Dealer CRASHED MY BIKE!

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The shops insurance should be in front of yours. As far as being happy with the repair.. a dealer will be fixing it anyway, not the insurance company. You don't want to claim it on yours..hell YOU didn't do it! Every insurance job we do, we quote new factory parts, period. If the tank is scratched, we get a new factory painted tank. No repairs to damaged parts. That's the way insurance companies want it. You might want to have your insurance guy do an estimate to keep the dealer honest though.
 
i work at a dealer to. if we wreck anything all we are liable for is the insurance. you cant force a dealer into free tires and stuff. thier insurance will cover it just like yours. bike is only worth x amount and if parts and labor are 65% of that then its totaled. the free tires and stuff are just for the dealer to save face. all they are liable for is insurance. and your insurance will probably deny the claim all day long since you didnt wreck it.

and a loaner is not a rental. its a dealer owned bike. we can loan cars to anybody over 18.
 
they told me by me signing the repai order i agreed that any damage caused to my bike will be covered by my insurence. The dealer wants to replace the frame and everything else to "do me a favor"
 
they told me by me signing the repai order i agreed that any damage caused to my bike will be covered by my insurence. The dealer wants to replace the frame and everything else to "do me a favor"
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I dont see how they can do that what if they total your bike out, I highly doubt that its your insurance i would look at the work order and see if there is anything saying that your insurance will be used if any damages happen
 
you are NOT liable bro. do some research and get some help if needed. if you use your insurance, YOUR rates will go up as it woud fall under comprehensive.

have them ****** fix or replace it. what a bunch of goons.
 
F that. These guys should be bending over bakwards for you. That some shady stuff. You "i want to go through insurance and get a diffrent bike not a band aid on my trashed bike." Them "No we are going to fix it. Oh and by the way, remember that form you signed, on the back in fine print it says that we can now legally screw you over."
 
Maybe give you insurance Co. a call and see what they say. Like 303 said i haighly doubt that they will even take the claim since you are not liable. They may be just trying to billy you into taking whatever they slap on the table. Oh and I would use a diffrent dealer for any future parts.
 
what dealership was it in mass? that is some ********. I would want my bike fixed, new frame, new headers, new everything that was damaged. and like mentioned before I would have a loaner bike in the meantime.
 
Dude talk to a "LAWYER".some will give a consult free or cheap.See what YOUR rights are.Don,t even talk to the dealer, let him do the talking.I bet they will be more than willing to co-operate with any demands including legal fees,if they have to deal with a lawsuit.
 
lawyer is best idea. we make people sign the waiver about car being driven by mechanics is your insurance. never used it though. are wash boy wrecked two trucks and did 20k in damage. we covered everything under our insurance.
 
yeah I dont see them footing the bill themselves I bet they would go through there insurance
 
here in Ca. we have a state bureau of automotive repair. I once had a complaint about a motorcycle repair, they made the shop fix it right. look under state departments in the gov. pages and call them. If they are like Ca. the shop will snap **** and quick.
 
My condolences on your ride bro. :(
I understand the whole situation and I understand that the dealer should def pay for your bike, but........how bad is the bike, like really? I low sided mine a few years back, replaced what broke, and checked the tank for leaks, it was fine and i keep riding it.
 
That's really ****** up. I'd say get a lawyer, go through theyre insurance and See about a deal on a nice and pretty 1125 (for the hassel)


My $0.02
 
Whatever you do DO NOT go through your insurance, as was stated before you will be raped by ANY insurance company you go with for years to come if you claim it. If you don't want to get a lawyer involved right away, try talking to your state's attorney general, they handle this kind of stuff all the time. Google it on the web, in Ohio they have a website where you can fill out a complaint online. I did this with the phone/satellite company when they tried bullying me around for months and not honor an agreement, one call to the attorney general and they were bending over backwards!! You can do this with no expense to you, I think this should be your first action. After that comes a lawyer, but I don't think it will ever get to that. If they wrecked your bike, you have them by the short hairs! [up]
 
the dealer wrecking your bike is total BS!! Look in your area phonebook, I'm sure there are local LAWYERS that are "biker" friendly. Then give one a call, the dealership that wrecked your bike may even be known for mistreating bikes. GOOD LUCK
 
I was getting really mad reading all the post in here untill Raven said exactly what i was thinking. Yuo probally have a cell phone...I would have called a lawyer before I even left the building. Your Insurance dosent even need to know about it, and they SHOULD NOT!!!! You dont call them, consult with AS MANY LAWYERS YUO HAVE TIME TO, unless you deal with a reputibale one already. Get on it now. Like yeaterday now. Lawyer up. What would the dealer do if you messed up one of there bikes on the show-room floor? Tell them its not personall. That is what they would tell you.
good luck
 

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