Aaaaah Bugger ! (little crash) - Now FIXED !!!!.

[GSXKING]

You're on a roll Vlad. Now take on Mister Plod and tell them to jam their ticket. Did you contact the lawyer Andrew Wiseman I recommended ? 

[VladTepes]

Not yet mate, not yet.

[froudy]

For a little crash.....that sounds like a lot of damage.
Suprised they didnt write it off economicaly 

Hope you will be riding soon.

When I had my little "off" on ice back last winter (front wheel lost grip at trundling speed 2-3mph) The bike went down on the left side.
Damage..
Dented tank where switch gear hit it.
Scraped headlight rim.
Scraped clock covers.
Scraped clutch lever.
Bars and forks twisted in yokes..Realigned easily enough.
Generator casing cracked and peeing oil out.

If I had replaced all the damaged parts it would have worked out at over £1000. It doesn't take much to rack up a huge repair bill. If the insurance companies get involved, then it's usually deemed to be an uneconomical repair and written off.

[KiwiCol]

For a little crash.....that sounds like a lot of damage.
Suprised they didnt write it off economicaly 

Hope you will be riding soon.

It doesn't take much to rack up a huge repair bill. If the insurance companies get involved, then it's usually deemed to be an uneconomical repair and written off.

I can vouch for that too!

[Hooli]

This is why the insurance doesn't know mine has ever been on the floor.

[VladTepes]

Well, I got a note from the Insurance company saying they authorised the repairs on 24 July and that repairs will take from 4 to 6 bloody weeks from that date and even that is "subject to parts availability"!

So assuming all parts are available I may not get the bike back until 4 September ! and not before 21 August.


So no riding in that time... can't even have a birthday ride :(

I have no idea why it would take 4 weeks, let alone 6, that's just stupid.
I suspect they have a backlog of work and because the insurer won't let anyone else do the repairs then its just stiff shit for customers...

THIS is why I need a DR650 (or any other motorbike) for just such times as these.

Naturally she said  which was clearly a no.

[Hooli]

No matter what the question, another bike is always the answer.

[KiwiCol]

What about the Landy?  Come on - show it a bit of love & take it to work for a few weeks.    Could always put the Honda back together now you have some time . . .

[Mick_J]

Well, I got a note from the Insurance company saying they authorised the repairs on 24 July and that repairs will take from 4 to 6 bloody weeks from that date and even that is "subject to parts availability"!

So assuming all parts are available I may not get the bike back until 4 September ! and not before 21 August.


So no riding in that time... can't even have a birthday ride :(

I have no idea why it would take 4 weeks, let alone 6, that's just stupid.
I suspect they have a backlog of work and because the insurer won't let anyone else do the repairs then its just stiff shit for customers...

THIS is why I need a DR650 (or any other motorbike) for just such times as these.

Naturally she said  which was clearly a no.

Come on Vlad, man up just tell your wife you are buying another bike, you are the MAN of the house after all. 

[KiwiCol]

It's taken quite a while to land this one - don't need to go buggering it all up by being 'the man' of the house, you'd end up being 'the man alone in the house' .   I think he gets a pretty free hand, but maybe there's a difference in fund allocation priorities; - she said NO!

[grog]

Mine often says NO. Im old, hearing must be faded. , new toys arrive, only a day or two, maybe hairdresser, fingernail job, shes over it. Just how i do it. My approach Vlad, tell her youve found a bargain, will get me thru no bike, just needs TLC, then can sell for a profit. Will work a treat.

[VladTepes]

Rang the repairers today given its been 4 weeks and they tell me they still have some bits on order and it may be "a while" yet.

Evidently a replacement top box has been approved. I said I'd be happy with the money for that and could sort it out myself.  No we have to replace it.

They also a trying to track down LH engine case thingy and mirrors. I told them I could try to source the former (through here) and the later from ebay.

Know we have to source them ourselves.

FFS talk about making things difficult (and take longer) for no reason.   

[Kiwifruit]

Insurance company is probably scared someone else might make a dollar Vlad.

[GSXKING]

IMHO this is part of the whole industry problem and why premiums are so sky high. Like someone quoting $2,000 for a service then is told the grubernment is paying. Oh now it's $20,000. 

[seth]

This is a problem across the world .
20 years ago insurance was a service that was provided to motorists same size vehicle with same age rider was same price per year (slight changes up and down in costs for good( no accidents) or bad (claims on the policy) driving)
Now days insurance is a big market where premiums change hourly depending on how much risk the market faces .
Licence to print money for the companies as it's a legal requirement to have it to be on the road.