Joined
·
8,626 Posts
Hey all,
I need some advice. I am a new rider and the second day i got my bike i parked it infront of my apartment and it was hit by a car from behind. I parked parallel to the curb and did not have it in gear as i later learned how to park a bike correctly. Anyways when i came back out to my bike it was 10 feet from where i parked it and no one was around. So i contacted my insurace company and reported it as a hit and run. I took my bike to the local Yamaha dealer and got an estimate. The estimate cost me 168.00 (refunded if i get the work done at the shop) and the bike was estimated at 3250.00 in damage. So the insurance company cut me a check and now im at a cross road. Here is a run down of the damage.
- cracked light housing panel
- broken left turn signal
- scratched clutch lever
- severly scratched stater cover which now is slowly leaking oil
- all the fairings are scratched
- scratch left handle
- Cracked headlight housing assy
- scratched kick stand
- scratched foot peg (rider and passenger)
- scratched rear fin
A lot of my friends are riders and some of them have worked on bikes for a while. The all told me that the bike damange is not 3250.00 and that it should only be 1200 at most. Most of them tell me that i should take my bike to another shop and get another esitmate done, pay off what it would be (1200 or so) and then keep the rest of the money.
My original plan was to take the bike back to Yamaha and have them do the job and just pay my 500.00 deductable. I am unsure what to do now. Any advice would be much appreciated. I am really lost on this one. With cars its easy but this is my first bike and i feel like im feeling my way out in a room filled with fog.
I need some advice. I am a new rider and the second day i got my bike i parked it infront of my apartment and it was hit by a car from behind. I parked parallel to the curb and did not have it in gear as i later learned how to park a bike correctly. Anyways when i came back out to my bike it was 10 feet from where i parked it and no one was around. So i contacted my insurace company and reported it as a hit and run. I took my bike to the local Yamaha dealer and got an estimate. The estimate cost me 168.00 (refunded if i get the work done at the shop) and the bike was estimated at 3250.00 in damage. So the insurance company cut me a check and now im at a cross road. Here is a run down of the damage.
- cracked light housing panel
- broken left turn signal
- scratched clutch lever
- severly scratched stater cover which now is slowly leaking oil
- all the fairings are scratched
- scratch left handle
- Cracked headlight housing assy
- scratched kick stand
- scratched foot peg (rider and passenger)
- scratched rear fin
A lot of my friends are riders and some of them have worked on bikes for a while. The all told me that the bike damange is not 3250.00 and that it should only be 1200 at most. Most of them tell me that i should take my bike to another shop and get another esitmate done, pay off what it would be (1200 or so) and then keep the rest of the money.
My original plan was to take the bike back to Yamaha and have them do the job and just pay my 500.00 deductable. I am unsure what to do now. Any advice would be much appreciated. I am really lost on this one. With cars its easy but this is my first bike and i feel like im feeling my way out in a room filled with fog.
ebay, forums and craiglist are your friends when in need of parts
