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Old 09-15-2008, 12:11 AM
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Thanks Guys,
I'm getting 2 estimates and maybe the insurance adjuster will make the final anyway, as Night Train said and all this is mute.
 
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Find out from the adjuster what they want for the salvage price.
 
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I have a question, have you heard of this:
the insurance adjuster made me a written offer if I kept or if I surrender totaled bike. The offer is real good and I can buy my totaled bike for $2700 and still have 10K.
When I said I would keep the bike, he said it couldn't be registered because it was totaled and frame was bent. He would destroy the vin and I could only use as parts. I balked and he then said if I paid to have any mc shop or frame shop measure frame and state in writing that it is not bent, or they fixed it, he would let me have it salvage title, he would then not destroy the vin. I asked if they could just pay me less and I would fix it without a salvage title, he said no, it has already been rendered totaled and only if I dropped the claim could I keep it unsalvaged. I told a mc mechanic friend about vin destroy and he lost his mind stating they can"t do that and they just want my bike??? I know anything's possible, but when I asked adjuster, he said he just needed it in writing, that frame is not bent, from a mc or frame shop so he is protected if I crashed a bent frame and sued him for allowing me to ride it.
Believable or BS?

I saw an episode of Artland USA recently.
This Sat/Cable show travels the country in an RV (see below) looking for ... ART.
Well, they came across this guy in... I think in New Mexico.
He has lots of classic 50's 60's cars, all stock, all original, just sitting for sale in his junkyard.
He isn't well off by any means, almost getting by.
But when asked what was for sale; he said,
"Everything but my Harley and my Old Lady"
That pretty much sums it up for me.
 
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