Potholes Causes Accidents

Hi all

Found this news clip on Jacaranda Radio.

"http://www.jacarandafm.com/kagiso/content/en/jacaranda/jacaranda-news?oid=554966&sn=Detail&pid=399938&Pothole-caused-bike-crash"

Wish the local governments can be more competant

Regards
Rudi

We all travel far and wide on the byways as that is what biking is all about, and most of us have had a few narrow calls with the state of our roads, surfaces vanishing and tar roads all of a sudden becoming dirt roads - question when will the local and provinsial goverment start taking their commitments seriously with regards to service delivery.

Hi

13 Ongeluke is nie goed nie! Dit lyk na 'n BMW op die foto!

Maak my hart seer!

Rudi

*sigh*

For me it wasn't a pothole, but a manhole without a cover

My beloved GS's forks destroyed and with a host of other damaged bits and pieces. Fortunately I had a soft landing - but the GS took it all.

Got the quote to repair - R87,348.25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF!

Waiting for the assessors & insurance, but it's looking like a write-off

R87k?! WHAAAT? Thank goodness there wasn't a Telkom worker inside!
Tough one Marnus.

but on the other hand... keep death off the roads and ride on the pavement...

sh1t!!! That is steep. Would never have thought it would be that much.

I always try to get something positive out of a negative situation and the positive I see here is a new GS on the horison.

DaveS wrote:the positive I see here is a new GS on the horison.

I was actually thinking BMW... KTM... BMW... KTM. But I've realized now that BMW really keeps their value, so it's a better investment. But my wife is on a different page altogether... like in NO bike

(at least she's letting me keep the dirtbikes... for now)

Although I do not agree with her I can understand her sentiments with you recent run of 'luck'

????? might as well by a new one then. Seems if this is the cost of fixing ones bike - we should al rather ride more "rustig" and take care, and beware of the odd "middle-mannetjie/open service hatches.

Eish! Dit klink nie reg nie...Sterkte Marnus!

Update:

The insurance informed me that they are writing off my GS1200. Went there this afternoon to gather my "extras stuff" (wide pegs, gps bracket, etc.) Left Bavarian East with a small plastic bag and a bracket in my hands.

I guess it felt like clearing out my office after being fired for making a mistake. And SWAMBO is giving me the silent treatment for just thinking out loud about getting another one...

So until further notice I will be suffering from GS-less-ness.

Over... and out.

PS. At least I had some vision when I picked my avatar picture! One thing less to do

But as far as I know, most insurance companies these days do not pay out the money but rather pay the money to the dealer towards a replacement bike.

DaveS wrote:But as far as I know, most insurance companies these days do not pay out the money but rather pay the money to the dealer towards a replacement bike.

... as you said... "I like the way you're thinking.."

This is still very bad - beeing without your beloved GS (Beemer) - can recal when the Boxer was stolen in 2004 the ensuing month that it took the insurance to pay out and the finance on the LT to come trough was not the best month or so spent.

"Eina-yell!"

Is the settlement amount on your finance covered?
I would hate to have to continue paying for a bike that somebody else decided was not worth fixing. Can you put in an offer for the bits - or is there already a 'preferred service provider" that picks up the bits for precious little...?

Richard, this is exactly why I love BMW. They maintain very good market value, so I was in the fortunate position that the market value exceeded my outstanding finance.

Apparently how it works is the insurance collects the bike and give it a stock number. Then the salvaging companies (or individuals) go through some sort of bidding process to get it sold off as either Code 2 repair, or they strip for parts. Kind of sad to see it going in that way...

And very sad to see the change in your avatar text ..