take a pallpin hammer the frame, one dent in the frame and its totalled. New bike for you!

 

Dude,
I went down last year on the Dragon in NC. I was wearing full gear. I am so sorryI didn't go to a Dr. I only had some burn on my forearm from my pads. Well guess what, I actually have a seperated shoulder and it still hurts today. Go get an MRI!!!!!! Don't mess around with it.

 

Hey itms did you put some plastics on the tree or not?

 

A couple more things here:

DO NOT DAMAGE THE BIKE! The suggestions that folks are giving in this regard are BAD IDEAS... any adjuster who sees the bike and has a remote clue will notice it right off the bat, and then you are in hot water for insurance fraud. Just don't go there.

Go see a doctor. As my lawyer told me, juries realize that injured people go and see a doc. You got hit, his insurance should cover it. You should get checked out. You may feel fine now, but have a problem 4 weeks from now from this. Much easier to deal with if you see a Dr. right away.

You will be in for a fight with his insurance company. They will be really cheap about this. If they do offer you a new bike (highly unlikely), then they are figuring that is the cheapest way out of this. Be really skeptical.

Check up on the diminished value I told you about earlier. You may want to get a third party appraiser to value the bike as well.

 

I agree about what willcasp said...go to the doctors because if you go 2 weeks from now when all of a sudden you start getting some migraines the insurance company is highly unlikely to covering you! The sooner the better just in case...the insurance company fights tooth and bone so just hang in there and fight and claw to eventually win...keep in mind they are counting on you just giving in...those whom fight and fight and fight are the ones they can't avoid and have to deal with!

 

I left the left turn signal and housing on the tree.

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I know first hand what it is like to deal with insurance companies. It is extremely frustrating!

Me personally, I would want a new bike too. Unfortunately, adjusters are paid to get the insurance company off as cheap as possible.

You could hire a lawyer and the insurance company would maybe fold. You have to consider how much you would spend in legal fees to get that new bike.

I would see what the insurance company is offering. You could take their check and sell your existing bike for parts and then apply the funds to a new bike. Your second option would be to talk to a lawyer and see how much he would charge to represent you. If you will get more money lawyering up, then by all means go for it!!!! I will warn you that good lawyers are not cheap!

Good Luck

 

Dump it in a lake and claim it was stolen, jack up insurance rates for all!!!!!!!

 

Nice one theX! Thats the problem and why our insurance rates are high...you are right about that one!

 

thats crazy after a week of owning my 05 600RR i was just riding down are main street which wasnt really busy today and i was right next to this guy in my lane and he was completely in his lane and he started getting in to my lane and i honked at him and speed up i was like wtf dude some people are just dumb as hell and there is nothing you can do about it except try not to screw yourself or you bike. BUT YOU ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR BIKE THATS FOR SURE. I AM PRETTY SURE A BIKE DOESNT CARE WHETHER YOU LIVE OR DIE YOUR JUST THERE.