Motorbike accident repairs issue

[Rajol]

I had a collision with a woman who turned suddenly without indicating last week, luckily I was going really slow
But it left the front forks of my motorbike slightly bent, the bike was unridable, so i took it into the shop and that was it

The motorbike repair place was in Glen Innis, a small motorcycle repair shop
2 days later the guy seemed to have just bent it back into place, replaced the oil and welded it

He's charging 480 chocolate kisses,

- now here's where it gets interesting
I really just don't believe that it's worth that much, I could've just ordered some new forks and put it on myself very easily, but the guy assured me before he took it in, it wouldn't be that much...

problem
- I'm unsure that the woman who run over the front of the bike will pay for it, even though it was her fault for not indicating
- The guys is over charging, so in the event that the woman will not pay for it, I do not want to pay this much to the mechanic
I believe it's unfair to charge that much for such an easy job that he's claiming was so hard

- best case scenario, the woman pulls her head in and pays the job with her insurance, and also maybe the guy pays a bet less
- worst case scenario (what I think will happen) is she says nothing, it turns in a dispute that I can't be fucked with, so I end up paying for the whole lot and at the price he wants


any tips how I can turn this around in my favour?
cheerssssssssss

[Madness]

Just seeking clarification: Are you suggesting that you could have sourced new forks for less than $480.00?

[speeding_ant]

Do you have insurance? Did you file a police report?

Usually you are required to file a police report before you can claim on her insurance. They need to know whos fault it is.

If they find her at fault, you then need a full assessment on the bike - and the insurance company will either figure out if it's replacement parts or a write off.

$480 seems reasonable for straightening forks (Thinking about labour costs involved), however I expect quotes before work is carried out. Good luck finding replacements for less.

[Katman]

- now here's where it gets interesting
I really just don't believe that it's worth that much, I could've just ordered some new forks and put it on myself very easily, but the guy assured me before he took it in, it wouldn't be that much...

You clearly have no idea what was involved in the repair job.

Pay the guy what you owe him.

[Crasherfromwayback]

- The guys is over charging, so in the event that the woman will not pay for it, I do not want to pay this much to the mechanic
I believe it's unfair to charge that much for such an easy job that he's claiming was so hard

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Glad you're ok at least. What makes you think $480.00 is too much? Which bike were you riding/have repaired?

[Subike]

- The guys is over charging, so in the event that the woman will not pay for it, I do not want to pay this much to the mechanic
I believe it's unfair to charge that much for such an easy job that he's claiming was so hard

And you are qualified in mechanical engineering and know this is true?
that the job of getting a tube that was bent, straight to the point it was before it was bent,
perfectly straight that is...so it does not bind in the slides or seals and leak.....
interesting..yes a very tricky job for most unskilled mechanics to undertake......oh hold on he was skilled.....

[Rajol]

Okay I can see where this is going,
I honestly don't know how hard it is to fix the forks

The reason why I was thinking like this, was because they were hardly bent, just the bottom part at maybe a 10 degree angle

But if the advice of kiwibikers says that he is justified in getting 500 dollars for the job then so be it



"Do you have insurance? Did you file a police report?

Usually you are required to file a police report before you can claim on her insurance. They need to know whos fault it is.

If they find her at fault, you then need a full assessment on the bike - and the insurance company will either figure out if it's replacement parts or a write off.

$480 seems reasonable for straightening forks (Thinking about labour costs involved), however I expect quotes before work is carried out. Good luck finding replacements for less."

Thanks for that, I wasn't really sure on what to do
I think I filed a police report over the phone, but I'll head down and go sort this out myself now and see what I can do

[speeding_ant]

Okay I can see where this is going,
I honestly don't know how hard it is to fix the forks

The reason why I was thinking like this, was because they were hardly bent, just the bottom part at maybe a 10 degree angle

But if the advice of kiwibikers says that he is justified in getting 500 dollars for the job then so be it



"Do you have insurance? Did you file a police report?

Usually you are required to file a police report before you can claim on her insurance. They need to know whos fault it is.

If they find her at fault, you then need a full assessment on the bike - and the insurance company will either figure out if it's replacement parts or a write off.

$480 seems reasonable for straightening forks (Thinking about labour costs involved), however I expect quotes before work is carried out. Good luck finding replacements for less."

Thanks for that, I wasn't really sure on what to do
I think I filed a police report over the phone, but I'll head down and go sort this out myself now and see what I can do

Yes, you'll need to fill out a form that shows exactly what happened - and you'll need to draw the situation on paper, and it will be evidence so ensure it's correct. Did you managed to get a witness? Otherwise it'll be her word against yours (hopefully she's honest).

If you called the police, did they show up?

[Road kill]

You should of sorted the insurance issue on the spot because after the fact it often turns into a he said she said situation and unless you have credible witnesses your pretty much buggered if there's any dispute.

The cost of repairs,,,pay the guy what you owe him.

Do you really believe he could dismantle the front of your bike,then dismantle the forks effect the repairs and then put the lot back togeather it in less than 4/5 hours ?

If you do then sorry your dreaming.

[Rajol]

Yes, you'll need to fill out a form that shows exactly what happened - and you'll need to draw the situation on paper, and it will be evidence so ensure it's correct. Did you managed to get a witness? Otherwise it'll be her word against yours (hopefully she's honest).

If you called the police, did they show up?

Well the guys that pulled over disappeared afterward,
they also saw that she didn't indicate, because they almost hit her too

(hopefully she's honest yes, she did say that her insurance will cover 1000 dollars)

Called the police, they didn't show up, however a cop pulled over for a coffee at the place we were outside of -.- so spoke to him and he called it in

[speeding_ant]

Well the guys that pulled over disappeared afterward,
they also saw that she didn't indicate, because they almost hit her too

(hopefully she's honest yes, she did say that her insurance will cover 1000 dollars)

Called the police, they didn't show up, however a cop pulled over for a coffee at the place we were outside of -.- so spoke to him and he called it in

Hope it works out for you

[AllanB]

Sounds reasonable to straighten bent forks to me - the front end come off, dismantle forks, fix and reassemble.

Why did you not ask for a estimate?

Pay-up you owe the shop and stop slagging them off for what appears to be an acceptable charge. What do you do for a living?

[danchop]

what got welded?

[Rajol]

Sounds reasonable to straighten bent forks to me - the front end come off, dismantle forks, fix and reassemble.

Why did you not ask for a estimate?

Pay-up you owe the shop and stop slagging them off for what appears to be an acceptable charge. What do you do for a living?

Yeah I know, I'll see if this insurance business will sort it out first, otherwise I'll sort out payment myself. student/territorial

[Rajol]

what got welded?

I'm unsure