Went down last night....need some advice
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
Glad your ok. \\; \\;The down side of the lawyer deal is most of the time it will drag out a settlement. \\; \\;I've been in the insurance business for 35 years. \\; I'd get a lawyer only if I could not come to terms with the insurance company myself. \\; And keep in mind, a lawyer is going to get 30%. \\;
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
Glad you're ok. Keep riding! (Yes, a lawsuit will drag out forever, mines been going for over a year but I WILL ride again!)
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
ORIGINAL: dawg
ORIGINAL: Shrimp926
What do I do now Have the dealer pick up the bike? YES
Call the insurance co? YES
Call a lawyer? YES
Make my wife happy and just give it up after riding accident free for 10 years? NO
Your advice is welcome. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;
What do I do now Have the dealer pick up the bike? YES
Call the insurance co? YES
Call a lawyer? YES
Make my wife happy and just give it up after riding accident free for 10 years? NO
Your advice is welcome. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;
Good sound advice
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Mg
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
Get yourself healed up and thank your lucky stars you're okay. \\; Take the time you need to rest and recoup. \\;
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But also get back on the bike, and here's why:
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You are safer on a motorcycle than in a car. \\; This is because trained motorcyclists will get in a crash about 1.6 times per million miles ridden. \\; On average, a car gets into a crash about 5.2 times per million miles driven. \\; Your odds of crashing are miniscule, so if it does happen, your odds are even lower that will happen to you a second time.
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I know you can't state an intellectual rationale in what is predominantly an emotional issue, but these are stats that show there is a misconceoption about how dangerous it is to ride. \\; You're actually safer on two wheels.
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Glad you're alright. \\; Stay safe!
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But also get back on the bike, and here's why:
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You are safer on a motorcycle than in a car. \\; This is because trained motorcyclists will get in a crash about 1.6 times per million miles ridden. \\; On average, a car gets into a crash about 5.2 times per million miles driven. \\; Your odds of crashing are miniscule, so if it does happen, your odds are even lower that will happen to you a second time.
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I know you can't state an intellectual rationale in what is predominantly an emotional issue, but these are stats that show there is a misconceoption about how dangerous it is to ride. \\; You're actually safer on two wheels.
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Glad you're alright. \\; Stay safe!
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
Glad to hear your ok. That really sucks when Idiots are allowed to drive.
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
The question that pops into my mind is, how safe is a helmet that caused a wreck because you couldn't see a huge car coming at you. My advise is to take that Full Face helmet and throw it as far as you can in a canyon.
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
ORIGINAL: Shrimp926
 \\;I was in the right most lane, on my way home from work and minding my own business.
 \\;I was in the right most lane, on my way home from work and minding my own business.
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RE: Went down last night....need some advice
ORIGINAL: Sharknose
And not to add insult to injury, but you might want to re-think riding in the right lane. With all the merging and exiting there's too much stupid stuff going on there.
ORIGINAL: Shrimp926
I was in the right most lane, on my way home from work and minding my own business.
I was in the right most lane, on my way home from work and minding my own business.
Congratulations for being here to tell us about it!