rumpofsteelskin's crash - a tale told in 3 photos
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wackyiraqi
Towelhead extraordinaire.
Sorry to hear about this, Morgan.
edwinhome9
Well-known member
oh my god McGraw is awfull.
i had them before and they try and get out of everything... similiar accident happen to me on a similar bike (95-zx6)
had car make left in front of me and only had two choices...
hit the car or hit the ground.
i bailed and the bike hit the car, flipped three times, pretty much totalled. totally the car's fault. no sitation cause "light was green" on both sides? (that's what cop said when i asked why the f**k no ticket)
anyways, it took three months of calling them everyday two - three times a day to finally get a check for my totalled bike. and they low balled me after all the sh** they put me thru...wait forever on hold. and if lucky enough to talk to someone, it usually was - "let me get an anwser and i'll get back to you tommorrow".
sorry to hear about your spill, glad your okay, but i think the worst part is still ahead of you. dealing with your insurance. :-(
i had them before and they try and get out of everything... similiar accident happen to me on a similar bike (95-zx6)
had car make left in front of me and only had two choices...
hit the car or hit the ground.
i bailed and the bike hit the car, flipped three times, pretty much totalled. totally the car's fault. no sitation cause "light was green" on both sides? (that's what cop said when i asked why the f**k no ticket)
anyways, it took three months of calling them everyday two - three times a day to finally get a check for my totalled bike. and they low balled me after all the sh** they put me thru...wait forever on hold. and if lucky enough to talk to someone, it usually was - "let me get an anwser and i'll get back to you tommorrow".
sorry to hear about your spill, glad your okay, but i think the worst part is still ahead of you. dealing with your insurance. :-(
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Ogier le Danois
Well-known member
Sorry to hear Morgan, Get a GS Adventure when you heal up.:teeth
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
edwinhome9 said:
Yes.
*begin cheezy PSA muzak*
Hi, kids. I'm rumpofsteelskin. I know it seems glamorous and exciting to get whacked by cars. After all, your friends are doing it, so why shouldn't you? Yes, it may seem like a lot of fun to be flung onto the ground in front of horrified onlookers, and it does get you a lot of chix, but there's a down side, too.
Insurance companies.
I was once a healthy, happy, carefree sort of dude. Now I've been reduced to an ashen-faced zombie, a craven, withered, bitter old man. All because of insurance companies. If you're thinking of getting injured just to "fit in" with the cool kids, think again. You'll have to spend hours on the phone explaining the same thing again and again, listening to recorded messages claiming that your call is very important, and asking people to spell their names.
DON'T DO IT!
*PSA outro*
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
^ Sure - if I can strip the parts I need and leave the rest at your house. 
So far, the obvious crucial bits that need to be replaced to get the machine running are:
-radiator
-left crank case
-Muzzy 4-into-1 stainless headers :cry
I will also need a right footpeg bracket (again, since it broke off before)
So far, the obvious crucial bits that need to be replaced to get the machine running are:
-radiator
-left crank case
-Muzzy 4-into-1 stainless headers :cry
I will also need a right footpeg bracket (again, since it broke off before)
brichter
Spun out freakshow
rumpofsteelskin said:
Update:
A month to the day and 13 hours (!) on the phone, they finally agreed it was the fault of the lady who rearended me. :banana
Why it took them a month to figure that out is beyond me. :wtf
Any word on yours yet, or do you have to wait another 3 weeks like I did? :cry :laughing
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
^ Well, it's been 2 weeks to the day and I've made my statement to AAA's medical adjustor, who said it did seem that the guy was at fault and that she'd get back to me. Yesterday I sent in a confirmation form to my insurance company providing corrections to the written account of the statement I made to them. I still haven't heard boo from AAA's vehicle damage adjustor and instead made my statement with her manager.
Meanwhile, I've had 2 sets of x-rays and no can can tell me whether my wrist is fractured or not. UCSF Ortho referred me to MRI, but then my primary care physician said that only he could make that recommendation, so I had to cancel. Today I'll be making an appointment with the HMO's officially-approved othopedist, who will probably refer me to the exact same MRI dept at UCSF, but a lot later than my original appointment. :thumbup
Meanwhile, I've had 2 sets of x-rays and no can can tell me whether my wrist is fractured or not. UCSF Ortho referred me to MRI, but then my primary care physician said that only he could make that recommendation, so I had to cancel. Today I'll be making an appointment with the HMO's officially-approved othopedist, who will probably refer me to the exact same MRI dept at UCSF, but a lot later than my original appointment. :thumbup
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
Tedious update: a 3rd round of x-rays and now they think it's a motherfuckin' scaphoid fracture. In a cast now awaiting the call from the CT people so they can do a CT scan to verify. :| Mutherfuckin' fuckitty fuck.
CHICKenstrip
Well-known member
rumpofsteelskin said:
Sorry, Morgan. Hope it isn't too annoying healing up. If you come to Maggie's next movie night, all the girls said that we would feed you grapes and stuff. :teeth
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
^ Oh, pshaw! 'Tis but a scratch!
Wait, cancel that.
I like seedless dark grapes, peeled and chilled to 45 degrees.:x
Wait, cancel that.
I like seedless dark grapes, peeled and chilled to 45 degrees.:x
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
Stuff!!11349poopedy!4009111!!! :banana :love
rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
Update: I have now talked to everyone at both insurance companies and we're all waiting for the police report. If the report is inaccurate and AAA tries to avoid accepting liability, I will be forced to use a lawyer. AAA is sending an appraiser to look at my motorcycle on Monday to second-guess the estimate provided by the dealership. Whatever.
I forgot to mention how nice people were to me at the accident scene. Folks ran out into a very busy intersection in the rain and helped me lift my bike and pick up big pieces of fairing.
Also, here's a funny story for you: a barista working at the Canvas Cafe brought me a huge cup of coffee while I was talking to the guy who hit me. She said she crashed her scooter recently and knew what it was like. I thanked her and took a few sips of the coffee, and then I put the cup on a newpaper machine. A few minutes later, I turned around and...the coffee was gone! Mothafucka! Someone stoled my coffeez! That's a San Francisco moment, people.
I realize that most of this thread is not really about crash analysis - there's nothing to analyze in a sudden 3/4 frontal impact from a car. I think what I'd like to convey to folks who haven't experienced a crash yet is that even in the best circumstances (light injury, an insured motorist who doesn't run, a witness who follows through), the aftermath is protracted and irritating. I know it should be obvious, but cage/bike crashes really suck even in the best cases.
I forgot to mention how nice people were to me at the accident scene. Folks ran out into a very busy intersection in the rain and helped me lift my bike and pick up big pieces of fairing.
Also, here's a funny story for you: a barista working at the Canvas Cafe brought me a huge cup of coffee while I was talking to the guy who hit me. She said she crashed her scooter recently and knew what it was like. I thanked her and took a few sips of the coffee, and then I put the cup on a newpaper machine. A few minutes later, I turned around and...the coffee was gone! Mothafucka! Someone stoled my coffeez! That's a San Francisco moment, people.
I realize that most of this thread is not really about crash analysis - there's nothing to analyze in a sudden 3/4 frontal impact from a car. I think what I'd like to convey to folks who haven't experienced a crash yet is that even in the best circumstances (light injury, an insured motorist who doesn't run, a witness who follows through), the aftermath is protracted and irritating. I know it should be obvious, but cage/bike crashes really suck even in the best cases.
NorCalBusa
Member #294
MackeyStingray said:
If I understand it right, LEO's can only cite for an Infraction committed in their presence. Get a copy of the police report- I suspect there is a recommendation in their for the violation to be filed (by the DA).
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rumpofsteelskin
friend to spiders
Update: appraiser checked out the bike today. Total loss.