Sorry OP but Im with your friends dad on this one even though I do feel from your side of the story that he was not all that accomadating.
Sorry OP but Im with your friends dad on this one even though I do feel from your side of the story that he was not all that accomadating.
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I'm also with the friends dad on this.
You know what to do.
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+1Originally Posted by xrapidx
Have you asked the father about claiming on his insurance policy?
Seems like I'll have to take it to the chin and cough up.. Okay. Now here's my next question. Parts like the cowl were damaged and those will be replaced fine. But a scuff mark on a headlight requires a new one?
Thinking of just buying the parts myself and he'll collect and take them to a mechanic to be put in..
Pho3nix: when insurance covers accident damage on a vehicle or bike then they are obligated to restore the damaged item to it's origional condition PRIOR to the accident. Case in point: vehicle goes off the road and into the bush. Not only do body panels have to be repaired, but if any side glasses have been scratched from the branches then these must be replaced too!
Sorry, answers are not going to make you feel better as that headlight will need to be replaced if owner of the bike insists.
How would that work if he wants Honda to do the work? I doubt they will be willing to work with aftermarket spares.
Thanks guys. A very expensive lesson to learn but it has been learnt
He said he wants Original parts.. I was going to get them from Honda. Labour from Honda is R3k. At a mechanic is less then R600 just to put in the parts.
You remind me of the time I popped my friend's girl's cherry. Things were never the same again.
Dude to me the dad is being nice,he got his son a new bike and u fkd it up. He just wants it with the original parts so it is as good as when he bought it . That's my view + it is your friend and to mess up a friendship over something so stupid would be dumbThanks guys. A very expensive lesson to learn but it has been learnt
Sounds like they're taking the bike to Honda directly. They will not accept parts that you bring in to them - they supply the parts themselves. You seem to think that you have the say in this matter but you don't. The bike is going to Honda to be fixed after you stuffed it up. The associated costs are your responsibility as per your agreement. There is nothing to negotiate in between.
It is a pity that you have to cough up this cash but it is a reality...
Last edited by DJ...; 27-06-2012 at 11:12 PM.
And the back-yard mechanic fscks up the installation? Then what? More than just that, if the bike is still newish there are more than likely guarantees that need to be maintained which will be voided should the bike be taken anywhere apart from Honda...
I hear you DJ.. but again it was just a thought. The bike is from 2006 so all warranty Honda wise from what I was told has now lapsed. As to the mechanic. It isnt a backyard mechanic but rather a workshop which has assisted many a friend before and thats where that idea came from.
cherry or Cherry?
Last edited by cpu.; 27-06-2012 at 11:23 PM.
The bike is from 2006 and the dad wants new parts? He's certainly entitled to origional parts over pirate but repair over replace would be the norm here, even from an insurance companies viewpoint.
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