Stan Walker Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I just needed a reverse!!!!!!! My story: I turned left from one side of the street, the car driver didn't see me and turned left in front of me from the other side of the street blocking my lane. I stopped, I honked, the Toyota driver just kept coming and slid the left side of the car against my left hand valve cover and PIAA light. The RT was no match for the Toyota and fell to the right breaking the mirror assembly, the valve cover protector, and making a few minor dings elsewhere. I'm fine, a bit shaken, but undamaged. The driver admitted guilt to me and has offered to pay for all damage. We'll see what happens when I present the bill. Stan Link to comment
Tasker Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The driver admitted guilt to me and has offered to pay for all damage. We'll see what happens when I present the bill. Stan, glad you are okay! Be sure to add monies to cover pain and suffering! Link to comment
russell_bynum Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 DOH!!!! Glad you're OK, Stan. Link to comment
AdventurePoser Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Stan, Glad you are ok! This could have been worse... BTW, not to hijack your thread too badly, but where are you in relation to the Moorpark Fire? Steve in So Cal Link to comment
texasaggie97 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Stan, Stories like that make me think and I am very grateful you were not hurt. Link to comment
ShovelStrokeEd Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Better that than moving. Sorry for the mishap, Stan. Did you get LEO involved? Link to comment
Laura Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The driver admitted guilt to me and has offered to pay for all damage. We'll see what happens when I present the bill. Stan, glad you are okay! Be sure to add monies to cover pain and suffering! D I T T O, STAN Link to comment
PRC Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 ..... Did you get LEO involved? I hope you did. Some folks aren't good to thier word...hope all works out for you. Link to comment
Ken H. Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Man Stan, that sucks! Glad it wasn't worse! Sometimes it's the little ones that aggravate us more than the major deals, aye? Link to comment
Stan Walker Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 I hope you did. Some folks aren't good to thier word...hope all works out for you. No LEO. Probably should have but didn't. Hopefully the car driver will pay up. Most people are honest. Or so I like to believe. The damage is pretty minor. The bike isn't a spring chicken with 80,000 plus miles on it but until now it hadn't received any damage from tipovers. As to the fire in Moorpark, I'm quite a distance from it. I couldn't even see the glow from my house last night. Stan Link to comment
tallman Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Stan, glad you're OK. Did you exchange insurance info? Driver license info? Most people mean well, but sometimes it takes more than good intentions. Any witness or physical evidence? (his paint on the RT, yours on his truck?) Get your cost info together yesterday, get your $$ now, or proceed with legal hammer. BTDT. Best wishes. Link to comment
SageRider Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Glad you were only shaken, not stirred! Link to comment
Les is more Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 A toast to your resilience and good health, Stan. I'm glad that you came out relatively unscathed and I hope that your faith in your fellow man pays off. Link to comment
Stan Walker Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 I hope that your faith in your fellow man pays off So do I. But, even if it doesn't, it's only money, and not even a lot of it. Probably less than I'll spend on the DV trip. Stan Link to comment
ChrisNYC Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Glad to hear you're ok, Stan. Hopefully the car driver will pay up. Most people are honest. Or so I like to believe. The fact that the cager didn't flee the scene is a good start . I got bumped from behind on the RT a few years ago, the cager didn't flee- he followed me to my BMW dealer for estimate and cager paid for everything. Many years ago when I lived in Chicago, a parallel-parked car on Lincoln Avenue suddenly opened his door into the path of my bicycle ... I hit his door so hard that it bent the window-frame and he couldn't close the door. My bicycle's front wheel was toast- he promised to pay for it, he never returned phone calls, never paid ... I'm batting .500 ------------------ Chris (aka Tender Vittles ) Little '77 KZ400 in the Big Apple Black '99 RT for Everywhere Else, such as ... Link to comment
sgendler Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Here's another tip. If the other driver writes down their info for you, check and make sure it is entirely legible. I had someone change lanes into me on the San Mateo bridge and they smashed my turn signal (and bruised the heck out of my leg). I was pretty shaken up and didn't really look closely at the info the driver gave me. Sure enough, I couldn't decipher the last name or phone number. Fortunately, turn signals aren't pricey and I wasn't truly hurt. It was a pretty good bet on his part, since if I had noticed it, he could have passed it off as being shaken, himself. Makes me think it wasn't his first time hitting another vehicle. --sam Link to comment
Stan Walker Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Here's another tip. If the other driver writes down their info for you, check and make sure it is entirely legible. Indeed, but in this case I was the person having trouble writing.....(shaky hand). I double checked her written info against both her car and her drivers license. I've taken pictures of the bike damage, priced out the parts (Chicago), and called her (phone number worked) to set up a meeting. It's almost Xmas and for some reason I'm not feeling any animosity towards her. I actually kind of feel sorry for her. Very strange reaction. I suspect I will have to tear up my 'biker dude' card. I don't know this for a fact but I suspect she's just another poor wage slave. I'm planning to lean over backwards to keep the bill as low as possible. I'll probably just replace those items that are actually broken and fix the rest myself. That may well leave me with a few small blemishes that will be less than perfect unless my skill with a touch up pen gets a whole lot better really quickly. Stan Link to comment
Carnadero Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 The driver admitted guilt to me and has offered to pay for all damage. We'll see what happens when I present the bill. In God we trust. Most everyone else must earn it. Link to comment
Gregori Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 I like that attitude! Anyone who tries to weasel out of their culpability DOES deserve to get it from both barrels: charged for every nick and scrape, pain and suffering, loss of use, etc, etc... But this woman feels badly - she took responsibility for the incident, and is willing to try to make it right - so you're going 'easy' on her. Bravo! G Link to comment
Stan Walker Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 I'm happy to report that we met with her son present, agreed on an amount, and she paid it with no pressure required. I signed a release for the one incident, and we parted after exchanging a hug. Now I need to order a few parts and get busy. In the mean time I'm riding Jan's '96 RT. Stan Link to comment
KMG_365 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Wow! That's a really great outcome. I'm sure she was glad not to have hurt you (or worse), or had to report it to her insurance as if she drives that unaware all the time, I'm guessing she might already not be on the best of terms with her insurance carrier (or the DMV), assuming she even had insurance. I just about got killed this morning coming home from work myself (happens about once a week seems like). I'd been up all night and was a bit groggy, but my 18 years of motorcycling and sharing the city streets with IDIOTS stood me in good stead as I got hard on the binders just in time to keep from getting creamed! A left-turning car coming out from a side street to my right completely blow a stop sign (looking the other way) and turned right across my path at about 30mph--right where I would've been sitting--had I not expected it and been ready to stand the bike on its nose. Gotta love those "Mini-Stan" serviced EVO brakes with 120,000 trouble-free miles on 'em! Glad it worked out fairly well for you--considering the many much worse scenarios--and your first "Arrogant Bastard" at Death Valley is on me! Looking forward to seeing you guys there! Link to comment
redryder Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I'm happy to report that we met with her son present, agreed on an amount, and she paid it with no pressure required. I signed a release for the one incident, and we parted after exchanging a hug. Now I need to order a few parts and get busy. In the mean time I'm riding Jan's '96 RT. Stan Stan, you are a true "gentleman" in every sense of the word! I'm glad you're alright and sure hope you recover enough to have a Merry Christmas! Link to comment
tallman Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Stan, Congrats, I think. Hopefully you won't find hidden damage and all will end well. Anyone in this situation would be glad to avoid the legal system. I'm not a lawyer, but I would've wanted an additional agreement (that stated her culpability, and why) to pay for any undiscovered damages, before I signed a release. Best wishes. Link to comment
flyingreg Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Just read this Stan, really glad you are OK. Hope all works out on recovering damages for both you and the RT. edited: After reading through the thread, glad everything did work out! Glad you were able to be righted and with good will intact! Link to comment
redryder Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I'm happy to report that we met with her son present, agreed on an amount, and she paid it with no pressure required. I signed a release for the one incident, and we parted after exchanging a hug. Now I need to order a few parts and get busy. In the mean time I'm riding Jan's '96 RT. Stan Stan, you are a true "gentleman" in every sense of the word. Most of all, I'm glad you're o.k. and everything seems to have worked out to your satisfaction. Hope you have a joyous Christmas season. Link to comment
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