So my iron was parked yesterday and some minivan backs into my bike,.. I saw the minivan backing into it.. I run back trying to tell the driver to stop but it was too late.. It falls on it's right side I go to pick it up and expect the worst.. Lucky me not a scratch on the body.. Just a minor scratch on the exhaust and another on the crash bar(which I was thinking about taking it off).. I'm so lucky!! Oh yeah minivan now has a dented in rear bumper

 

Sounds like you got off pretty lucky. I can't believe how much people don't pay attention.

 

I would've called the cops on him so he would get a ticket, that's if it happen on a public street.

 

My crash bars saved my motorcycle from damage a few times.

 

you should still claim insurance and get some new pipes out of it. scratch equals damage, and im sorry but around here we call vans "car killers" so i guess now it includes motorcycles too lol.

 

thats why i try really hard not to park in parallel spots between cages. glad you got off with no real damage-

 

I hope the van driver at least offered to pay any damages.

 

So what did you get out of the van driver? (Please dont say you let him go...)

 

My bet is that phone call would be a total waste of your time....I doubt if they would issue a ticket for such a simple accident. They probably wouldn't even do an accident report. At least where I live, if the accident causes less than $1500 worth of damage and has no injuries it is non-reportable....It's all a civil matter. Just exchange info and move on.

 

^^^ What he said. Not really a big deal, and the police would likely not issue a ticket for a small fender bender sort of deal. Glad you were not hurt and the bike was okay.