Memorial Weekend motorcycle vacation ended before it really gets started

[tiltingf6b]

The day I got my B, the owner of the dealership told me he also rode a B and he gave me the story about a lady tipping his over while fueling it at a gas station. She clipped the back of the bike and it fell over and his Rivco pegs were down. Ever since then, I make it a point to retract them every time I take my feet off.

After all of that however, when I was changing the rear tire, I broke the driver peg mount laying it over on it's side----and I did that one on purpose.

Moral of the story, anytime a 800+ lb bike goes on it's side, very little good comes from it. Then I think back to my early crashes on my XL 125 and CB 350 back in the 70's. I got up after going down at 50+ MPH---bent the bars back straight---kick started it and rode it back home. Motorcycles sure have changed.

Not to mention you can snap the head off a bolt holding a peg on during removal.

[choptop]

Got a call from the adjuster lady this a.m. Seems she supposedly assigned an person to look at the bike but some how it got sent to the Catastrophe Division, we had some storms here 2 weeks ago, don't ask me how, but that is were it has been sitting.

[F6Dave]

I bought the Aero pegs because they looked great. But I've never felt comfortable using them. Having the valve cover and head hold the weight of your feet and legs doesn't seem like a good idea. So I rarely use them, and when I do it's on a long ride and only for a few minutes to change riding position. After that I close them immediately.

Now that I've read these horror stories I'll probably use them even less!

[choptop]

Another agent called this a.m. and told me they were not going to go out and look at it, just cut a check less my deductible and the facility ordered the parts last week so I should have a bike for the party! woo hoo

[F6Dave]

Another agent called this a.m. and told me they were not going to go out and look at it, just cut a check less my deductible and the facility ordered the parts last week so I should have a bike for the party! woo hoo

That makes sense. It costs them time and mileage to send an adjuster out. If your claim was only costing them $800, there may not have been much financial upside to verify the damage. My agent told me for claims under a certain dollar amount they never send an adjuster, unless you have a suspicious claims history.

[choptop]

That makes sense. It costs them time and mileage to send an adjuster out. If your claim was only costing them $800, there may not have been much financial upside to verify the damage. My agent told me for claims under a certain dollar amount they never send an adjuster, unless you have a suspicious claims history.

Claim cost them a little over $2,000., only reason they did not send an adjuster was because they screwed up and made me mad by taking so long.

[F6Dave]

Claim cost them a little over $2,000., only reason they did not send an adjuster was because they screwed up and made me mad by taking so long.

I missed that post. I read the earlier one where you said the valve cover would cost $1,300. $2K is definitely adjuster territory, but doesn't sound too bad since it includes the exhaust and saddlebag lid.

I'm curious about the saddlebag lid. Does it come painted to match your F6B? Or does the dealer have to get that done?