Originally Posted by Rider (Post 85972)

Michigan is a no fault state so that part doesn't matter. In any case they measured the skid mark at 83 feet. I don't know what that translates into speed, but with cold tires, rock pebbles being in the road and going down hill, I couldn't have been going that fast. The insurance adjuster said she's seen many wrecked bikes and that mine looks like a 25mph low side. There was a police report so there is no problem with the insurance part. They came out to look at the bike this morning. I don't have hard numbers yet but she was estimating about $4-$5K worth of damage. She said I needed to get my bike into a shop so they can give a full estimate and they will base the repair cost off of what the shop says it will cost. Since it is only cosmetic damage I will do the repairs myself.

The only thing I can say that the truck driver did wrong was that he didn't have a flagger at the top of the hill to stop traffic. :idk:

Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 88230)

Glad you're ok man. Let me know if I can help at all.

What insurance company? What did they say about the accident itself?

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 88439)

Thanks Gas,

I will probably need help rebuilding the bike. I'm going to try to do it all myself since it's all cosmetic. Insurance in Liberty Mutual. The police report said I was going 36mph (speed limit was 35)according to the skid marks. No citation will be issued and the case is closed. My medical bills are being taken care of by the drivers of the trucks insurance because in the state of Michigan, the law doesn't consider a motorcycle a motorized vehicle and no mater who is at fault, when a motorcycle is involved in a wreck with a motorized vehicle, the insurance company for that vehicle pays for all medical bills.

I'm healing up quick though.

Originally Posted by Gas Man (Post 88490)

Well we have some distance Ed, but Mi casa su casa

Originally Posted by marko138 (Post 88577)

Mi casa es su casa, amigo.

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 85820)

Ok here is the story.

It was a beaufiful day and was supposed to reach 72 degrees, so after I got home from voting, I called my insurance company and reinstated my full coverage since I dropped it to comprehensive last week.

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX (Post 88597)

Is your insurance company giving you any guff about that? (dropping then suddenly reinstating coverage, right before you wrecked)

Sucks about the whole deal - heal up quick. And good luck dealing with the insuance company.