going a ittle crazy

StirCrazy · #1 08-14-2014, 04:41 AM

well its been over a month since I have been able to ride the bike and its driving me nuts.

On my way home from visiting the island (and Brad) some one backed into my bike at a rest stop (darn Alberta drivers

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so the damage doesn't look bad at first glance

the fender was pushed down into the tire, and it took me about an hour of beating to get it off the tire enough so I could drive it the remaining 120km at 50kph.... that and frequent stops made for a 3 hour limp home.

waiting 3 weeks now for the appraiser's company to get the report to the Alberta insurance company so HD can order the parts to fix it. total bill is going to be $5300.00 and once they get the report I'll be riding with in a week or two (although with a take off used fender, as the new painted one has a 8 to 12 week delivery time).

Steve

gregzz4 · #2 08-14-2014, 05:57 AM

Sorry to hear about your damage
I hate careless drivers

Did I read that right ? 5 Thousand and 3 Hundred dollars for a fender ????
What's all the hidden damage ?

StirCrazy · #3 08-14-2014, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

Sorry to hear about your damage
I hate careless drivers

Did I read that right ? 5 Thousand and 3 Hundred dollars for a fender ????
What's all the hidden damage ?

new fender and paint and trim alone is 1200.00, but they backed into me hard enough to bend the forks, so there 600 each, new front tire, 300, engine guard, saddle bag guards, highway pegs, ect.... comes to 3800ish in parts then labour and tax go to 5300.00.

this happened at a stop sign also, so I wasn't parked and off the bike.

Steve

kamloops_reefer · #4 08-14-2014, 04:53 PM

did I read that right? you were at a stop sign and someone back into you? you weren't lying when you said it was an Alberta driver were you?

StirCrazy · #5 08-15-2014, 12:42 AM

nope that's right, I stopped at the Britney creak rest stop for a icecream on the way home, when I went to leave there was a suv at the stop sign, I stopped about 10 to 15 feet behind him. all of a sudden he threw it in reverse and started backing up.

Steve

Coralgurl · #6 08-15-2014, 01:33 AM

So glad you weren't hurt...or were you? Wow, i hope you are ok and it was just damage to your bike! Who goes in reverse at a stop sign anyway??