Rear-ended by a iPhone wielding, no good, lousy driving, no stopping.....

[jsb]

Got rear-ended at a stop light today. A guy in a pickup decided he would violate one of the basic rules of driving: never start going before the guy in front of you does.  :loco:

I stayed up, he didn't hit too hard, I'm not sure if he hit the tire or not. He broke my right case, and I'm not sure what else right now, since I don't see anything obvious. I was in the left side of the lane, which might have helped me a little. I went ahead and drove to work, and it seems smooth, everything seems to be working.

Aside from obvious stuff, is there anything non-obvious I should take a hard look at? I'm going to take it to the local dealer so they can look it over, but I want to look over it myself tonight.

jb

[johnny]

what i did was copied the fiche pictutes + part numbers + list prices and emailed it to my insurance... they paid 100% of those costs plus estimated labor at $100 per hour...

i made sure i had every part of the bag listed...

as for damage... i would make sure there was no rear tire contact... if its jacked and needs drive train work they will total it...

wheel trueing in socal will be 2 or 3 hundert bucks alone...


j o

[mystic red]

Check the wheel for true.

[jsb]

I will double check the wheel, but I dont think he made contact with it. Could be wrong though, all synapses were on red alert, and rational thought was briefly gone until I realized I wasn't going to get run over.

Good idea on the fiche, Johnny, will do that.

jb

[frankenduck]

If the guy has insurance then make sure to get the frame alignment checked by the dealer. Not sure how hard he hit you and K frames are pretty sturdy but if it's on his nickel then its worth it.

[rbm]

<RANT> With advice like this, should I wonder why my rates are so high? </RANT>

[johnny]

im thinking you need steering head bearings there too jsb... i bet they are notched because of this...

the iphoner should be on the hot rails to he11 for this... once and done... thats what will keep rates low...

j o

[jsb]

Yeah, notched steering head bearing.... :hmm:

I can just get them to total it, then fix it myself.  :2thumbup:

[jsb]

Actually, come to think of it, getting it totaled is a dumb idea, leaves me with a salvage title. I think I'll stick with your parts fiche idea, Johnny, I don't think the impact was enough to affect alignment.

[frankenduck]

<RANT> With advice like this, should I wonder why my rates are so high? </RANT>

When bikes get rear-ended, frames get bent.  Basic physics. Would you be willing to write it off if somebody rear-ended you?