Some general legal information, which I am sure you will receive from your lawyer.
You have two years to commence a claim in tort against the driver. However, first, you must claim no fault accident benefits. Because it is a motorcycle-car collision, the insurance company of the car will pay you those benefits. There are different type of benefits available from medical to income loss if you have missed time off work. In this case, it is the same insurance company but you should know that the insurance company sets up a "chinese wall" between the different departments (the accident benefits and the tort side) as well as between the two claims representatives.
If you wish to commence any sort of proceeding, be it for accident benefits, or eventually a law suit against the driver (or the insurance company, if they refuse to pay you the appropriate accident benefits) be prepared to have your entire medical and social history summarized in reams of documents.
It is important to have that in mind when you post anything on the internet, engage in social activities, etc. Don't post how you feel, what you have injured, etc. in fact, you should probably delete any particular details to the accident. The reason is that the human body is very complex and what you feel you have injured now, may not be the full extent of your injuries. You wanna err on the side of caution. You will be asked countless of times how you feel, what is wrong, how did the accident happen, etc. when you get sent to various doctors, therapists, to get benefits. The last thing you want is to have yet one more version of events on which you can be contradicted.
Making sure that you are available to testify in the HTA proceedings is not critical but it is preferable as it is less likely that lesser chargers plea will be offered. A HTA conviction shortens the liability discussion in a tort lawsuit. Securing witnesses, etc. also does that, and it is in your interest to write to the police and get the officer's notes. The contact details of the witnesses may be blacked out, but you can make a further motion to the court to get those.
It is very important to shop well for a lawyer. You want a highly reputable firm that handles personal injury with experience in handling and building these types of cases. Don't settle on the first lawyer you see. Interview them and ask for successful clients with similar injuries to your own so you can talk to them. There are two components -- the accident benefits file -- and the tort side of things. If you post the names of the firms you are thinking about, I can give you some feedback.
good luck.
