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Offline SteveJ.

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Getting the Good Beer Today, Thanks Progressive
« on: November 23, 2011, 01:04:17 PM »
This week on Monday at about 3am. on the way to worksux, I hit a raccoon. It cracked/broke the under belly and right side fairing. I received a check this morning, less than 48 hours after calling in to report it,  for $450 +/- directly from the adjuster. Cool way to do business. It kinda makes a person want to be loyal to an insurance company. Weird thought.

I'm gonna go git me some ABS primer and cement and do me a little body work, next time I remove the fairing.

Anyhow, Happy Thanksgiving to all you U.S. folks, and buy American this Christmas.
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Re: Getting the Good Beer Today, Thanks Progressive
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2011, 01:24:15 PM »
You can always do this:
Delboy's Garage, Plastic Welding panel lug repair.

Glad to hear an insurance company did good for you.
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Offline SteveJ.

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Re: Getting the Good Beer Today, Thanks Progressive
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2011, 01:40:19 PM »
Maybe, I likr the video, good info to remove the apprehension. And I do have an old icky soldering iron around.
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Offline Steve in Sunny Fla

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Re: Getting the Good Beer Today, Thanks Progressive
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2011, 04:53:28 PM »
Well, I find a couple things wrong with this story.

First, raccoons don't taste good, I don't now why you were hunting them with your motorcycle.

Second, insurance companies just don't really work as well as stated.

Third, NO HUMAN is awake at 3AM, Much less riding a motorcycle.

Oh, scratch that last one, Now I recall you were fire-hunting raccoons. Carry on.

  Seriously Steve, glad you didn't get hurt - every time I've run a critter over I had to check my pants afterwards  :yikes:! Steve
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Re: Getting the Good Beer Today, Thanks Progressive
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2011, 05:39:43 AM »
Quote from: Steve in Sunny Fla on November 23, 2011, 04:53:28 PM
Well, I find a couple things wrong with this story.

First, raccoons don't taste good, I don't now why you were hunting them with your motorcycle.

Second, insurance companies just don't really work as well as stated.

Third, NO HUMAN is awake at 3AM, Much less riding a motorcycle.

Oh, scratch that last one, Now I recall you were fire-hunting raccoons. Carry on.

  Seriously Steve, glad you didn't get hurt - every time I've run a critter over I had to check my pants afterwards  :yikes:! Steve
It was actually pretty much a non-event, just felt a bit of a bump to the bike, bump not as in run over, just a quick push to the bike. I A$$ume the body plastic absorbed much of the energy, along with the raccoon. The 'coon apparently survived, no evidence of carnage on the road or ditches.
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Re: Getting the Good Beer Today, Thanks Progressive
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2011, 03:56:55 AM »
Good post on the plastic welding. I have a few broken tabs that I will take a run at with this technique.
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