MY BOSS BACKED INTO MY 'BLADE!! [/align][hr]

I have a new boss, he backed up into my bike.
I'm pissed and will make it short.

He backed up at 5mph. or so into the center of the headlight of my 954 w/ the ball on his hitch. The ball was the ONLY thing that made contact thank god. Although, he didn't STILL see/hear it and pushed it a good 5 -7ft while it was in gear. He stops fast and the bike does too, not falling at all, again thank god.

The headlight is dicked, got pushed in a few inches, not broken. I pulled it back to the right place easily and went home. But ruined.

The fairing around the light has small cracks at each corner of the light, and BARELY doesn't line up on the right side.

Should I be OK about the bike going backwards in gear a few feet? I was too flustered to check for skidmarks. Will check tomorrow.

So at least I'm thinking...Light, Nose plastic, upper brace, possibly rear damage...and I'll foot the $120 for new stickers.

He was mad that I was behind him...Never met him, didn't even know it was his. Doesn't matter, if a kid was there...he would've killed him. YOU'RE responsible for knowing what's behind you when you back up.

He obvously didn't want insur. in it...and I'm in a bind 'cause he's my NEW boss. But the headlight he offered to buy doesn't look like it's gonna cut it. And my bike is MINT, never hurt or down. What to do, what to do...

-Steve

P.S.- Honda said they'll look at it for $70 and give an est. I was gonna do it, but it'll be out of HIS pocket, he don't know it yet though...as he thinks "a little buff and a light is fine enough." I think this is going to cost me a job...[/align]

 

have it checked out and give him the bill. he can either pay it himself or tke it through insurance. dont worry that he is your new boss , if he tries to make your life hell because you wanna go through insurance you can bring that up (he is only doing this because i reported an accident that he caused to my insurance)

 

You're in a tough situation esp. if it's a small to mid size company. Obviously you have no fault in the situation (although your a bit screwed if it was on private property) but the worst part is that right off the bat your post indicates he did not own up to it much and feels you shouldn't have parked there. As wrong as it may seem, IMO you have to make a decision of which is more important; getting the bikes damages paid off in full or the job. I only say that because from the sound of it, even if you get him to pay up in full (which it seems he thinks is much less than what it will be), he will still resent you and cause friction in your job. If it were me personally and I liked the job I would just show him 2 or 3 estimates of the actual amount and just say "this is what I need to pay to get my bike in it's original condition but just pay me what you think is fair and I'll pay the difference." He may still act like dillweed about it but that way he has to live with whatever decision he makes and can't resent you and you can go on with your job (assuming you like and want to keep the job). Of course you can go the other route and get all the money but don't expect a friendly working environment in the long run (assuming he isn't an a-hole in general besides this situation).

Your situation sucks. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Edit: p.s. Did you get a police report in case he gets "amnesia" when he sees the bill?

 

Screw it. Dump everything you can on him. This ALREADY put bad things into your employee relationship and I doubt its gona get any better.

 

Get the estimate from your ins company and then hand it to the boss. He can either pay you directly or go through the insurance. Either way he'll have some out of pocket, but no rates should go up because there was no traffic violation. People hit each other in the winter all the time in the lot here at work in the winter. They get angry at first, but insurance normally handles it and I haven't heard one negative thing as a result.

 

Wow, that sucks. If you parked in a normal spot, its his fault 100% and he should man up and pay for the repairs, with or without insurance (your choice). If he doesnt pay up, he's not a decent guy and not someone you want to be working under. What do you do, btw?

 

if he is just a new boss, im sure he reports to someone.. if he gives you crap go over his head and explain the situation and that you have been doing your job for Xmo/yrs with no problems, then after the new boss hits your bike and you make him pay for it, he is retaliating against you or what not. dont comprimise, he caused the damages, he should pay them in full.

 

send him a letter that is CC'ed to your company's risk manager. It doesnt matter if you were parked illegally, I work for an insurance company and we still have to fix people's cars when our insured hit them.

If you hit anyone or ANYTHING it is your fault if what you hit was parked. this guy is a douchebag jerk. Get a few estimates and present them to him, let him know that if he doesn't pay up you will escalate it to the next level. He can't fire you or retalliate against you in any manner.

 

Damages to private property are no different than not on private property. If it was his boss' fault, he is liable to repair his bike!! He shouldn't have to take anything on the nose, or pay a dime out of his own pocket. He also doensn't need to get an estimate from his insurance, just go to a shop that does motorcycle repairs.

 

It varies state by state but having been hit 3 freaking times in my life on private property (none of them my fault ... clearly and obviously the other drivers on each occasion), I can tell you that here it is most definitely not the same as public roads. You get the same police report but it is left completely up to the insurance companies to handle and the police make no real determination of fault. As an example, I was hit by a drunk driver who came flying around a corner into my lane on private motel parking lot and she slammed my car so hard that she moved my car over nearly 4 parking spaces. Police wrote report and then found open containers in her truck (against law here) as well as her being well over the limit (d.u.i.) as well as her having no insurance. She was not cited for any of these because it was private property. My insurance had to pay for my damages (medical and car) and they did not pursue her because they considered her a "deadbeat" and not worth the costs to pursue. So he may be at fault but if on private property (and esp. if he didn't get a police report) it may be his own insurance paying .. less deductible. And yes he will need estimates in order for insurance to pay unless they send out a claims adjuster which is doubtful in this situation.