Motorcycle Alabama

You always here it's not IF but WHEN you have a bike accident... in the last 6yrs I've logged over 90,000 miles and I crashed on a dumb mistake, I was NOT going fast 25-30mph, I was caught looking back in my mirrors to make sure the truck I just met didn't hit my wife and got in the curve tried to correct it and saw I couldn't grab brakes, hit gravel and it was like I was on ICE...lesson learned....Oh this little accident is going to cost over $7,300.00

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Oh, damn, Donnie. I hope you're okay. Sorry about the bike :(

this is all I got out of it ..IF I had put on my mesh jacket like I started to I wouldn't have gotten this...

Ow!! Holy cow I am glad you weren't going any faster! Sorry to hear you and the bike got hurt

Glad to hear there were no serious injuries.

Bikes can be repaired or replaced... Glad you are good to ride another day

It happens to the best of us.  Glad you are okay, bro.

At least you made it out of the parking lot.

Bike can be repaired and you only have a small flesh wound.

Hey Donnie, glad you not hurt  to bad. Sorry bout the accident, but bikes can be repaired.

Glad you escaped with relatively minor injuries. Heal well, heal quick. Fix that bike (or get another one...good time to slip one in. LOL ). Ride safe!

Dang it man!  Yup...it's always the when, but glad it was not worse for YOU!

Heal up quick!  Glad it wasn't worse. 

That sucks. I'm glad you came out pretty much ok.

Now where is that damn unlike button?

Crashing always sucks but at least you walked away from it.  My experience with crashes, both my own and those riding with me is that it is normally a moment of inattention or stupid mistake that does it.  It can happen to anyone.

 "a moment of distraction or stupid mistake that does it "  Win I did BOTH.... :-[


I'm afraid they are going to TOTAL my bike...even though it's a 2010, it was bought new in 2014, bike is under warranty till 2019 ..... now where in the heck will I find a Yamaha Royal Star Venture like mine...  :-X :-X :-X

That sucks. Glad you didn't get hurt that bad. Good luck on your search for the next one.

Glad to see you could walk away. Sorry about the bike. If they do total it,maybe you could buy it back and repair it. I'm guessing you would then have a rebuilt title, but if you want to keep it and ride it , would that really matter?

Quote from: TFancher on April 28, 2016, 12:33:57 AM
Glad to see you could walk away. Sorry about the bike. If they do total it,maybe you could buy it back and repair it. I'm guessing you would then have a rebuilt title, but if you want to keep it and ride it , would that really matter?

I asked the adjuster IF it was totaled could I buy  it back,,, he said ALFA wouldn't let me....  :(

You should try to fix it yourself. As long as there's no frame or fork damage or something of that nature.Basically just cosmetic damage.Try and negotiate with the insurance. Say it would cost them half as much money for you to do it than a body shop.  It would save them money and you get to keep the bike plus it's fun. If it's just a gas tank fairing, lowers and small misc parts, you could probably find them used on ebay. If they were going to total though you need to let it go. You don't want a bike that new with a salvage title or rebuilt title. There's always something else out there.


I've bought 3 bikes that had good titles but had some body damage. I got them all SUPER cheap because people freak out over little dents and things and end up discounting their bikes big time because of it. I've always been able to find parts on ebay for good prices and I come out ahead. I even bought a cheap air painter at Harbor Freight and tried that on a couple things but I never got too good at it.

$16 http://www.harborfreight.com/20-oz-high-volume-low-pressure-gravity-feed-spray-gun-47016.html

Scrappyjon if worse comes to worse I may do that.....I can replace everything, plastic is pre-painted... It may depend on HOW much they offer if they total it... I have found a Yamaha Super Tenere leftover from 2013  that I would like to have... :-\

Plus one on the tenere but warning, once you go to that kind of bike, sporty upright adv or sport touring style you won't ever want to  go back to a big bagger or cruiser style bike.

well I got a call from Alfa... they didn't total it.....so I guess i will fix it.... ;D ;D Parts are ordered......

Parts are ordered, I'm hoping they are all in  by the time we get back from our trip to Ft.Payne/Mentone . We are leaving Wednesday morning and will be gone till Sunday... So if you see a scratched up Venture with flames on it ,that would be me...I decided to install the parts myself, since I have removed & replaced MOST of the parts I"m replacing on my old bike...Shouldn't be to hard & I'm saving a lot of $$$$

UPDATE.... I have new W/S, upper fairing & lower faring installed I am STILL waiting on the tank, saddlebag & trunk lid...

Good to here thing are coming back togather for you.

trunk lid came in today..... I feel like the johnny cash song "1 piece at a time" ....  haven't tackled it yet lot of holes to drill and lots to wire ,,,

5/14 my tank and saddlebag came in,,sent the wrong saddle bag :(   

Quote from: polarissalesman on May 12, 2016, 09:26:19 PM
trunk lid came in today..... I feel like the johnny cash song "1 piece at a time" ....  haven't tackled it yet lot of holes to drill and lots to wire ,,,

5/14 my tank and saddlebag came in,,sent the wrong saddle bag :(   

Johnn C Made it Work.

Good luck.

$%^$@&#  sent the WRONG saddlebag  :-[ :-[ :-\ :'(

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