his black bike cover had put his bike into the realm of an obstruction similar to an unlit pile of sand or pile of bricks left on the carriageway. His bike insurance however was declared as valid but the onus of blame was not put on the lorry driver, who could not see vehicle profile, reflectors etc, and the cover should most safely be used off street, both during the day and especially during the hours of darkness. Civil courts can be strange places.