Friend Crashed My FXDB
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 864
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From: U.s.
Do you mean a bottle of spray cleaner? Or the breather?
A. Don't let someone ride your bike that's not licensed and insured.
B. Don't just start it for 15 minutes to maintain the battery, it's not good for your bike.
C. Have a professional check out your ride. It doesn't take much to tweak the frame or swingarm.
D. That sucks, glad your friend is OK. And like you said now you get to customize it to your liking. Good luck!
A. Don't let someone ride your bike that's not licensed and insured.
B. Don't just start it for 15 minutes to maintain the battery, it's not good for your bike.
C. Have a professional check out your ride. It doesn't take much to tweak the frame or swingarm.
D. That sucks, glad your friend is OK. And like you said now you get to customize it to your liking. Good luck!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: northeast
THIS!!! it happened to my cousin when the so called lifelong friend of his sued him back in the late 80s and got $25k for breaking his own leg even with witnesses stating that he was exceeding the speed limit on my cousins bike.. too fats for the corner and he wrecked it.
if he was test riding it for possible purchase it may help you out with the insurance company..
was he ticketed or is there a possibility he will get a ticket after the investigation??
long story short though he has already received or is about to receive 20 letters from lawyers looking to take his case
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Newcastle, OK
so on saturday a friend crashed my crashed my street bob... he said a car cut him off on the street (not the highway)... his injuries include a slight elbow fracture, slightly dislocated back, and some road rash.... he got out of the hospital the same day so thats good and I'm glad..... but my damn heart is broken over my bike lol picked it up today from the tow yard and the bars completely broke, dented tank, quarter fairing is jacked, a bolt and nut from the exhaust bracket is missing and some road rash on the right fork and my HD heavy duty cleaner is crushed, and my left foot control and link is messed up but still able to put in neutral to load onto tow truck... as i was driving home i was thinking.... now i can finally have an excuse to buy the parts that i really wanted. One of those "look at the bright side" type of things i guess. No oil leaks of any sorts as well. Has anybody had a similar situation where you just dont want to go through insurance to fix the bike? if so did y'all buy all new parts or used or mixed? anything i should look out for? Rims and tires still look fine and forks dont look screwed except for the road rash...
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Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Sandy Eggo's North County
Originally Posted by Ikelove
This. It is a lot cheaper than letting an unlicensed driver ride around on your bike. Does your friend have much riding experience?
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Road Master
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: Fairfax County, VA
That's nothing. I wouldn't make a claim for that even if it was covered. A few thou and you can make it even cooler than it was. Every time I rebuilt a bike I was more pleased with it.
Now you get to learn how easy it is to work a bike. If it were me, I would have it back on the road within a day of receiving replacement parts. You can too
It's not so bad dude...
Hopefully there's no accident report. But if there is, so what...
Now you get to learn how easy it is to work a bike. If it were me, I would have it back on the road within a day of receiving replacement parts. You can too
It's not so bad dude...
Hopefully there's no accident report. But if there is, so what...
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 513
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From: NorCal
I was amazed by the number of guys claiming that their insurance didn't cover another rider on their bike. So this morning I called my agent and he told me that's nonsense. Don't know what type if cheep Insurance you have, but mine covers any licensed rider. Or bike I ride