Sore as heck!!
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Sore as heck!!
Wow, this past Sunday I was riding my scoot and was cut off by some......one. Thankfully I'm able to write about it but my bike took a bad hit. The car that hit me ran off and the cops are looking for the owner. Anyway, here's my problem, place I took bike to says the horns on the frame are bent but it could be fixed. Not what I wanted to hear. Before they discoverd the frame problem the quote was about $4700.00, now it's gonna be more but am I being a jerk in wanting my insurance to total out the bike or should I not freak over this frame issue? The guy at the shop said as they take more parts off they may find more things wrong. How would you guys go about this, cause I'm flipping out!!!
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For me be it car, truck, bike, or boat, if it has something to do with the base fondation (frame) i dont want to deal with it. Seen to many good frame fixs that lead to issues, that i dont want risk a bad fix that will have worse problems down the road. that is my $0.02
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The place I brought it to says he can't fudge their story in my favor to insurance company and has to tell them that they can fix it or they loose creditbility with insur. My adjuster says he has to look at it again. Here's the other thing, I don't really like anything HD has out this year and worry about buying someone elses problem. But I did find the exact same year softail as mine, same color too with only 6000 miles on her and it would be like starting all over again!!!!! 
Guess I have no choice but to wait. I hate waiting. Feel as though I'm getting the short end of the stick from MY insurance, not right. Don't I have any kind of say so with my insurance company about wanting a bike with a bent frame? Thanks for your help everyone.
Guess I have no choice but to wait. I hate waiting. Feel as though I'm getting the short end of the stick from MY insurance, not right. Don't I have any kind of say so with my insurance company about wanting a bike with a bent frame? Thanks for your help everyone.
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Geico is the company. From what I understand it's the horns that are bent, but theyare telling me the swing arm is good.....even though the rear axle was bent? Don't make sense to me. Cops called and said they talked to the girl who owns the car(witness gave police plate number and make/model of car) She is denying everything and is supposed to turn herself in on Monday. The cop investigating this case rides a harley and is ripping that she fled the scene. Is it up to me if I want the bike totaled seeing that it has that kind of damage?
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If the shop says they can fix it your probably boned unless you bring in a lawyer & sue for a replacement or use the second opinion option from another shop, only problem is the insurance co is always going to take the cheepest option. Sorry about your sled man on the bright side your intact.
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Do yourself a favor, bro - go talk to a lawyer. Once she hit you then fled the scene - she made her bad situation MUCH worse. Your lawyer will go after her insurance and you won't have anything to worry about. Did you go to the hospital?