Exhausts and Engine » Knocked over !

Looking for some advice. Just back from five day trip to the west coast of Ireland where the roads and views (and Guinness), were excellent. However, some teenage dafty reversed into my rs pushing it over and scraping the panniers and some minor damage to the engine covers~I had the small covers installed some time ago, not unfortunately the full on engine protectors~ and initially felt I’d got away with it. But after driving the following day I noticed there was a very small amount of oil weeping out. So it’s in for a service intwo weeks anyway, but I wondered if it’s something I could easily sort by buying a new gasket and doing it myself. Does it sound like it’s something I should be sorting or is there more to it? Any wise words greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

I would get the dealer to give it the once over when you take it in for a service. Did the dafty say they would pay for the repairs?

The rocker cover can move quite easily if the bike ends up on its side, so it’s probably just disturbed the rubber seal/gasket. I would try just loosening it off and re torque ensuring it’s correctly aligned.

Hope this works for you.

It looked initially as only the pannier and rocker cover were scratched, so I was not interested, not that he offered (!), to ask for his insurance details. I’ve got so many work vehicles and another bike that it would take a lot for me to get my insurer involved! I would freak out for the next five years and about seven insurance policies all going up, even tho it’s no fault!😤

Thanks Duds, do you know the correct torque rating?

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Thanks Duds, do you know the correct torque rating?

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During a trip in 2016 we woke to a noise and found someone had backed into Debbie's bike and left.
Our insurance covered it with no increase to our rates.

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Here is the Service Data with torque settings, nice to have handy when working on the RS

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It looked initially as only the pannier and rocker cover were scratched, so I was not interested, not that he offered (!), to ask for his insurance details. I’ve got so many work vehicles and another bike that it would take a lot for me to get my insurer involved! I would freak out for the next five years and about seven insurance policies all going up, even tho it’s no fault!😤

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Thanks for that Ged, I’ll remember that for future. And there’s a bit more to the story, while my mate and I halted for a blether, he on his GS, he lost his fekin balance and dropped on top of me pushing me and Bike over again. Luckily I managed to slow its descent, but even so! Same guy did the same thing two years ago on his then F800r. Will need to keep on the near side of him in future.

Hi Joogles!
Encourage your mate to buy a CanAn Spyder. I have not been able to drop mine in 9 years!

The trouble with even talking to your insurer it will go on the national insurance database that you have been involved in an incident whether or not it's your fault or not, you don't even have to make a claim, once you've talked to them even for advice, thats it. So when you come to insure your bike or car you will have to declare any incident because if you don't and you haver an accident they will use any excuse to get out of paying.

That firebird1 is exactly my point. My wife was rear ended by some old biddy, totalling our new car, when it came time to insure our campervan the insurers wanted an extra £150,even tho it was a no fault claim!

Good one mate, I had thought about buying him some stabilisers.🤣

4 years ago when I still had my F800GT I received a letter from ERS Insurance reminding me that I had not yet sent in my claim forms for an incident allegedly involving my bike. I wrote back and said I knew nothing about any incident, at the time they said it had happened I was skiing in the Alps (with several witnesses to prove it) and my bike was safely locked up in my garage at home.

Several months later I received another reminder from them about said incident. This time as well as writing I managed to speak to someone in their office, explaining the situation and requesting that all details of this supposed incident be removed from my insurance record. They said that they couldn't do that So I'll never know if someone else was using a false plate, if it was mistaken identity or whatever, and have no idea how this "record" is affecting my insurance premiums.

You couldn't make it up.