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I was commuting to my office when a 17 year old kid attempted to drive across the road I was on from left to right, right in front of me (he had the stop sign at the 4 way intersection, I did not). I was about 200 feet behind a pickup truck and we were going about 35 MPH. As I approached the intersection, I saw him sitting there and did my standard quick double weave to make myself more conspicuous and to get his attention. He claims he saw me but thought he had room to make it. He pulled out, I braked very hard, knowing it would be damn close if we didn't collide, then he stopped, right across my lane. I braked harder and did a massive stoppie right into his car at much less than 20 MPH, I'd estimate. The top of the fairing and the tank on my bike absorbed the most energy and the tank is dented beyond repair. I think the bike must've done an end over end tumble because the nose and tail are both crunched a little bit. The rest of the bike seems ok though.
I am pretty sure I flew over the hood of the car and landed on the ground without touching the car. I broke my collar bone and I have many bumps and bruises. I did lose time after the accident (which worries me), my helmet is damaged, and the Emergency room doctors wrote down that I have a head injury, but offered no treatment for it after my CAT scan, so I guess I'm OK in the head (relatively speaking). I am glad I was wearing full gear, including an Aerostich one-piece Roadcrafter, HJC full face helmet, Held gloves and Altama combat boots.
The insurance company for the other driver has admitted fault even before the police report came out, which surprised me (they told me that the kid saw me and thought he could make it, and they also told me he hit the brakes), but realistically, I can't think of any way I could be be blamed at all. No plans to get a lawyer unless they decide to be dicks.
I happen to have a spare tail section and upper fairing for my bike. I think I can fix it with a used tank, a windscreen and a new headlight assembly. The forks look straight and the frame looks fine. It starts right up too. Once I have the parts, I can fix it in an afternoon.