He had to go in to work for a half day. That's all this week- one HALF DAY. So instead of parking in his usual spot across the street, he decided to park closer to the building since it was so cold and there was hardly anyone coming in to the office. He was only going to be there for 4 hours.
So THIS is the day that the roof literally blows off of the building next to his. And landed- wait! You'll never guess! That's right- it landed ON his motorcycle.
The damage is pretty bad- the windshield is completely broken across the bottom and the entire handlebar section is bent in toward the gas tank. One rear view mirror was snapped right off, and the upholstery on the sissy bar is torn open. Not to mention all the various scrapes and scratches and the fact that the bike will not start now.
Fortunately, we should be able to get it taken care of with a nice little insurance claim through the military. But we have to figure out how to somehow get the thing to a shop, when it is not drivable and we have no trailer or truck to tow it on. They told Jason that he needs one estimate if the damage is under $1000 and if it is over then we need 2 estimates (which will mean moving the stupid thing to yet another location in it's current condition).
Ah well, it needed a tune-up anyway.
I have a truck with tow hitch if you find a trailer... uhaul for $20/day! Just let me know!
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and that last part is literally for Uhaul, not you haul for a $20 fee to me or something...sorry for confusing myself! :) Theresa
ReplyDeleteOh Geez! Each time I overcome a hurdle...it's like bad karma or something. I'm sooo sorry! You know our story. We know of only one Honda dealer and it's in V-Ville, John said there's a guy in Barstow at the Suzuki dealer. He also thinks the statment about the coverage is a load of crap. To be honest, even though John's accident was completely the other guys fault, we've only dealt with our insurance company and they are dealing with the reimbursement from the other guy's company. I'd call your company and see if you can get more help. We too had to scrounge about to get the bike towed...and it ended up in Ontario.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the offer Theresa- I'll let Jason know.
ReplyDeleteThe info about the coverage is straight from a lawyer over at the JAG office, so I am hoping it's legit. It sounds like the claim is similar to one you would do if your property was damaged by movers during a PCS move. I know traffic accidents can be a mess- I hope yours gets worked out OK. This is property damage though so I think it will be different, since we are not dealing with another individual and their insurance, it's just through JAG.
We did call our insurance but he only has Liability instead of full coverage, so they won't pay anything.
I'll update when we know more!
holy cow that is some serious wind!
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