Bike Fell over
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[QUOTE=josame;18760798]Did the bike fall into the gas pump. That quote sure is a bummer.[/Actually it fell away form the gas pump, but he had no crash bars, so the fiberglass took all the damage. His bike is not worth what it will cost to fix it.
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From: Vermilion ohio
Check the stand
[QUOTE=Sandcrab;18703487]A friend of mine and I took a ride Tuesday and when we stopped for gas, he was on one side of pump, I was on the other side. He got gas, and walked to trash bin to throw something away, and I heard this sickening crash as his bike fell over. His tour pak was open as was his left saddlebag or maybe it was the impact of the fall that popped them open.
At any rate, we picked it up, it is an older bike, probably 2001 I am guessing but with a custom paint job, and no crash bars.
It cracked or broke the fiberglass on the fairing, it scratched the bottom of the saddlebag and scratched the lid of the saddlebag. The tour pak has some slight damage on the top, and as we were looking at the damage, it started leading red tranny fluid and gas all over the concrete.
Needless to say, he was devastated as he just bought it and we were making the first long ride with it. We both got down and looked under the bike but could not find anything broke. I plugged the closest dealer which was 15 miles away, and we went to have them check out the bike. The oil apparently came out of the overflow vent line, so we checked the fluid level, and it was fine. No problem the tech said, so we rode it home, about 400 miles round trip.
The fairing didn't just crack, it broke a chunk out of the fairing roughly 1"X1" hole in the fairing. It is a custom paint job. I say it will cost him $4500 to fix it. This is the before.
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At any rate, we picked it up, it is an older bike, probably 2001 I am guessing but with a custom paint job, and no crash bars.
It cracked or broke the fiberglass on the fairing, it scratched the bottom of the saddlebag and scratched the lid of the saddlebag. The tour pak has some slight damage on the top, and as we were looking at the damage, it started leading red tranny fluid and gas all over the concrete.
Needless to say, he was devastated as he just bought it and we were making the first long ride with it. We both got down and looked under the bike but could not find anything broke. I plugged the closest dealer which was 15 miles away, and we went to have them check out the bike. The oil apparently came out of the overflow vent line, so we checked the fluid level, and it was fine. No problem the tech said, so we rode it home, about 400 miles round trip.
The fairing didn't just crack, it broke a chunk out of the fairing roughly 1"X1" hole in the fairing. It is a custom paint job. I say it will cost him $4500 to fix it. This is the before.
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From: Vermilion ohio
Check that stand!
I just bought an 08 flhtcuse3 CVO and my son and I were going to tag team it on the way home 30 degree day out. When he pulled over he realized the stand wasn't locking. When we pulled it off found that the square bore the stand arm locks into was hogged out. He took it apart and welded some metal into the bore and then we filed it to fit. Could have been a really bad day as was your friends- the previous owner had cut off bag guards to clean up looks.
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My friend took his bike into the dealer, and if you check my first post, I guessed $4500 to repair his bike. Well blow me down, I was not even close.
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC DAMAGE ESTIMATE $204.00
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE SLIP ON MUFFLERS $667.43
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE INNER & OUTER FAIRING $1,124.18
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPAIR FUEL TANK SEND OUT FOR PAINT $199.79
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE CHROME FRONT END CLUTCH LEVER & PASSING LAMP BEZEL LF $1,776.11
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE FRONT FENDER $506.80
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE OUTER PRIMARY FLOORBOARD MOUNTS. COVERS HWY MOUNTS & $1,189.69
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE LEFT SADDLEBAG ASSM $506.29
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE TOURPAK ASSM $824.46
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC SEND OUT PRIMER PARTS FOR PAINT $1,500.00
Summary
Job Subtotal: $8,498.75
Misc: $30.00
Job Parts Subtotal: $4,713.95
Job Labor Subtotal: $2,284.80
Job Sublet Subtotal: $1,500.00
Tax: $282.85
Total: $8,811.60
Less Deposits: $0.00
Total Due: $8,811.60
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC DAMAGE ESTIMATE $204.00
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE SLIP ON MUFFLERS $667.43
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE INNER & OUTER FAIRING $1,124.18
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPAIR FUEL TANK SEND OUT FOR PAINT $199.79
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE CHROME FRONT END CLUTCH LEVER & PASSING LAMP BEZEL LF $1,776.11
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE FRONT FENDER $506.80
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE OUTER PRIMARY FLOORBOARD MOUNTS. COVERS HWY MOUNTS & $1,189.69
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE LEFT SADDLEBAG ASSM $506.29
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC REPLACE TOURPAK ASSM $824.46
2001 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC SEND OUT PRIMER PARTS FOR PAINT $1,500.00
Summary
Job Subtotal: $8,498.75
Misc: $30.00
Job Parts Subtotal: $4,713.95
Job Labor Subtotal: $2,284.80
Job Sublet Subtotal: $1,500.00
Tax: $282.85
Total: $8,811.60
Less Deposits: $0.00
Total Due: $8,811.60
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So here’s my story that educated me a lot about used vehicles(H-D) wrecks and insurance.
In October of 18, I was trading my 2018 FLHCS in for the SGS in the picture. The day before the SGS was being delivered to my home by the dealer, a fellow rider crashed into me and did some serious damage to my bike. I was devastated. Thinking the deal would be off and I would be faced with long repair, I called the dealer and told him the story. He asked me if the claim would be an insurance claim....and I said yes. He said “no worries” the driver will pick up the Heritage as previously arranged at the time they deliver the SGS and all will be well. And that’s what happened.
I NEVER heard from the dealer again about the damaged bike and have ridden my SGS for more than a year....happy as a lark.
Message of this story....which many of you already know.....to the dealer, the wreck was a godsend. The would first rape the insurance company and repair the bike at an astronomical price, sell the bike which would be perfectly good since all the damage was cosmetic. They were going to have a real windfall. Why am I not surprised.
In October of 18, I was trading my 2018 FLHCS in for the SGS in the picture. The day before the SGS was being delivered to my home by the dealer, a fellow rider crashed into me and did some serious damage to my bike. I was devastated. Thinking the deal would be off and I would be faced with long repair, I called the dealer and told him the story. He asked me if the claim would be an insurance claim....and I said yes. He said “no worries” the driver will pick up the Heritage as previously arranged at the time they deliver the SGS and all will be well. And that’s what happened.
I NEVER heard from the dealer again about the damaged bike and have ridden my SGS for more than a year....happy as a lark.
Message of this story....which many of you already know.....to the dealer, the wreck was a godsend. The would first rape the insurance company and repair the bike at an astronomical price, sell the bike which would be perfectly good since all the damage was cosmetic. They were going to have a real windfall. Why am I not surprised.
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