Looking for Dash Cam Recommendations.

[Phild]

Thanks blokes. I don’t bounce as well as I used too, bruised but I’m okay. The bike (particularly the engine bars and exhaust) and my riding kit did a sterling  job in protecting me from serious harm.

Having viewed the footage, Insurance already agreed (within minutes whilst I was still on the phone to the claim management company!) to go ahead with a 100% no blame to me claim.

Bike looks to be a write-off, to be honest I don’t want it now.

First bit to be bolted on to any future bike…. Dashcam. I’ve already purchased one and had it sent to my son to have him fit it on his bike.👍

Once it’s all settled I’ll fill you in on the details.👍

[nigel s]

Quick tip,from someone who has dealt with claim management people,
If you have the bike ,keep it, and get the assesor to come to you.
Don't get a "hire " bike, a non hired to you bike is fine.
All the bills for storage and "hire " are down to you till settled.
The settlement may be a given in your case ,but sometimes the claim managers take the other insurance to court for the fees,which if you decline to attend or fail to help with any request they make,you will be chased for the "hire " bike and fees.
Also in my case the court case was listed in Manchester, 400 miles away ,deliberately , to make it hard for the person who took you off to attend.
Never speak to the other insurance people,if they get in touch,tell your insurance,let them deal with it.
Pays to have your wits about you and keep a written record of EVERYTHING, calls and time line.
Not trying to worry you,it will all be fine. But being prepared takes some of the stress out of dealing with them.
All the best.

[nigel s]

That should read "took me off to attend " sorry.Too late to change it.
You may Know all this.......if so....... feel free to tell me to sod off 

[Phild]

Thanks Nigel. I never tell people sod off when they’re trying to help.👍

The bike is here and it’s not going anywhere. The management company have already acknowledged they are happy where it is, and instructed the assessor to attend my home address.

In a previous life I dealt with many RTC’s…… or RTA’s in my time.😉

[Phild]

Bike written off….. hoping to have another on order within the next couple of days.

[NeilM]

Well I suppose the only silver lining is that you are OK.

Going back to see Ash at AT?

[Phild]

I deal with Rickie in sales and Carl the service / parts man.

I paid them a visit and Carl did me a printout of provisional costings from the list of damage I gave him. I then passed that onto the assessors via email.

I’ve found an unregistered exact make, model and colour at another dealers, which Rickie is going to see if they want to sell to AT, via the Suzuki internal sales network.

If they don’t, then I’ve found a couple of pre-reg ones elsewhere in the country. Rickie can’t do anything about getting the pre-reg ones though.

If I have to go for a pre-reg, I’ve told AT that I’ll buy all my bits (that I can’t take off the out going bike) from them and of course get the bike serviced there.

I need to go up to SBS in Bristol to get replacement kit as well.

Sooner I get back on a bike the better.👍