Hello
I am happy and sad to write today
Nearly three months ago I was riding my 1985 Vmax to work
I was getting ready to join a major highway when I was hit by a car coming on my right.
I have no real memory of the accident, so much of what I can tell you has been from the police and ambulance that were called to the scene
I was travelling at about 40 kph and an old 82 year old man was speeding doing 100 kph
He went through a stop sign and hit me on my front wheel
I flew forward and hit the windscreen and was thrown 20 meters
A car then hit me from the oncoming traffic
I was unconscious and rushed to hospital. I remained unconscious for a week.
I suffered concussion, a broken hip, a broken right knee and two toes on my left foot, a broken right thumb and torn muscles everywhere.
The worse feeling now is the damage to muscles between my legs. It’s like a baseball is in there.
I am lucky to be alive and getting better slowly
The insurance company said they can’t repair my bike because it’s too old and too hard to get parts so they took it back to my garage
Today I got the payout figure
$200
I rang and spoke to them and they said it’s a 30 year old bike and lucky I got that
It’s all I wanted to hear
I contacted Danny and Steve o who have been great in giving me advice but I am hoping I can find someone who has a complete front end
I’m not in a hurry as I can’t do the work now anyway but I am hoping to rebuild it over winter when I can move properly again
I am not begging for parts here but I am just looking for honest prices from fellow vmax owners
The worst part is that I am in Japan
You would think you could get parts easy but it’s far from the truth
No one repairs things here and so it is very difficult
I can find a few odd parts but it will be easier if I can get it all together in one box and pay for the shipping
I look forward to hearing from you
And ride careful!