To Harley Or Not To Harley, That Is The Question?
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TSJMajesty
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Sure doesn't look like a total loss from that angle. Damn...
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Tow-truck driver was right out of Central Casting. I think it must be required by law. 
Yeah, lots of killer parts on it still. But frame was bent. Forks pushed in. Triple tree fucked.
Handlebars are at your knees. Not safe. Front end took all the force and kept it off me.
I may have kissed the tank. Such a sentimental fuck.
Closest Progressive office is 150 miles away, and that's where I get my check. So Monday
is gonna be a day spent driving to get that settled.
Yeah, lots of killer parts on it still. But frame was bent. Forks pushed in. Triple tree fucked.
Handlebars are at your knees. Not safe. Front end took all the force and kept it off me.
I may have kissed the tank. Such a sentimental fuck.
Closest Progressive office is 150 miles away, and that's where I get my check. So Monday
is gonna be a day spent driving to get that settled.
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Having a bit of a back and forth with the Insurance Company/Adjuster about the
value of the bike. They want me to accept their 1st offer. It's too low. So I shared
with them today my thoughts and they noted them and will get back with me.
We'll see what happens.
First insurance claim filed in my life of any kind---so not like I have a history of
milking/gaming the system.
Just talked to the adjuster. No Beuno.
The settlement is what the settlement is.
Lucky enough to be alive to be pissed about it.
This is the time to lawyer up.
Insurance companies will lowball every fucking time, because they know the Average Schmoe will just take it up the ass without actually doing anything about it.
Unless you can flex some legal muscle.
One suggestion: https://www.legalshield.com/
Sometimes, even a simple SLL (Scary Lawyer Letter) will do the trick.
That being said, of course - no guarantees.
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Oh yeah, and the burning question for the ages:
Who the fuck is J.D. Power and what gives him any authority on fucking anything?
Who the fuck is J.D. Power and what gives him any authority on fucking anything?
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Well, as you know, you are lucky to have escaped with little to no injury! As for the insurance companies, they can take a spiked glove up the sphincter as far as I am concerned!! Best wishes on the search for a new mate (and maybe some deer whistles to mount on the front fender) ;~))
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I've heard dumber ideas ;~))Thanks, MW! I'll probably do something dumb like search for an Hammond B3 and a Leslie.
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This thread elicits sadness in me now. I don't know if I will ever actually replace Dusty
with another HD ride. I was looking at another bike and contacted the gentleman
via PM and he told me he just bought it, but tore something in his hip when moving it
into his garage and now has to have surgery and is selling. He didn't even get to
ride it.
Then I was helping a couple broke down in their Jeep in the Grocery Store parking lot
a couple of weeks ago. Thought he just needed a jump so busted out the cables and
nothing. So I gave them a ride home (15 miles away!) and we started talking. They
hit a deer the year prior in Sturgis, ND and the wife broke her ankle, the bike was
totaled, and he ended up with really bad road rash, and what else, a busted hip that
required a total hip replacement. He was still gimping more than a year after.
It's like all signs point to, "Count your blessings, Dude, and move the fuck on!"
Maybe I'll buy a boat and just go fishing.
with another HD ride. I was looking at another bike and contacted the gentleman
via PM and he told me he just bought it, but tore something in his hip when moving it
into his garage and now has to have surgery and is selling. He didn't even get to
ride it.
Then I was helping a couple broke down in their Jeep in the Grocery Store parking lot
a couple of weeks ago. Thought he just needed a jump so busted out the cables and
nothing. So I gave them a ride home (15 miles away!) and we started talking. They
hit a deer the year prior in Sturgis, ND and the wife broke her ankle, the bike was
totaled, and he ended up with really bad road rash, and what else, a busted hip that
required a total hip replacement. He was still gimping more than a year after.
It's like all signs point to, "Count your blessings, Dude, and move the fuck on!"
Maybe I'll buy a boat and just go fishing.
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How we read the tea leaves of our circumstances is going to vary from one to another! You gotta do what your gut tells you is best, and if your gut is telling you to not two wheel, I would listen ;~)) My first bike (Yamaha 650 Special) cost me probably 6 of my 9 lives, and so I sold it! When I bought my first HD ~20 years later, I did not forget all the stupid shit I did on that Yamaha, yet repeated some of the stupidity and am probably lucky to be alive. But I still went back for more. Life itself is a gamble and how much you want to bet on any given scenario is all your choice! Whatever you choose, I hope it makes you happy and keeps you with us for long time ;~))This thread elicits sadness in me now. I don't know if I will ever actually replace Dusty
with another HD ride. I was looking at another bike and contacted the gentleman
via PM and he told me he just bought it, but tore something in his hip when moving it
into his garage and now has to have surgery and is selling. He didn't even get to
ride it.
Then I was helping a couple broke down in their Jeep in the Grocery Store parking lot
a couple of weeks ago. Thought he just needed a jump so busted out the cables and
nothing. So I gave them a ride home (15 miles away!) and we started talking. They
hit a deer the year prior in Sturgis, ND and the wife broke her ankle, the bike was
totaled, and he ended up with really bad road rash, and what else, a busted hip that
required a total hip replacement. He was still gimping more than a year after.
It's like all signs point to, "Count your blessings, Dude, and move the fuck on!"
Maybe I'll buy a boat and just go fishing.
6string_Lydia
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My HD is probably going up for sale in the spring.
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I haven't replaced mine yet. I hunted around for a bit, but didn't see anything
I absolutely loved. Also not sure I want to ride anymore after the accident. So
at the present time I am turning that Harley Insurance $$ into some new gear
for the Studio. Which I can ride anytime of year.
I absolutely loved. Also not sure I want to ride anymore after the accident. So
at the present time I am turning that Harley Insurance $$ into some new gear
for the Studio. Which I can ride anytime of year.
6string_Lydia
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I probably won't replace mine. As much as i enjoy it I always end up sore after riding it. My back has gotten worse, even with PT. Neck and shoulder too. My brother might take them both. Maybe I'll feel better by spring.
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Holy shit, @la szum. I missed that you hit a deer! That sucks. Fucking dumbass animals. Sorry to hear about the bike 
My old dipshit neighbor hit a deer on a crotch rocket at high speeds, with no helmet, and splattered the deer so much that he got blinded temporarily (few days) by the deer blood. He was lucky AF he didn't die. Just the eyes and a messed up leg.
My old dipshit neighbor hit a deer on a crotch rocket at high speeds, with no helmet, and splattered the deer so much that he got blinded temporarily (few days) by the deer blood. He was lucky AF he didn't die. Just the eyes and a messed up leg.
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