Hello i am new to the new v-rods and just wanted to say hi and tell all how i came to buy my lovley new v-rod.Well i have been shopping around and i have owned a bike for the past 4 1/2 years and went shopping for a new bike and i looked and found a new 08 v-rod that was a left over so i said lets make a deal well all went well and i test rode it and loved it.So i went up and signed all the papers and said ok lets go home and go out and ride "like most of us" so just as i was about to leave it started to rain i siad hell i have ridden in the rain more than enough times and the bike had around 75 miles so i figured the film the put on the tires when they are new so they dont stick to the molds was worn off by now and said well hell i will just go home and take it easy with the rain and all will be fine.Well all went well untill i got about a 1/2 mile from home and then the front tire slid and by the time i realized that shit i am going to hit the ground and then i was skipping across the ground and watching my new bike getting trashed as it was skidding across the ground and the train tracks so i dont know how bad the damage is to the bike but i guess i was lucky and only have a broken rid and a few bumps but other than that all is good for me now i just have to see what the insurance company wants to do.YEA not really well nice to meet yall and hope to get to know more about my bike.Thanks guys mike:bash:
New 2008 V-Rod Crashed: Rider Down After Front Tire Slide in the Rain
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well if everyone wants to know i am 20 but i have had a harley ever sence i turned 16 when my grandfather gave me his panhead that needed to be rebuilt and restored.But hell i am used to the bike but it was raining it's ass off and i guess thats what caused the crash but i really dont know.Mike
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alright i figured you were 19 or 20 with the 1989 in your name. Im 19 btw. post some pics of you bike in your gallery. Im curious to see. Good luck on fixin it. Shit happens
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Lacquer Thinner will take it off, but you should still be careful for the first 100 miles or so.
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Finally Another Young Person Well I Guess In August Ill Be Kicked Out Of The Club 23 Is Old Man This Sucks
well the insurance said it will be a couple of days before i know what they want to do.Also holly shit the stock pipes on a harley are ****ing 1000 dollars for a stock set so vance and hines hear i come.LOL. But yea i really dont know what they are going to do right now.This sucks i want to ride my bike.MIke
Hey man I'm 23 and laid my CBR I had down a few years ago. Stinks not having a bike and dealing with the insurance can be frustrating. But hang in there man. I know for me it made me appreciate what I had a lot more, esp. when I saw all my friends riding their bikes. Good luck and let us know what happens.
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yea in october last year I laid my bike down after a new rear tire. All said and done I got a fixed bike with muscle wheels and a $6000 leftover balance after my bike was fixed to play around with. They also paid for a new coat. (I still rock the old one 
) and a new helmet. So after i got a fixed bike Arnotts, thundermax, rizomas and supercharger here I came
) and a new helmet. So after i got a fixed bike Arnotts, thundermax, rizomas and supercharger here I came
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They paid you $6k to crash your bike after fixing it? Doesn't sound like any insurance I've heard of lol.yea in october last year I laid my bike down after a new rear tire. All said and done I got a fixed bike with muscle wheels and a $6000 leftover balance after my bike was fixed to play around with. They also paid for a new coat. (I still rock the old one
When I was pricing my rod for insurance, it's like $2k/year for full coverage and after I turn 25 it goes down to less than $500/year... huh? Yeah yeah, "high risk" ect... pretty damn arbitrary if you ask me. My driving/riding record is pretty much pristine as well.
And this is what happens with new tires if you don't clean the compound properly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zNUPDmnz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXaBz3fU1Q
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2k a year with a clean driving record? they are ripping you i pay 900 a year and my record isn't very clean but soon it will be completely clean so ill get it redone. you should go check around i have progressive
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Yup!
New tires are like riding on ice.
The local / bggest motorcycle tire shop around here zdenocycle ALWAYS warns you and makes sure that you know what the heck you're doing when you get new tires from them. I'm trying to think if I had to sign something (disclaimer) when I got my last set of tires for my Honda.
They always have people crash in the parking lot after installing new tires.
Sorry about your crash!
New tires are like riding on ice.
The local / bggest motorcycle tire shop around here zdenocycle ALWAYS warns you and makes sure that you know what the heck you're doing when you get new tires from them. I'm trying to think if I had to sign something (disclaimer) when I got my last set of tires for my Honda.
They always have people crash in the parking lot after installing new tires.
Sorry about your crash!
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HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I'm 23.... I couldn't believe the rate when they told me... My CBR was on my 'rents policy. But I'd def. try and look at what Geico has to offer. You can call your local BMV or DMV and ask for a driver abstract (at least in OH) and it will list any violations on your licenses. That's what I did.
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I Think Ill Give Geico A Call Later And See What My Insurance Would Be With Them Be Nice To Save Money.
Hell When I First Bought My Sv I Couldn't Find A Place That Would Insure Me For Less Than 7000k A Year Finally A Freind Pointed Me In The Direction Of His Insurance Agent Got It For 300 A Year Wow What A Difference
Hell When I First Bought My Sv I Couldn't Find A Place That Would Insure Me For Less Than 7000k A Year Finally A Freind Pointed Me In The Direction Of His Insurance Agent Got It For 300 A Year Wow What A Difference
Like everyone else says on here... saving money in one spot means more money for mods... hahah..... I just looked up my coverage and its as follows (not over the top but I feel it's enough):
Bodily Injury Liability: 100k/300k
Property Damage: 50k
Medical Payments (Got great Health Insurance through work): 1k
Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury: 12500/25K
Uninsured Motorist:12500/25k
Comprehensive: $250 Ded.
Collision: $250 Ded.
Total Policy Price (12 months):$388
Also got discounts for Good Driver, Taking a Moto. Safety Course, and Multiple Policy for having my car with them too!!!
-That's the coverage I had with Allstate when I had my accident a few years ago and it took care of all my hospital bills and such. Granted it was nothing to serious but my health insurance covered everything beyond the 1k covered by my moto. insurance.
Bodily Injury Liability: 100k/300k
Property Damage: 50k
Medical Payments (Got great Health Insurance through work): 1k
Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury: 12500/25K
Uninsured Motorist:12500/25k
Comprehensive: $250 Ded.
Collision: $250 Ded.
Total Policy Price (12 months):$388
Also got discounts for Good Driver, Taking a Moto. Safety Course, and Multiple Policy for having my car with them too!!!
-That's the coverage I had with Allstate when I had my accident a few years ago and it took care of all my hospital bills and such. Granted it was nothing to serious but my health insurance covered everything beyond the 1k covered by my moto. insurance.
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haha yea. decided not to change some shit that had minor minor damage in favor for aftermarket.
foremost insurance.
$1200 a year
19 years old 4 speeding tickets
no other crashes in any vehicle other that that laydown
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