adamchandler
Well-known member
I rent all of my motorcycles online. Anyone can rent them so long as the company I use vets the drivers and insurance is something the rider buys. A young guy shows up on an SV650 and rents my R18 for the day. Pretty typical. I rent my bikes quite often…also, I really don’t want this to turn into a “you’re stupid for renting your bikes” I’ve been doing it for 4 years and no issues.
I turn around after sending him off and he dropped the bike. I wasn’t upset…still am not upset. That’s what insurance is for. He gets the bike up by himself (not my first rodeo but I’m not causing further damage by helping out). I took a few more photos as the engine bars were scratched, as was the left exhaust and a few paint chips on the left pannier. I asked him if he was okay and if he still wanted to continue the rental. He did so I gave him a few more tips about the R18’s weight and handling. All set and off he went. I have a tracker on all of my bikes and he never left Charlotte.
I saw him 24 hours later and took a photo of his ID and Odometer statement, he apologized for not filling it up with gas and I said they were going to bill him for that and he said he just didn’t want to try to ride it slowly anywhere. He said “just too much bike for me” and left.
During the post-rental walk around I noticed he also dropped the bike on the right side. Damage was nearly identical except the heat shield on the right header was also dented like it was laid into a concrete curb. Then I noticed paint scratches on the fuel tank down to the paint.
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Here are photos of the damage:
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Here’s the damage estimate from BMW which I fully agree with. “As it was before it happened” is always the goal. The rental company will cover up to $40,000 in damage and the rider is on the hook for $1750 of that but that’s due to the company, not me so. They already offered me $7,000 but I didn’t accept it waiting for the final bill. Glad I did:
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As most of you know, I’ve been trying to sell my R18 for a while. I owe $14,000 on it and have had it listed with the recently performed 6,000 mile service was $18K. I was going to drop that to $16K soon because I am tired of paying North carolina insurance and son I’ll have to register is for another $500 so I’m just ready to sell it.
I really have 2 options. I can put $11,600 (probably more) into putting the bike back to how it was and still only get $16K for it.
OR I can drop the price to $11K as is and sell it and just pocked the rest of it. The bike is functionally perfect. It’s not damaged, just ‘laid over’. A matched paint pin can fix the panniers. Most people would just replace the exhaust with aftermarket anyway and you can only see the exhaust damage if you’re laying on your back (just scratches and some dimples) and I’d probably spend $270 replacing that ffont heat shield that is noticeable bent.
As for the fuel tank, paint pen + buffing and some clear-coat and it won’t be perfect but could be a great deal for someone who doesn’t really care much.
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Posting here because I’m wondering what you all would do? Do I just take the money and pay it off then just sell it for $11K with the damage disclosed? I’m still set on selling it And I believe someone out there would buy it pretty fast even with the hard to see damage.
I turn around after sending him off and he dropped the bike. I wasn’t upset…still am not upset. That’s what insurance is for. He gets the bike up by himself (not my first rodeo but I’m not causing further damage by helping out). I took a few more photos as the engine bars were scratched, as was the left exhaust and a few paint chips on the left pannier. I asked him if he was okay and if he still wanted to continue the rental. He did so I gave him a few more tips about the R18’s weight and handling. All set and off he went. I have a tracker on all of my bikes and he never left Charlotte.
I saw him 24 hours later and took a photo of his ID and Odometer statement, he apologized for not filling it up with gas and I said they were going to bill him for that and he said he just didn’t want to try to ride it slowly anywhere. He said “just too much bike for me” and left.
During the post-rental walk around I noticed he also dropped the bike on the right side. Damage was nearly identical except the heat shield on the right header was also dented like it was laid into a concrete curb. Then I noticed paint scratches on the fuel tank down to the paint.
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Here are photos of the damage:
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Here’s the damage estimate from BMW which I fully agree with. “As it was before it happened” is always the goal. The rental company will cover up to $40,000 in damage and the rider is on the hook for $1750 of that but that’s due to the company, not me so. They already offered me $7,000 but I didn’t accept it waiting for the final bill. Glad I did:
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As most of you know, I’ve been trying to sell my R18 for a while. I owe $14,000 on it and have had it listed with the recently performed 6,000 mile service was $18K. I was going to drop that to $16K soon because I am tired of paying North carolina insurance and son I’ll have to register is for another $500 so I’m just ready to sell it.
I really have 2 options. I can put $11,600 (probably more) into putting the bike back to how it was and still only get $16K for it.
OR I can drop the price to $11K as is and sell it and just pocked the rest of it. The bike is functionally perfect. It’s not damaged, just ‘laid over’. A matched paint pin can fix the panniers. Most people would just replace the exhaust with aftermarket anyway and you can only see the exhaust damage if you’re laying on your back (just scratches and some dimples) and I’d probably spend $270 replacing that ffont heat shield that is noticeable bent.
As for the fuel tank, paint pen + buffing and some clear-coat and it won’t be perfect but could be a great deal for someone who doesn’t really care much.
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Posting here because I’m wondering what you all would do? Do I just take the money and pay it off then just sell it for $11K with the damage disclosed? I’m still set on selling it And I believe someone out there would buy it pretty fast even with the hard to see damage.