What we have here is a somewhat bent MZ ETZ301 Saxon. This
was caused by a car crashing into it. Unfortunately I was riding it at the
time.
I was on my way to work when a car drove into me on a roundabout
near my home. It was a woman taking her kids to school and was, I assume
distracted by them. The car hit the bike side-on just behind me in the area of
the rear wheel. The bike and I were sent flying. I recall lying on the ground,
not in any pain, but wiggling my fingers and toes to check if I'd become a
quadriplegic. All seemed ok, with only a little pain in my right hand. Being winter I was wearing many layers of riding gear and
was thus well padded. However had the impact been an instant sooner the car
would have hit my left leg.
The cops turned up and were quite relaxed about things. They
consoled the woman who was a bit upset. They also pushed the bike to the car
park of a nearby inn. The AA took my bike home and I went to hospital.
The damage:
the bike: indicators, exhaust, swing arm and
some cosmetics
me: broken 5th metacarpal (the bone between your pinkie
knuckle and the wrist)
Fixing both was simple. I had a donor bike that provided
all the bits and the bone healed in a few weeks.
I also had a good experience with the driver's insurance
company. The accident happened on a Monday, the guy came round on Wednesday.
guy - "what is it?"
me - "an MZ"
guy - "what's it worth?"
me - "£400" (probably too truthful)
The guy phoned later and said they'd give me £350 and I
could keep the bike. The cheque fell
through my letterbox that Friday.
The bike under repair. It only took a few days - MZs are pretty simple to fix
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| Bent |
Me "in stookie"
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