So I took my bike in for it's 25K service today. All went well except my service guy broke my guardian bell off the bottom of my bike. No biggy, I have another that was given to me at home waiting to go on.

On the way home with no bell I ran over a HUGE bolt (see Picture below). Now I don't have road hazard insurance on those tires. Obviously it's toast. Tomorrow I will have the bike taken to my Dealer and see what this is going to cost me. I'm afraid the inside of the rim could be damaged if the bolt is long enough. Worse case I talk to the insurance company and it should be under comprehensive.

Here’s the legal question and do I need a lawyer? Here's the thing, the intersection this happened at is notorious for these road barriers getting hit by cars and the bolts breaking. So many have been replaced, lately the City has just ignored them. So there is debris all over the place to include these bolts from broken barriers. I believe in my heart the city is neglectful in this case and should be liable for the bike and any repairs. Any Lawyers able to chime in on this?
Either way I am sure I’ll lose but is it worth a shot?

Also Moral of the story, never ride without a guardian bell. I wasn't superstitious about it till today. Just to weird.

Bolt in Tire


Typical debris


Intersection

 

Man that sux!

I'm glad that bolt is not sticking out of your head.

 

I dont think I would get a lawyer over a $200 tire. I promise you it would not damage your rim even if it did hit it, worst case maybe a nick. Aluminium alloy is tough ****. I think you will find that the wedge anchors they use to secure those to the road was snapped off making a sharp piece of a broken bolt. Wedge anchors are pretty easy to snap with a shear load due to being a low grade bolt

Steve

 

I guess it wouldn't hurt to try..............

 

Good luck on this one. Does the town have a claim form you can file for the expense of replacing the tire?

 

That sux!
If you can remove the wheel yourself, it will save you some money on the repair.

 

Good Luck

 

Your lawyer is probably going to want at least a $3000 retainer.

 

i'd be more worried about the drivers in your area not being able to miss a stationary object .

 

Just try and find a lawyer that will sue a city's kangaroo court for $300